Photo: P199 · CC BY-SA 3.0Algonquin Highlands builds fast: 33.2 new homes a year per 1,000, against 15 for Ontario’s towns
The 2021 census put the median home at $600,000, with an average of $688,000. What homes sold for in Algonquin Highlands isn’t public: no sale figures are released in Ontario. On the 2024 assessment, the middle residential property is valued at $279,000. MPAC hasn’t reassessed since its 1 January 2016 values, which is why the figure sits well under the census value; it compares only within Ontario.
What Algonquin Highlands’s homes are worth, two ways
Every figure here is compared within the province, against Ontario’s towns, since each province assesses on its own terms. What owners reported in May 2021 is an opinion of value; interest rates and prices have both moved since.
median, owners’ estimate
- Average
- $688K
- Owners
- 1,160
- 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).
A detached house in Algonquin Highlands is assessed 24% higher than across Ontario’s towns
Of Algonquin Highlands’s 4,510 residential properties on the 2024 roll, 90% 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.
Single-detached houses are 97% of Algonquin Highlands’s homes, against 60% for Ontario’s towns
At the 2021 census, Algonquin Highlands had 1,270 homes with someone living in them. At least half predate 1981.
Homes by period of construction the tick is the median of Ontario’s towns
Homes by kind
| Algonquin Highlands | Ontario | Canada | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Condominiums | 2% | 7% | 8% |
| Needing major repairs | 5% | 6% | 6% |
| Too small for the household | 1% | 5% | 3% |
| Households in core housing need | 14% | 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.
Permits in Algonquin Highlands peaked in 2022: 59 new homes
Algonquin Highlands issued permits for 240 new homes from 2018 to 2023, or about 40 a year. Most were houses: 99% went into single-unit buildings, against 66% for Ontario’s towns.
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.
Algonquin Highlands is cheaper than most of Ontario’s towns: 14% 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 Algonquin Highlands: Minden Hills and Highlands East
Next to Algonquin Highlands: 2021 census values and the share of owners. The nearest places to Algonquin Highlands with figures are 18–43 km away.
| Town | Median home value | Average | Owners | km |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Algonquin Highlands | $600K | $688K | 92% | |
| Minden Hills | $500K | $578K | 89% | 18.1 |
| Haliburton Village | $600K | $677K | 85% | 21.9 |
| Lake of Bays | $800K | $1.03M | 91% | 32.2 |
| Highlands East | $400K | $511K | 89% | 39.7 |
| Bracebridge | $600K | $626K | 80% | 43.3 |
Census 2021 values; km.
Questions about property prices in Algonquin Highlands
How many households in Algonquin Highlands are in core housing need?
In Algonquin Highlands, 14% of households are in core housing need, against 9% for Ontario’s towns: their home costs too much, is too small or needs major repairs, and nothing suitable nearby costs under 30% of their income.
Is Algonquin Highlands expensive for Ontario?
Below the norm for Ontario’s towns, whose median home is worth $695,000; Algonquin Highlands’s is worth less.
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).