Housing costs across Waikato
Quick answer
Across the 244 areas published in Waikato,
the median weekly rent in the 2023 Census was $400,
ranging from $100 to $690 depending on
the area. The median household income was $94,100.
The Waikato reaches from the Coromandel and the Hauraki Plains through Hamilton to Taupō and the King Country, which makes it one of the least uniform regions in the country. Hamilton is a growing city with a university and a large service sector; an hour in most directions the housing market is agricultural, and on the Coromandel a large share of dwellings are holiday homes that are empty most of the year.
Watch for holiday-home areas, particularly on the Coromandel. A high count of dwellings with a low count of households, or a rent figure based on very few renting households, usually means an area where most houses are occupied a few weeks a year. Those areas are real and their figures are real, but they describe a housing market that is not about living there.
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Median weekly rent paid by renting households in the 2023 Census. Areas with fewer than 100 households, or with no figure published, are not listed: a Census figure for a very small area carries more random rounding than meaning.
| Area | District | Median rent | Owned or in trust | Households |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Acacia Bay | Taupo District | $460 | 87% | 669 |
| Aka Aka | Waikato District | $420 | 80% | 1,164 |
| Aria | Waitomo District | $200 | 63% | 468 |
| Bader | Hamilton City | $420 | 42% | 801 |
| Beerescourt | Hamilton City | $520 | 62% | 888 |
| Bird Area | Taupo District | $450 | 69% | 858 |
| Brentwood (Taupo District) | Taupo District | $500 | 79% | 879 |
| Burbush-Baverstock | Hamilton City | $580 | 70% | 324 |
| Cambridge Central | Waipa District | $440 | 59% | 513 |
| Cambridge East | Waipa District | $470 | 68% | 1,065 |
| Cambridge North | Waipa District | $680 | 85% | 1,035 |
| Cambridge Park-River Garden | Waipa District | $620 | 77% | 519 |
| Cambridge West | Waipa District | $496 | 71% | 1,056 |
| Chartwell | Hamilton City | $412 | 42% | 834 |
| Chedworth | Hamilton City | $550 | 65% | 675 |
| Claudelands | Hamilton City | $350 | 37% | 1,218 |
| Colville | Thames-Coromandel District | $250 | 80% | 552 |
| Cooks Beach-Ferry Landing | Thames-Coromandel District | $400 | 83% | 234 |
| Coromandel | Thames-Coromandel District | $300 | 73% | 732 |
| Crawshaw | Hamilton City | $410 | 43% | 1,008 |
| Deanwell | Hamilton City | $450 | 52% | 663 |
| Dinsdale North | Hamilton City | $460 | 60% | 1,371 |
| Dinsdale South | Hamilton City | $450 | 67% | 1,461 |
| Enderley North | Hamilton City | $300 | 36% | 756 |
| Enderley South | Hamilton City | $420 | 33% | 1,032 |
| Eureka-Tauwhare | Waikato District | $300 | 76% | 699 |
| Fairfield North (Hamilton City) | Hamilton City | $400 | 36% | 750 |
| Fairfield South (Hamilton City) | Hamilton City | $450 | 45% | 801 |
| Fairview Downs | Hamilton City | $490 | 63% | 1,098 |
| Fencourt | Waipa District | $400 | 75% | 267 |
