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British Columbia — Rental Market Statistics Summary by Metropolitan Areas, Census Agglomerations and Cities

  Vacancy Rate (%) Availability Rate (%) Average Rent ($) Median Rent ($) % Change Units
British Columbia 1.9 a ** 1,753 a 1,675 a 4.0 b 217,648
Abbotsford - Mission 1.3 a ** 1,403 a 1,365 b ++ 5,812
Campbell River 1.8 b ** 1,428 a 1,450 b ** 2,021
Chilliwack 1.3 a ** 1,279 a 1,251 a ** 4,265
Courtenay 4.3 a ** 1,596 a 1,620 a 11.0 d 2,530
Cranbrook 1.4 a ** 1,328 a 1,160 a ** 1,082
Dawson Creek 1.2 a ** 1,055 a 1,000 a 3.1 d 1,279
Duncan 2.1 b ** 1,226 b 1,175 b ++ 1,732
Fort St. John 6.8 b ** 1,062 a 1,050 a 6.1 b 2,487
Kamloops 1.4 a ** 1,411 a 1,400 a 6.2 c 4,678
Kelowna 3.6 b ** 1,737 a 1,750 a ++ 9,314
Ladysmith 3.1 c ** 1,140 a 1,047 b ** 231
Nanaimo 2.9 a ** 1,556 a 1,599 a 4.4 c 5,565
Nelson 0.8 d ** 1,117 a 1,031 b ++ 505
Parksville 2.0 a ** 1,448 a 1,350 b 3.3 d 1,249
Penticton 1.2 a ** 1,325 a 1,300 a ++ 2,690
Port Alberni 1.8 b ** 1,169 a 1,200 b ** 1,184
Powell River 1.1 a ** 1,033 a 1,100 b ** 638
Prince George 2.6 a ** 1,186 a 1,131 a 3.2 d 3,759
Prince Rupert 2.0 b ** 1,125 b 1,100 b ** 939
Quesnel 1.0 a ** 1,014 a 1,050 a ** 702
Salmon Arm 0.8 a ** 1,105 a 1,175 a ++ 385
Saltspring Island RDA ** ** ** ** ** 36
Sechelt DM ** ** ** ** ** 51
Squamish 0.7 a ** 1,980 a 1,900 a ++ 682
Summerland DM 1.8 a ** 1,525 a 1,646 a ** 187
Terrace 1.9 a ** 1,218 c 1,100 b ** 412
Trail 0.0 d ** 818 c 749 d ** 566
Vancouver 1.6 a ** 1,929 a 1,820 a 4.5 b 126,469
Vernon 1.1 a ** 1,313 a 1,280 b ++ 1,920
Victoria 2.5 a ** 1,696 a 1,636 a 3.1 c 33,470
Whistler DM ** ** ** ** ** 45
Williams Lake 1.2 a ** 1,128 b 1,000 c ** 763
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)