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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1501 | McDonoughGA | +1.5% | $1,852/mo | +12.4% | ↓510 from #991 |
| 1502 | West MelbourneFL | +1.5% | $1,922/mo | +16.8% | ↑30 from #1532 |
| 1503 | LomitaCA | +1.5% | $2,888/mo | -- | ↓1076 from #427 |
| 1504 | CaleraAL | +1.5% | $1,642/mo | +26.5% | ↓1443 from #61 |
| 1505 | AlbuquerqueNM | +1.5% | $1,452/mo | +24.0% | ↓471 from #1034 |
| 1506 | MiamiFL | +1.5% | $2,965/mo | +27.3% | ↓17 from #1489 |
| 1507 | Chapel HillNC | +1.5% | $1,723/mo | +18.4% | ↓603 from #904 |
| 1508 | San DimasCA | +1.5% | $2,761/mo | -- | ↓837 from #671 |
| 1509 | DavieFL | +1.5% | $2,432/mo | +24.0% | ↓107 from #1402 |
| 1510 | Casa GrandeAZ | +1.5% | $1,673/mo | +5.8% | ↑90 from #1600 |
| 1511 | DallasTX | +1.4% | $1,604/mo | +10.1% | ↑23 from #1534 |
| 1512 | PatersonNJ | +1.4% | $1,889/mo | -- | ↓404 from #1108 |
| 1513 | DanburyCT | +1.4% | $2,587/mo | +31.3% | ↓1354 from #159 |
| 1514 | Chino HillsCA | +1.4% | $3,085/mo | +13.6% | ↓33 from #1481 |
| 1515 | GreerSC | +1.4% | $1,681/mo | +25.4% | ↓612 from #903 |
| 1516 | OswegoIL | +1.4% | $2,447/mo | -- | ↓1253 from #263 |
| 1517 | HarrisonNJ | +1.4% | $2,663/mo | +24.8% | ↓755 from #762 |
| 1518 | LaredoTX | +1.4% | $1,129/mo | +23.0% | ↓219 from #1299 |
| 1519 | LakelandFL | +1.4% | $1,687/mo | +19.6% | ↓567 from #952 |
| 1520 | NorthamptonMA | +1.4% | $2,327/mo | -- | -- |
| 1521 | Mill CreekWA | +1.4% | $2,391/mo | +17.0% | ↓270 from #1251 |
| 1522 | West CovinaCA | +1.4% | $2,552/mo | +18.1% | ↓53 from #1469 |
| 1523 | GoletaCA | +1.4% | $3,838/mo | -- | ↓877 from #646 |
| 1524 | SterlingVA | +1.4% | $2,560/mo | +26.2% | ↓566 from #958 |
| 1525 | Coconut CreekFL | +1.4% | $2,355/mo | +19.1% | ↓8 from #1517 |
| 1526 | BiddefordME | +1.4% | $1,924/mo | -- | ↓1254 from #272 |
| 1527 | BurlingtonVT | +1.4% | $2,738/mo | +25.4% | ↓144 from #1383 |
| 1528 | OviedoFL | +1.4% | $2,158/mo | +16.7% | ↓727 from #801 |
| 1529 | Rock HillSC | +1.4% | $1,517/mo | +21.9% | ↓95 from #1434 |
| 1530 | Cliffside ParkNJ | +1.4% | $3,041/mo | -- | ↓737 from #793 |
| 1531 | SuwaneeGA | +1.4% | $1,952/mo | +6.2% | ↓32 from #1499 |
| 1532 | SacramentoCA | +1.4% | $2,045/mo | +15.5% | ↓653 from #879 |
| 1533 | LafayetteCO | +1.4% | $2,193/mo | +17.5% | ↓333 from #1200 |
| 1534 | EdinburgTX | +1.4% | $1,027/mo | +13.6% | ↓64 from #1470 |
| 1535 | GilbertAZ | +1.4% | $2,079/mo | +6.0% | ↑45 from #1580 |
| 1536 | PeoriaAZ | +1.4% | $1,851/mo | +6.4% | ↑36 from #1572 |
| 1537 | MiamisburgOH | +1.4% | $1,262/mo | +25.4% | ↓1161 from #376 |
| 1538 | ElizabethNJ | +1.4% | $2,230/mo | +31.3% | ↓371 from #1167 |
| 1539 | LovelandCO | +1.4% | $1,932/mo | +19.1% | ↓377 from #1162 |
| 1540 | Fort MohaveAZ | +1.4% | $1,858/mo | -- | -- |
| 1541 | Front RoyalVA | +1.4% | $1,944/mo | -- | -- |
| 1542 | LongmontCO | +1.4% | $1,883/mo | +12.2% | ↑91 from #1633 |
| 1543 | CasperWY | +1.4% | $1,422/mo | +24.0% | ↓910 from #633 |
| 1544 | RomeGA | +1.4% | $1,278/mo | -- | ↓1136 from #408 |
| 1545 | PasadenaTX | +1.3% | $1,361/mo | +14.7% | ↓547 from #998 |
| 1546 | Atlantic CityNJ | +1.3% | $1,812/mo | -- | ↓1521 from #25 |
| 1547 | FitchburgWI | +1.3% | $1,661/mo | -- | ↓899 from #648 |
| 1548 | SanfordNC | +1.3% | $1,734/mo | -- | ↓503 from #1045 |
| 1549 | RosemountMN | +1.3% | $2,035/mo | -- | ↓1272 from #277 |
| 1550 | RochesterMN | +1.3% | $1,602/mo | +21.6% | ↓1288 from #262 |