Ranked · 24 listed
Highest rental yield communities in the UAE
The whole country, ranked on gross yield. Mid-market communities consistently out-earn prime addresses on a percentage basis, and the gap is wider than most buyers expect.
1ArjanDubai · Affordable, amenity-rich, ascendantAED 1,200/sqft7-8%2AljadaSharjah · Sharjah's downtown of tomorrowAED 1,000/sqft7-8%3Dubai Sports CityDubai · apartments wrapped around stadiums and fairwaysAED 1,250/sqft7.0-8.0%4Al Hamra VillageRas Al Khaimah · golf and marina living on the RAK lagoonAED 1,200/sqft7.0-8.0%5Jumeirah Village CircleDubai · Dubai's yield engineAED 1,250/sqft6.5-7.5%6Jumeirah Lake TowersDubai · The value play next to MarinaAED 1,550/sqft6.5-7.5%7Town SquareDubai · Entry-level Dubai, done properlyAED 1,100/sqft6.5-7.5%8Al Reem IslandAbu Dhabi · The capital's high-rise value coreAED 1,250/sqft6.5-7.5%9Al FurjanDubai · villas and towers on the Metro's western edgeAED 1,350/sqft6.5-7.5%10Jumeirah Village TriangleDubai · the quieter, greener triangle beside the CircleAED 1,400/sqft6.5-7.5%11Motor CityDubai · a leafy, low-rise enclave around the racetrackAED 1,300/sqft6.5-7.5%12DAMAC Hills 2Dubai · an affordable master community on the desert edgeAED 1,050/sqft6.5-7.5%13Al ZahiaSharjah · Sharjah's premier family villa townshipAED 1,100/sqft6.5-7.5%14Maryam IslandSharjah · a waterfront promenade on the Sharjah coastAED 1,150/sqft6.5-7.5%15MeydanDubai · Racecourse district turned mid-primeAED 1,500/sqft6-7%16Dubai SouthDubai · The airport-led growth betAED 1,200/sqft6-7%17Yas IslandAbu Dhabi · Entertainment capital, investor magnetAED 1,600/sqft6-7%18Al Raha BeachAbu Dhabi · Canal-front convenienceAED 1,450/sqft6-7%19Al Marjan IslandRas Al Khaimah · The Wynn effect, priced in real timeAED 2,100/sqft6-7%20Mina Al ArabRas Al Khaimah · Lagoon-calm northern waterfrontAED 1,400/sqft6-7%21Siniya IslandUmm Al Quwain · The quiet emirate's first mega-playAED 1,200/sqft6-7%22Al Maryah IslandAbu Dhabi · the capital's financial and waterfront coreAED 2,000/sqft6.0-7.0%23Reem HillsAbu Dhabi · a gated villa hilltop on Reem IslandAED 1,600/sqft6.0-7.0%24Damac HillsDubai · Golf-course value suburbiaAED 1,200/sqft5.5-7%
How we ranked this
Every community we track across all seven emirates, ranked by the mid-point of its gross rental yield range. Indicative, before service charges, and dependent on the specific unit.
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