Most rent estimates you will find for Plymouth are wrong in the same way: they quote one number, from one source, with no date on it. The three national sources we track do not even agree with each other. In September 2026, Zillow Rental Manager and Zumper both put the Plymouth one-bedroom median at $1,499 and the two-bedroom at $1,699. Apartment List put two-bedrooms at $1,853 and up, which is $154 higher. Zillow showed rents falling year over year. Zumper showed one-bedrooms up 21 percent. All three are estimates of advertised asking rent, not recorded lease data, and Plymouth is a small enough market that a single community can move the median. Zillow counted 65 active listings citywide.
So the honest answer to "what does it cost to rent in Plymouth" is a range, plus a second number most people forget: everything that is not rent. At Z on Plymouth and Z on Coolidge that means a $99 or $135 monthly utility fee depending on bedroom count, a $26 monthly administrative fee, your own electric bill, a $65 application fee per applicant, a security deposit equal to one month's rent, a one-time $350 cleaning fee, and a one-time $125 document preparation fee. Application through move-in comes to $3,663 on a one-bedroom and $4,099 on a two-bedroom at starting rents, of which $1,065 is due at application and the rest at move-in. The $1,000 holding deposit sits inside that total rather than on top of it, because it is credited toward what you owe. The utility fee covers gas, heat, water, sewer, and trash, so electric is the only utility billed to the resident directly. Renters insurance is required. None of that is unusual for this market, but none of it shows up in a listing price either.
That gap between rent and all-in cost is also why the same apartment can carry two different prices online. Apartments.com has shown Z on Plymouth at $1,624 to $1,860 while the site advertises $1,499 to $1,699: $1,499 + $99 + $26 = $1,624, and $1,699 + $135 + $26 = $1,860. One figure is base rent, the other is the all-in monthly cost. Both are accurate.
The guides below break each piece out separately: what the market actually charges, what you pay on day one, what is bundled into rent and what is not, how much income you need to qualify, what credit score gets you approved, and whether the month you sign changes what you pay.
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