Which Dubai community pays the best rental yield in 2026
How these yields are calculated
Gross yield is the median registered annual rent divided by the median resale price for the same unit type in the same community. Resale prices, not off plan prices, because an off plan launch price is a price for a building that does not exist yet, and comparing it to today's rent inflates or deflates the result depending on the community.
Both sides come from Dubai Land Department open data. Nothing here is an agency estimate.
The table
| Community | Studio | 1 bed | 2 bed | 3 bed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Majan | 9.5% | 7.1% | 6.3% | -- |
| Emaar South | 8.1% | 7.4% | 7.1% | 6.7% |
| Arjan | 7.8% | 6.3% | 5.5% | 4.8% |
| Jumeirah Village Circle | 7.4% | 7.0% | 5.7% | 5.0% |
| Dubai Marina | 7.3% | 5.9% | 5.4% | 5.1% |
| Palm Jumeirah | 6.6% | 5.2% | 4.1% | 4.6% |
| Business Bay | 6.5% | 6.1% | 5.6% | 5.0% |
| Ras Al Khor / Meydan | -- | 6.3% | 5.0% | 3.8% |
| Al Wasl / Al Safa | -- | 5.0% | 5.7% | -- |
| City Walk | -- | 5.0% | 5.7% | -- |
What the table says
The pattern is consistent across the city. The communities with the lowest entry prices carry the highest gross yields, and the prime waterfront addresses carry the lowest. That is not a ranking of quality, it is the arithmetic of rent against capital value.
A high gross yield also says nothing about service charges, void periods, or how easy the unit is to re sell. Gross yield is the first filter, not the decision.
Communities with no figure
Some communities show nothing at all. Dubai Maritime City, Palm Jebel Ali, Dubai Islands and Al Jaddaf have almost no resale transactions registered in 2026 because they are still being built. Rather than borrow the yield of a neighbouring area, we show nothing.
Source, Dubai Land Department open transaction data, 2026 year to date, and registered rent contracts from 1 August to 16 September 2026, read on 16 September 2026. The number of bedrooms is not recorded on a rent contract, so it is inferred from the floor area using the size profile of resales in the same community.
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