Laurentian West’s housing is newer than most: 77% has gone up since 2001, against 17% for Ontario’s towns
The middle home was worth $700,000 at the 2021 census, the average $693,424. The census figure is the owner’s own reckoning of value in May 2021; actual sale prices may differ. Sale prices aren’t published in Ontario: what owners told the census is the figure to go on for Laurentian West.
Two ways to price a home in Laurentian West
Each source sits beside its own median for Ontario’s towns; none compares across provinces, which value homes in their own ways. 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
- $693K
- Owners
- 3,965
- 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). · Assessed values, values by property type and building permits published for the city of Kitchener, not by town
Houses in Kitchener carry assessments 37% over the middle of Ontario’s towns
In 2024, Kitchener had 81,065 residential properties on the roll, detached houses 60% of them and condos 13%.
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.
Laurentian West’s homes: when they went up and what they are
Of the 5,160 homes people lived in across Laurentian West at the 2021 census, 60% were single-detached houses. Neighbourhood figures add up small census areas, and rounding can leave the parts a little under the total.
Homes by period of construction the tick is the median of Ontario’s towns
Homes by kind
| Laurentian West | Ontario | Canada | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Condominiums | 17% | 7% | 8% |
| Needing major repairs | 2% | 6% | 6% |
| Too small for the household | 9% | 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.
Kitchener permitted 32.5 new homes a year per 1,000, above the 15 of Ontario’s towns
Over 2018–2023, 17,524 homes were permitted in Kitchener, close to 2,921 each year. Only 13% went into single-unit buildings, beside 66% for Ontario’s towns.
A peak in 2023: 4,095 new homes
New homes a year per 1,000 homes
Down 10%: 4,795 new homes in the year to August 2026
Source area for monthly permits: the Kitchener-Cambridge-Waterloo metro area
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.
Laurentian West sits close to 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 Laurentian West: Laurentian Hills, Country Hills West and Meinzinger Park-Lakeside
The places around Laurentian West at the 2021 census: median and average value, and how many own.
| Town | Median home value | Average | Owners | km |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Laurentian West | $700K | $693K | 77% | |
| Laurentian Hills | $600K | $572K | 56% | 2.1 |
| Country Hills West | $650K | $635K | 80% | 2.1 |
| Forest Heights | $700K | $689K | 87% | 2.5 |
| Forest Hill | $695K | $673K | 61% | 2.6 |
| Rosenberg | $750K | $747K | 73% | 2.8 |
| Meinzinger Park-Lakeside | $600K | $616K | 60% | 3.1 |
Census 2021 values; km.
Questions about property prices in Laurentian West
How many households in Laurentian West are in core housing need?
In Laurentian West, 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 Laurentian West expensive for Ontario?
On census values, Laurentian West sits mid-table among Ontario’s towns (median $695,000).
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).