Photo: Town of Kirkland Lake · CC BY-SA 4.0A home in Kirkland Lake is worth 78% less than the middle of Ontario’s towns
That is a median of $150,000 at the 2021 census, set beside $695,000 for Ontario’s towns. No sale stands behind these values: owners named them at the census of May 2021. Statistics Canada’s housing statistics carry no sale prices in Ontario; the census value stands in for Kirkland Lake.
Two ways to price a home in Kirkland Lake
Every figure here is compared within the province, against Ontario’s towns, since each province assesses on its own terms. 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.
median, owners’ estimate
- Average
- $170K
- Owners
- 2,350
- 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 Kirkland Lake is assessed 56% lower than across Ontario’s towns
Assessors listed 3,045 residential properties in Kirkland Lake for 2024, 81% 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.
Before 1961: 67% of the homes in Kirkland Lake, where Ontario’s towns have 22%
Of the 3,770 homes people lived in across Kirkland Lake at the 2021 census, 63% were single-detached houses.
Homes by period of construction the tick is the median of Ontario’s towns
Homes by kind
| Kirkland Lake | Ontario | Canada | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Condominiums | 1% | 7% | 8% |
| Needing major repairs | 15% | 6% | 6% |
| Too small for the household | 2% | 5% | 3% |
| Households in core housing need | 7% | 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.
Kirkland Lake permitted 2 new homes a year per 1,000, below the 15 of Ontario’s towns
Building permits added 50 homes in Kirkland Lake between 2018 and 2023: some 8 a year. The mix: 34% in single-unit buildings, beside 66% for Ontario’s towns.
The busiest year: 2023, with 26 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.
Kirkland Lake is cheaper than most of Ontario’s towns: 78% 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.
Kirkland Lake’s neighbours by home value
The places around Kirkland Lake at the 2021 census: median and average value, and how many own. Kirkland Lake has few close neighbours with figures, so the list reaches 24–50 km out.
| Town | Median home value | Average | Owners | km |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kirkland Lake | $150K | $170K | 62% | |
| Timiskaming, Unorganized, West Part | $250K | $293K | 93% | 24 |
| Englehart | $200K | $222K | 68% | 37.7 |
| Black River-Matheson | $174K | $216K | 82% | 49.6 |
Census 2021 values; km.
Questions about property prices in Kirkland Lake
Is Kirkland Lake expensive for Ontario?
Cheaper than the middle: Ontario’s towns come to $695,000, Kirkland Lake to less.
How many households in Kirkland Lake are in core housing need?
7% of Kirkland Lake’s households, near 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.
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).