DATA NORTH
In core housing need
6.9%
Unaffordable housing
16.1%
Average rent
$1,331
Rental vacancy rate
2.5%

In core housing need

6.9%2021 selected-community value
Statistics Canada. Census Profile.

Sault Ste. Marie recorded 6.9% for in core housing need in 2021.

Unaffordable housing

14.0%16.0%18.0%20.0%22.0%24.0%2011: 19.8%19.8%20112016: 21.3%21.3%20162021: 16.1%16.1%2021
Statistics Canada. Census Profile.

Unaffordable housing, Sault Ste. Marie: 19.8% in 2011 and 16.1% in 2021 (−3.7 percentage points). The comparison crosses a documented break in the series (2016), so part of the movement may reflect how the data were collected.

Inadequate housing

6.0%6.5%7.0%7.5%8.0%8.5%9.0%2006: 6.7%6.7%20062011: 8.7%8.7%20112016: 6.8%6.8%20162021: 7.1%7.1%2021
Statistics Canada. Census Profile.

Inadequate housing, Sault Ste. Marie: 6.7% in 2006 and 7.1% in 2021 (+0.4 percentage points). The comparison crosses a documented break in the series (2011, 2016), so part of the movement may reflect how the data were collected.

Shelter costs for rented dwellings

$600$700$800$900$1,0002011: $642$64220112016: $773$77320162021: $890$8902021
Statistics Canada. Census Profile.

Shelter costs for rented dwellings, Sault Ste. Marie: $642 per month in 2011 and $890 per month in 2021 (+$248). The comparison crosses a documented break in the series (2016), so part of the movement may reflect how the data were collected.

Shelter costs for owned dwellings

$870$880$890$900$910$9202011: $884$88420112016: $880$88020162021: $910$9102021
Statistics Canada. Census Profile.

Shelter costs for owned dwellings, Sault Ste. Marie: $884 per month in 2011 and $910 per month in 2021 (+$26). The comparison crosses a documented break in the series (2016), so part of the movement may reflect how the data were collected.

Average rent

$400$600$800$1,000$1,200$1,400$1,6002001: $572$57220012002: $573$57320022003: $567$56720032004: $563$56320042005: $587$58720052006: $607$60720062007: $628$62820072008: $633$63320082009: $657$65720092010: $660$66020102011: $668$66820112012: $711$71120122013: $744$74420132014: $771$77120142015: $787$78720152016: $817$81720162017: $837$83720172018: $891$89120182019: $849$84920192020: $881$88120202021: $992$99220212022: $1,043$1,04320222023: $1,104$1,10420232024: $1,214$1,21420242025: $1,331$1,3312025
CMHC. Rental Market Survey.

Average rent, Sault Ste. Marie: $572 per month in 2001 and $1,331 per month in 2025 (+$759).

Rental vacancy rate

-5.0%0.0%5.0%10.0%15.0%2001: 11.6%11.6%20012002: 12.0%12.0%20022003: 9.4%9.4%20032004: 7.1%7.1%20042005: 3.3%3.3%20052006: 1.0%1.0%20062007: 1.9%1.9%20072008: 1.6%1.6%20082009: 1.3%1.3%20092010: 1.2%1.2%20102011: 1.1%1.1%20112012: 1.6%1.6%20122013: 1.7%1.7%20132014: 1.8%1.8%20142015: 3.5%3.5%20152016: 3.0%3.0%20162017: 5.1%5.1%20172018: 5.9%5.9%20182019: 4.9%4.9%20192020: 4.0%4.0%20202021: 1.8%1.8%20212022: 2.0%2.0%20222023: 1.8%1.8%20232024: 2.4%2.4%20242025: 2.5%2.5%2025
CMHC. Rental Market Survey.

Rental vacancy rate, Sault Ste. Marie: 11.6% in 2001 and 2.5% in 2025 (−9.1 percentage points).

Unsuitable housing

3.0%2021 selected-community value
Rural Ontario Institute. Community Wellbeing Dashboard.

Sault Ste. Marie recorded 3.0% for unsuitable housing in 2021.