Cities where rent is rising fastest
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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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1,825 cities
| Rank | City | 1-yr change | Median rent | 5-yr change | Vs. a year ago |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1251 | LorainOH | +2.2% | $1,104/mo | -- | ↓1150 from #101 |
| 1252 | AzusaCA | +2.2% | $2,532/mo | +32.6% | ↓1104 from #148 |
| 1253 | OmahaNE | +2.2% | $1,389/mo | +27.4% | ↓654 from #599 |
| 1254 | HarlingenTX | +2.2% | $1,157/mo | +28.1% | ↓515 from #739 |
| 1255 | Grand IslandNE | +2.2% | $1,342/mo | -- | ↓1005 from #250 |
| 1256 | ColumbusIN | +2.2% | $1,385/mo | +29.2% | ↓1089 from #167 |
| 1257 | WhitehallOH | +2.2% | $1,434/mo | -- | ↓1164 from #93 |
| 1258 | Grand PrairieTX | +2.2% | $1,673/mo | +10.4% | ↑313 from #1571 |
| 1259 | PeabodyMA | +2.2% | $2,836/mo | -- | ↓84 from #1175 |
| 1260 | GlenviewIL | +2.2% | $2,601/mo | +32.2% | ↓1032 from #228 |
| 1261 | MaplewoodMN | +2.2% | $1,488/mo | -- | ↓1059 from #202 |
| 1262 | MontereyCA | +2.2% | $2,696/mo | +25.7% | ↓785 from #477 |
| 1263 | WinchesterVA | +2.2% | $1,768/mo | +31.7% | ↓969 from #294 |
| 1264 | Central PointOR | +2.2% | $2,088/mo | -- | -- |
| 1265 | ClaremontCA | +2.2% | $3,128/mo | -- | ↓1013 from #252 |
| 1266 | SweetwaterFL | +2.2% | $2,475/mo | -- | -- |
| 1267 | BridgeportCT | +2.2% | $2,020/mo | +38.4% | ↓542 from #725 |
| 1268 | GoldsboroNC | +2.2% | $1,503/mo | -- | ↓986 from #282 |
| 1269 | ChaskaMN | +2.2% | $1,828/mo | -- | ↓882 from #387 |
| 1270 | ChesterVA | +2.2% | $1,829/mo | +17.2% | ↑1 from #1271 |
| 1271 | Siloam SpringsAR | +2.2% | $1,360/mo | -- | ↓92 from #1179 |
| 1272 | GrandvilleMI | +2.2% | $1,880/mo | -- | -- |
| 1273 | Chula VistaCA | +2.2% | $2,935/mo | +26.2% | ↓129 from #1144 |
| 1274 | Little RockAR | +2.2% | $1,184/mo | +19.1% | ↓43 from #1231 |
| 1275 | RocklinCA | +2.2% | $2,408/mo | +10.2% | ↓13 from #1262 |
| 1276 | PalatineIL | +2.2% | $1,895/mo | +37.5% | ↓929 from #347 |
| 1277 | GrahamWA | +2.1% | $2,523/mo | -- | -- |
| 1278 | MooreOK | +2.1% | $1,481/mo | +19.0% | ↓215 from #1063 |
| 1279 | West LinnOR | +2.1% | $2,437/mo | +18.8% | ↓328 from #951 |
| 1280 | New OrleansLA | +2.1% | $1,633/mo | +15.3% | ↑135 from #1415 |
| 1281 | EulessTX | +2.1% | $1,628/mo | +17.2% | ↑225 from #1506 |
| 1282 | MooresvilleNC | +2.1% | $1,675/mo | +16.7% | ↑136 from #1418 |
| 1283 | HarrisburgPA | +2.1% | $1,388/mo | +23.0% | ↓959 from #324 |
| 1284 | SalemMA | +2.1% | $2,683/mo | +26.4% | ↓536 from #748 |
| 1285 | Fort LeeNJ | +2.1% | $3,792/mo | +30.7% | ↓1102 from #183 |
| 1286 | ChelseaMA | +2.1% | $2,632/mo | +24.7% | ↓403 from #883 |
| 1287 | KeizerOR | +2.1% | $1,581/mo | -- | ↓390 from #897 |
| 1288 | DanversMA | +2.1% | $2,825/mo | -- | ↓682 from #606 |
| 1289 | New HavenCT | +2.1% | $1,972/mo | +32.8% | ↓551 from #738 |
| 1290 | SavageMN | +2.1% | $1,929/mo | -- | ↓558 from #732 |
| 1291 | Round Lake BeachIL | +2.1% | $2,116/mo | -- | -- |
| 1292 | NaplesFL | +2.1% | $2,602/mo | +18.8% | ↑355 from #1647 |
| 1293 | VisaliaCA | +2.1% | $1,839/mo | +26.5% | ↓718 from #575 |
| 1294 | Lady LakeFL | +2.1% | $1,497/mo | -- | ↓681 from #613 |
| 1295 | KennewickWA | +2.1% | $1,654/mo | +25.5% | ↓762 from #533 |
| 1296 | CartersvilleGA | +2.1% | $1,747/mo | +24.4% | ↓160 from #1136 |
| 1297 | AnthemAZ | +2.1% | $2,532/mo | +5.0% | ↑353 from #1650 |
| 1298 | HaydenID | +2.1% | $2,184/mo | -- | ↓83 from #1215 |
| 1299 | HooverAL | +2.1% | $1,319/mo | +17.0% | ↓485 from #814 |
| 1300 | OgdenUT | +2.1% | $1,316/mo | +21.7% | ↓170 from #1130 |