What it costs to rent in Forest Lake
The normal flat in Forest Lake rents for about $586 a week, from government bond records. No one has reviewed a flat here yet, but the rent figures still tell you what living in the area costs.
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Rental properties
~$586/wk
Most pay $498 to $625
Approximate normal flat
+67%
Growth, 10 years
+17%
Growth, 5 years
Rent data: MBIE bond data (CC BY 4.0). Latest period Jan 2026. Forest Lake spans 2 statistical areas, so the typical rent shown is approximate (a bond-weighted average).
How Forest Lake compares
How rent here measures up against the wider city, so you can tell whether Forest Lake is dearer, cheaper, or rising faster than Hamilton as a whole.
Rent growth, 10 years
Rent in Forest Lake grew 67% over 10 years, against Hamilton’s 60%.
That is 7 points faster than Hamilton as a whole.
Rent over time
Fifteen years of Forest Lake rent. The tilde (~) marks figures that are a close estimate, because Forest Lake is split across a few statistical areas and the rent is averaged across them.
Rents jump every January because that is when most student flats sign new leases for the year, and brand new tenancies rent higher than the standing stock. The line settles back by autumn. Source: MBIE bond data.
What tenants say
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Write a reviewFlats in Forest Lake
Flats in Forest Lake on Flatchat, with their rating and weekly rent. Open one to read what living there was really like.
30B Walsh Street
$550/wk
21 Mitcham Avenue
$680/wk
18 Holloway Place
3 bed · 1 bath · $575/wk
6 Seifert Street
$730/wk
98A Forest Lake Road
3 bed · 1 bath · $620/wk
2/81 Storey Avenue
2 bed · 1 bath · $560/wk
19 Storey Avenue
3 bed · 1 bath · $620/wk
3 Moore Street
3 bed · 1 bath · $590/wk
114 Forest Lake Road
2 bed · 1 bath · $495/wk
26 Carey Street
3 bed · 1 bath · $565/wk
30A Walsh Street
2 bed · 1 bath · $520/wk
26 Garnett Avenue
2 bed · 1 bath · $530/wk
17 Seifert Street
3 bed · 2 bath · $620/wk
11 Walsh Street
4 bed · 1 bath · $660/wk
1/138 Forest Lake Road
4 bed · 2 bath · $680/wk
6/61 Forest Lake Road
2 bed · 2 bath · $550/wk
94 Forest Lake Road
2 bed · 2 bath · $550/wk
36 Forest Lake Road
3 bed · 1 bath · $660/wk
19 Steele Road
2 bed · 1 bath · $465/wk
96 Forest Lake Road
2 bed · 1 bath · $510/wk
23 Mitcham Avenue
3 bed · 1 bath · $560/wk
1/142 Forest Lake Road
2 bed · 2 bath · $520/wk
4/3 Huia Avenue
4 bed · 2 bath · $770/wk
78A Storey Avenue
4 bed · 2 bath · $750/wk