What it costs to rent in City Centre
The normal flat in City Centre rents for about $479 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.
2,931
Rental properties
~$479/wk
Most pay $385 to $582
Approximate normal flat
+90%
Growth, 10 years
+32%
Growth, 5 years
Rent data: MBIE bond data (CC BY 4.0). Latest period Jan 2026. City Centre spans 7 statistical areas, so the typical rent shown is approximate (a bond-weighted average).
How City Centre compares
How rent here measures up against the wider city, so you can tell whether City Centre is dearer, cheaper, or rising faster than Palmerston North as a whole.
Rent growth, 10 years
Rent in City Centre grew 90% over 10 years, against Palmerston North’s 93%.
That is 3 points slower than Palmerston North as a whole.
Rent over time
Fifteen years of City Centre rent. The tilde (~) marks figures that are a close estimate, because City Centre 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 City Centre
Flats in City Centre on Flatchat, with their rating and weekly rent. Open one to read what living there was really like.
5/26 Linton Street
1 bed · 1 bath · $320/wk
1/5 Ranfurly Street
2 bed · 1 bath · $420/wk
38 Rongopai Street
3 bed · 2 bath · $635/wk
1/258 Broadway Avenue
2 bed · 1 bath · $430/wk
6 Pirie Street
4 bed · 1 bath · $590/wk
48 Ward Street
3 bed · 1 bath · $680/wk
40 Rongopai Street
2 bed · 1 bath · $460/wk
45B Bourke Street
1 bed · 1 bath · $310/wk
31E Ada Street
1 bed · 1 bath · $300/wk
28A Ngata Street
4 bed · 1 bath · $560/wk
52 Roy Street
3 bed · 1 bath · $550/wk
23A Dahlia Street
2 bed · 1 bath · $480/wk
6/157 Broadway Avenue
3 bed · 1 bath · $805/wk
68A Albert Street
3 bed · 1 bath · $600/wk
18A Pirie Street
3 bed · 2 bath · $580/wk
42 Florence Avenue
3 bed · 1 bath · $620/wk
424 Church Street
3 bed · 3 bath · $950/wk
1A South Street
2 bed · 1 bath · $560/wk
4/139 Grey Street
2 bed · 1 bath · $550/wk
2A Durham Crescent
3 bed · 1 bath · $500/wk
1/39 Albert Street
1 bed · 1 bath · $480/wk
117A Roy Street
3 bed · 1 bath · $505/wk
2/157 Broadway Avenue
3 bed · 1 bath · $720/wk
28 Ranfurly Street
3 bed · 2 bath · $690/wk