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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1301 | PortlandME | +2.1% | $2,399/mo | +25.0% | ↓697 from #604 |
| 1302 | Fort LauderdaleFL | +2.1% | $2,697/mo | +24.9% | ↓263 from #1039 |
| 1303 | RockwallTX | +2.1% | $1,764/mo | +13.2% | ↑154 from #1457 |
| 1304 | PahrumpNV | +2.1% | $1,471/mo | -- | ↓113 from #1191 |
| 1305 | SpartanburgSC | +2.1% | $1,374/mo | +24.6% | ↓286 from #1019 |
| 1306 | GretnaLA | +2.1% | $1,567/mo | -- | ↓289 from #1017 |
| 1307 | LouisvilleKY | +2.1% | $1,330/mo | +27.3% | ↓264 from #1043 |
| 1308 | TowsonMD | +2.1% | $1,871/mo | +13.7% | ↓760 from #548 |
| 1309 | Fuquay VarinaNC | +2.1% | $1,875/mo | +16.1% | ↓192 from #1117 |
| 1310 | North AugustaSC | +2.1% | $1,576/mo | -- | ↓1204 from #106 |
| 1311 | FairhopeAL | +2.1% | $1,771/mo | -- | ↑245 from #1556 |
| 1312 | North PotomacMD | +2.1% | $3,201/mo | -- | -- |
| 1313 | Yucca ValleyCA | +2.1% | $1,827/mo | -- | ↓433 from #880 |
| 1314 | La VistaNE | +2.1% | $1,378/mo | -- | ↓910 from #404 |
| 1315 | MadisonWI | +2.1% | $1,837/mo | +31.2% | ↓870 from #445 |
| 1316 | WalthamMA | +2.1% | $2,930/mo | +22.4% | ↓84 from #1232 |
| 1317 | MorristownNJ | +2.1% | $3,119/mo | +20.2% | ↓730 from #587 |
| 1318 | EdmondOK | +2.0% | $1,642/mo | +17.2% | ↓549 from #769 |
| 1319 | SeguinTX | +2.0% | $1,395/mo | -- | ↑324 from #1643 |
| 1320 | Oak ParkMI | +2.0% | $1,540/mo | -- | ↓735 from #585 |
| 1321 | YuleeFL | +2.0% | $2,090/mo | +23.5% | ↓766 from #555 |
| 1322 | Los BanosCA | +2.0% | $2,354/mo | -- | ↓54 from #1268 |
| 1323 | DerbyKS | +2.0% | $1,497/mo | -- | ↓783 from #540 |
| 1324 | ChicoCA | +2.0% | $1,561/mo | +13.4% | ↑62 from #1386 |
| 1325 | GreenvilleNC | +2.0% | $1,460/mo | +32.7% | ↓343 from #982 |
| 1326 | MaderaCA | +2.0% | $2,162/mo | -- | ↓932 from #394 |
| 1327 | GainesvilleFL | +2.0% | $1,618/mo | +22.1% | ↓507 from #820 |
| 1328 | IrvineCA | +2.0% | $3,604/mo | +17.0% | ↓148 from #1180 |
| 1329 | TallahasseeFL | +2.0% | $1,473/mo | +31.3% | ↓687 from #642 |
| 1330 | NapervilleIL | +2.0% | $2,236/mo | +27.2% | ↓493 from #837 |
| 1331 | MedfordOR | +2.0% | $1,728/mo | +21.6% | ↓828 from #503 |
| 1332 | CookevilleTN | +2.0% | $1,480/mo | +26.4% | ↓106 from #1226 |
| 1333 | MabletonGA | +2.0% | $1,900/mo | +25.1% | ↓12 from #1321 |
| 1334 | TrussvilleAL | +2.0% | $1,746/mo | -- | -- |
| 1335 | CoronadoCA | +2.0% | $5,122/mo | +36.6% | ↓1328 from #7 |
| 1336 | AddisonTX | +2.0% | $1,591/mo | +5.5% | ↑76 from #1412 |
| 1337 | BeaumontTX | +2.0% | $1,287/mo | +21.8% | ↓1062 from #275 |
| 1338 | Miami LakesFL | +2.0% | $2,522/mo | +34.9% | ↑216 from #1554 |
| 1339 | WaterburyCT | +2.0% | $1,551/mo | +40.0% | ↓1216 from #123 |
| 1340 | CoppellTX | +2.0% | $2,120/mo | +13.6% | ↓528 from #812 |
| 1341 | MilwaukieOR | +2.0% | $1,809/mo | +16.6% | ↓16 from #1325 |
| 1342 | OceansideCA | +2.0% | $2,910/mo | +26.1% | ↓583 from #759 |
| 1343 | DecaturAL | +2.0% | $1,042/mo | -- | ↓288 from #1055 |
| 1344 | Citrus HeightsCA | +1.9% | $1,883/mo | +11.1% | ↓260 from #1084 |
| 1345 | Boynton BeachFL | +1.9% | $2,348/mo | -- | ↑11 from #1356 |
| 1346 | AnkenyIA | +1.9% | $1,464/mo | +19.7% | ↓156 from #1190 |
| 1347 | BlufftonSC | +1.9% | $2,096/mo | +23.5% | ↓60 from #1287 |
| 1348 | LubbockTX | +1.9% | $1,315/mo | +12.4% | ↓104 from #1244 |
| 1349 | Fort CollinsCO | +1.9% | $1,959/mo | +22.1% | ↓255 from #1094 |
| 1350 | BellflowerCA | +1.9% | $2,221/mo | +27.1% | ↑124 from #1474 |