Inference Economics
Monthly rental market intelligence
Toronto Rental Listings — April 2026
Key Market Indicators
Overall median listing price
$2,490
MoM:
-2.4%
· YoY:
-4.2%
· 3m:
-2.4%
· n=3285
IQR: $2,080 – $3,100
1-bed median listing price
$1,950
MoM:
-2.5%
· YoY:
-4.8%
· 3m:
0.0%
· n=1180
IQR: $1,700 – $2,200
2-bed median listing price
$2,500
MoM:
-3.8%
· YoY:
-7.4%
· 3m:
-5.5%
· n=1121
IQR: $2,299 – $2,850
3+ median listing price
$3,500
MoM:
+1.2%
· YoY:
-2.8%
· 3m:
-0.5%
· n=984
IQR: $2,995 – $4,200
Trend & Mix Visuals
Median with IQR (filter by bedroom)
Bedroom mix share
Price distribution (1- & 2-bed) — April 2026
1-bed 3-month outlook (80/95% bands) — SARIMA(1, 1, 0)×(1, 0, 1, 12) AIC=-68.9 — Backtest MAPE: —
2-bed 3-month outlook (80/95% bands) — SARIMA(1, 1, 0)×(1, 0, 1, 12) AIC=-75.5 — Backtest MAPE: —
Income Benchmarks
Income needed to afford (rule-of-thumb 3.0× rent)
Hourly = (median × 3.0) ÷ (40.0 × 52.0 ÷ 12). Annual = hourly × 40.0 × 52.0.
1-bed
$33.75/hr
Annual: $70,200
2-bed
$43.27/hr
Annual: $90,000
3+ bed
$60.58/hr
Annual: $126,000
