Canadian Money Guide

Chelsea rental property market

What the official assessment roll says about income properties in Chelsea. Assessed values reflect market conditions on 2022-07-01 and usually lag current sale prices.

Income buildings (2+ units)
211
Dwellings in the municipality
3,985
Median year built (income buildings)
1989
Same owner for 20+ years
30.8 %

Assessed values by building size

Building sizeBuildingsDwellingsMedian assessed valueMedian value per door
12 units and more112$3,299,000$274,917
2 to 5 units (plexes)209434$726,300$351,600
6 to 11 units16$2,355,400$392,567

Average rents, Gatineau centre (October 2025) · vacancy 3.8%

Studio (1½-2½)1 bedroom (3½)2 bedrooms (4½)3 bedrooms + (5½+)
$1,046$1,362$1,451$1,508

CMHC Rental Market Survey, row and apartment units, rent paid by sitting tenants (asking rents for vacant units are higher).

Buying a typical plex in Chelsea

On a price of $725,000 (median assessed plex value), Quebec land transfer tax is about $8,986 with the provincial brackets; Chelsea may apply a higher rate above 500 000 $. The posted 5-year conventional mortgage rate is 6.19 % (2026-10-14).

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Source: Chelsea property assessment roll 2024 (Quebec open data, Ministère des Affaires municipales et de l'Habitation, Données Québec). Aggregates only; figures are assessed values, not sale prices, and are not an appraisal.