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Welcome to the Apartment List May 2025 Rent Report for Hayward, CA. Currently, the overall median rent in the city stands at $2,547, roughly the same as last month. Prices remain up 1.8% year-over-year. Read on to learn more about what’s been happening in the Hayward rental market and how it compares to trends throughout the broader San Francisco metro area and the nation as a whole.
The median rent in Hayward fell by 0.0% over the course of April, and has now increased by a total of 1.8% over the past 12 months. Hayward’s rent growth over the past year has is similar to the state average (1.8%) and has outpaced the national average (-0.3%).
Four months into the year, rents in Hayward have risen 2.7%. This is a faster rate of growth compared to what the city was experiencing at this point last year: from January to April 2024 rents had decreased 0.5%.
If we expand our view to the wider San Francisco metro area, the median rent is $2,624 meaning that the median price in Hayward ($2,547) is 3.0% lower than the price across the metro as a whole. Metro-wide annual rent growth stands at 3.9%, above the rate of rent growth within just the city.
The table below shows the latest rent stats for 20 cities in the San Francisco metro area that are included in our database. Among them, San Mateo is currently the most expensive, with a median rent of $3,383. Oakland is the metro’s most affordable city, with a median rent of $2,006. The metro's fastest annual rent growth is occurring in San Francisco (7.9%) while the slowest is in Walnut Creek (-0.6%).
You can also use the map below to explore the latest rent trends in the San Francisco metropolitan area.
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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Welcome to the Apartment List May 2025 Rent Report for Hayward, CA. Currently, the overall median rent in the city stands at $2,547, roughly the same as last month. Prices remain up 1.8% year-over-year. Read on to learn more about what’s been happening in the Hayward rental market and how it compares to trends throughout the broader San Francisco metro area and the nation as a whole.
Apartment List has released Hayward's results from the first annual Apartment List Renter Satisfaction Survey. The survey, which drew on responses from over 18,000 renters, provides new insights into what states and cities must do to meet the needs of the 105 million American renters nationwide.
"Renters gave Hayward a below average grade for city satisfaction, despite general confidence in the local economy," says Andrew Tam, Vice President of Data Science at Apartment List. "The US renter population is at its highest level in 20 years, and Hayward renters show particularly low plans for future homeownership and strong disapproval of the local tax regime."
Key findings in Hayward include the following:
Hayward received a C+ overall, ranking 63rd in our study out of 100 cities nationwide.
Hayward's highest grade is an A- for confidence in the local economy: 33% of renters believe the local economy is on the right track.
Only 42% of Hayward respondents said they plan to purchase a home in the future versus the national average of 60%. This gave the city an F in plans for homeownership, ranking 94th overall.
Renters gave Hayward above average marks for quality of local schools, earning a B+, with 60% of respondents reporting satisfaction.
California cities generally graded poorly for state and local taxes, and Hayward was no exception -- only 21% reported satisfaction, ranking 93rd in the nation.
Among Northern California cities in our study, San Francisco topped the list for overall satisfaction with an A+ followed by Sacramento (A-), San Jose (B+), Hayward (C+), Santa Rosa (C), Vallejo (C), Oakland (C-), and Modesto (D).
The top rated cities nationwide for city satisfaction were Plano, TX; Boston, MA; Arlington, VA; Austin, TX; and Torrance, CA. The lowest rated cities were Newark, NJ; New Haven, CT; Bridgeport, CT; Hartford, CT; and Columbia, SC.
A detailed report explaining the survey's methodology, analysis, and findings is available upon request. To obtain a copy, please email Andrew Tam, Apartment List's Vice President of Data Science, at andrew@apartmentlist.com.
Some of the world’s great cities were born out of trade, or war, or natural resources, but not Hayward, California. This towering megalopolis of 120,000 was born out of the need to escape California’s insanely high real estate market. Hayward’s appeal, besides its envy-inducing California weather and scenery, is its prime location between San Jose, San Francisco, Silicon Valley and Oakland, allowing the workaday masses to commute in to their place of employment and come home to a house that doesn't break the bank. It’s a convenient arrangement.
Hayward is slowly attempting to revitalize its small downtown area
View Hayward City GuideSome of the world’s great cities were born out of trade, or war, or natural resources, but not Hayward, California. This towering megalopolis of 120,000 was born out of the need to escape California’s insanely high real estate market. Hayward’s appeal, besides its envy-inducing California weather and scenery, is its prime location between San Jose, San Francisco, Silicon Valley and Oakland, allowing the workaday masses to commute in to their place of employment and come home to a house that doesn't break the bank. It’s a convenient arrangement.
Hayward is slowly attempting to revitalize its small downtown area
The representation of ethnic minorities in Hayward is higher than the national average. The eight main ethnic groups that make up the population of Hayward are Hispanic Or Latino (40.1%), Asian (28.5%), White (15.5%), Black Or African American (8.5%), Two Or More (3.7%), Native Hawaiian Or Other Pacific Islander (2.6%), Other (0.9%), and American Indian Or Alaska Native (0.2%).
The representation of ethnic minorities in Hayward is higher than the national average. The eight main ethnic groups that make up the population of Hayward are Hispanic Or Latino (40.1%), Asian (28.5%), White (15.5%), Black Or African American (8.5%), Two Or More (3.7%), Native Hawaiian Or Other Pacific Islander (2.6%), Other (0.9%), and American Indian Or Alaska Native (0.2%).
Apartment List has released the results for Hayward from the third annual Apartment List Renter Satisfaction Survey. This survey, which drew on responses from over 45,000 renters nationwide, provides insight on what states and cities must do to meet the needs of the country’s 111 million renters.
