Galway Bay fm newsroom - Galway county has recorded a higher year-on-year growth rate than the city for rents in new tenancies.
According to a report compiled by the Residential Tenancies Board, rents have increased in Galway city by 4.8%.
The standardised average rent for new tenancies in the city stands at €1,293 per month.
In the county, a higher growth rate of 6.6% was recorded.
Nationally, rents increased by 9% last year.
Roscommon recorded the largest increase, with an annual growth rate of 25% - going from €690 to €865.
No county registered a drop in prices, with only Kildare recording the same figure as the previous year.
Thirteen counties, including Carlow, Kilkenny and Westmeath, have average rents of more than €1,000 per month.
Leitrim remains the county with the cheapest rent, which now stands at €740 per month.
