Mesa Rent Report: March 2025
Welcome to the Apartment List March 2025 Rent Report for Mesa, AZ. Currently, the overall median rent in the city stands at $1,341, roughly the same as last month. Prices remain down 2.0% year-over-year. Read on to learn more about what’s been happening in the Mesa rental market and how it compares to trends throughout the broader Phoenix metro area and the nation as a whole.
Mesa rents are flat month-over-month and down 2.0% year-over-year
The median rent in Mesa rose by 0.4% over the course of February, and has now decreased by a total of 2.0% over the past 12 months. Mesa’s rent growth over the past year has is similar to the state average (-2.5%) but has fallen below the national average (-0.4%).
Mesa rent growth in 2025 pacing similar last year
Two months into the year, rents in Mesa have risen 0.4%. This is a similar rate of growth compared to what the city was experiencing at this point last year: from January to February 2024 rents had decreased 0.1%.
February rent growth in Mesa ranked #45 among large U.S. cities
Mesa rents went up 0.4% in the past month, compared to the national rate of 0.3%. Among the nation's 100 largest cities, this ranks #45. Similar monthly rent growth took place in Phoenix, AZ (0.4%) and Boston, MA (0.4%).
Mesa is the #59 most expensive large city in the U.S., with a median rent of $1,341
Citywide, the median rent currently stands at $1,168 for a 1-bedroom apartment and $1,314 for a 2-bedroom. Across all bedroom sizes (ie, the entire rental market), the median rent is $1,341. That ranks #59 in the nation, among the country's 100 largest cities.
For comparison, the median rent across the nation as a whole is $1,208 for a 1-bedroom, $1,361 for a 2-bedroom, and $1,375 overall. The median rent in Mesa is 2.5% lower than the national, and is similar to the prices you would find in St. Paul, MN ($1,341) and Fort Worth, TX ($1,329).
Mesa rents are 4.1% lower than the metro-wide median
If we expand our view to the wider Phoenix metro area, the median rent is $1,399 meaning that the median price in Mesa ($1,341) is 4.1% lower than the price across the metro as a whole. Metro-wide annual rent growth stands at -2.7%, below the rate of rent growth within just the city.
The table below shows the latest rent stats for 12 cities in the Phoenix metro area that are included in our database. Among them, Surprise is currently the most expensive, with a median rent of $1,755. Casa Grande is the metro’s most affordable city, with a median rent of $1,251. The metro's fastest annual rent growth is occurring in Tempe (-1.5%) while the slowest is in Casa Grande (-8.1%).
You can also use the map below to explore the latest rent trends in the Phoenix metropolitan area.
Methodology
Apartment List is committed to the accuracy and transparency of our rent estimates. We begin with reliable median rent statistics from the Census Bureau, then extrapolate them forward to the current month using a growth rate calculated from our listing data. In doing so, we use a same-unit analysis similar to Case-Shiller’s approach, capturing apartment transactions over time to provide an accurate picture of rent growth in cities across the country. Our approach corrects for the sample bias inherent in other private sources, producing results that are much closer to statistics published by the Census Bureau and HUD. For more details, please see the Apartment List Rent Estimate Methodology.
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