Point Breeze, Mill Creek, and Kensington rents grew most during the past 12 months: Report

Point Breeze, Mill Creek, and Kensington saw the biggest increases in median one- and two-bedroom apartment rents from the winter of 2017 to the winter of 2018, according to real estate listings site Zumper.

Zumper’s analyses cull from available and vacant units, so they are pretty solid snapshots of where the apartment market stands at points.

Cedar Park, Dunlap, and Haddington saw the biggest median rent declines in Philadelphia during that same winter-to-winter period. See the heatmap below for a breakout of Philly-area rent increases and declines.

In general, the median one-bedroom rent in the Philadelphia area was up 2.2 percent winter to winter, and the median for two-bedrooms was flat. Philly remains one of the nation’s 20 most expensive rental markets, according to Zumper.