Fastest-Rising Rent by City, San Francisco, California Leads (2026)

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San Francisco, California has the fastest-rising rent of the 106 US cities we rank, with rent up 3.3% from the month before (Zillow, August 2026). Virginia Beach, Virginia is next, with rent up 1.2% from the month before.

By The Honest Local · 106 cities · every value links to its public source

3.3San Francisco, California leads on the list, the highest reading of 106 cities

best neighborhoods in san francisco, moving to san francisco — **San Francisco, California**, No. 1 of 106.

The top five cities % change

No. 1San Francisco, California3.3% change
No. 2Virginia Beach, Virginia1.2% change
No. 3Reno, Nevada1.1% change
No. 4Ogden, Utah1% change
No. 5San Jose, California0.9% change

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

Fastest-Rising Rent by City, all 106

The full ranking % change

	Place	% change
1	San Francisco, Californiabig city	3.3
2	Virginia Beach, Virginiabig city	1.2
3	Reno, Nevadabig city	1.1
4	Ogden, Utah	1
5	San Jose, Californiabig city	0.9
6	Augusta, Georgia	0.9
7	Birmingham, Alabama	0.8
8	Hartford, Connecticut	0.8
9	Boise, Idaho	0.8
10	Syracuse, New York	0.7
11	Bakersfield, Californiabig city	0.7
12	Spokane, Washington	0.7
13	Greensboro, North Carolinabig city	0.7
14	Jackson, Mississippi	0.6
15	Columbus, Ohiobig city	0.6
16	Chattanooga, Tennessee	0.6
17	Buffalo, New Yorkbig city	0.6
18	Tulsa, Oklahomabig city	0.6
19	Toledo, Ohiobig city	0.5
19	Winston-Salem, North Carolinabig city	0.5
21	Colorado Springs, Coloradobig city	0.5
22	Baltimore, Marylandbig city	0.5
23	Albuquerque, New Mexicobig city	0.5
24	Allentown, Pennsylvania	0.5
24	Oklahoma City, Oklahomabig city	0.5
26	Grand Rapids, Michigan	0.5
27	Akron, Ohio	0.4
28	Atlanta, Georgiabig city	0.4
28	Milwaukee, Wisconsinbig city	0.4
30	Bridgeport, Connecticut	0.4
31	Charleston, South Carolina	0.4
31	New York, New Yorkbig city	0.4
33	Detroit, Michiganbig city	0.4
34	Cape Coral, Florida	0.4
34	Providence, Rhode Island	0.4
34	Seattle, Washingtonbig city	0.4
37	Portland, Oregonbig city	0.4
38	Columbia, South Carolina	0.3
39	El Paso, Texasbig city	0.3
39	San Diego, Californiabig city	0.3
41	Dayton, Ohio	0.3
41	Sarasota, Florida	0.3
43	Albany, New York	0.3
43	Jacksonville, Floridabig city	0.3
45	Durham, North Carolinabig city	0.3
46	Charlotte, North Carolinabig city	0.3
46	Cleveland, Ohiobig city	0.3
46	Harrisburg, Pennsylvania	0.3
46	Indianapolis, Indianabig city	0.3
46	Knoxville, Tennessee	0.3
46	Portland, Maine	0.3
52	Raleigh, North Carolinabig city	0.3
52	Washington, DCbig city	0.3
54	Lakeland, Florida	0.2
54	Philadelphia, Pennsylvaniabig city	0.2
56	Nashville, Tennesseebig city	0.2
56	San Antonio, Texasbig city	0.2
58	Cincinnati, Ohiobig city	0.2
58	Fresno, Californiabig city	0.2
58	Kansas City, Missouribig city	0.2
58	St. Louis, Missouribig city	0.2
62	Austin, Texasbig city	0.2
62	Sacramento, Californiabig city	0.2
64	Los Angeles, Californiabig city	0.2
65	Wichita, Kansasbig city	0.2
66	Vancouver, Washington	0.2
67	Rochester, New York	0.1
67	Tucson, Arizonabig city	0.1
69	Daytona Beach, Florida	0.1
70	Honolulu, Hawaiibig city	0.1
70	Orlando, Floridabig city	0.1
72	Miami, Floridabig city	0.1
72	New Haven, Connecticut	0.1
74	Baton Rouge, Louisiana	0.1
74	McAllen, Texas	0.1
76	Phoenix, Arizonabig city	0.1
77	Dallas, Texasbig city	0
77	Fayetteville, Arkansas	0
77	Houston, Texasbig city	0
77	Minneapolis, Minnesotabig city	0
77	New Orleans, Louisianabig city	0
82	Denver, Coloradobig city	0
83	Richmond, Virginia	-0.1
84	Louisville, Kentuckybig city	-0.1
85	Savannah, Georgia	-0.1
86	Asheville, North Carolina	-0.1
86	Riverside, Californiabig city	-0.1
86	Salt Lake City, Utah	-0.1
89	Chicago, Illinoisbig city	-0.1
89	Pittsburgh, Pennsylvaniabig city	-0.1
91	Tampa, Floridabig city	-0.1
92	Memphis, Tennesseebig city	-0.2
93	Greenville, South Carolina	-0.2
94	Huntsville, Alabama	-0.2
94	Las Vegas, Nevadabig city	-0.2
94	Worcester, Massachusetts	-0.2
97	Melbourne, Florida	-0.3
98	Provo, Utah	-0.3
99	Omaha, Nebraskabig city	-0.3
99	Oxnard, California	-0.3
101	Little Rock, Arkansas	-0.4
102	Madison, Wisconsinbig city	-0.4
103	Des Moines, Iowa	-0.4
104	Stockton, Californiabig city	-0.5
105	Boston, Massachusettsbig city	-1.1
106	Poughkeepsie, New York	-1.8

Sources and method

Zillow Observed Rent Index · 2026-08

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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