Photo: P199 · Public domainOwners in Chalk River value their homes 60% below the median of Ontario’s towns
That is a median of $278,000 at the 2021 census, set beside $695,000 for Ontario’s towns. These home values were given by owners themselves, in a census taken in May 2021. What homes sold for in Chalk River isn’t public: no sale figures are released in Ontario.
Chalk River’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
- $311K
- Owners
- 1,120
- 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 Chalk River carry assessments 19% under the middle of Ontario’s towns
Assessors listed 1,375 residential properties in Chalk River for 2024, 96% of them 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 93% of Chalk River’s homes, against 60% for Ontario’s towns
The 2021 census counted 1,250 occupied homes in Chalk River. Half or more were standing by 1980.
Homes by period of construction the tick is the median of Ontario’s towns
Homes by kind
| Chalk River | Ontario | Canada | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Condominiums | under 1% | 7% | 8% |
| Needing major repairs | 6% | 6% | 6% |
| Too small for the household | 1% | 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.
Chalk River is 60% below the $695,000 median of Ontario’s towns
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 Chalk River: L'Isle-aux-Allumettes and Pembroke
The places around Chalk River at the 2021 census: median and average value, and how many own. The nearest places to Chalk River with figures are 8–37 km away.
| Town | Median home value | Average | Owners | km |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chalk River | $278K | $311K | 90% | |
| Deep River | $276K | $301K | 80% | 7.7 |
| Petawawa | $348K | $384K | 64% | 22.5 |
| Laurentian Valley | $348K | $382K | 88% | 35 |
| L'Isle-aux-Allumettes | $250K | $305K | 82% | 36.5 |
| Pembroke | $250K | $275K | 58% | 36.7 |
Census 2021 values; km.
Questions about property prices in Chalk River
Is Chalk River expensive for Ontario?
No: Chalk River’s census median is below the $695,000 of Ontario’s towns.
How many households in Chalk River are in core housing need?
Below the norm for Ontario’s towns (9%): 4% in Chalk River, counting the households whose home falls short on cost, size or repair.
Sources: Statistics Canada, Census of Population 2021 · Statistics Canada, Canadian Housing Statistics Program. 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).