Primary Rental Market
Vacancy Rate (%)

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St. Catharines - Niagara — Historical Vacancy Rates by Bedroom Type

  Bachelor 1 Bedroom 2 Bedroom 3 Bedroom + Total
1990 October ** 2.7 a 1.5 a 0.6 a 2.0 a
1991 October 4.4 c 3.8 b 2.5 a 1.2 a 2.8 a
1992 October 3.5 c 3.7 a 3.0 b 3.5 b 3.4 a
1993 October 6.8 c 5.3 b 4.9 a 3.6 b 4.9 a
1994 October 9.2 c 5.9 a 5.4 a 5.0 b 5.7 a
1995 October 12.2 d 5.4 b 5.0 a 4.0 c 5.2 a
1996 October 7.3 c 5.8 b 5.3 a 5.3 b 5.5 a
1997 October 7.1 c 6.2 b 4.7 a 5.5 b 5.4 a
1998 October 4.7 d 3.8 b 5.1 a 4.0 b 4.5 a
1999 October 3.8 c 3.6 b 3.1 a 4.3 c 3.4 a
2000 October 4.0 c 3.0 b 2.3 a 3.1 b 2.7 a
2001 October 1.8 c 2.5 b 1.5 a 2.8 a 2.0 a
2002 October 4.2 d 2.6 a 2.2 a 2.4 b 2.4 a
2003 October 3.6 d 3.7 b 2.1 a 2.2 b 2.7 a
2004 October 3.7 d 3.1 b 2.3 a 4.3 b 2.8 a
2005 October 3.7 d 2.9 a 2.7 a 3.2 b 2.8 a
2006 October 10.1 d 3.9 b 4.3 b 4.4 b 4.3 a
2007 October 4.7 d 3.9 b 3.8 a 5.3 b 4.0 a
2008 October 4.7 c 4.6 b 4.1 a 5.2 b 4.4 a
2009 October 5.1 d 4.5 b 4.5 b 4.8 b 4.5 a
2010 October 4.3 c 4.7 b 4.4 a 5.1 b 4.5 a
2011 October 5.0 d 3.2 b 3.2 b 4.7 c 3.4 a
2012 October 6.0 c 3.3 b 4.1 a 5.5 b 4.0 a
2013 October ** 3.5 b 4.4 a 5.0 b 4.2 a
2014 October 2.9 c 3.9 c 3.6 b 2.8 b 3.6 b
2015 October 4.9 d 2.1 a 2.9 a 3.8 c 2.8 a
2016 October ** 2.2 a 2.1 a 2.3 c 2.2 a
2017 October ** 1.4 a 1.6 b 0.7 a 1.4 a
2018 October ** 2.9 c 2.1 a 2.4 b 2.5 a
2019 October ** 2.6 b 2.0 a 2.1 c 2.3 a
2020 October ** 2.5 b 2.9 b 1.6 c 2.6 a
2021 October 2.9 c 2.1 b 1.8 b 1.1 a 1.9 a
2022 October ** 2.9 b 2.6 b 3.0 b 2.9 a
2023 October ** 3.4 c 2.4 a 2.0 b 2.7 a
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