Jamaica’s rental market remains firmly anchored in the Corporate Area, but new MLS data suggest that some of the strongest pricing power is emerging outside the capital, particularly in St Ann, where tourism, returning residents and lifestyle-driven demand continue to reshape the housing landscape.
Analysis of 944 active residential rental listings on the Multiple Listing Service (MLS) shows that St Andrew accounts for 326 available properties, making it the single largest rental market in the country. Yet despite its dominance by volume, average asking rents in St Andrew are now broadly comparable with those being achieved in St Ann, highlighting the growing influence of Jamaica’s north coast as both a residential and investment destination.
The MLS data, which covers apartments, townhouses, houses and resort villas offered for long-term rental, shows an average asking rent across the island of approxim…