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Apartments & homes for rent in Kitchener

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There are 347 rentals in Kitchener, ON, with a median rent of $2,125/mo. 70 are 1-bedroom apartments and units and 148 have 2 bedrooms.

family-friendly walkable diverse

256,885 people lived in Kitchener at the 2021 Census, in 99,800 households. 60% of households owned their home and 40% rented. The most common homes were single-detached houses (48%) and low-rise apartments (16%). 49% of homes were built before 1981, and 13% since 2011. 89% of commuters went to work by car and 5% by public transit.

Population of 256,885 94 walkability score

Kitchener, Ontario

Kitchener Rentals

Day to dayLivability

Walkability

out of 100 · averaged over 37,244 past and present listings

Average walk score reported on listings here

6.1

Schools near listings

out of 10 · averaged over 37,244 past and present listings

Fraser Institute ratings within 2 km of each listing, closer schools weighted more

Each score is an average over this area's own listings and is shown only where at least 5 of them carry one. Scores are reported by listing agents, not measured by HOMEH.

What it costsAffordability

Median asking price

$624,900

13% below Ontario

In Kitchener

$624,900

In Ontario

$716,900

Median monthly rent

$2,137/mo

14% below Ontario

In Kitchener

$2,137

In Ontario

$2,499

$501

Per square foot

≈ 24.4 years

Of rent to match the purchase price

On the marketMarket snapshot

For sale

687

Median $624,900

Houses 429 · Condos 258

For rent

347

Median $2,137

Condos 201 · Houses 146

Recently sold

Recently leased

Market data as of 2026-08-16. Sold and leased figures are neighbourhood medians over the last 12 months, published only where at least 5 homes closed — never a single sale.

The honest readPros & cons

What people love

Strong community with many amenities
High walkability for easy access
Affordable compared to provincial averages
Diverse housing options available

Keep in mind

Median home prices are above the city average
Limited number of schools

The feel of the placeLifestyle

Daily life in Kitchener is active and convenient, with plenty of parks and shops. Residents enjoy a community-focused environment.

Great for first-time buyers young families renters

Within the boundaryWhat's nearby

The boundary

137.5 km²

Every count and every census figure on this page was measured inside this line — not within a circle drawn around a centre point.

388

Parks

354

Playgrounds

Transit stations

Grocery stores

210

Restaurants

Cafés

Gyms

Libraries

Pharmacies

Counted across all 137.5 km² of Kitchener. From OpenStreetMap, as of 2026-10-19.

The schoolsWhich schools, and how they rate

6.0/10

Average rating of the 64 rated schools in this area

Elementary

Secondary

École secondaire David Saint-Jacques
Public · French · Grades 9–12 · Conseil scolaire Viamonde
8.4/10
46th of 742 Ontario secondary schools
105 students · EQAO 2024-2025
Williamsburg Public School
Public · Grades JK–6 · Waterloo Region DSB
8.1/107.6 over 5 yrs
299th of 3,045 Ontario elementary schools
630 students · EQAO 2024-2025
Saint John Paul II Catholic Elementary School
Catholic · Grades JK–8 · Waterloo CDSB
8.0/107.6 over 5 yrs
337th of 3,045 Ontario elementary schools
655 students · EQAO 2024-2025
John Darling Public School
Public · Grades JK–6 · Waterloo Region DSB
7.9/106.8 over 5 yrs
387th of 3,045 Ontario elementary schools
175 students · EQAO 2024-2025
Canadian Martyrs Catholic Elementary School
Catholic · Grades JK–8 · Waterloo CDSB
7.8/106.9 over 5 yrs
433rd of 3,045 Ontario elementary schools
520 students · EQAO 2024-2025
St Mark Catholic Elementary School
Catholic · Grades JK–8 · Waterloo CDSB
7.6/107.5 over 5 yrs
516th of 3,045 Ontario elementary schools
390 students · EQAO 2024-2025

Ontario Ministry of Education school registry; ratings from the Fraser Institute report card. These are the schools that stand inside Kitchener, not a catchment — most Ontario boards do not publish attendance boundaries, and we will not draw a line we cannot source. Confirm enrolment with the school board before you buy.

