Photo: P199 · CC BY-SA 3.0Homes in Alnwick/Haldimand are worth a median $700,000
Some 2,520 owner households gave their home’s value to the 2021 census. An owner’s figure, not a sale: the census of May 2021 asked what each home would fetch. No sales are published for towns in Ontario, Alnwick/Haldimand included, so owners’ values are the measure.
What Alnwick/Haldimand’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. Ontario’s assessments are still on MPAC’s values of 1 January 2016, far below today’s prices, so they compare only with other Ontario towns.
median, owners’ estimate
- Average
- $740K
- Owners
- 2,520
- 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).
Houses in Alnwick/Haldimand carry assessments 17% over the middle of Ontario’s towns
The 2024 assessment roll counts 3,330 homes in Alnwick/Haldimand, detached houses 96% of them.
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 96% of Alnwick/Haldimand’s homes, against 60% for Ontario’s towns
Alnwick/Haldimand had 2,825 occupied homes at the 2021 census. Half or more were standing by 2000.
Homes by period of construction the tick is the median of Ontario’s towns
Homes by kind
| Alnwick/Haldimand | Ontario | Canada | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Condominiums | 1% | 7% | 8% |
| Needing major repairs | 6% | 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.
Permits in Alnwick/Haldimand ran at 15.3 homes a year per 1,000, near the 15 of Ontario’s towns
Building permits added 251 homes in Alnwick/Haldimand between 2018 and 2023: some 42 a year. Most were houses: 89% went into single-unit buildings, against 66% for Ontario’s towns.
The busiest year: 2020, with 60 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.
Alnwick/Haldimand against Ontario’s towns: about level with the $695,000 median
871 of Ontario’s towns (2,500 people or more), by median value at the 2021 census, dearest first.
Census 2021, owners’ estimates; towns and neighbourhoods of 2,500 or more, no city as a whole, no reserve.
Lower values near Alnwick/Haldimand: Cobourg and Colborne
Next to Alnwick/Haldimand: 2021 census values and the share of owners.
| Town | Median home value | Average | Owners | km |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alnwick/Haldimand | $700K | $740K | 92% | |
| Hamilton | $695K | $707K | 94% | 12.7 |
| Cobourg | $600K | $617K | 69% | 14.8 |
| Colborne | $500K | $588K | 85% | 15.7 |
Census 2021 values; km.
Questions about property prices in Alnwick/Haldimand
How many households in Alnwick/Haldimand are in core housing need?
In Alnwick/Haldimand, 4% of households are in core housing need, against 9% for Ontario’s towns: those whose home costs too much, is too small or needs major repairs, with nothing suitable nearby under 30% of their income.
Is Alnwick/Haldimand expensive for Ontario?
Neither more nor less: Ontario’s towns have a median of $695,000, and Alnwick/Haldimand is near it.
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).