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One-bedroom apartments in Lethbridge now average $1,402/month

Aug 7, 2024 | 12:36 PM

LETHBRIDGE, AB – The price to rent an apartment or condo in Lethbridge continues to go up.

Rentals.ca and Urbanation have released the latest National Rent Report for July 2024.

In Lethbridge, they say a typical one-bedroom unit rented for an average of $1,402 per month. That is up by 19.5 per cent from the same time last year.

Homes with two bedrooms went for $1,525 per month on average, rising by 10.4 per cent over the last 12 months.

The general rate of inflation for June 2024, reports Statistics Canada, was 2.7 per cent.

Although Lethbridge remains one of the more affordable cities on the list, prices here rose by far more than the national average of 5.9 per cent, which was the slowest rate of growth over the last 2.5 years.

Rent across Canada averaged $2,201 per month between all sizes of apartments and condos.

For all of Alberta, that number was $1,810 per month, increasing by 15 per cent from July 2023.

Rental prices for other communities in the province, with their place on the national ranking out of 35, are as follows:

  • Calgary (17)
    • One bedroom: $1,751 per month, up 1.9 per cent annually
    • Two bedrooms: $2,157 per month, up 1.7 per cent annually
  • Edmonton (30)
    • One bedroom: $1,389 per month, up 16 per cent annually
    • Two bedrooms: $1,716 per month, up 12 per cent annually
  • Fort McMurray (34)
    • One bedroom: $1,249 per month, up 9.4 per cent annually
    • Two bedrooms: $1,426 per month, up 2.5 per cent annually

Vancouver, which remains the most expensive city in Canada for rent, is seeing prices go down. A one-bedroom unit there rents for $2,761 per month (-8.4 per cent) and places with two bedrooms go for $3,666 (-6.4 per cent).

The full National Rent Report can be found on Rentals.ca

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