The peopleWho lives here

256,885

Population (2021)

136.8 km²

Area

1,878

People per km²

38.5

Median age

$95,431

Median income

60%

Own their home

2.7

People per household

99,800

Households

Every age

Children (under 15)17.5%
Working age (15–64)67.8%
Seniors (65+)14.7%

What is built here

Detached houses47.5%
Semi-detached5.4%
Townhouses12.9%
Duplexes3.1%
Low-rise apartments15.5%
High-rise apartments15.3%

Own or rent

60%Owners

40%Renters

Across 99,800 households

When it was built

Mostly 1961–1980

1960 or earlier19%
1961–198030%
1981–199013%
1991–200010%
2001–20057%
2006–20107%
2011–20156%
2016–20218%

Share of occupied homes, by the era they were built in. Bars are drawn against the busiest era, not against each other, because the eras are not the same length. The eight shares are unlikely to total exactly 100: Statistics Canada rounds each era's count to the nearest 5 before publishing it, so we print what the census reports rather than adjusting a figure to make the column add up.

29.7%
Born outside Canada: 27.7%
Hold a degree or higher: 59.5%
Employment rate: 5.4%
Commute by transit: 88.5%
Commute by car: 1.8
Children per family: $83,006
Median income after tax: $109,520
Average household income: 10%
Living on a low income: $1,506/mo
Renters pay, per month: $1,517/mo
Owners pay, per month: $669,224
Median home value at census: 30.9%
Renters spending 30%+ of income on housing: 13.5%
Owners spending 30%+ of income on housing

Statistics Canada, Census of Population 2021. Added up from 321 census areas inside the boundary. Medians and rates are a population-weighted average of dissemination-area figures.

Sources: HOMEH listings, Statistics Canada, Census of Population 2021, OpenStreetMap, HOMEH school registry, Photo: © Wikimedia Commons contributors (CC BY-SA)

HOMEH Market Pulse Through September 2026 Deep sales history

What Rent Costs in Kitchener

1,525 homes were leased in Kitchener over the 12 months to September 2026. Half leased above $2,082 and half below, 7.2% lower than the 12 months before. A typical home found its tenant in 28 days.

Median rent: $2,082; -7.2% year over year
Days to lease: 28; 1 day quicker
Leases closed: 1,525; last 12 months
Rent per square foot: $2.22/mo; from 1,441 sized leases

Three years of rents

The line is the median. The band is the middle half of every lease — how wide it runs tells you how much one home here differs from the next.

$3,185$2,653$2,122$1,590

Oct ’23Oct ’24Sep ’25Sep ’26

Median rent Middle half of leases

What renters actually paid

$3,000/mo

on a $3,000 asking rent — right at the asking rent

−10%Asking rent+10%

Of the asking rent: 100.0%
Leased over asking: 9.4%

From 1,525 leases that closed here in the last 12 months.

Rent or buy in Kitchener

26.6 years

of rent, at the going rate here, adds up to what a home here costs.

Median sold price

$663,608

1,907 sales

Median rent

$2,082/mo

1,525 leases

Gross rental yield

3.76%

before costs

Both figures come from deals that actually closed in Kitchener over the last 12 months. Gross yield is annual rent divided by price; it does not account for taxes, fees, maintenance, vacancy or financing.

What actually rents in Kitchener

A single median hides this: the mix of homes behind it, and what each kind costs.

1,525leases

Condo apartment$1,81941.5%
Detached$2,72722.5%
Condo town$2,21114.0%
Freehold town$2,6869.3%
Other kinds of home$1,8533.9%
Multiplex$1,8343.3%
Semi-detached$2,6122.3%
Other kinds, too few of each —3.2%

How fast it moves

Median days on market, month by month. Taller means slower.

Oct 2024Sep 2026

Terracotta marks the last 12 months.

