The City of Barrie is in the top 10 most expensive rental markets in Canada, according to a new report. Zumper.com analyzed hundreds of thousands of active listings in May to examine median rent prices across 23 major Canadian cities, finding Barrie ranks seventh. The average one-bedroom rental fell 1.6 per cent to $1,800. The report shows the price of a two-bedroom rental dipped slightly to $1,910. Vancouver, B.C., Toronto, and Burnaby, B.C. ranked the top three most expensive rental markets in the country, with one-bedrooms renting between $2,700 and $2,360. The cheapest major Canadian city to rent, according to Zumper.com, is Regina, SK, with a one-bedroom averaging just over $1,000.