| Fitzroy (Hamilton City) | Hamilton City | $540 | 75% | 1,320 |
| Flagstaff East | Hamilton City | $600 | 78% | 1,482 |
| Flagstaff North East | Hamilton City | $646 | 64% | 876 |
| Flagstaff North West | Hamilton City | $690 | 77% | 609 |
| Flagstaff South | Hamilton City | $682 | 87% | 1,122 |
| Forest Lake (Hamilton City) | Hamilton City | $500 | 64% | 1,065 |
| Frankton Junction | Hamilton City | $450 | 27% | 294 |
| Fraser Street | Waipa District | $380 | 71% | 576 |
| Glenview | Hamilton City | $500 | 55% | 852 |
| Golden Springs | Rotorua District | $220 | 52% | 648 |
| Goodfellow Park | Waipa District | $380 | 62% | 741 |
| Greenhill Park | Hamilton City | $592 | 76% | 591 |
| Greensboro | Hamilton City | $450 | 9% | 1,338 |
| Hamilton Central | Hamilton City | $390 | 30% | 324 |
| Hamilton East | Hamilton City | $446 | 54% | 1,479 |
| Hamilton East Cook | Hamilton City | $450 | 41% | 723 |
| Hamilton East Village | Hamilton City | $360 | 25% | 1,347 |
| Hamilton Lake North | Hamilton City | $430 | 34% | 969 |
| Hamilton Lake South | Hamilton City | $465 | 53% | 741 |
| Hamilton Park | Waikato District | $400 | 70% | 516 |
| Hamilton West | Hamilton City | $400 | 29% | 552 |
| Hangatiki | Waitomo District | $230 | 71% | 456 |
| Hauraki Plains East | Hauraki District | $350 | 74% | 504 |
| Hauraki Plains North | Hauraki District | $300 | 64% | 471 |
| Hauraki Plains South | Hauraki District | $300 | 60% | 537 |
| Hautapu | Waipa District | $386 | 61% | 207 |
| Hautapu Rural | Waipa District | $475 | 74% | 264 |
| Herangi | Waitomo District | $100 | 64% | 468 |
| Hillcrest East (Hamilton City) | Hamilton City | $505 | 39% | 993 |
| Hillcrest West (Hamilton City) | Hamilton City | $500 | 44% | 939 |
| Hilltop (Taupo District) | Taupo District | $450 | 78% | 693 |
| Hinuera | Matamata-Piako District | $300 | 63% | 441 |
| Honikiwi | Ōtorohanga District | $250 | 76% | 570 |
| Horotiu | Waikato District | $526 | 73% | 201 |
| Horsham Downs | Waikato District | $294 | 64% | 270 |
| Huntington | Hamilton City | $650 | 85% | 834 |
| Huntly East | Waikato District | $380 | 63% | 1,122 |
| Huntly Rural | Waikato District | $250 | 73% | 864 |
| Huntly South | Waikato District | $390 | 65% | 567 |
| Huntly West | Waikato District | $350 | 50% | 945 |
| Invergarry | Taupo District | $400 | 70% | 288 |
| Kahikatea | Hamilton City | $450 | 47% | 1,170 |
| Kainui-Gordonton | Waikato District | $350 | 69% | 558 |
| Kaipaki | Waipa District | $380 | 78% | 597 |
| Karapiro | Waipa District | $380 | 80% | 891 |
| Kauaeranga | Thames-Coromandel District | $325 | 90% | 213 |
| Kihikihi Central | Waipa District | $460 | 73% | 987 |
| Kinleith | South Waikato District | $200 | 52% | 570 |
| Kinloch | Taupo District | $500 | 90% | 465 |
| Kirikiriroa | Hamilton City | $424 | 29% | 426 |
| Lake Cameron | Waipa District | $450 | 75% | 486 |
| Lake Ngaroto | Waipa District | $350 | 74% | 444 |
| Lake Taupō Bays | Taupo District | $240 | 76% | 753 |
| Leamington Central | Waipa District | $500 | 69% | 867 |
| Leamington East | Waipa District | $520 | 73% | 780 |
| Leamington South | Waipa District | $485 | 80% | 741 |
