Toronto rent check · 2026
Put your rent beside CMHC’s October 2025 local averages, plus the Toronto average for units rented to new tenants.
Why two comparisons
Sitting tenants may have had earlier starting rents and are generally protected by Ontario’s rent increase guideline. Units first occupied after November 15, 2018 are not covered by that guideline, so the details of the home and lease still matter.
Reading the data
CMHC groups surveyed purpose-built rental apartments by neighbourhood and bedroom count. Building age, included utilities, furnishing, condition and timing can all make one unit differ from the local average.
FAQ
CMHC’s turnover average describes units rented to a new tenant. It is usually higher than the average across all tenants because many existing tenants began their leases earlier.
CMHC labels estimates a (excellent), b (very good), c (good) and d (poor, use with caution). A suppressed value means CMHC did not publish an estimate for that cell.
No. This compares published averages; it does not assess a particular lease or unit. Rent rules and a unit’s history matter separately.