Fastest-Rising Rent by City, Minneapolis, Minnesota Leads (2026)

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Minneapolis, Minnesota has the fastest-rising rent of the 105 US cities we rank, with rent up 3.9% from the month before (Zillow, 2026-08..2026-09). Bakersfield, California is next, with rent up 2.3% from the month before.

By The Honest Local · 105 cities · every value links to its public source

3.9Minneapolis, Minnesota leads on the list, the highest reading of 105 cities

The top five cities % change

No. 1Minneapolis, Minnesota3.9% change
No. 2Bakersfield, California2.3% change
No. 3Memphis, Tennessee2.2% change
No. 4San Francisco, California2.2% change
No. 5Toledo, Ohio2% change

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How much typical rent moved from the month before, biggest rise first.

Fastest-Rising Rent by City, all 105

The full ranking % change

	Place	% change
1	Minneapolis, Minnesotabig city	3.9
2	Bakersfield, Californiabig city	2.3
3	Memphis, Tennesseebig city	2.2
4	San Francisco, Californiabig city	2.2
5	Toledo, Ohiobig city	2
6	Albany, New York	2
7	Syracuse, New York	1.6
8	Sarasota, Florida	1.6
9	Pittsburgh, Pennsylvaniabig city	1.6
10	Reno, Nevadabig city	1.5
11	Bridgeport, Connecticut	1.5
12	Columbus, Ohiobig city	1.5
13	Columbia, South Carolina	1.4
14	Grand Rapids, Michigan	1.4
14	Harrisburg, Pennsylvania	1.4
16	McAllen, Texas	1.3
17	Asheville, North Carolina	1.3
18	Cincinnati, Ohiobig city	1.3
19	Kansas City, Missouribig city	1.3
20	Poughkeepsie, New York	1.3
21	Stockton, Californiabig city	1.1
22	Oxnard, California	1.1
23	Melbourne, Florida	1
24	Ogden, Utah	0.8
25	Dallas, Texasbig city	0.8
26	Boise, Idaho	0.8
27	Akron, Ohio	0.8
28	Virginia Beach, Virginiabig city	0.6
29	San Jose, Californiabig city	0.5
30	Huntsville, Alabama	0.4
31	Des Moines, Iowa	0.3
32	Oklahoma City, Oklahomabig city	0.2
33	Greensboro, North Carolinabig city	0.2
34	Cape Coral, Florida	0.2
34	Fresno, Californiabig city	0.2
34	Tucson, Arizonabig city	0.2
37	Houston, Texasbig city	0.1
38	Wichita, Kansasbig city	0.1
39	Atlanta, Georgiabig city	-0.1
40	Phoenix, Arizonabig city	-0.2
41	Albuquerque, New Mexicobig city	-0.2
42	Los Angeles, Californiabig city	-0.2
43	New Orleans, Louisianabig city	-0.2
44	Buffalo, New Yorkbig city	-0.3
45	Seattle, Washingtonbig city	-0.3
46	Raleigh, North Carolinabig city	-0.3
47	San Antonio, Texasbig city	-0.4
48	Orlando, Floridabig city	-0.4
49	Worcester, Massachusetts	-0.4
50	Greenville, South Carolina	-0.5
51	Sacramento, Californiabig city	-0.5
52	Philadelphia, Pennsylvaniabig city	-0.6
53	Knoxville, Tennessee	-0.6
54	Honolulu, Hawaiibig city	-0.7
55	Las Vegas, Nevadabig city	-0.7
55	Riverside, Californiabig city	-0.7
57	El Paso, Texasbig city	-0.7
58	Jacksonville, Floridabig city	-0.7
58	Portland, Oregonbig city	-0.7
60	Nashville, Tennesseebig city	-0.8
61	Dayton, Ohio	-0.8
62	Portland, Maine	-0.8
63	Charlotte, North Carolinabig city	-0.9
64	Austin, Texasbig city	-0.9
65	Detroit, Michiganbig city	-1
66	Daytona Beach, Florida	-1
67	Chattanooga, Tennessee	-1
68	Indianapolis, Indianabig city	-1
69	Charleston, South Carolina	-1
69	Providence, Rhode Island	-1
71	San Diego, Californiabig city	-1
72	Washington, DCbig city	-1.1
73	Tulsa, Oklahomabig city	-1.1
74	St. Louis, Missouribig city	-1.1
75	Richmond, Virginia	-1.2
76	Birmingham, Alabama	-1.3
77	Chicago, Illinoisbig city	-1.3
77	Colorado Springs, Coloradobig city	-1.3
79	Vancouver, Washington	-1.4
80	Denver, Coloradobig city	-1.4
80	Tampa, Floridabig city	-1.4
82	Allentown, Pennsylvania	-1.4
83	Miami, Floridabig city	-1.4
84	Rochester, New York	-1.5
85	New York, New Yorkbig city	-1.6
86	Spokane, Washington	-1.6
87	Provo, Utah	-1.7
88	Louisville, Kentuckybig city	-1.7
89	Omaha, Nebraskabig city	-1.8
90	Augusta, Georgia	-1.8
91	Fayetteville, Arkansas	-1.9
91	Winston-Salem, North Carolinabig city	-1.9
93	Durham, North Carolinabig city	-2
94	Salt Lake City, Utah	-2
95	Boston, Massachusettsbig city	-2
96	Lakeland, Florida	-2
97	New Haven, Connecticut	-2.1
98	Baltimore, Marylandbig city	-2.2
99	Cleveland, Ohiobig city	-2.3
99	Milwaukee, Wisconsinbig city	-2.3
101	Little Rock, Arkansas	-2.3
102	Baton Rouge, Louisiana	-2.4
103	Savannah, Georgia	-2.6
104	Hartford, Connecticut	-2.8
105	Jackson, Mississippi	-2.9

Sources and method

Zillow Observed Rent Index · 2026-08..2026-09

How we got this. The change in Zillow's typical rent from the month before, both months from Zillow's own series. First place is the biggest rise. A place whose rent moved more than 8 percent in a single month stays off the list until the next month confirms it, so a glitch in the source never takes first place. Once we hold twelve months of our own readings, the list measures the year instead. It refreshes monthly, when Zillow publishes.

Rankings by The Honest Local from public data, one page per list, refreshed on each source’s own cycle. Places with no reading are left out rather than estimated. Every value on this page carries its source in the page’s structured data.

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