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Comparing Irvine vs Austin vs Miami

Live from the NGP-Rental-Data warehouse. Pick 2 to 4 cities and see them side by side.

Cities to compare (2 to 4)

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Headline numbers

Irvine

CA

$3,335

YoY change
+2.2%
Vacancy
2.5%
2-BR rent
$3,499
Cap rate
4.0%
Renter share
55.5%

Austin

TX

$1,542

YoY change
-2.6%
Vacancy
4.5%
2-BR rent
—
Cap rate
—
Renter share
56.6%

Miami

FL

$3,001

YoY change
+0.6%
Vacancy
6.6%
2-BR rent
—
Cap rate
—
Renter share
69.2%

All values from the NGP-Rental-Data warehouse. Updated March 2026. See methodology.

Rent index — overlaid, last 5 years

ZORI rent index — Irvine vs Austin vs Miami

Monthly Zillow ZORI rent index. Data updates monthly. Source: methodology.

Demographics & income

Metric IrvineAustinMiami
Median household income $136,719$93,658$62,462
Median age 3434.739.3
Renter household share 55.5%56.6%69.2%
YoY rent change +2.2%-2.6%+0.6%
Cap rate (overall) 4.0%——
$/unit (MFR) $384,000——

Demographics: Census ACS5 2019-2024. Rent & cap rate: NGP-Rental-Data warehouse (see methodology). Cells marked "—" mean the metric isn't available for that geography in any free public source we ingest.