Surprise, Arizona — Apartment rents
09What apartments cost in Surprise.
Advertised starting prices at 8 complexes, checked daily.
Market temperature
Surprise · 8 complexesSurprise’s rental market is cool.
Prices are slipping and specials are generous. Renters have some leverage.
- Prices · 90d
- −1.0%
- median change
- Raised · cut
- 2 · 1
- complexes, last 30 days
- Weeks free
- 7.0
- +1.5 vs 90 days ago
Based on how landlords are pricing, not renter demand: price changes over 90 and 30 days, and whether specials are growing or shrinking. Updated daily.
Best time to sign a lease
Surprise · 7 complexesCheapest month
February
Starting rents ran about −3.2% versus trend, and +2.3% in December, the priciest month.
Specials peak in December, when 100% of complexes offer one (about 8 weeks free).
Show as a table
| Month | vs trend | With a special | Weeks free (avg) |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | −1.3% | 89% | 7.5 |
| February | −3.2% | 86% | 7.7 |
| March | −1.0% | 71% | 6.4 |
| April | +0.2% | 57% | 6.5 |
| May | +0.3% | 43% | 6.7 |
| June | 0.0% | 57% | 6 |
| July | −0.2% | 71% | 8.4 |
| August | +1.7% | not reported | — |
| September | +0.8% | not reported | — |
| October | +0.7% | 86% | 8.9 |
| November | +1.0% | 93% | 8.1 |
| December | +2.3% | 100% | 7.7 |
Based on 274 price checks across 7 complexes, Jun 2025 – Nov 2026. Each complex’s overall price trend is removed first, so this shows the seasonal pattern rather than the market moving up or down. That’s about one year of seasons, so treat it as an early read. Months marked “—” for specials had no specials data in the archived pages.
- The StatlerMark-TaylorUp to 10 weeks free≈ $981/mo with special$1,214+$115increase
- Elanto at PrasadaMark-TaylorUp to 8 weeks free≈ $1,120/mo with special$1,324no change · 30d
- TerraLane on CottonMark-TaylorUp to 10 weeks free≈ $1,111/mo with special$1,375no change · 30d
- The Villas at Mountain Vista RanchAvanti ResidentialMove-in special$1,388
- Estia at Zanjero TrailsMark-Taylor$1,399no change · 30d
- The Montgomery at Rancho MercadoMark-TaylorUp to 12 weeks free≈ $1,076/mo with special$1,399+$50increase
- Christopher Todd Communities ParadisiMark-TaylorUp to 8 weeks free≈ $1,218/mo with special$1,439no change · 30d
- Estia Surprise FarmsMark-TaylorUp to 8 weeks free≈ $1,226/mo with special$1,449−$10decrease
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updated daily1. What is the average rent in Surprise, AZ?
The typical starting rent at Surprise, AZ apartment complexes is $1,394 a month, the median of the lowest advertised price at 8 complexes we check every day. Starting prices are usually for the smallest unit.
2. What is the cheapest apartment complex in Surprise, AZ?
The Statler has the lowest advertised starting rent in Surprise, at $1,214 a month. Next are Elanto at Prasada ($1,324) and TerraLane on Cotton ($1,375).
3. What is the best apartment deal in Surprise, AZ once specials are counted?
With its special (up to 10 weeks free), The Statler works out to about $981 a month on a 12-month lease, the lowest in Surprise once free weeks and discounts are spread over the lease. That’s a best case: “up to” specials can be smaller on some units.
4. How much has rent in Surprise, AZ changed in the last month?
Over the last month, the typical complex’s starting rent didn’t change in Surprise, AZ. Of 7 complexes with prices from then, 1 cut prices and 2 raised them.
5. How has rent in Surprise, AZ changed in the last year?
Over the last year, the typical complex’s starting rent fell $42 in Surprise, AZ. Of 8 complexes with prices from then, 5 cut prices and 3 raised them.
6. How many apartments in Surprise, AZ offer move-in specials?
7 of 8 complexes in Surprise (88%) are advertising a move-in special right now. The typical one is up to 9 weeks free, and the biggest is up to 12 weeks.
7. When is the cheapest time to rent an apartment in Surprise, AZ?
Based on Surprise’s price history, starting rents have been lowest in February and highest in December, after removing each complex’s overall trend.
8. Is Surprise, AZ a renter’s market right now?
Surprise’s rental market is cool, based on how landlords are pricing: the typical starting rent fell 1.0% over 90 days, 2 complexes raised prices and 1 cut them over 30 days, and specials average 7.0 weeks free. That gives renters more room to negotiate.
9. How does rent in Surprise, AZ compare with the rest of the Phoenix area?
Surprise’s typical starting rent of $1,394 is 4% lower than the Phoenix-area median of $1,456.
10. Which company manages the most apartment complexes we track in Surprise, AZ?
Mark-Taylor manages 7 complexes of the 8 we track in Surprise.