{"id":525615,"date":"2026-03-10T00:12:19","date_gmt":"2026-03-10T00:12:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/525615\/"},"modified":"2026-03-10T00:12:19","modified_gmt":"2026-03-10T00:12:19","slug":"one-bedroom-rental-price-jumped-to-nearly-2k-in-brampton-last-month-report","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/525615\/","title":{"rendered":"One-bedroom rental price jumped to nearly $2K in Brampton last month: report"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The average price for a one-bedroom rental climbed to just under $2,000 in Brampton last month while the price for purpose-built rentals were some of the lowest in Canada, according to a new report.<\/p>\n<p>The latest National Rent Report from Rentals.ca and Urban Nation shows a 4 per cent month-over-month increase to the average one-bedroom rental price to $1,986.<\/p>\n<p>The average rent for two-bedroom units in Brampton also jumped 4.2 per cent from January to $2,302. Brampton ranked at No. 15 on the report\u2019s list of the 20 most expensive rental cities in Canada.<\/p>\n<p>The most expensive rental market in Ontario other than Toronto was Pickering, with an average rental price of $2,633.<\/p>\n<p>While prices were up from January, they were down 4.4 per cent compared to February 2025 for both one-bedroom units (down 4.4 per cent year-over-year) and two-bedroom apartments (down 2.8 per cent year-over-year.<\/p>\n<p>RELATED: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.insauga.com\/more-financial-support-available-for-purpose-built-rentals-in-mississauga-brampton-and-caledon\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">More financial support available for purpose-built rentals in Mississauga, Brampton and Caledon<\/a><\/p>\n<p>      <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"vidyard-player-embed\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/1773097871_128_awZCW3rPmWvxPqZHnBCKLu.jpg\" data-videoid=\"790139\" data-uuid=\"awZCW3rPmWvxPqZHnBCKLu\" data-v=\"4\" data-type=\"inline\" data-muted=\"1\" style=\"width:100%\"\/>    <\/p>\n<p>        <img width=\"1024\" height=\"513\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Screenshot-2026-01-30-at-1.55.02-PM-1024x513.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large\" alt=\"\"  decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>      <\/p>\n<p>Nationwide, average asking rent in Canada fell to $2,030 in February, down 2.8 per cent year-over-year to a 33-month low, according to the report.<\/p>\n<p>Alberta saw the largest rent drop of 4.4 per cent to $1,656, followed by Ontario with a decline of 4.3% to $2,229.<\/p>\n<p>Rental affordability \u201cimproved significantly\u201d across Canada, with the rent-to-income ratio falling to 29 per cent \u2013 the lowest level in over six years and below the industry benchmark of 30 per cent.<\/p>\n<p>But Brampton ranked low on the list of Canadian cities with the most expensive price of purpose-built rentals and condo apartments, with an average price of $2,228. Brampton came in at No. 22 out of 25 on the list, with only Waterloo ($2,188) and Barrie ($2,166) ranking lower in Ontario.<\/p>\n<p>Brampton\u2019s Housing Strategy and Action Plan approved by city council in 2021 and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.insauga.com\/more-than-46000-new-homes-needed-in-5-years-as-brampton-nearing-1-million-residents\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">identified purpose-built rentals as one of four areas of focus<\/a>, with\u00a0an incentive framework to include purpose-built rental housing.<\/p>\n<p>        <a href=\"https:\/\/www.insauga.com\/editorial-guidelines\" class=\"editorial-guidelines-link d-block mb-4\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\"><br \/>\n            INsauga&#8217;s Editorial Standards and Policies        <\/a><\/p>\n<p>Last 30 Days: 32,277 Votes<\/p>\n<p>All Time: 1,253,968 Votes<\/p>\n<p>    1340 VOTES<br \/>\n    How often do you shop at brick-and-mortar clothing stores?    <\/p>\n<p>\tWIN A $100 GIFT CARD<\/p>\n<p>Subscribe to INsauga\u2019s daily email newsletter for a chance to win a $100 Amazon gift card.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"The average price for a one-bedroom rental climbed to just under $2,000 in Brampton last month while the&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":525616,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[194339],"tags":[51759,49,48],"class_list":{"0":"post-525615","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-brampton","8":"tag-brampton","9":"tag-ca","10":"tag-canada"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/525615","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=525615"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/525615\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/525616"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=525615"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=525615"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=525615"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}