--- title: "How do I find a rental in Prince George? | PG Pulse" description: "Use listing sites, local property managers and the BC Housing registry. Start early, especially before September when students arrive." url: https://princegeorgepulse.ca/answers/finding-a-rental/ markdown: https://princegeorgepulse.ca/answers/finding-a-rental.md site: PG Pulse (https://princegeorgepulse.ca), The pulse of Prince George, British Columbia generated: 2026-10-16T16:03:09.002Z --- [Moving and settling in](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/answers/#moving) # How do I find a rental in Prince George? Use the online listing sites, local property managers and, for subsidized housing, the BC Housing registry. The vacancy rate shows how tight it is; start looking early, especially before September when students arrive. Checked October 1, 2026. Numbers update on their own. Average rents (CMHC, apartments and row houses): bachelor $940 a month, one bedroom $1,214 a month, two bedrooms $1,422 a month. The vacancy rate is 4.4%; when it is low, good units go fast and landlords ask for references. - Look on the big listing sites and with local property management companies (our directory lists them under real estate). - If your income qualifies, apply to the BC Housing registry for subsidized housing. - Never send a deposit for a unit you have not seen or whose landlord you cannot verify; rental scams are common. UNBC and CNC both run student housing; apply early. ## By the numbers, live - Average rent, bachelor $940 a month October 2025. CMHC, BC Northern Real Estate Board, BC Assessment, Statistics Canada. [More on average rent, bachelor](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/dashboard/housing/) - Average rent, one bedroom $1,214 a month October 2025. CMHC, BC Northern Real Estate Board, BC Assessment, Statistics Canada. [More on average rent, one bedroom](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/dashboard/housing/) - Average rent, two bedrooms $1,422 a month October 2025. CMHC, BC Northern Real Estate Board, BC Assessment, Statistics Canada. [More on average rent, two bedrooms](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/dashboard/housing/) - Average rent, three bedrooms or more $1,553 a month October 2025. CMHC, BC Northern Real Estate Board, BC Assessment, Statistics Canada. [More on average rent, three bedrooms or more](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/dashboard/housing/) - Rental vacancy rate 4.4% October 2025. CMHC, BC Northern Real Estate Board, BC Assessment, Statistics Canada. [More on rental vacancy rate](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/dashboard/housing/) Still have a question? The assistant answers from all of our live data. 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Licence: CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/); each answer links its official sources. Updated 2026-10-14T12:40:01.822Z. JSON: https://princegeorgepulse.ca/api/v1/answers/finding-a-rental - **id**: finding-a-rental - **theme**: 4 - **topic**: moving - **topicLabel**: Moving and settling in - **question**: How do I find a rental in Prince George? - **also**: Where to find rentals, Housing advice for moving to PG - **short**: Use the online listing sites, local property managers and, for subsidized housing, the BC Housing registry. The vacancy rate shows how tight it is; start looking early, especially before September when students arrive. - **answer**: Average rents (CMHC, apartments and row houses): bachelor $940 a month, one bedroom $1,214 a month, two bedrooms $1,422 a month. The vacancy rate is 4.4%; when it is low, good units go fast and landlords ask for references. - Look on the big listing sites and with local property management companies (our directory lists them under real estate). - If your income qualifies, apply to the BC Housing registry for subsidized housing. - Never send a deposit for a unit you have not seen or whose landlord you cannot verify; rental scams are common. UNBC and CNC both run student housing; apply early. - **checked**: 2026-10-01 - **page**: #### facts | key | label | api | value | asOf | source | sourceUrl | href | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | rentBachelor | Average rent, bachelor | https://princegeorgepulse.ca/api/v1/housing | $940 a month | October 2025 | CMHC, BC Northern Real Estate Board, BC Assessment, Statistics Canada | https://princegeorgepulse.ca/dashboard/housing/ | https://princegeorgepulse.ca/dashboard/housing/ | | rent1br | Average rent, one bedroom | https://princegeorgepulse.ca/api/v1/housing | $1,214 a month | October 2025 | CMHC, BC Northern Real Estate Board, BC Assessment, Statistics Canada | https://princegeorgepulse.ca/dashboard/housing/ | https://princegeorgepulse.ca/dashboard/housing/ | | rent2br | Average rent, two bedrooms | https://princegeorgepulse.ca/api/v1/housing | $1,422 a month | October 2025 | CMHC, BC Northern Real Estate Board, BC Assessment, Statistics Canada | https://princegeorgepulse.ca/dashboard/housing/ | https://princegeorgepulse.ca/dashboard/housing/ | | rent3br | Average rent, three bedrooms or more | https://princegeorgepulse.ca/api/v1/housing | $1,553 a month | October 2025 | CMHC, BC Northern Real Estate Board, BC Assessment, Statistics Canada | https://princegeorgepulse.ca/dashboard/housing/ | https://princegeorgepulse.ca/dashboard/housing/ | | vacancy | Rental vacancy rate | https://princegeorgepulse.ca/api/v1/housing | 4.4% | October 2025 | CMHC, BC Northern Real Estate Board, BC Assessment, Statistics Canada | https://princegeorgepulse.ca/dashboard/housing/ | https://princegeorgepulse.ca/dashboard/housing/ | #### links | label | url | | --- | --- | | Housing dashboard: rents and vacancy | https://princegeorgepulse.ca/dashboard/housing/ | | Real estate and property managers | https://princegeorgepulse.ca/directory/c/real-estate/ | | Newcomers and students | https://princegeorgepulse.ca/move/newcomers/ | #### official | label | url | linkOk | linkCheckedAt | | --- | --- | --- | --- | | BC Housing: subsidized housing | https://www.bchousing.org/housing-assistance/rental-housing/subsidized-housing | true | 2026-10-14T12:40:01.822Z | | Residential Tenancy Branch | https://www2.gov.bc.ca/gov/content/housing-tenancy/residential-tenancies | true | 2026-10-14T12:40:01.822Z | --- Markdown version of https://princegeorgepulse.ca/answers/finding-a-rental/. 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