Primary Rental Market
Vacancy Rate (%)

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  1. Bedroom Type
  2. Year of Construction
  3. Structure Size
  4. Rent Ranges
  5. Rent Quartiles

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Calgary — Historical Vacancy Rates by Rent Quartile

  Vacancy Rate (Q1) Vacancy Rate (Q2) Vacancy Rate (Q3) Vacancy Rate (Q4)
2012 October 1.2 a 1.1 a 1.4 a 1.8 a
2013 October 0.8 a 0.8 a 1.0 a 1.5 a
2014 October 1.2 a 1.2 a 1.2 a 2.1 a
2015 October 3.9 b 5.7 a 4.0 a 7.4 a
2016 October 7.7 a 5.4 a 6.9 a 9.2 a
2017 October 6.5 a 5.9 a 5.5 a 8.7 a
2018 October 3.5 a 3.5 a 4.0 a 5.3 a
2019 October 4.2 a 3.5 a 3.5 a 4.8 a
2020 October 7.2 a 6.3 a 5.9 b 6.5 b
2021 October 5.5 b 4.7 a 3.8 a 6.0 a
2022 October 1.7 a 0.9 a 1.4 a 6.3 b
2023 October 1.0 a 1.0 a 1.4 a 1.9 a
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)