Primary Rental Market
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St. John's (CY) — Historical Rental Market Statistics Summary

  Vacancy Rate (%) Availability Rate (%) Average Rent ($) Median Rent ($) % Change Units
1992 October 5.3 a ** 527 a 505 a ++ 4,234
1993 October 8.4 a ** 521 a 495 a ** 4,682
1994 October 6.9 a ** 523 a 510 a 1.4 a 4,576
1995 October 11.2 a ** 524 a 510 a 0.6 b 4,606
1996 October 15.4 a ** 524 a 510 a ++ 4,676
1997 October 16.2 a ** 522 a 495 a -3.0 c 4,570
1998 October 15.1 a ** 486 a 480 a ++ 4,363
1999 October 8.8 a ** 487 a 465 a -2.9 c 4,197
2000 October 3.6 a ** 517 a 495 a 5.5 d 4,017
2001 October 2.6 a ** 529 a 520 a 4.2 c 3,720
2002 October 2.6 a ** 549 a 535 a 3.0 c 3,566
2003 October 1.8 a ** 574 a 545 a 3.6 d 4,394
2004 October 2.7 a ** 579 a 550 a 1.9 b 4,141
2005 October 4.1 a 5.5 a 596 a 575 a 2.5 c 3,860
2006 October 4.5 a 4.9 a 598 a 575 a ++ 4,139
2007 October 2.0 a 3.0 a 590 a 575 a 3.1 b 3,772
2008 October 0.8 a 1.5 a 605 a 600 a 3.8 a 3,597
2009 October 0.8 a 1.2 a 648 a 645 a 5.5 a 3,562
2010 October 1.2 a 1.4 a 695 a 695 a 8.5 a 3,435
2011 October 1.4 a 1.9 a 731 a 730 a 6.0 a 3,396
2012 October 2.7 a 3.2 a 766 a 765 a 4.2 a 3,411
2013 October 3.1 a 3.7 a 808 a 800 a 4.1 a 3,441
2014 October 4.2 a 5.7 a 839 a 840 a 3.6 b 3,479
2015 October 4.4 a 5.9 a 872 a 850 a 2.1 b 3,599
2016 October 7.7 a 8.2 a 886 a 875 a 1.2 a 3,760
2017 October 6.9 a 7.0 a 874 a 850 a -0.6 b 3,716
2018 October 5.7 a ** 887 a 875 a 1.7 a 3,851
2019 October 6.5 a ** 899 a 860 a ++ 3,855
2020 October 7.6 b ** 910 a 885 a 1.6 a 3,882
2021 October 3.5 b ** 958 a 900 a 1.7 a 3,828
2022 October 3.1 b ** 960 a 930 a 3.9 b 4,097
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
Source: CMHC Rental Market Survey (opens in new window)