Rent Reveal

    How Much Is Rent in Vancouver?

    The median advertised rent in Vancouver is $2,500 per month and the average is $2,725, based on 377 whole-unit listings collected up to August 2026. Half of listings fall between $2,075 and $3,275.

    Based on 427 Vancouver-area rental listings for this guide, collected up to August 2026. Rent Reveal's full dataset currently holds 427 listings across 17 neighbourhoods.

    Rent by unit size

    Unit size is the second largest driver of rent after neighbourhood. Median advertised rents by size:

    • Studio: $2,000/month median, typically $1,800–$2,150 (65 listings)
    • 1 Bedroom: $2,395/month median, typically $1,994–$2,600 (128 listings)
    • 2 Bedroom: $3,050/month median, typically $2,438–$3,600 (112 listings)
    • 3 Bedroom: $3,475/month median, typically $2,850–$4,323 (64 listings)
    • Shared: $1,310/month median, typically $1,000–$1,663 (50 listings)

    Rent by neighbourhood

    Median advertised rents range from $1,950 in Strathcona to $3,465 in UBC.

    • Burnaby: $2,500/month median across 40 listings
    • Cambie: $3,280/month median across 15 listings
    • Coal Harbour: $2,980/month median across 23 listings
    • Downtown Vancouver: $2,600/month median across 33 listings
    • East Vancouver: $2,050/month median across 32 listings
    • Fairview: $2,635/month median across 10 listings
    • Gastown: $2,450/month median across 13 listings
    • Kerrisdale: $2,600/month median across 17 listings
    • Kitsilano: $2,500/month median across 27 listings
    • Mount Pleasant: $2,225/month median across 28 listings
    • North Vancouver: $2,111/month median across 19 listings
    • Olympic Village: $2,750/month median across 23 listings
    • South Vancouver: $2,280/month median across 23 listings
    • Strathcona: $1,950/month median across 9 listings
    • UBC: $3,465/month median across 20 listings
    • West End: $2,048/month median across 26 listings
    • Yaletown: $2,800/month median across 15 listings

    Rent per square foot

    Across listings that advertise a size, Vancouver rent works out to about $3.86 per square foot, on an average advertised unit of 811 sq ft.

    What these numbers are

    These are advertised asking rents from listings Rent Reveal has collected, not signed leases or government survey data. They describe what is currently on the market, which usually sits above what long-term tenants pay.

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