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

  Vacancy Rate (%) Availability Rate (%) Average Rent ($) Median Rent ($) % Change Units
Abbotsford - Mission 3.1 b ** 1,447 a 1,402 b 6.2 c 5,946
Campbell River 2.0 b ** 1,556 a 1,525 b ** 2,000
Chilliwack 3.0 b ** 1,386 a 1,400 a 8.2 c 4,166
Courtenay 3.1 b ** 1,622 a 1,597 a ++ 2,784
Cranbrook 1.4 a ** 1,434 a 1,275 b ++ 1,068
Dawson Creek 0.7 a ** 1,098 a 1,050 a 4.5 b 1,273
Duncan 2.9 c ** 1,426 a 1,439 b ** 1,735
Fort St. John 2.4 a ** 1,113 a 1,075 a 5.6 b 2,483
Kamloops 1.2 a ** 1,503 a 1,500 a 4.3 d 5,135
Kelowna 6.3 b ** 1,906 a 1,800 a 2.0 c 10,680
Ladysmith ** ** 990 a 953 a -4.4 a 221
Nanaimo 2.2 a ** 1,688 a 1,700 a ++ 5,891
Nelson 0.4 b ** 1,253 b 1,140 b 4.6 d 512
Parksville 0.9 a ** 1,573 a 1,625 b 3.6 d 1,209
Penticton 2.6 a ** 1,387 a 1,324 b 4.6 d 2,622
Port Alberni 2.2 c ** 1,184 a 1,158 a ** 1,186
Powell River 4.0 d ** 1,098 b 1,032 b ** 654
Prince George 4.3 b ** 1,354 a 1,350 a 11.0 c 3,846
Prince Rupert 1.6 c ** 1,064 a 1,000 b ** 890
Quesnel 2.0 c ** 1,093 a 1,100 a 8.1 c 668
Salmon Arm 0.8 d ** 1,235 a 1,250 b 12.2 d 383
Saltspring Island RDA ** ** ** ** ** 36
Sechelt DM ** ** ** ** ** 51
Squamish 0.1 b ** 2,001 b 1,900 c 4.2 c 682
Summerland DM 3.7 b ** 1,582 a 1,650 a 6.6 c 190
Terrace 1.0 d ** 1,274 b 1,300 c ++ 413
Trail 1.7 c ** 951 c 900 d ** 569
Vancouver 3.7 a ** 1,970 a 1,875 a 2.0 b 129,351
Vernon 3.4 c ** 1,406 a 1,334 b ** 2,007
Victoria 3.3 a ** 1,812 a 1,767 a 4.9 b 34,759
Whistler DM ** ** ** ** ** 45
Williams Lake 0.2 a ** 1,439 a 1,450 b ** 666
Notes:
  • The following letter codes are used to indicate the reliability of the estimates: a — Excellent, b — Very good, c — Good, d — Poor (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).
Source: CMHC Rental Market Survey (opens in new window)