Dubai market index

Dubai Area Rental Yield Index

A transparent ranking of Dubai districts by gross apartment rental yield. Built from the latest matched DLD sales and rental snapshot — no advertised yields and no mixed commercial property.

Snapshot

July 2026

Source: Dubai Land Department data

Minimum 50 sales + 50 rents · Apartments only

RankAreaGross yieldMedian priceMedian annual rentSales / Rent contracts

01Al Warsan First

8.78%

AED 410,000AED 36,0001,028 / 7,515

02Damac Hills 2

8.60%

AED 500,000AED 43,00079 / 115

03Wadi Al Safa 5

8.53%

AED 668,000AED 57,000492 / 2,388

04Al Hebiah Fifth

8.36%

AED 760,000AED 63,528246 / 1,902

05Jabal Ali Industrial Second

8.35%

AED 575,000AED 48,000123 / 269

06Dubai South

8.22%

AED 730,000AED 60,000840 / 1,502

07Dubai Sports City

7.85%

AED 650,000AED 51,0001,155 / 1,914

08Motor City

7.72%

AED 971,884AED 75,000776 / 524

09Arjan

7.64%

AED 825,000AED 63,0001,145 / 2,919

10Warsan Fourth

7.20%

AED 625,000AED 45,000259 / 2,385

11Nad Al Shiba First

7.15%

AED 1,399,500AED 100,00096 / 529

12Wadi Al Safa 2

7.03%

AED 716,000AED 50,345280 / 1,116

13Jumeirah Village Circle

6.99%

AED 930,000AED 65,0003,965 / 6,523

14Damac Hills

6.95%

AED 791,500AED 55,000458 / 792

15Jumeirah Village Triangle

6.50%

AED 922,525AED 60,000430 / 861

16Business Bay

6.33%

AED 1,500,000AED 95,0002,042 / 4,075

17Dubai Hills Estate

6.29%

AED 1,750,000AED 110,000690 / 989

18Dubai Science Park

6.29%

AED 1,050,000AED 66,000176 / 274

19Barsha Heights

6.28%

AED 1,194,624AED 75,00060 / 1,507

20Wadi Al Safa 3

6.19%

AED 850,000AED 52,650998 / 938

21Al Merkadh

6.05%

AED 1,240,000AED 75,0001,503 / 2,390

22Al Jadaf

5.92%

AED 1,266,443AED 75,000377 / 1,808

23Dubai Silicon Oasis

5.90%

AED 890,000AED 52,500151 / 3,984

24Downtown Dubai

5.87%

AED 2,725,000AED 160,0001,568 / 3,386

25Um Suqaim Third

5.85%

AED 2,565,000AED 150,000110 / 112

26Town Square

5.52%

AED 1,142,500AED 63,100648 / 1,055

27Al Satwa

5.43%

AED 1,450,000AED 78,79066 / 1,100

28Al Goze Fourth

5.25%

AED 880,000AED 46,20091 / 555

29Zaabeel Second

5.00%

AED 3,100,000AED 155,000111 / 205

30Dubai Marina

4.89%

AED 2,350,000AED 115,0002,376 / 4,066

31Dubai Creek Harbour

4.80%

AED 2,500,000AED 120,0001,175 / 2,952

32Al Kifaf

4.68%

AED 2,800,000AED 131,00087 / 145

33Palm Jumeirah

4.52%

AED 4,428,120AED 200,000648 / 1,064

34Al Safouh First

4.29%

AED 2,100,000AED 90,00052 / 170

35Jumeirah First

4.23%

AED 2,600,000AED 110,000105 / 348

How the index works

Areas are ranked by the gross yield stored in the canonical monthly Apartments snapshot: median annual rent divided by median sale price. Only areas with at least 50 sales and 50 rental contracts enter the ranking. Values are gross, before service charges, vacancy, maintenance and financing.

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