Photo: Kevin M Klerks from Inverhuron, Canada · CC BY 2.0Home values in Kincardine run 28% lower than the median of Ontario’s towns
At the 2021 census the median home was worth $500,000, where Ontario’s towns sit at $695,000. The values date from May 2021 and are what owners thought their homes were worth, not sale prices. There is no public record of sale prices in Ontario, which leaves the census value as the guide for Kincardine.
Two ways to price a home in Kincardine
Two sources, each set against Ontario’s towns only: provinces measure value differently, so they don’t line up across borders. 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
- $561K
- Owners
- 3,940
- 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).
Kincardine’s homes by type: detached houses lead, at 87%
Of Kincardine’s 5,735 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.
Kincardine’s homes: when they went up and what they are
5,160 occupied homes stood in Kincardine in 2021, and single-detached houses made up 80% of them. At least half predate 1981.
Homes by period of construction the tick is the median of Ontario’s towns
Homes by kind
| Kincardine | Ontario | Canada | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Condominiums | 6% | 7% | 8% |
| Needing major repairs | 6% | 6% | 6% |
| Too small for the household | 1% | 5% | 3% |
| Households in core housing need | 5% | 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 at the pace of Ontario’s towns: 13.9 new homes a year per 1,000 in Kincardine, against 15
Building permits added 424 homes in Kincardine between 2018 and 2023: some 71 a year. The mix: 45% in single-unit buildings, beside 66% for Ontario’s towns.
The busiest year: 2019, with 119 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.
Kincardine is 28% 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 Kincardine: Walkerton, Mildmay and Chesley
The places around Kincardine at the 2021 census: median and average value, and how many own. The nearest places to Kincardine with figures are 19–40 km away.
| Town | Median home value | Average | Owners | km |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kincardine | $500K | $561K | 80% | |
| Huron-Kinloss | $500K | $589K | 87% | 19.1 |
| Port Elgin | $572K | $616K | 80% | 29.7 |
| Walkerton | $436K | $480K | 79% | 37.1 |
| Mildmay | $448K | $513K | 81% | 37.5 |
| Chesley | $400K | $459K | 78% | 39.8 |
Census 2021 values; km.
Questions about property prices in Kincardine
How many households in Kincardine are in core housing need?
5% of Kincardine’s households, under the 9% of Ontario’s towns, live in a home that is unaffordable, crowded or in poor repair and can’t afford a better one nearby.
Is Kincardine expensive for Ontario?
Less than most: Ontario’s towns have a median of $695,000, and Kincardine sits below 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).