| Leamington West | Waipa District | $480 | 79% | 684 |
| Maeroa | Hamilton City | $410 | 44% | 1,419 |
| Maihiihi | Ōtorohanga District | $250 | 59% | 660 |
| Mangaiti | Matamata-Piako District | $250 | 54% | 498 |
| Mangakino | Taupo District | $250 | 67% | 357 |
| Mangatangi | Waikato District | $350 | 64% | 369 |
| Mapara | Taupo District | $370 | 85% | 417 |
| Maramarua | Waikato District | $360 | 68% | 612 |
| Marotiri | Taupo District | $200 | 51% | 555 |
| Matamata East | Matamata-Piako District | $400 | 81% | 984 |
| Matamata North | Matamata-Piako District | $400 | 71% | 1,368 |
| Matamata West | Matamata-Piako District | $420 | 74% | 1,326 |
| Matarawa | South Waikato District | $312 | 59% | 822 |
| Matatoki-Pūriri | Thames-Coromandel District | $300 | 74% | 408 |
| Maungatautari | Waipa District | $260 | 69% | 336 |
| Melville North | Hamilton City | $460 | 29% | 1,116 |
| Melville South | Hamilton City | $450 | 44% | 804 |
| Mercury Bay North | Thames-Coromandel District | $350 | 84% | 789 |
| Mercury Bay South | Thames-Coromandel District | $260 | 82% | 522 |
| Miranda-Pūkorokoro | Hauraki District | $350 | 80% | 399 |
| Miropiko | Hamilton City | $510 | 67% | 1,209 |
| Moananui | South Waikato District | $377 | 70% | 1,026 |
| Morrinsville East | Matamata-Piako District | $420 | 78% | 1,572 |
| Morrinsville North | Matamata-Piako District | $420 | 85% | 597 |
| Morrinsville West | Matamata-Piako District | $380 | 67% | 1,209 |
| Mountview | Taupo District | $420 | 62% | 984 |
| Nawton East | Hamilton City | $430 | 50% | 1,488 |
| Nawton West | Hamilton City | $450 | 67% | 1,227 |
| Ngakuru | Rotorua District | $220 | 68% | 651 |
| Ngatea | Hauraki District | $366 | 75% | 615 |
| Ngāhinapōuri | Waipa District | $360 | 84% | 609 |
| Ngāruawāhia Central | Waikato District | $380 | 67% | 1,032 |
| Ngāruawāhia North | Waikato District | $423 | 70% | 774 |
| Ngāruawāhia South | Waikato District | $400 | 72% | 621 |
| Nukuhau | Taupo District | $450 | 67% | 597 |
| Oaklands-St Kilda | Waipa District | $620 | 89% | 660 |
| Ohakuri | Taupo District | $220 | 68% | 675 |
| Okauia | Matamata-Piako District | $300 | 57% | 378 |
| Onewhero | Waikato District | $300 | 75% | 711 |
| Paeroa | Hauraki District | $350 | 72% | 1,779 |
| Paeroa Rural | Hauraki District | $340 | 75% | 711 |
| Paraonui | South Waikato District | $333 | 65% | 717 |
| Parkdale | South Waikato District | $350 | 68% | 309 |
| Peachgrove | Hamilton City | $496 | 57% | 1,221 |
| Peacocke | Hamilton City | $500 | 68% | 114 |
| Pekerau | Waipa District | $450 | 74% | 1,128 |
| Pirongia | Waipa District | $425 | 87% | 465 |
| Pirongia Forest | Ōtorohanga District | $177 | 76% | 417 |
| Pokuru | Waipa District | $300 | 67% | 513 |
| Porritt | Hamilton City | $380 | 41% | 888 |
| Port Waikato-Waikaretu | Waikato District | $250 | 71% | 309 |
| Pukekawa | Waikato District | $400 | 85% | 549 |
| Pukemoremore | Waikato District | $400 | 80% | 810 |
| Pukerimu | Waipa District | $350 | 66% | 357 |
| Pukete East | Hamilton City | $530 | 70% | 846 |
