A Look at the Darien Rental Market: For Those Not Looking to Buy, Limited Choices: Farrell on Real Estate

While there are 389 single-family homes for sale in Darien currently, there are only 35 rental opportunities for those not willing or ready to buy.

Photo from Diane Farrell

Available apartment rentals in Darien include several new units (for those 62 and older) at the Pemberton 16 condominiums on Leroy Avenue.

At the low end, there are apartments renting for $2,600 per month on the Post Road, while at the high end, there are much more luxurious homes asking as much as $45,000 per month in rental fees.

For those looking for apartment life, choices on the Post Road range from one-bedroom units in the downtown area ($2,600), to a three-bedroom apartment above Chipotle ($3,500) to new one bedroom construction above retail space in the Noroton area ($3,250 to $3,400).

Other apartment rentals include several new two-bedroom units (for those 62 and older) at the Pemberton 16 condominiums on Leroy Avenue ($3,950 to $4,700). These rentals include a ground-floor gated garage with assigned parking.

Photo from Diane Farrell

Pemberton 16

The 22 single-family rental homes on the market range from $3,500 per month for a 1,368-square-foot, three-bedroom home on Tokeneke Road and $3,750 for a 1,538-square-foot, three-bedroom home on Hoyt Street, to the 9,000-square-foot, six-bedroom home on Brookside Road for $22,000 per month and the 6,870-square-foot, six-bedroom waterfront home on Nickerson Lane at the top of the rental market, going for $45,000.

In between the two extremes, you will find twelve homes looking for anywhere between $3,850 and $12,500 in monthly rent to suit your rental needs.

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Diane Farrell is a realtor with Houlihan Lawrence in Darien. A 20-year town resident,  she is a board member of the Tree Conservancy of Darien. Her marketing and public relations business, Farrell Marketing and Media is based in Darien. You can reach her at dfarrell@houlihanlawrence.com or (203) 984-0644.

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See also:

Darien & Rowayton Real Estate Reports:

• Darien & Rowayton Real Estate Report: April 12 to 19 (April 19)
• Darien & Rowayton Real Estate Report: April 5 to 12 (April 12)
• Darien & Rowayton Real Estate Report: March 29 to April 5 (April 5)

Farrell on Real Estate:

• Parks Make Darien a Nicer Place To Live and Can Help Property Values (April 26)
• First Quarter of 2018 Shows Buyers’ Market in Darien Home Sales: Farrell on Real Estate (April 19)
• To Stage or Not to Stage: That Is NOT the Question in 2018 (April 5)

Darien home sales:

• Lynn Court Home Sells for $1,935,000 and Other Darien Home Sales (May 3)
• Leeuwarden Road Home Sells for $3,550,000 and Other Darien House Sales (April 19)
• Middlesex Road Home Goes for $1,475,000 and Other Darien House Sales (April 12)