Every month behind these charts — Kitchener, rentals

Monthly closed leases in Kitchener
Month	Closed	Median	Middle half	Days	% of ask
Sep 2026	99	$2,200	$1,850 – $2,600	23	100.0%
Aug 2026	158	$2,000	$1,750 – $2,450	30	100.0%
Jul 2026	173	$2,100	$1,750 – $2,500	25	100.0%
Jun 2026	179	$2,000	$1,700 – $2,500	21	100.0%
May 2026	110	$2,100	$1,700 – $2,600	25	100.0%
Apr 2026	136	$1,950	$1,700 – $2,513	31	100.0%
Mar 2026	133	$2,000	$1,725 – $2,600	33	100.0%
Feb 2026	108	$2,000	$1,711 – $2,513	31	100.0%
Jan 2026	119	$2,050	$1,800 – $2,600	36	100.0%
Dec 2025	100	$2,100	$1,800 – $2,500	33	100.0%
Nov 2025	98	$2,300	$1,850 – $2,688	27	100.0%
Oct 2025	112	$2,338	$1,900 – $2,700	23	100.0%
Sep 2025	107	$2,300	$1,938 – $2,799	28	100.0%
Aug 2025	118	$2,100	$1,860 – $2,750	28	100.0%
Jul 2025	135	$2,189	$1,900 – $2,600	25	100.0%
Jun 2025	112	$2,100	$1,894 – $2,599	27	100.0%
May 2025	132	$2,100	$1,850 – $2,600	28	100.0%
Apr 2025	99	$2,150	$1,895 – $2,700	26	100.0%
Mar 2025	100	$2,300	$1,950 – $2,763	28	100.0%
Feb 2025	79	$2,200	$1,850 – $2,600	30	100.0%
Jan 2025	93	$2,400	$2,000 – $2,750	34	100.0%
Dec 2024	74	$2,423	$1,900 – $2,738	35	100.0%
Nov 2024	79	$2,500	$2,150 – $2,850	29	100.0%
Oct 2024	85	$2,400	$1,999 – $2,800	26	100.0%
Sep 2024	105	$2,500	$2,100 – $2,800	32	100.0%
Aug 2024	190	$2,200	$2,000 – $2,619	38	100.0%
Jul 2024	141	$2,400	$1,950 – $2,900	37	100.0%
Jun 2024	91	$2,100	$1,998 – $2,770	50	100.0%
May 2024	76	$2,450	$2,075 – $2,800	35	100.0%
Apr 2024	87	$2,450	$2,000 – $2,800	41	100.0%
Mar 2024	39	$2,500	$1,875 – $2,850	43	100.0%
Feb 2024	49	$2,500	$1,950 – $3,000	30	100.0%
Jan 2024	54	$2,298	$1,950 – $2,938	30	100.0%
Dec 2023	46	$2,613	$2,063 – $2,988	29	100.0%
Nov 2023	50	$2,650	$2,313 – $3,075	15	100.0%
Oct 2023	48	$2,700	$2,375 – $3,013	17	100.0%

What people ask about Kitchener

How much is rent in Kitchener?

The median lease in Kitchener closed at $2,082 a month over the 12 months to September 2026, across 1,525 leases.

Compiled by HOMEH from leases reported closed in Kitchener on the Toronto Regional Real Estate Board MLS® System, through September 2026. Medians are taken over closed prices, not asking prices. Per-square-foot figures use the midpoint of the banded floor-area range MLS® carries, so they describe the group and not any one home. Not an appraisal or an opinion of value.

Questions, answered

Common questions about apartments & homes for rent in Kitchener

What is the average rent in Kitchener?

The median rent of the 347 rentals in Kitchener is $2,125/mo, from $1,250 to $4,500 a month.

Houses for rent in Kitchener

How much is a 1-bedroom apartment in Kitchener?

70 1-bedroom rentals are listed in Kitchener, with a median rent of $1,793/mo.

Condos for rent in Kitchener

How much is a 2-bedroom apartment in Kitchener?

148 2-bedroom rentals are listed in Kitchener, with a median rent of $1,998/mo.

Condos for rent in Kitchener

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