Rent prices have fallen over 30% in these three Toronto neighbourhoods
Toronto rent prices have taken a steep nosedive over the past year, and unsurprisingly they’ve fallen more in some neighbourhoods than others. And in some cases, it’s a lot more.
A new report from Torontorentals.com took a look at rent prices in various Toronto neighbourhoods since the beginning of 2021 and found that three neighbourhoods in particular have experienced price drops over 30% just this year alone.
The biggest drop was seen in the Yonge-St. Clair area, where average rental rates fell a whopping 39% to $1,989. Palmerston-Little Italy and Forest Hill North weren’t too far behind, with prices in both neighbourhoods dropping by 31%. The average rental rate in Palmerston-Little Italy is now $2,235 and in Forest Hill North, it’s $1,709.
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The smallest change was seen in High Park North, where prices only went down by 3%. The Junction, Dufferin Grove, Little Portgual, South Riverdale, Moss Park, and North St. James Town all saw decreases of 10% or less. Dufferin Grove also has the cheapest rent per sq ft out of all the neighbourhoods studied.
Despite the overall drops seen in Toronto neighbourhoods over the past few months, the average price of rentals city-wide actually increased 0.9% month-over-month in April. A number of other GTA cities have seen month-over-month rent increases too, according to the report.
Vaughan saw the largest increase, going up by 10% in the last month, followed closely by Pickering with an 8.3% increase. Oakville prices rose 4.9%, Brampton 4%, Milton 3.8%, Aurora 4.1%, Ajax 2.3%, York 1.2%, and Markham 0.3%.
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Some GTA cities, however, did still see prices drop. Whitchurch Stouffville’s rental prices fell 5.4% in April to $1,806 and Richmond Hill’s dropped 5.7% to $1,690. Mississauga, North York, Newmarket, East York, Oshawa, and Whitby also experienced declines.
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When looking at changes in prices in terms of unit size, the numbers get even more interesting. Rent prices for larger units have gone up while the average price for smaller units has fallen which the report attributes to renters “seeking larger properties while they work from home and their children learn virtually.”
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The average rents for studio, one-, and two-bedroom units are all down over 15% annually, the report says, and they may take some time to recover.
“Despite more vaccines getting into arms and an inevitable end of the lockdowns in the GTA, the work-from-home trend looks like it’s here to stay for many workplaces in 2021,” the report reads.
“This most likely means the rental rates for the smaller units in the downtown area will be slow to recover, while the rental rates for larger units in the suburbs will continue to be popular in the foreseeable future.”
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