Every NZ Town Ranked By Rental Yield (Worst To Best)

The Property Academy Podcast · Sep 20, 2026 · 17m

We analysed 57,114 rental properties... to find the highest and lowest rental returns.

In this episode, Ed and Andrew count down the five highest-yielding areas, then rank every city from worst to best.

You'll learn:

The five areas with New Zealand's highest rental yields

Why do the big cities consistently have the lowest yields

The catch with high-yield small towns, and why gross yield can mislead

A high yield isn't the whole story. This episode shows you the trade-off, plus a free tool to see where your own property ranks.

And you can check out the Rental Yield Percentile Calculator here…