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Toronto Rental Listings — May 2026

May 2026 Toronto
Key Market Indicators
Overall median listing price
$2,500
MoM: +0.4% · YoY: -3.8% · 3m: 0.0% · n=3288
IQR: $2,100 – $3,200
1-bed median listing price
$1,975
MoM: +1.3% · YoY: -3.6% · 3m: -1.0% · n=1153
IQR: $1,750 – $2,200
2-bed median listing price
$2,600
MoM: +4.0% · YoY: -3.7% · 3m: 0.0% · n=1144
IQR: $2,349 – $2,900
3+ median listing price
$3,550
MoM: +1.4% · YoY: +1.4% · 3m: +1.4% · n=991
IQR: $2,995 – $4,000
Trend & Mix Visuals
Median with IQR (filter by bedroom)
Bedroom mix share
Price distribution (1- & 2-bed) — May 2026
1-bed 3-month outlook (80/95% bands) — SARIMA(1, 1, 0)×(1, 0, 1, 12) AIC=-75.3 — Backtest MAPE: —
2-bed 3-month outlook (80/95% bands) — SARIMA(1, 1, 0)×(1, 0, 1, 12) AIC=-82.2 — 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
$34.18/hr
Annual: $71,100
2-bed
$45.00/hr
Annual: $93,600
3+ bed
$61.44/hr
Annual: $127,800
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