# Zumper API: Get average rents by city > Gets Zumper's current median monthly rents for studio through three-bedroom homes in a city, with monthly and yearly percentage changes. National rank is included only when the same-month U.S. national report ranks the city. Unofficial. Not affiliated with or endorsed by Zumper. - Page: https://fous.com/methods/zumper.com/get-average-rents - Method: `zumper.com/get_average_rents`, version 1 - Website: zumper.com - Returns: city, month, currency, median rents and changes by bedroom count, national rank, report link - Effect: read (it gets data and changes nothing) - Sign-in: none needed - Cost: 1 credit per completed run (1ยข with pay as you go); failed runs are free - Verified: Nov 2, 2026 ## Inputs | Field | Type | Required | In the run below | Description | |---|---|---|---|---| | `city` | string | yes | `"Austin, TX"` | City with state or province, for example Austin, TX. | ## Output From a run on Oct 23, 2026. Its input: ```json { "city": "Austin, TX" } ``` Its output: ```json { "city": "Austin, TX", "month": "2026-10", "currency": "USD", "report_page_link": "https://www.zumper.com/rent-research/austin-tx", "national_rent_rank": null, "studio_median_monthly_rent": 1369, "one_bedroom_median_monthly_rent": 1305, "two_bedroom_median_monthly_rent": 1650, "three_bedroom_median_monthly_rent": 2204, "studio_change_vs_last_year_percent": -13.3, "studio_change_vs_last_month_percent": 19.65423111919927, "one_bedroom_change_vs_last_year_percent": -12.42, "two_bedroom_change_vs_last_year_percent": -16.88, "one_bedroom_change_vs_last_month_percent": 2.163833075734158, "two_bedroom_change_vs_last_month_percent": 2.695924764890282, "three_bedroom_change_vs_last_year_percent": -12.3, "three_bedroom_change_vs_last_month_percent": 3.261904761904762 } ``` ## Run it From code, with a Fous API key in `FOUS_API_KEY`; the answer's `data` holds the output: ```bash curl https://api.fous.com/v1/runs \ -H "Authorization: Bearer $FOUS_API_KEY" \ -H "Content-Type: application/json" \ -d '{"method":"zumper.com/get_average_rents","input":{"city":"Austin, TX"}}' ``` From an AI agent connected to the Fous MCP server: its `run` with the same method and input. To connect one, give it `set up https://fous.com/SKILL.md`. ## Ask your agent - What is the current median monthly rent for a studio, one, two, and three bedroom in Austin, TX, and how has it changed over the past month and year? - Show me Zumper's latest average rents by bedroom count for Denver, CO with year-over-year percentage change. - How much do apartments typically rent for in Raleigh, NC right now, and is Raleigh ranked nationally in the latest rent report? - Give me the monthly median rent figures for Portland, OR across studio to 3-bedroom units, plus the link to the report. - What are rents currently running in Tampa, FL on Zumper, and how do they compare to last year? ## Input schema ```json { "type": "object", "required": [ "city" ], "properties": { "city": { "type": "string", "examples": [ "Austin, TX" ], "description": "City with state or province, for example Austin, TX." } } } ``` ## Output schema ```json { "type": "object", "required": [ "city", "month", "currency", "national_rent_rank", "report_page_link", "studio_median_monthly_rent", "studio_change_vs_last_month_percent", "studio_change_vs_last_year_percent", "one_bedroom_median_monthly_rent", "one_bedroom_change_vs_last_month_percent", "one_bedroom_change_vs_last_year_percent", "two_bedroom_median_monthly_rent", "two_bedroom_change_vs_last_month_percent", "two_bedroom_change_vs_last_year_percent", "three_bedroom_median_monthly_rent", "three_bedroom_change_vs_last_month_percent", "three_bedroom_change_vs_last_year_percent" ], "properties": { "city": { "type": "string", "description": "City and state or province." }, "month": { "type": "string", "description": "Month the city figures cover, YYYY-MM." }, "currency": { "type": "string", "description": "Currency code for the monthly