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Most Affordable in Ontario

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Most Affordable — Ontario

1 Elliot Lake $150,000
2 Kirkland Lake $150,000
3 Kapuskasing $150,000
4 Dryden $200,000
5 Hawkesbury $224,000
6 Timmins $226,000
7 Fort Frances $226,000
8 Espanola $230,000
9 Algoma, Unorganized, North Part $250,000
10 Sault Ste. Marie $250,000
11 Pembroke $250,000
12 Temiskaming Shores $250,000
13 Thunder Bay, Unorganized $280,000
14 Cornwall $280,000
15 West Nipissing $280,000
16 Smiths Falls $300,000
17 Brockville $300,000
18 Thunder Bay $300,000
19 North Glengarry $300,000
20 Kenora, Unorganized $300,000
21 Sioux Lookout $300,000
22 North Bay $300,000
23 South Dundas $300,000
24 Renfrew $300,000
25 Whitewater Region $302,000
26 Greater Sudbury $348,000
27 Greater Sudbury / Grand Sudbury $348,000
28 Alfred and Plantagenet $348,000
29 Elizabethtown-Kitley $348,000
30 South Stormont $348,000
31 Chatham-Kent $348,000
32 North Stormont $348,000
33 Augusta $348,000
34 Champlain $348,000
35 South Glengarry $348,000
36 Edwardsburgh/Cardinal $348,000
37 Petawawa $348,000
38 Laurentian Valley $348,000
39 Gananoque $360,000
40 Petrolia $376,000
41 Tweed $376,000
42 Lanark Highlands $388,000
43 Oliver Paipoonge $388,000
44 Southwest Middlesex $400,000
45 St. Clair $400,000
46 South Huron $400,000
47 Windsor $400,000
48 Central Huron $400,000
49 North Dundas $400,000
50 Essex $400,000
51 Hanover $400,000
52 Parry Sound $400,000
53 Owen Sound $400,000
54 Rideau Lakes $400,000
55 Arnprior $400,000
56 Leeds and the Thousand Islands $400,000
57 Huron East $400,000
58 Stone Mills $400,000
59 Greater Napanee $400,000
60 Arran-Elderslie $400,000
61 Perth $400,000
62 Leamington $400,000
63 North Huron $400,000
64 West Elgin $400,000
65 Stirling-Rawdon $400,000
66 McNab/Braeside $424,000
67 Belleville $424,000
68 Goderich $424,000
69 Ashfield-Colborne-Wawanosh $428,000
70 Havelock-Belmont-Methuen $428,000
71 Brockton $436,000
72 Quinte West $440,000
73 Kingsville $448,000
74 Aylmer $448,000
75 Loyalist $448,000
76 Port Colborne $448,000
77 South Bruce $448,000
78 St. Thomas $448,000
79 Tay Valley $448,000
80 Clarence-Rockland $452,000
81 Trent Hills $460,000
82 Drummond/North Elmsley $460,000
83 West Hill $461,770
84 Stonegate-Queensway $461,770
85 Nepean $461,770
86 Orléans $461,770
87 Ottawa South $461,770
88 Newtonbrook West $461,770
89 Westminster-Branson $461,770
90 Centretown $461,770
91 Lindsay $461,770
92 Woburn $461,770
93 Willowdale East $461,770
94 Rouge $461,770
95 Georgetown $461,770
96 L'Amoreaux $461,770
97 Islington-City Centre West $461,770
98 Englemount-Lawrence $461,770
99 The Beaches $461,770
100 Strathroy $461,770

The most affordable housing markets in Ontario offer opportunities for homeownership at a fraction of the cost of major metros. Elliot Lake has a median home value of just $150,000.

Affordable housing markets often feature lower costs of living overall, making them attractive to retirees, remote workers, and families building wealth through homeownership. Many of these cities offer solid community amenities despite their lower price points.

While low home values make homeownership accessible, they may also reflect limited job markets or slower economic growth. The rise of remote work has created new opportunities for these communities to attract residents who can earn higher salaries from distant employers.

Did You Know?

  • 1. In Elliot Lake, the median home costs just $150,000 — less than a new luxury car.
  • 2. Affordable housing markets have seen increased interest since the rise of remote work, as buyers can earn higher salaries from anywhere.
  • 3. Many of the most affordable cities are in the South and Midwest, where land costs and construction expenses are lower.

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