Ontario

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Ontario — Rental Market Statistics Summary by Metropolitan Areas, Census Agglomerations and Cities

  Vacancy Rate (%) Availability Rate (%) Average Rent ($) Median Rent ($) % Change Units
Ontario 1.8 a ** 1,474 a 1,400 a 6.0 a 724,435
Arnprior ** ** 1,027 b 919 b ** 591
Barrie 2.2 b ** 1,484 a 1,443 a 4.7 b 4,226
Belleville 2.3 a ** 1,234 a 1,200 a ** 5,986
Bracebridge T ** ** 1,198 a 1,200 b ** 319
Brantford 1.3 a ** 1,246 a 1,200 a 6.5 c 5,629
Brighton MU 0.8 a ** ** ** ** 184
Brock TP 0.0 d ** 905 a 850 a ++ 102
Brockville 2.3 b ** 1,070 a 1,031 a 10.9 d 2,200
Carleton Place ** ** 998 b 893 c ** 742
Centre Wellington 2.3 b ** 1,314 a 1,304 b 12.8 d 760
Chatham-Kent 2.8 b ** 1,034 a 955 a ** 5,126
Cobourg 1.8 c ** ** 1,450 d 11.7 d 1,166
Collingwood 2.9 c ** 1,235 a 1,150 a 6.2 c 562
Cornwall 1.9 c ** 955 a 925 a 3.9 c 3,923
Elliot Lake 1.9 a ** 757 a 750 a ** 1,435
Erin T ** ** ** ** ** 15
Essex T ** ** ** ** ** 278
Gravenhurst T 1.3 d ** 1,117 a 1,034 b 6.8 b 273
Greater Napanee T ** ** 888 b 806 b ++ 600
Greater Sudbury / Grand Sudbury 2.1 b ** 1,145 a 1,100 a ** 13,094
Guelph 1.4 a ** 1,466 a 1,431 a 5.9 a 8,488
Haldimand County CY ** ** 989 a 925 a -10.7 a 462
Hamilton 1.9 a ** 1,334 a 1,239 a 5.4 a 47,676
Hawkesbury ** ** 743 b 725 b -5.2 d 730
Huntsville T 0.0 d ** 1,116 a 1,098 b ++ 371
Ingersoll 2.8 c ** 1,240 b 1,295 b ** 259
Kawartha Lakes 1.5 c ** 1,184 b 1,130 b ** 1,496
Kenora 4.9 d ** 886 b 900 b 3.9 d 361
Kincardine MU 0.0 d ** 1,323 b 1,300 d 14.6 d 376
Kingston 1.2 a ** 1,388 a 1,311 a 4.8 b 15,206
Kitchener - Cambridge - Waterloo 1.2 a ** 1,390 a 1,327 a 7.2 b 40,038
Lambton Shores MU 4.6 b ** 1,291 b 1,450 b ** 140
Leamington 2.0 b ** 1,015 a 955 a 3.3 d 1,467
London 1.6 a ** 1,299 a 1,238 a 6.0 a 52,010
Meaford MU 1.5 c ** 1,003 a 988 a 4.4 d 260
Midland 2.1 b ** 1,345 d 1,050 d ** 1,156
Norfolk 3.4 d ** 996 b 916 c ** 962
North Bay 2.6 c ** 1,085 a 1,019 a ** 3,581
North Perth MU 4.1 b ** 1,026 b 1,009 b 10.6 c 592
Orillia 1.2 a ** 1,199 a 1,163 a 4.2 d 1,772
Oshawa 2.5 b ** 1,452 a 1,419 a 7.5 c 13,270
Ottawa 2.2 a ** 1,479 a 1,400 a 4.0 b 78,103
Owen Sound 1.8 b ** 1,030 a 979 a 6.7 b 1,943
Pembroke 1.5 d ** 1,055 b 988 b ** 1,051
Petawawa 0.7 b ** 992 a 975 b ** 402
Peterborough 1.0 a ** 1,250 a 1,162 a 5.3 d 6,715
Port Hope 0.5 b ** 1,574 a 1,600 b ** 581
Prince Edward County CY ** ** ** 1,093 c ** 520
Sarnia 2.4 b ** 1,148 a 1,060 a 6.2 b 6,538
Saugeen Shores T 0.9 a ** 1,352 a 1,430 b ** 658
Sault Ste. Marie 2.0 a ** 1,043 a 1,002 a 6.5 c 5,163
Scugog TP ** ** 1,193 c ** ++ 147
South Dundas MU 0.0 d ** 658 b 618 b ** 323
South Huron MU ** ** 877 b 850 a ** 448
St. Catharines - Niagara 2.9 a ** 1,199 a 1,142 a 5.5 b 17,251
Stratford 1.9 a ** 1,373 a 1,316 a 23.0 d 2,458
The Nation / La Nation M ** ** ** ** ** 99
Thunder Bay 1.8 b ** 1,100 a 1,075 a 7.5 c 6,237
Tillsonburg 3.8 d ** 1,078 a 1,007 a ++ 899
Timmins 3.8 d ** 1,030 b 975 b ++ 1,863
Toronto 1.6 a ** 1,665 a 1,600 a 6.2 a 334,883
Trent Hills MU ** ** ** ** ** 23
Wasaga Beach ** ** ** ** ** 5
West Grey MU ** ** ** ** ** 154
West Nipissing / Nipissing Ouest M 0.5 b ** 870 a 850 c 14.9 d 439
Windsor 1.8 a ** 1,093 a 1,078 a 3.6 c 16,288
Woodstock 1.0 a ** 1,370 a 1,400 b 19.7 d 3,360
Notes:
  • The following letter codes are used to indicate the reliability of the estimates: a - Excellent, b- Very good, c - Good, d - Fair (Use with Caution)
  • ** Data suppressed to protect confidentiality or data not statistically reliable
  • ++ Change in rent is not statistically significant. This means that the change in rent is not statistically different than zero (0). (Applies only to % Change of Average Rent Tables).
  • - No units exist in the universe for this category
  • n/a: Not applicable

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