Rent rising fastest in Arizona

Cities in Arizona with the largest year-over-year rent increases. Cities with 15,000+ residents. Updated monthly.

Key findings

Sun City West ranks first, with +14.5% over the past year.
Across all 31 cities on this list, the median rent is $1,851/mo.
Sun City West moved from #30 to #1 compared with a year ago.

Data as of September 2026. Change in Zillow's rent index over the past 12 months. Rank a year ago uses the change over the 12 months before that. Updated monthly. Download this list (CSV)

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31 cities

Rank	City	1-yr change	Median rent	5-yr change	Vs. a year ago
01	Sun City WestAZ Pop. 27KCompare →	+14.5%	$1,898/mo	--	↑29 from #30
02	YumaAZ Pop. 100KCompare →	+3.6%	$1,425/mo	--	↑10 from #12
03	VailAZ Pop. 16KCompare →	+3.5%	$2,063/mo	--	↑2 from #5
04	Lake Havasu CityAZ Pop. 58KCompare →	+3.5%	$1,704/mo	--	↑5 from #9
05	Oro ValleyAZ Pop. 48KCompare →	+3.4%	$1,831/mo	--	↑15 from #20
06	SahuaritaAZ Pop. 36KCompare →	+3.2%	$1,963/mo	+18.6%	↑8 from #14
07	Fountain HillsAZ Pop. 24KCompare →	+3.0%	$2,332/mo	+20.6%	↓6 from #1
08	MaranaAZ Pop. 57KCompare →	+2.9%	$2,165/mo	--	↓1 from #7
09	Sierra VistaAZ Pop. 45KCompare →	+2.8%	$1,287/mo	--	↓7 from #2
10	Bullhead CityAZ Pop. 42KCompare →	+2.8%	$1,432/mo	--	↑7 from #17
11	ScottsdaleAZ Pop. 244KCompare →	+2.4%	$2,114/mo	+7.9%	↑5 from #16
12	AnthemAZ Pop. 23KCompare →	+2.1%	$2,532/mo	+5.0%	↑17 from #29
13	FlorenceAZ Pop. 26KCompare →	+1.9%	$1,796/mo	--	↓7 from #6
14	ChandlerAZ Pop. 280KCompare →	+1.8%	$1,893/mo	+6.6%	↑7 from #21
15	San Tan ValleyAZ Pop. 109KCompare →	+1.8%	$2,009/mo	+10.1%	↓4 from #11
16	Queen CreekAZ Pop. 72KCompare →	+1.7%	$2,229/mo	+10.0%	↓6 from #10
17	TucsonAZ Pop. 547KCompare →	+1.6%	$1,428/mo	+15.5%	↑1 from #18
18	BuckeyeAZ Pop. 105KCompare →	+1.5%	$1,978/mo	+13.5%	↓10 from #8
19	GlendaleAZ Pop. 253KCompare →	+1.5%	$1,511/mo	+4.6%	↑9 from #28
20	Casa GrandeAZ Pop. 61KCompare →	+1.5%	$1,673/mo	+5.8%	↑5 from #25
21	GilbertAZ Pop. 280KCompare →	+1.4%	$2,079/mo	+6.0%	↑2 from #23
22	PeoriaAZ Pop. 197KCompare →	+1.4%	$1,851/mo	+6.4%	same
23	Fort MohaveAZ Pop. 16KCompare →	+1.4%	$1,858/mo	--	--
24	TempeAZ Pop. 188KCompare →	+1.3%	$1,623/mo	+4.0%	↑2 from #26
25	CoolidgeAZ Pop. 17KCompare →	+1.3%	$1,575/mo	--	↓12 from #13
26	PhoenixAZ Pop. 1.6MCompare →	+1.1%	$1,571/mo	+6.1%	↓2 from #24
27	SurpriseAZ Pop. 155KCompare →	+1.1%	$1,942/mo	+8.1%	↓8 from #19
28	MaricopaAZ Pop. 67KCompare →	+1.1%	$1,773/mo	+11.9%	↓13 from #15
29	PrescottAZ Pop. 47KCompare →	+1.0%	$1,857/mo	--	↓26 from #3
30	Prescott ValleyAZ Pop. 49KCompare →	+0.4%	$1,793/mo	+14.6%	↓26 from #4
31	MesaAZ Pop. 512KCompare →	+0.1%	$1,532/mo	+4.9%	↓4 from #27