Rental Gauges and Rent Comparison Services
Wondering what you should pay for that apartment? Determining a rental value is not a perfect science, so we have listed a few tools that will help you evaluate pricing. Keep in mind that these services do not take into account apartment ammenities, top floor/vs. first floor, or the condition of the unit, renovated, new kitchen or bath, etc. Finally, they are based upon current asking prices, not actual signed leases. The numbers are purely based on unit type and location.
- SF Rent Stats: Watch the San Francisco Market trends - Link no longer available
- My Apartment Map: See listings on an interactive map. View San Francisco apartment listings.
- Rent Bits: View all sorts of data including average rental rates for the last 6 months.
- Zilpy: Provides all sorts of neighborhood rental facts.
- Housing Maps Powered by Craigslist, this shows you listings on a map.
- RentOMeter: Lets you input information to see how your rent compares with others in the neighborhood.
Consumer Price Indexes for Rent and Rental Equivalence from Bureau of Labor Statistics