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City in Ontario
Houses for rent in St. Thomas
There are 4 houses and homes for rent in St. Thomas today, with a median rent of $2,475/mo (+41% vs. all rentals in St. Thomas). 2 are 3-bedroom houses.
42,840 people lived in St. Thomas at the 2021 Census, in 18,075 households. 68% of households owned their home and 32% rented. The most common homes were single-detached houses (65%) and low-rise apartments (16%). 57% of homes were built before 1981, and 12% since 2011. 94% of commuters went to work by car and 0% by public transit.
St. Thomas, Ontario
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At a glance
Houses & Homes for Rent in St. Thomas
Listed 2 days ago
27 Aldborough Avenue
St. Thomas, ON N5R 4S8
DetachedFor Rent
Listed 22 days ago
71 Wilson Avenue
St. Thomas, ON N5R 3R1
DetachedFor Rent
Day to dayLivability
20
Walkability
out of 100 · averaged over 23,467 past and present listings
Average walk score reported on listings here
4.7
Schools near listings
out of 10 · averaged over 23,467 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
$549,900
In St. Thomas
$549,900
In Ontario
$716,900
Median monthly rent
$1,750/mo
In St. Thomas
$1,750
In Ontario
$2,499
$370
Per square foot
≈ 26.2 years
Of rent to match the purchase price
On the marketMarket snapshot
For sale
222
Median $549,900
Houses 211 · Condos 11
For rent
31
Median $1,750
Houses 25 · Condos 6
Recently sold
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Recently leased
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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
- Affordable housing compared to provincial median
- Community-oriented with several parks
Keep in mind
- Low walkability score of 20
- Limited public transit options
The feel of the placeLifestyle
Daily life in St. Thomas is calm and community-focused. Residents enjoy local parks and schools.
Within the boundaryWhat's nearby
The boundary
36.0 km²
Every count and every census figure on this page was measured inside this line — not within a circle drawn around a centre point.
30
Parks
21
Playgrounds
7
Grocery stores
23
Restaurants
15
Cafés
5
Gyms
1
Libraries
6
Pharmacies
Counted across all 36.0 km² of St. Thomas. From OpenStreetMap, as of 2026-10-12.
The schoolsWhich schools, and how they rate
4.8/10
Average rating of the 12 rated schools in this area
10
Elementary
4
Secondary
St Joseph's High School
Catholic · Grades 9–12 · London District Catholic School Board
6.5/106.5 over 5 yrs311th of 742 Ontario secondary schools
960 students · EQAO 2024-2025
Mitchell Hepburn Public School
Public · Grades JK–8 · Thames Valley DSB
6.3/106.0 over 5 yrs1,366th of 3,045 Ontario elementary schools
695 students · EQAO 2024-2025
Parkside Collegiate Institute
Public · Grades 9–12 · Thames Valley DSB
6.1/105.5 over 5 yrs367th of 742 Ontario secondary schools
1,015 students · EQAO 2024-2025
Lockes Public School
Public · Grades JK–8 · Thames Valley DSB
5.8/105.0 over 5 yrs1,729th of 3,045 Ontario elementary schools
630 students · EQAO 2024-2025
Central Elgin Collegiate Institute
Public · Grades 9–12 · Thames Valley DSB
5.6/106.0 over 5 yrs453rd of 742 Ontario secondary schools
690 students · EQAO 2024-2025
St. Anne's Separate School
Catholic · Grades JK–8 · London District Catholic School Board
5.6/105.0 over 5 yrs1,868th of 3,045 Ontario elementary schools
800 students · EQAO 2024-2025
Ontario Ministry of Education school registry; ratings from the Fraser Institute report card. These are the schools that stand inside St. Thomas, 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
42,840
Population (2021)
35.6 km²
Area
1,203
People per km²
43.9
Median age
$79,058
Median income
68%
Own their home
2.4
People per household
18,075
Households
Every age
- Children (under 15)16.7%
- Working age (15–64)62.1%
- Seniors (65+)21.2%
What is built here
- Detached houses64.8%
- Semi-detached7.4%
- Townhouses4%
- Duplexes3.2%
- Low-rise apartments16.1%
- High-rise apartments4.3%
Own or rent
68%Owners
32%Renters
Across 18,075 households
When it was built
Mostly 1960 or earlier
- 1960 or earlier33%
- 1961–198025%
- 1981–19908%
- 1991–20009%
- 2001–20056%
- 2006–20107%
- 2011–20154%
- 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.
