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Vancouver — Historical Median Rent by Structure Size (Apartment only)

  3-5 Units 6-19 Units 20-49 Units 50-199 Units 200+ Units Total
1990 October ** 525 a 550 a 600 a 615 a 575 a
1991 October 480 b 550 a 580 a 630 a 650 a 600 a
1992 October 550 c 560 a 600 a 640 a 650 a 615 a
1993 October 545 c 595 a 600 a 650 a 650 a 625 a
1994 October 600 b 590 a 625 a 665 a 675 a 625 a
1995 October 600 b 610 a 640 a 675 a 700 a 650 a
1996 October 700 c 635 a 650 a 695 a 700 a 670 a
1997 October ** 640 a 673 a 700 a 700 a 680 a
1998 October 550 b 650 a 670 a 710 a 740 a 680 a
1999 October 600 b 670 a 675 a 715 a 730 a 695 a
2000 October 750 b 670 a 680 a 725 a 810 a 700 a
2001 October 795 c 700 a 700 a 755 a 820 a 727 a
2002 October 715 b 710 a 725 a 780 a 850 a 750 a
2003 October 750 b 720 a 740 a 800 a 913 a 755 a
2004 October 750 a 740 a 750 a 800 a 900 a 770 a
2005 October 800 a 750 a 750 a 825 a 900 a 785 a
2006 October 800 a 764 a 780 a 850 a 940 a 800 a
2007 October 800 a 780 a 800 a 880 a 955 b 830 a
2008 October 900 b 820 a 850 a 905 a 1,000 b 875 a
2009 October 850 b 850 a 875 a 950 a 1,025 a 900 a
2010 October 875 b 875 a 900 a 980 a 1,100 a 925 a
2011 October 900 a 900 a 900 a 1,000 a 1,155 a 950 a
2012 October 970 a 900 a 930 a 1,007 a 1,170 a 965 a
2013 October 985 a 933 a 950 a 1,050 a 1,200 a 1,000 a
2014 October 955 b 954 a 975 a 1,100 a 1,265 a 1,023 a
2015 October 1,050 b 990 a 1,000 a 1,138 a 1,322 a 1,055 a
2016 October 1,100 b 1,025 a 1,075 a 1,200 a 1,425 a 1,127 a
2017 October 1,129 b 1,092 a 1,142 a 1,300 a 1,600 a 1,200 a
2018 October 1,200 c 1,150 a 1,219 a 1,401 a 1,722 a 1,300 a
2019 October 1,250 b 1,238 a 1,300 a 1,508 a 1,750 a 1,400 a
2020 October 1,350 b 1,300 a 1,340 a 1,500 a 1,850 a 1,425 a
2021 October 1,400 b 1,300 a 1,375 a 1,553 a 1,800 a 1,465 a
2022 October 1,400 b 1,395 a 1,450 a 1,700 a 2,000 a 1,570 a
2023 October 1,500 b 1,470 a 1,550 a 1,878 a 2,220 a 1,708 a
2024 October 1,700 b 1,588 a 1,632 a 1,963 a 2,250 a 1,811 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)