Costs of Living and Vacancy Rates

In order to assist you in your relocation, this is the minimum income you need to earn in Grande Prairie to afford one of these accomodations. Alberta Housing and Urban Affairs (CNIT 2009) has determined that in order to live in Grande Prairie, an individual must earn:

Bachelor                                     

$32,000                                    

1 Bedroom                                     

$34,000                                    

2 Bedroom                                     

$42,500                                    

3 Bedroom                                     

$55,000                                    

4 Bedroom                                     

$58,000                                    

5+ Bedroom                                    

$61,000                                    

                     

                                  

                                  

  *This includes telephone, power, water, sewer, land drainage, and garbage collection charges.                          

                          

                                      

TRANSITIONAL HOUSING                

Willow Place                                    

58 beds                                    

Elders’ Caring Shelter                                    

17 beds                                    

LONG-TERM SUPPORTIVE HOUSING             

Senior Homes                 

                  

341 units                                    

Independent Counseling Enterprises                                     

28 spaces                                    

Accredited Supportive Living Society                                    

6 residences with 20 spaces                                    

 Grande Prairie and District Association for Persons with  Development Disabilities                                   

8 residences with 65 spaces                                    

Rising Above                                    

3 residences with 17 spaces  

                                  

Crosswinds – Hillcrest Centre                                    

22 spaces                                    

AFFORDABLE HOUSING            

Grande Spirit Foundation                                     

8 units (1-2 bedrooms each)

                                    

40 city units (3-4 bedrooms each)  

                                  

41 direct rental (2-4 bedrooms each)   

                                 

245 rent supplements to tenants     
  
253 rent supplements to landlords                                

 

  

Margaret Edgson Manor                       

70 units                                    

Rotary House                                   

143 beds                                    

Willow Place                                     

58 beds                                    

Métis Urban Housing                                    

33 units                                    

Habitat for Humanity                                    

1 duplex                                    

                               

                               

Source: Canadian Mortgage and Housing Corporation, Rental Market Statistics 2010.                                    

Statistics Canada, 2006