rents." }, "report_page_link": { "type": "string", "description": "City rent research report page." }, "national_rent_rank": { "type": [ "integer", "null" ], "description": "One-bedroom rent rank in the same-month U.S. national report, when listed." }, "studio_median_monthly_rent": { "type": [ "number", "null" ], "description": "Median monthly rent." }, "one_bedroom_median_monthly_rent": { "type": [ "number", "null" ], "description": "Median monthly rent." }, "two_bedroom_median_monthly_rent": { "type": [ "number", "null" ], "description": "Median monthly rent." }, "three_bedroom_median_monthly_rent": { "type": [ "number", "null" ], "description": "Median monthly rent." }, "studio_change_vs_last_year_percent": { "type": [ "number", "null" ], "description": "Median rent change from last year, percent." }, "studio_change_vs_last_month_percent": { "type": [ "number", "null" ], "description": "Median rent change from last month, percent." }, "one_bedroom_change_vs_last_year_percent": { "type": [ "number", "null" ], "description": "Median rent change from last year, percent." }, "two_bedroom_change_vs_last_year_percent": { "type": [ "number", "null" ], "description": "Median rent change from last year, percent." }, "one_bedroom_change_vs_last_month_percent": { "type": [ "number", "null" ], "description": "Median rent change from last month, percent." }, "two_bedroom_change_vs_last_month_percent": { "type": [ "number", "null" ], "description": "Median rent change from last month, percent." }, "three_bedroom_change_vs_last_year_percent": { "type": [ "number", "null" ], "description": "Median rent change from last year, percent." }, "three_bedroom_change_vs_last_month_percent": { "type": [ "number", "null" ], "description": "Median rent change from last month, percent." } } } ``` ## See more - [Zumper API: Search rentals](https://fous.com/methods/zumper.com/search-rentals.md): Searches Zumper apartments and homes for rent in a city or neighborhood. You can filter by price, bedrooms, pet policy and property type. - [Zillow API: Search rentals](https://fous.com/methods/zillow.com/search-rentals.md): Searches Zillow rentals in a city, neighborhood, or ZIP code, with optional rent, bedroom, pet, and home-type filters. Listing details that Zillow does not show are null. - [Apartments.com API: Search apartments](https://fous.com/methods/apartments.com/search-apartments.md): Searches Apartments.com rentals by city, neighborhood, or ZIP code, with optional rent, bedroom, pet, and page filters. Rent and availability wording is returned when displayed; missing details are null. - [Zillow API: Get housing market](https://fous.com/methods/zillow.com/get-housing-market.md): Looks up Zillow housing market figures for a city and state or five-digit ZIP code: typical home value, one-year change, list and sale prices, inventory and listing activity. - [huduser.gov API: Get HUD Fair Market Rents](https://fous.com/methods/huduser.gov/get-fair-market-rent.md): Gets HUD Fair Market Rents for a county, metro area, or ZIP code and fiscal year. ZIP rents are included only where HUD says Small Area FMRs apply. - [Numbeo API: Get cost of living](https://fous.com/methods/numbeo.com/get-cost-of-living.md): Gets a city's current Numbeo cost of living indices, monthly estimates without rent, and typical prices. Add a country or state to tell apart cities with the same name. - [Zoopla API: Search properties](https://fous.com/methods/zoopla.co.uk/search-properties.md): Searches Zoopla homes for sale or to rent in a UK town, area or postcode, with price, bedroom, property type and sort options. Prices are in GBP; rents are monthly. - [Zillow API: Search homes for sale](https://fous.com/methods/zillow.com/search-homes.md): Searches Zillow homes for sale in a city and state, neighborhood or ZIP code, with optional price, bedroom, bathroom and property type filters and sort order, from Zillow's public search pages (up to 100 listings). - [All Zumper methods](https://fous.com/methods/zumper.com.md)