A new property report reveals a mixed rental market in Nairobi, with some established suburbs seeing rising rents while several estates and satellite towns saw declines.
According to the HassConsult House Price Index Quarter Three Report 2026, suburban rental asking-price growth accelerated to 2.7% from 1.4% in the previous quarter, approaching a three-year high.
However, rental prices in some residential areas moved in the opposite direction, with Kileleshwa and Ruaka among the locations recording notable declines.
“Suburban rental asking-price growth accelerated to 2.7 per cent from 1.4 per cent, approaching a three-year high, led by Loresho (6.2 per cent) at an average monthly rent of KES 338,100, Kitisuru (5.1 per cent) at KES 350,100, Muthaiga (4.5 per cent) at KES 370,900 and Gigiri (3.9 per cent) at KES. 402,100,” the report stated.
Nairobi Suburbs Record Mixed Rental Trends
Kileleshwa recorded a 12.0% annual decline in rental prices, the sharpest drop among Nairobi suburban estates.
Meanwhile, Loresho led rental price growth with a 6.2% quarterly increase, followed by Kitisuru at 5.1%, Muthaiga at 4.5% and Gigiri at 3.9%.
Average monthly rents stood at KSh338,100 in Loresho, KSh350,100 in Kitisuru, KSh370,900 in Muthaiga and KSh402,100 in Gigiri.
Satellite Towns Where Rental Prices Dropped
Ruaka recorded the lowest quarterly rental price movement, with apartment rents falling by 2.7% during the quarter and 7.2% annually.
Kiambu registered a 4.6% annual decline in apartment rental prices, while Athi River recorded a 4.3% drop.
Ongata Rongai recorded a 1.2% quarterly decline and a 3.4% annual decrease in apartment rental prices.
In Thika, apartment rents fell by 0.5% during the quarter and 2.7% annually. Ngong also recorded a 2.7% annual decline.
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Syokimau registered smaller decreases, with apartment rental prices falling by 0.3% both quarterly and annually.
The report also showed that satellite-town property asking prices declined by 0.6% to an average of KSh14,433,355 for the second consecutive quarter.
Rental growth in satellite towns slowed to 0.4%, highlighting the contrasting performance between Nairobi’s established suburbs and surrounding residential markets.
House Prices Drop in Four Nairobi Satellite Towns as Market Slows
According to the Hass Property, property asking prices in Nairobi satellite towns declined by 0.6% to an average of KSh14,433,355 for the second consecutive quarter, according to the HassConsult House Price Index Q3 2026.
Rental asking-price growth also slowed to 0.4% from 1.1% in the previous quarter.
Ngong recorded the sharpest quarterly decline in average house asking prices, falling by 1.2% to KSh19.1 million.
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Ongata Rongai followed with a 1% drop to KSh15.4 million, while Juja fell 0.6% to KSh12.8 million.
Kitengela also fell 0.5%, bringing its average house asking price to KSh13.2 million.
“Among satellite towns, Ngong recorded a 1.2 per cent quarterly decline in average house asking prices to KES 19.1 million, followed by Ongata Rongai, where prices fell by 1 per cent to KES 15.4 million, and Juja, which recorded a 0.6 per cent decline to KES 12.8 million. Kitengela also registered a 0.5 per cent decline to KES 13.2 million.”
The report attributed the contrasting market performance to differences in housing supply, purchasing capacity and demand across Nairobi’s residential markets.
Established suburbs have benefited from constrained supply, while satellite towns remain more sensitive to affordability and competing housing options.
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