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Québec rental property market

What the official assessment roll says about income properties in Québec. Assessed values reflect market conditions on 2023-07-01 and usually lag current sale prices.

Income buildings (2+ units)
23,848
Dwellings in the municipality
304,345
Median year built (income buildings)
1958
Same owner for 20+ years
29.0 %

Assessed values by building size

Building sizeBuildingsDwellingsMedian assessed valueMedian value per door
12 units and more1,98571,393$2,800,000$126,696
2 to 5 units (plexes)18,77148,586$445,000$181,500
6 to 11 units3,09221,733$875,000$127,009

Average rents, Québec centre (October 2025) · vacancy 2.4%

Studio (1½-2½)1 bedroom (3½)2 bedrooms (4½)3 bedrooms + (5½+)
$855$1,107$1,276$1,464

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 Québec

On a price of $445,000 (median assessed plex value), Quebec land transfer tax is about $4,786 with the provincial brackets and Québec's own rates above 500 000 $ (see methodology). The posted 5-year conventional mortgage rate is 6.19 % (2026-10-14).

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Source: Québec property assessment roll 2025 (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.