Photo: Doug Kerr from Albany, NY, United States · CC BY-SA 2.0Home values in Alexandria run 57% lower than the median of Ontario’s towns
Owners put the median home at $300,000 at the 2021 census; for Ontario’s towns the median is $695,000. The census figure is the owner’s own reckoning of value in May 2021; actual sale prices may differ. Statistics Canada’s housing statistics carry no sale prices in Ontario; the census value stands in for Alexandria.
Alexandria’s homes, by two sources
Every figure here is compared within the province, against Ontario’s towns, since each province assesses on its own terms. Ontario still assesses at 2016 values (MPAC’s 1 January 2016 base): a figure to set against other Ontario towns, not against prices.
median, owners’ estimate
- Average
- $325K
- Owners
- 3,240
- Ontario’s towns
- $695K
- The typical Canadian town
- $406K
all residential, MPAC 2016 base
- Ontario’s towns
- $232K
Census 2021 (Statistics Canada); Canadian Housing Statistics Program, tables 46-10-0099 and 46-10-0093; Québec rôle d’évaluation foncière 2026 (MAMH).
Alexandria’s detached houses are assessed 30% below the median of Ontario’s towns
Of Alexandria’s 4,180 residential properties on the 2024 roll, 87% are detached houses.
Median assessment by type, 2024 the tick is the median of Ontario’s towns
Canadian Housing Statistics Program, table 46-10-0093 (2024): residential properties on the assessment roll, vacant land left out. The ticks are the median of Ontario’s towns with their own figure; assessments compare within a province only.
An older stock than most: 39% of Alexandria’s homes go back before 1961 (Ontario’s towns: 22%)
At the 2021 census, 79% of Alexandria’s 4,425 occupied homes were single-detached houses.
Homes by period of construction the tick is the median of Ontario’s towns
Homes by kind
| Alexandria | Ontario | Canada | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Condominiums | 4% | 7% | 8% |
| Needing major repairs | 9% | 6% | 6% |
| Too small for the household | 3% | 5% | 3% |
| Households in core housing need | 4% | 9% | 7% |
Census 2021 (Statistics Canada): occupied private dwellings; core housing need as Statistics Canada defines it. Ticks and columns are medians of the towns and neighbourhoods of 2,500 or more.
Building behind Ontario’s towns: 5.7 new homes a year per 1,000 in Alexandria, against 15
From 2018 to 2023, permits in Alexandria created 142 homes, about 24 a year. 61% were single-unit buildings, beside 66% for Ontario’s towns.
The busiest year: 2021, with 47 new homes
New homes a year per 1,000 homes
Statistics Canada, tables 46-10-0087 (building permits by census subdivision, 2018–2023: dwelling units created, new construction and conversions) and 34-10-0292 (monthly, metro areas). Per 1,000: units a year over 2019–2023 against occupied homes in 2021.
Alexandria is cheaper than most of Ontario’s towns: 57% under their $695,000 median
The census values of Ontario’s towns, 871 of them with 2,500+ people, from dearest to cheapest.
Census 2021, owners’ estimates; towns and neighbourhoods of 2,500 or more, no city as a whole, no reserve.
Cheaper next to Alexandria: Saint-Polycarpe
Next to Alexandria: 2021 census values and the share of owners. The nearest places to Alexandria with figures are 21–30 km away.
| Town | Median home value | Average | Owners | km |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alexandria | $300K | $325K | 78% | |
| South Glengarry | $348K | $428K | 88% | 21.4 |
| Rivière-Beaudette | $376K | $390K | 89% | 27.6 |
| Saint-Polycarpe | $250K | $272K | 76% | 29.2 |
| Vankleek Hill | $348K | $390K | 79% | 29.7 |
| Très-Saint-Rédempteur | $332K | $364K | 99% | 29.8 |
Census 2021 values; km.
Questions about property prices in Alexandria
Is Alexandria expensive for Ontario?
No: Alexandria’s census median is below the $695,000 of Ontario’s towns.
How many households in Alexandria are in core housing need?
Statistics Canada puts 4% of Alexandria’s households in core housing need, a smaller share than the 9% of Ontario’s towns.
Sources: Statistics Canada, Census of Population 2021 · Statistics Canada, Canadian Housing Statistics Program · Statistics Canada, building permits (tables 46-10-0087 and 34-10-0292). Under the Statistics Canada Open Licence.
Adapted from Statistics Canada (Census of Population 2021, population estimates 2025, 2021 census boundaries) under the Statistics Canada Open Licence; this does not constitute an endorsement by Statistics Canada. Neighbourhood names in some cities © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL).