What it costs to rent in Hilltop
The normal flat in Hilltop rents for about $650 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
$650/wk
Most pay $550 to $670
Normal flat
+76%
Growth, 10 years
+30%
Growth, 5 years
Rent data: MBIE bond data (CC BY 4.0). Latest period Jan 2026. Typical rent for Hilltop is exact.
How Hilltop compares
How rent here measures up against the wider city, so you can tell whether Hilltop is dearer, cheaper, or rising faster than Taupo as a whole.
Rent growth, 10 years
Rent in Hilltop grew 76% over 10 years, against Taupo’s 110%.
That is 34 points slower than Taupo as a whole.
Rent over time
Fifteen years of Hilltop rent from government bond records. The line is what the normal flat rents for; the band shows the range most people pay.
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 Hilltop
Flats in Hilltop on Flatchat, with their rating and weekly rent. Open one to read what living there was really like.
17A Awanui Street
2 bed · 1 bath · $400/wk
1/11 Rahui Road
2 bed · 1 bath · $570/wk
20B Tawa Street
4 bed · 2 bath · $775/wk
38 Invergarry Road
3 bed · 1 bath · $680/wk
33 Sunset Street
4 bed · 2 bath · $800/wk
34 Pātaka Road
4 bed · 2 bath · $700/wk