- 10.5%
- Born outside Canada
- 13.6%
- Hold a degree or higher
- 52.4%
- Employment rate
- 0.1%
- Commute by transit
- 93.6%
- Commute by car
- 1.7
- Children per family
- $70,317
- Median income after tax
- $88,973
- Average household income
- 10.9%
- Living on a low income
- $1,181/mo
- Renters pay, per month
- $1,209/mo
- Owners pay, per month
- $445,435
- Median home value at census
- 32.4%
- Renters spending 30%+ of income on housing
- 8.1%
- Owners spending 30%+ of income on housing
Statistics Canada, Census of Population 2021. Added up from 61 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)
What a House Rents For in St. Thomas
27 detached houses were leased in St. Thomas over the 12 months to September 2026. Half leased above $2,594 and half below, 9.4% lower than the 12 months before. A typical detached house found its tenant in 21 days — 16 days quicker than a year ago.
- Median rent
- $2,594
- -9.4% year over year
- Days to lease
- 21
- 16 days quicker
- Leases closed
- 27
- last 12 months
- Rent per square foot
- $1.88/mo
- from 27 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 detached house here differs from the next.
What renters actually paid
$2,994/mo
on a $3,000 asking rent — under ask by $6
- Of the asking rent
- 99.8%
- Leased over asking
- 0%
From 27 leases that closed here in the last 12 months.
Rent or buy in St. Thomas
17.3 years
of rent, at the going rate here, adds up to what a detached house here costs.
Median sold price
$537,625
451 sales
Median rent
$2,594/mo
27 leases
Gross rental yield
5.79%
before costs
Both figures come from deals that actually closed in St. Thomas over the last 12 months. Gross yield is annual rent divided by price; it does not account for taxes, fees, maintenance, vacancy or financing.
How fast it moves
Median days on market, month by month. Taller means slower.
Terracotta marks the last 12 months.
Every month behind these charts — St. Thomas, rentals
| Month | Closed | Median | Middle half | Days | % of ask |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 2026 | 5 | $2,850 | $2,400 – $2,900 | 39 | 98.8% |
| May 2026 | 5 | $2,700 | $2,100 – $2,800 | 20 | 100.0% |
| Apr 2026 | 5 | $2,595 | $2,200 – $2,995 | 21 | 100.0% |
| Mar 2026 | 7 | $2,400 | $1,575 – $2,650 | 12 | 100.0% |
| Feb 2026 | 5 | $2,500 | $2,500 – $2,550 | 15 | 100.0% |
| Aug 2025 | 6 | $3,000 | $2,725 – $3,238 | 27 | 100.0% |
| Mar 2025 | 5 | $2,600 | $2,200 – $3,000 | 41 | 100.0% |
| Feb 2025 | 5 | $2,800 | $2,700 – $3,000 | 34 | 100.0% |
| Nov 2024 | 5 | $2,895 | $2,400 – $3,000 | 15 | 100.0% |
| Oct 2024 | 5 | $3,000 | $2,950 – $3,100 | 67 | 100.0% |
| Sep 2024 | 5 | $3,100 | $3,100 – $3,300 | 42 | 100.0% |
What people ask about St. Thomas
How much is rent for a detached house in St. Thomas?
The median detached house lease in St. Thomas closed at $2,594 a month over the 12 months to September 2026, across 27 leases.
Compiled by HOMEH from leases reported closed in St. Thomas 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 detached house. Not an appraisal or an opinion of value.
Common questions about houses for rent in St. Thomas
How much does it cost to rent a house in St. Thomas?
The median rent of the 4 houses for rent in St. Thomas is $2,475/mo, from $1,880 to $3,000 a month. That is 41% above the median of all rentals in St. Thomas.
All rentals in St. ThomasAre there 3- and 4-bedroom houses for rent in St. Thomas?
Yes. St. Thomas has 2 3-bedroom houses and 1 4-bedroom house for rent right now.
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