Milan 1-Bedroom Rents, April 2026: The 10 Neighborhoods That Lost the Most Ground

Milan's 1-Bedroom Rent market reveals a sharp polarization pattern. Most neighborhoods held their relative position between November 2025 and April 2026, but ten outer-ring areas slipped significantly in the citywide ranking. San Carlo dropped 37 places, falling from 85th to 122nd out of 144 neighborhoods. It is the steepest decline recorded over five months on a metric that barely moved elsewhere: the median delta is zero, meaning most neighborhoods kept their ranking position. These ten did not.

The steepest drops

San Carlo saw its average rent fall from 1,103 to 1,017 euro per month — an 86-euro decline that pushed it well below the city median of 1,138 euro. It already sat in the lower half of the ranking before the drop; now it lands in the bottom of the third quartile.

Quarto Cagnino follows with 29 positions lost (from 94th to 123rd) and a rent decrease from 1,087 to 1,016 euro per month, a 70-euro retreat. Two western periphery neighborhoods that were clustered around 1,080-1,100 euro in November now find themselves compressed below the 1,020-euro mark.

The largest absolute drop belongs to Quintosole-Chiaravalle: 147 euro per month less, from 1,037 to 889 euro — a rent that is now the lowest among the ten, 22% below the city median. Its ranking decline is 17 positions (from 124th to 141st), less dramatic than San Carlo's because the neighborhood already started near the bottom. But the signal is clear: at 889 euro per month, Quintosole-Chiaravalle is approaching the extreme tail of Milan's rent distribution.

Cantalupa-San Paolo and Niguarda both lost 18 positions, through different dynamics. Cantalupa-San Paolo went from 1,079 to 1,022 euro (-57 euro), Niguarda from 1,072 to 1,004 euro (-68 euro). In both cases, rents that were already below the median drifted further away from it.

How much does a 1-bedroom apartment cost in Milan's declining neighborhoods?

The ten neighborhoods that lost the most ranking positions now have rents between 889 and 1,100 euro per month, all below the city average of 1,270 euro. The steepest absolute decline is Quintosole-Chiaravalle's, at 147 euro less per month compared to November 2025, while San Carlo holds the record for the widest ranking drop at 37 positions.

The group pattern

Cascina Gobba, Ca' Granda, Gratosoglio, Lorenteggio and Prato Centenaro complete the list with 13-15 positions lost each. What they share: all started with rents between 1,074 and 1,178 euro — a narrow band, slightly below or slightly above the city median — and all slid downward, with declines between 32 and 79 euro per month.

Cascina Gobba deserves a note: it started from the highest position in the group (67th, at 1,179 euro per month, above the median) and is the only one of the ten that crossed from above to below the city median, dropping to 1,100 euro.

Which Milan areas are losing the most ground on 1-bedroom rents?

The common thread is geographic and price-tier: no central or inner-ring neighborhood appears. These are second and third-tier areas where 1-bedroom rents, already modest compared to the city average of 1,270 euro, have compressed further. In a ranking where the median delta is zero — most neighborhoods did not move — these ten areas signal a relative retreat that concentrates weakness in the periphery.

This raises questions about the strength of rental demand in these price brackets, a topic worth exploring case by case through the lens of accessibility, services and local demographic trends.

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Methodology: change in the 1-bedroom rental ranking across 144 Milan neighborhoods between November 2025 and April 2026 (5 months). The ranking measures relative position: a drop indicates deterioration compared to other neighborhoods. Neighborhood values are calculated as the average of the streets they contain. Rents are sourced from real estate listing portals, updated monthly. Data from public and proprietary sources, covering 4,006 streets, 105 metrics, with monthly history from January 2020.

Frequently Asked Questions

Which Milan neighborhood saw the steepest 1-bedroom rent decline?

Quintosole-Chiaravalle recorded the largest absolute drop, losing 147 euro per month between November 2025 and April 2026. Its rent fell from 1,037 to 889 euro, the lowest level among the ten neighborhoods analyzed, 22% below the city median of 1,138 euro. In terms of ranking positions lost, however, San Carlo leads with 37 positions.

How much is a 1-bedroom apartment in Milan's outskirts in April 2026?

Across the ten neighborhoods that lost the most ranking positions, 1-bedroom rents in April 2026 range from 889 euro per month in Quintosole-Chiaravalle to 1,100 euro in Cascina Gobba. The city average stands at 1,270 euro, with a median of 1,138 euro. All these areas sit below the average, and the gap has widened over the past five months.

Is the 1-bedroom rent decline happening across all of Milan?

No. The median delta between November 2025 and April 2026 is zero, meaning most of Milan's 144 neighborhoods maintained their relative position in the rent ranking. The decline is concentrated in ten second and third-tier areas, all in the periphery, without involving the city center or inner ring.

Which western Milan neighborhoods lost the most positions?

San Carlo and Quarto Cagnino, both in the western periphery, are among the neighborhoods with the steepest ranking declines. San Carlo lost 37 positions (from 85th to 122nd) with its rent falling to 1,017 euro, while Quarto Cagnino lost 29 positions (from 94th to 123rd) with its rent dropping to 1,016 euro. In November they were clustered around 1,080-1,100 euro; now they are compressed below 1,020.