Primary Rental Market
% Change of Average Rent

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St. Catharines - Niagara — Historical % Change of Average Rents by Bedroom Type

  Bachelor 1 Bedroom 2 Bedroom 3 Bedroom + Total
1990 October ** ** ** ** **
1991 October 4.9 d 5.5 b 5.7 b 6.2 c 5.4 b
1992 October ** 4.7 b 4.1 b 5.7 c 4.2 b
1993 October 5.4 d 1.4 a 2.3 b 2.2 c 2.1 b
1994 October ++ 2.1 c 2.4 b 1.2 d 2.0 b
1995 October ++ 1.1 d 1.2 a 3.0 d 1.3 a
1996 October ** ++ 1.4 a ++ 0.8 a
1997 October ++ 1.0 d 1.1 d 1.2 a 1.2 a
1998 October ** 1.9 c 1.7 c 2.2 c 1.6 c
1999 October 4.6 d 2.4 b 2.4 b 2.9 b 2.6 b
2000 October ** 3.2 c 3.0 b 2.5 c 3.0 b
2001 October 6.3 c 4.2 b 4.0 b 2.7 c 3.6 b
2002 October 3.5 d 3.1 c 3.2 b 3.7 d 3.1 b
2003 October 2.7 c 2.0 b 1.7 c 2.6 c 2.0 b
2004 October 2.1 c 2.2 b 2.7 a 2.2 c 2.9 b
2005 October 2.7 c 1.9 b 1.6 a 2.1 c 1.7 b
2006 October 1.9 c 2.4 a 2.3 a 2.1 c 2.1 a
2007 October 4.3 d 2.0 a 1.9 a 2.7 c 2.1 a
2008 October 2.0 c 2.2 a 2.1 a 2.1 c 1.9 a
2009 October 2.6 c 2.2 b 2.1 b 2.9 c 2.2 b
2010 October 2.5 c 2.0 b 2.0 a 2.3 b 2.0 a
2011 October 2.3 c 1.4 a 1.4 a 1.3 a 1.5 a
2012 October 3.1 d 2.3 a 2.7 a 3.3 c 2.7 a
2013 October ** 1.9 a 2.3 a 3.1 b 2.1 a
2014 October 2.8 c 1.8 a 1.6 a 1.6 b 1.6 a
2015 October 3.2 c 2.7 a 3.2 a 2.3 a 2.9 a
2016 October 5.4 d 4.7 b 4.5 b 4.9 c 4.3 b
2017 October ++ 2.7 b 2.5 b 2.4 c 2.5 b
2018 October 5.2 d 4.1 b 4.6 b 5.3 d 4.2 b
2019 October 4.9 d 4.6 b 3.9 b ** 4.1 b
2020 October 5.7 c 5.7 b 6.1 b 7.1 c 5.7 b
2021 October ** 4.7 b 5.7 c 3.2 d 5.4 b
2022 October 9.8 c 6.6 c 6.3 b 4.1 d 5.5 b
2023 October ** 10.2 c 8.7 b 8.7 b 8.9 b
2024 October ++ 3.4 d 4.2 d 5.0 c 4.0 d
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)