FORT ST. JOHN, B.C. – Fort St. John’s apartment vacancy rates grew by more than a percentage point to 12.7 per cent in 2021, according to the Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation annual rental market report was collected.
On average, renters paid $941 a month, an increase from $914 in 2020.
A two-bedroom apartment cost an average of $1,048 a month last year, and a one-bedroom suite was priced at an average of $747.
For townhouses, the vacancy rates fell to 8.6 per cent from 10.1 in 2020, and the average monthly rent went up $37 to $1,026.
Families living in a two-bedroom townhouse paid an average of $974 and $1,125 for three bedrooms.
South of the Peace River, Dawson Creek apartment vacancy rates fell to 9.5 per cent last year, compared to 12.3 in 2020.
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The average rent for an apartment was $902 a month, a slight increase from $896 year-over-year.
Provincially, the overall vacancy rates sat at 1.4 per cent in 2021, up a whole percentage point from 2020.
All data in the market report was collected in October 2021.