What is the average rent in Burnaby?

The median advertised rent in Burnaby is $2,500 per month and the average is $2,602, across 40 listings collected up to August 2026. Advertised rents run from $800 to $4,850.

What is the average 1 bedroom rent in Burnaby?

Median $2,009 per month across 6 one-bedroom listings, typically between $1,829 and $2,175.

What is the rent per square foot in Burnaby?

About $3.21 per square foot, based on the Burnaby listings that advertise a size. The average advertised unit is 966 sq ft.

Is Burnaby more expensive than Vancouver overall?

The Vancouver-wide median is $2,500 per month, so Burnaby at $2,500 sits in line with the city median. Unit mix differs by area, so the bedroom table on this page is the closer comparison.

How does Burnaby compare with Kitsilano?

Kitsilano has a median advertised rent of $2,500 per month across 27 listings, compared with $2,500 in Burnaby.

Burnaby Rent Prices

The median advertised rent in Burnaby is $2,500 per month and the average is $2,602, based on 40 listings in Rent Reveal's Vancouver dataset. Advertised rents run from $800 to $4,850, compared with a Vancouver-wide median of $2,500.

Based on 40 Vancouver-area rental listings for Burnaby, collected up to August 2026. Rent Reveal's full dataset currently holds 427 listings across 17 neighbourhoods.

Average rent in Burnaby

Median rent

$2,500/mo

Average rent

$2,602/mo

Listings analysed

Typical range

$2,000 – $2,994

Average size

966 sq ft

Rent per sq ft

$3.21

Burnaby rent by unit size

Unit size	Median rent	Average rent	Typical range
1 Bedroom	$2,009/mo	$2,053/mo	$1,829 – $2,175
2 Bedroom	$2,300/mo	$2,345/mo	$1,950 – $2,625
3 Bedroom	$2,925/mo	$3,010/mo	$2,500 – $3,400

Rent per square foot in Burnaby

Listings in Burnaby that advertise a size work out to about $3.21 per square foot, on an average advertised unit of 966 sq ft, against $3.86 per square foot across Vancouver as a whole. Listings without an advertised size are excluded from this figure.

Comparable rentals in Burnaby

Unit	Size	Features	Advertised rent
4 Bedroom	Not listed	in-suite laundry	$800/mo
1 Bedroom	650 sq ft	parking, balcony, utilities included	$1,917/mo
1 Bedroom	500 sq ft	parking, balcony	$2,200/mo
1 Bedroom	560 sq ft	parking, in-suite laundry, balcony	$2,600/mo
2 Bedroom	Not listed	parking, in-suite laundry, balcony	$2,850/mo
3 Bedroom	Not listed	parking, in-suite laundry	$3,500/mo

A spread of advertised listings from the dataset, from the lowest to the highest rent.

How Burnaby compares with Vancouver

Burnaby sits in line with the city-wide median of $2,500. Neighbourhoods with the closest median rents are Kitsilano ($2,500/mo), Gastown ($2,450/mo), Downtown Vancouver ($2,600/mo), Kerrisdale ($2,600/mo).

Is your Burnaby rent fair?

Rent Reveal scores every listing in the dataset for similarity to the apartment you describe — neighbourhood, bedrooms, bathrooms, size, parking, in-suite laundry, balcony, amenities and utilities — keeps the closest comparables, removes outliers, and reports the median of that set as the expected market rent. For Burnaby that comparison starts from 40 local listings.

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Methodology

Figures are calculated directly from the advertised Vancouver rental listings in Rent Reveal's dataset for Burnaby. Median and average rents, ranges and square footage come from the listings themselves — nothing is modelled or forecast. Categories with fewer than five comparable listings are not published.

These numbers are informational estimates of market conditions, not financial, legal or tenancy advice. Full detail on the Rent Reveal methodology page.

Other Vancouver neighbourhoods

Cambie rent prices

Median $3,280/mo · 15 listings

Coal Harbour rent prices

Median $2,980/mo · 23 listings

Downtown Vancouver rent prices

Median $2,600/mo · 33 listings

East Vancouver rent prices

Median $2,050/mo · 32 listings

Fairview rent prices

Median $2,635/mo · 10 listings

Gastown rent prices

Median $2,450/mo · 13 listings

Kerrisdale rent prices

Median $2,600/mo · 17 listings

Kitsilano rent prices

Median $2,500/mo · 27 listings

Mount Pleasant rent prices

Median $2,225/mo · 28 listings

North Vancouver rent prices

Median $2,111/mo · 19 listings

Olympic Village rent prices

Median $2,750/mo · 23 listings

South Vancouver rent prices

Median $2,280/mo · 23 listings

Strathcona rent prices

Median $1,950/mo · 9 listings

UBC rent prices

Median $3,465/mo · 20 listings

West End rent prices

Median $2,048/mo · 26 listings

Yaletown rent prices

Median $2,800/mo · 15 listings

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See the city-wide picture on the Vancouver rent prices page, or read the Vancouver rent guides.