In Sept-Îles as in Baie-Comeau, the average vacancy rate has remained higher than 3 per cent over the past year. This threshold represents, according to the CLOSEmarket equilibrium.
A decrease in available housing is nevertheless observed in Sept-Îles. The vacancy rate there fell, from October 2020 to October 2021, from 5.8% to 4.1%.
It is apartments with three or more bedrooms that are now more difficult to find, having dropped from 4.9% to 1.2% vacancy. Two-bedroom apartments follow, with a variation of 3% to 1.6%.
In Baie-Comeau, the CLOSE recorded a very small increase in available housing: this statistic went from 3.7% in 2020 to 3.8% in 2021. The increase is a little more marked in the Marquette sector.
And the price?
The increase in the monthly price of rent is more marked in Sept-Îles. On average, the payout went from $679 to $692. The most significant increase affects studios, now averaged at $588 per month, or $75 more than in 2021.
In Baie-Comeau, the cost of rent remains relatively stable. The average bill has jumped, overall, only two dollars. According to CLOSEit increased by 11 dollars in the Mingan sector, but fell by 9 dollars in the Marquette territory.
While the price of two-bedroom units has dropped by $14 in Baie-Comeau, it now costs, on average, $53 more to rent a unit with three or more bedrooms.
The CLOSE compiles data for agglomerations of 10,000 or more inhabitants.
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