| Pukete West | Hamilton City | $500 | 65% | 729 |
| Puniu | Ōtorohanga District | $245 | 55% | 432 |
| Putāruru | South Waikato District | $330 | 69% | 1,677 |
| Putāruru Rural | South Waikato District | $250 | 62% | 924 |
| Pāuanui | Thames-Coromandel District | $400 | 84% | 444 |
| Pōkeno North | Waikato District | $650 | 77% | 1,002 |
| Pōkeno Rural | Waikato District | $471 | 75% | 561 |
| Pōkeno South | Waikato District | $674 | 79% | 807 |
| Queenwood (Hamilton City) | Hamilton City | $560 | 69% | 888 |
| Raglan | Waikato District | $410 | 72% | 1,365 |
| Rangatira Park | Taupo District | $500 | 84% | 477 |
| Resthill | Hamilton City | $486 | 66% | 873 |
| Richmond Downs-Wardville | Matamata-Piako District | $282 | 57% | 459 |
| Richmond Heights | Taupo District | $450 | 69% | 828 |
| Riverlea | Hamilton City | $500 | 67% | 957 |
| Rotokauri | Waikato District | $442 | 85% | 333 |
| Rotongata | Waipa District | $300 | 53% | 315 |
| Rotoorangi | Waipa District | $300 | 65% | 645 |
| Rototuna East | Hamilton City | $600 | 56% | 816 |
| Rototuna North | Hamilton City | $630 | 69% | 756 |
| Rototuna South East | Hamilton City | $600 | 75% | 765 |
| Rototuna South West | Hamilton City | $620 | 79% | 738 |
| Rototuna West | Hamilton City | $615 | 70% | 828 |
| Ruakura | Hamilton City | $500 | 54% | 138 |
| Saint Andrews East | Hamilton City | $500 | 69% | 1,020 |
| Saint Andrews West | Hamilton City | $460 | 50% | 1,014 |
| Sherwin Park | Waipa District | $400 | 76% | 816 |
| Silverdale (Hamilton City) | Hamilton City | $435 | 36% | 777 |
| St James | Hamilton City | $640 | 72% | 624 |
| St Leger | Waipa District | $420 | 86% | 222 |
| Stanley Park | South Waikato District | $348 | 58% | 801 |
| Strathmore (South Waikato District) | South Waikato District | $400 | 67% | 822 |
| Swarbrick | Hamilton City | $450 | 33% | 1,254 |
| Tahuna-Mangateparu | Matamata-Piako District | $300 | 67% | 576 |
| Tahuroa | Matamata-Piako District | $300 | 64% | 594 |
| Tairua | Thames-Coromandel District | $338 | 82% | 663 |
| Tamahere North | Waikato District | $450 | 92% | 957 |
| Tamahere South | Waikato District | $445 | 83% | 801 |
| Tamahere West | Waikato District | $486 | 90% | 495 |
| Tatuanui | Matamata-Piako District | $300 | 54% | 489 |
| Tauhara | Taupo District | $410 | 61% | 573 |
| Taupiri-Lake Kainui | Waikato District | $300 | 73% | 750 |
| Taupō Central East | Taupo District | $400 | 53% | 885 |
| Taupō Central West | Taupo District | $390 | 42% | 144 |
| Te Aroha East | Matamata-Piako District | $380 | 71% | 1,110 |
| Te Aroha West | Matamata-Piako District | $400 | 80% | 768 |
| Te Awamutu Central | Waipa District | $450 | 60% | 174 |
| Te Awamutu North | Waipa District | $480 | 73% | 447 |
| Te Awamutu Stadium | Waipa District | $460 | 73% | 690 |
| Te Awamutu West | Waipa District | $472 | 76% | 531 |
| Te Kauwhata East | Waikato District | $526 | 74% | 741 |
| Te Kauwhata West | Waikato District | $540 | 80% | 423 |
| Te Kawa | Ōtorohanga District | $250 | 64% | 405 |
| Te Kōwhai | Waikato District | $440 | 84% | 774 |
| Te Kūiti East | Waitomo District | $250 | 59% | 699 |
