Photo: Quintin Soloviev · CC BY 4.0New building in Carleton Place runs at 43.3 homes a year per 1,000, beside 15 for Ontario’s towns
Going by owners’ own estimates in 2021, the typical home is worth $472,000, the average one $500,400. Statistics Canada doesn’t publish sales in Ontario, so nothing here says what Carleton Place’s homes actually sold for. Assessors valued the median residential property at $278,000 for 2024. Ontario still assesses at 2016 values (MPAC’s 1 January 2016 base): a figure to set against other Ontario towns, not against prices.
What Carleton Place’s homes are worth, two ways
Two sources, each set against Ontario’s towns only: provinces measure value differently, so they don’t line up across borders. Census values are owners’ own estimates, taken in May 2021, before the rise in interest rates.
median, owners’ estimate
- Average
- $500K
- Owners
- 3,650
- 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).
Carleton Place’s detached houses are assessed 16% above the median of Ontario’s towns
In 2024, Carleton Place had 4,780 residential properties on the roll, detached houses 58% of them and condos 3%.
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.
How Carleton Place’s homes break down, by age and kind
The 2021 census counted 5,210 occupied homes in Carleton Place; 53% of them are single-detached houses. Half or more were standing by 2000.
Homes by period of construction the tick is the median of Ontario’s towns
Homes by kind
| Carleton Place | Ontario | Canada | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Condominiums | 6% | 7% | 8% |
| Needing major repairs | 6% | 6% | 6% |
| Too small for the household | 2% | 5% | 3% |
| Households in core housing need | 6% | 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.
Carleton Place’s busiest year for permits was 2020, with 363 new homes
Building permits added 1,289 homes in Carleton Place between 2018 and 2023: some 215 a year. The mix: 25% in single-unit buildings, beside 66% for Ontario’s towns.
New homes a year per 1,000 homes
Rising: 11,998 new homes in the 12 months to August 2026, 10% more
Measured across the Ottawa-Gatineau metro area: monthly permits
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.
Carleton Place is cheaper than most of Ontario’s towns: 32% 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.
Carleton Place’s neighbours by home value
The places around Carleton Place at the 2021 census: median and average value, and how many own.
| Town | Median home value | Average | Owners | km |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Carleton Place | $472K | $500K | 70% | |
| Beckwith | $600K | $641K | 96% | 3.5 |
| Almonte | $500K | $561K | 83% | 11.4 |
| Corkery | $755K | $757K | 98% | 15.1 |
Census 2021 values; km.
Questions about property prices in Carleton Place
Is Carleton Place expensive for Ontario?
Below the norm for Ontario’s towns, whose median home is worth $695,000; Carleton Place’s is worth less.
How many households in Carleton Place are in core housing need?
In Carleton Place, 6% 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.
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).