What it costs to rent in Hokowhitu
The normal flat in Hokowhitu rents for about $544 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.
1,281
Rental properties
~$544/wk
Most pay $445 to $650
Approximate normal flat
+88%
Growth, 10 years
+26%
Growth, 5 years
Rent data: MBIE bond data (CC BY 4.0). Latest period Jan 2026. Hokowhitu spans 5 statistical areas, so the typical rent shown is approximate (a bond-weighted average).
How Hokowhitu compares
How rent here measures up against the wider city, so you can tell whether Hokowhitu is dearer, cheaper, or rising faster than Palmerston North as a whole.
Rent growth, 10 years
Rent in Hokowhitu grew 88% over 10 years, against Palmerston North’s 93%.
That is 5 points slower than Palmerston North as a whole.
Rent over time
Fifteen years of Hokowhitu rent. The tilde (~) marks figures that are a close estimate, because Hokowhitu 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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Flats in Hokowhitu on Flatchat, with their rating and weekly rent. Open one to read what living there was really like.

31D Ada Street
$325/wk
12 Newcastle Street
3 bed · 1 bath · $550/wk

117C Victoria Avenue
2 bed · 1 bath · $380/wk

112 Manawatu Street
3 bed · 2 bath · $650/wk

29 Galway Avenue
4 bed · 1 bath · $600/wk

451 Ferguson Street
1 bed · 1 bath · $380/wk

162 Victoria Avenue
3 bed · 2 bath · $620/wk

39A Saint Albans Avenue
$640/wk

442 Church Street
3 bed · 1 bath · $575/wk
107 Victoria Avenue
2 bed · 1 bath · $450/wk
12 Oxford Street
2 bed · 1 bath · $480/wk
10A Hardie Street
5 bed · 2 bath · $990/wk
5 Morris Street
3 bed · 1 bath · $480/wk
46 Morris Street
6 bed · 2 bath · $980/wk
422A College Street
3 bed · 1 bath · $550/wk
24 Trent Avenue
4 bed · 2 bath · $860/wk

175 Albert Street
2 bath · $960/wk

44 Morris Street
4 bed · 1 bath · $640/wk
122 Te Awe Awe Street
5 bed · 3 bath · $900/wk

45 Churchill Avenue
3 bed · 1 bath · $550/wk
10 Cremorne Avenue
3 bed · 1 bath · $620/wk
12 Ada Street
4 bed · 1 bath · $500/wk
146 Victoria Avenue
2 bed · 1 bath · $430/wk

21 Bond Street
$650/wk