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Rental housing affordability Chart 37: P ercent renter households spending more than 30 percent
of income on housing, 2011, by WEC municipality
When homeownership is out of reach for families,
renting becomes the only option. Vacancy rates in the WINDSOR
private rental market have been decreasing since its
high in 2008 and are predicted to continue to decrease 43.7%
through 2014 and 2015. The vacancy rate in October
2012 was 7.3 and had decreased to 5.9 as of 2013. LASALLE TECUMSEH LAKESHORE
Generally as the vacancy rate decreases, average market
rents increase especially for prime size 1 bedroom and 33.1% 34.5% 34.6%
2 bedroom units.xlvi Given that the majority of rental units
are located in the City of Windsor there is a distortion in AMHERSTBURG ESSEX KINGSVILLE LEAMINGTON
the number and the availability of units across the region
as the supply of units is far more constrained outside of 42% 39.9% 29.5% 47.4%
the city creating market fluctuations.
Source: 2011 National Household Survey.
Leamington and Windsor once again have the highest From Community Shelter Cost Data.
rate of spending on housing with 47.4 and 43.7 percent (Accessed on 2015-03-19)
of tenants respectively spending more than 30 percent
of their income on housing. In contrast, shelter costs in
the rest of the county, with the exception of Kingsville,
run between 33.1 and 42 percent. These higher rates
are may be due to limited rental options in the county.
Homelessness Chart 38: Homeownership Rates, Windsor (CMA), Ontario, Canada
The Homeless Coalition of Windsor-Essex County tracks 2500 Homeless Shelter Admissions
homelessness and housing issues in our region. In
their most recent report, they tracked a total of 1,830 2000
admissions to emergency shelters and motels in 2012,
which was up from 2010 at 1,605. However there were 1500
1,364 unique individuals admitted to these resources
in 2012 indicating that there are some readmissions 1000
occurring which may indicate a degree of ongoing use
of shelters by some individuals.xlvii 500
0 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012
Source: Homeless Coalition of Windsor Essex County. (2013)
Annual Report on Homelessness and Housing in
Windsor-Essex County.
Rental housing affordability Chart 37: P ercent renter households spending more than 30 percent
of income on housing, 2011, by WEC municipality
When homeownership is out of reach for families,
renting becomes the only option. Vacancy rates in the WINDSOR
private rental market have been decreasing since its
high in 2008 and are predicted to continue to decrease 43.7%
through 2014 and 2015. The vacancy rate in October
2012 was 7.3 and had decreased to 5.9 as of 2013. LASALLE TECUMSEH LAKESHORE
Generally as the vacancy rate decreases, average market
rents increase especially for prime size 1 bedroom and 33.1% 34.5% 34.6%
2 bedroom units.xlvi Given that the majority of rental units
are located in the City of Windsor there is a distortion in AMHERSTBURG ESSEX KINGSVILLE LEAMINGTON
the number and the availability of units across the region
as the supply of units is far more constrained outside of 42% 39.9% 29.5% 47.4%
the city creating market fluctuations.
Source: 2011 National Household Survey.
Leamington and Windsor once again have the highest From Community Shelter Cost Data.
rate of spending on housing with 47.4 and 43.7 percent (Accessed on 2015-03-19)
of tenants respectively spending more than 30 percent
of their income on housing. In contrast, shelter costs in
the rest of the county, with the exception of Kingsville,
run between 33.1 and 42 percent. These higher rates
are may be due to limited rental options in the county.
Homelessness Chart 38: Homeownership Rates, Windsor (CMA), Ontario, Canada
The Homeless Coalition of Windsor-Essex County tracks 2500 Homeless Shelter Admissions
homelessness and housing issues in our region. In
their most recent report, they tracked a total of 1,830 2000
admissions to emergency shelters and motels in 2012,
which was up from 2010 at 1,605. However there were 1500
1,364 unique individuals admitted to these resources
in 2012 indicating that there are some readmissions 1000
occurring which may indicate a degree of ongoing use
of shelters by some individuals.xlvii 500
0 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012
Source: Homeless Coalition of Windsor Essex County. (2013)
Annual Report on Homelessness and Housing in
Windsor-Essex County.
