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Shawinigan rental property market

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

Income buildings (2+ units)
3,628
Dwellings in the municipality
29,122
Median year built (income buildings)
1949
Same owner for 20+ years
23.3 %

Assessed values by building size

Building sizeBuildingsDwellingsMedian assessed valueMedian value per door
12 units and more1052,110$1,006,600$59,561
2 to 5 units (plexes)3,0287,957$205,900$83,650
6 to 11 units4953,276$366,100$56,233

Average rents, Shawinigan centre (October 2025) · vacancy 1.5%

Studio (1½-2½)1 bedroom (3½)2 bedrooms (4½)3 bedrooms + (5½+)
$474$658$830$904

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 Shawinigan

On a price of $205,000 (median assessed plex value), Quebec land transfer tax is about $1,736 with the provincial brackets and Shawinigan'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: Shawinigan 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.