Photo: P199 · Public domainHomes in Macdonald, Meredith and Aberdeen Additional are worth 63% less than the median of Ontario’s towns
The 2021 census gives $260,000 as the median value; Ontario’s towns come to $695,000. No open sale prices are published in Ontario, so for Macdonald, Meredith and Aberdeen Additional the census value is the measure. Assessors valued the median residential property at $130,000 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.
Macdonald, Meredith and Aberdeen Additional’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. Owners gave those values at the May 2021 census; they are estimates, and older than today’s prices.
median, owners’ estimate
- Average
- $324K
- Owners
- 525
- 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 Macdonald, Meredith and Aberdeen Additional carry assessments 37% under the middle of Ontario’s towns
Assessors listed 820 residential properties in Macdonald, Meredith and Aberdeen Additional for 2024, 95% 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.
A town of houses: 97% of the homes in Macdonald, Meredith and Aberdeen Additional stand alone (Ontario’s towns: 60%)
The 2021 census counted 605 occupied homes in Macdonald, Meredith and Aberdeen Additional. Half went up before 1981.
Homes by period of construction the tick is the median of Ontario’s towns
Homes by kind
| Macdonald, Meredith and Aberdeen Additional | Ontario | Canada | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Condominiums | under 1% | 7% | 8% |
| Needing major repairs | 8% | 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.
Macdonald, Meredith and Aberdeen Additional permitted 6.9 new homes a year per 1,000, below the 15 of Ontario’s towns
Macdonald, Meredith and Aberdeen Additional issued permits for 34 new homes from 2018 to 2023, or about 6 a year. Most were houses: 86% went into single-unit buildings, against 66% for Ontario’s towns.
Most in 2018: 13 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.
Macdonald, Meredith and Aberdeen Additional is cheaper than most of Ontario’s towns: 63% 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.
Macdonald, Meredith and Aberdeen Additional’s neighbours by home value
The places around Macdonald, Meredith and Aberdeen Additional at the 2021 census: median and average value, and how many own. Distances here run 10–23 km: that is how far the nearest places with figures are from Macdonald, Meredith and Aberdeen Additional.
| Town | Median home value | Average | Owners | km |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Macdonald, Meredith and Aberdeen Additional | $260K | $324K | 92% | |
| Laird | $300K | $330K | 96% | 10.1 |
| St. Joseph | $348K | $368K | 88% | 22.5 |
| Sault Ste. Marie | $250K | $283K | 68% | 22.7 |
Census 2021 values; km.
Questions about property prices in Macdonald, Meredith and Aberdeen Additional
Is Macdonald, Meredith and Aberdeen Additional expensive for Ontario?
Below the norm for Ontario’s towns, whose median home is worth $695,000; Macdonald, Meredith and Aberdeen Additional’s is worth less.
How many households in Macdonald, Meredith and Aberdeen Additional are in core housing need?
Below the norm for Ontario’s towns (9%): 6% in Macdonald, Meredith and Aberdeen Additional, 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 · 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).