| Te Kūiti West | Waitomo District | $280 | 66% | 924 |
| Te Manatu | Hamilton City | $590 | 56% | 1,350 |
| Te Pahu | Waipa District | $300 | 82% | 531 |
| Te Poi | Matamata-Piako District | $278 | 56% | 291 |
| Te Rahu | Waipa District | $300 | 76% | 315 |
| Te Rapa South | Hamilton City | $400 | 75% | 108 |
| Te Uku | Waikato District | $400 | 82% | 648 |
| Te Ākau | Waikato District | $276 | 78% | 612 |
| Temple View | Hamilton City | $400 | 61% | 357 |
| Thames Central | Thames-Coromandel District | $290 | 56% | 522 |
| Thames Coast | Thames-Coromandel District | $350 | 84% | 648 |
| Thames North | Thames-Coromandel District | $360 | 77% | 861 |
| Thames South | Thames-Coromandel District | $330 | 67% | 1,308 |
| Tokanui | Waipa District | $214 | 50% | 150 |
| Tokoroa Central | South Waikato District | $330 | 61% | 390 |
| Totora-Kopu | Thames-Coromandel District | $400 | 85% | 342 |
| Tuakau North | Waikato District | $500 | 66% | 1,155 |
| Tuakau Rural | Waikato District | $400 | 74% | 525 |
| Tuakau South | Waikato District | $460 | 66% | 723 |
| Tīrau | South Waikato District | $300 | 65% | 948 |
| Tūrangi | Taupo District | $350 | 62% | 1,398 |
| Waerenga | Waikato District | $340 | 73% | 339 |
| Waharoa-Peria | Matamata-Piako District | $328 | 61% | 420 |
| Waihou-Manawaru | Matamata-Piako District | $250 | 65% | 459 |
| Waihī East | Hauraki District | $370 | 71% | 600 |
| Waihī North | Hauraki District | $390 | 72% | 762 |
| Waihī Rural | Hauraki District | $305 | 77% | 870 |
| Waihī South | Hauraki District | $360 | 70% | 996 |
| Waipa Valley | Waitomo District | $180 | 63% | 477 |
| Waipahihi | Taupo District | $480 | 77% | 861 |
| Wairākei-Broadlands | Taupo District | $250 | 70% | 414 |
| Waitahanui | Taupo District | $270 | 73% | 264 |
| Waitoa-Ngarua | Matamata-Piako District | $250 | 51% | 426 |
| Western Heights (Hamilton City) | Hamilton City | $570 | 81% | 987 |
| Whale Bay | Waikato District | $310 | 77% | 357 |
| Whangamarino | Waikato District | $380 | 70% | 354 |
| Whangamatā East | Thames-Coromandel District | $400 | 79% | 1,410 |
| Whangamatā Rural | Thames-Coromandel District | $300 | 86% | 213 |
| Whangamatā West | Thames-Coromandel District | $420 | 88% | 417 |
| Wharewaka | Taupo District | $590 | 88% | 639 |
| Whatawhata East | Waikato District | $420 | 85% | 948 |
| Whatawhata West | Waikato District | $380 | 73% | 180 |
| Whitianga North | Thames-Coromandel District | $450 | 83% | 681 |
| Whitianga South | Thames-Coromandel District | $400 | 69% | 1,380 |
| Whitianga Waterways | Thames-Coromandel District | $450 | 87% | 426 |
| Whitikahu | Waikato District | $300 | 61% | 639 |
| Whitiora | Hamilton City | $350 | 11% | 1,338 |
| Ōtorohanga | Ōtorohanga District | $340 | 64% | 1,164 |
Where these numbers come from
Stats NZ 2023 Census household tables by statistical area 2, with 2013 and 2018 for comparison, used with attribution. Counts are randomly rounded to base three, and rent and income are measured over different households and must not be divided into each other: how to read this data covers the five rules in full.