Photo: P199 · Public domainOwners put the median home in Millbrook at $700,000
That figure comes from 3,105 owner households at the 2021 census. Census values are owners’ own estimates, taken in May 2021, before the rise in interest rates. There is no public record of sale prices in Ontario, which leaves the census value as the guide for Millbrook.
Two ways to price a home in Millbrook
Every figure here is compared within the province, against Ontario’s towns, since each province assesses on its own terms. 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
- $740K
- Owners
- 3,105
- 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 Millbrook is assessed 31% higher than across Ontario’s towns
Of Millbrook’s 3,635 residential properties on the 2024 roll, 94% 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.
95% of Millbrook’s homes are detached houses, where Ontario’s towns have 60%
At the 2021 census, Millbrook had 3,555 homes with someone living in them. Half or more were standing by 2000.
Homes by period of construction the tick is the median of Ontario’s towns
Homes by kind
| Millbrook | Ontario | Canada | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Condominiums | 1% | 7% | 8% |
| Needing major repairs | 6% | 6% | 6% |
| Too small for the household | 2% | 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.
16.5 new homes a year per 1,000 in Millbrook: in step with Ontario’s towns (15)
Millbrook issued permits for 478 new homes from 2018 to 2023, or about 80 a year. Houses dominate the permits, at 74% in single-unit buildings (Ontario’s towns: 66%).
Most in 2018: 184 new homes
New homes a year per 1,000 homes
293 new homes in the 12 months to August 2026, up 24% on the year before
Shared with the rest of the Peterborough metro area: monthly permits
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.
Millbrook sits near the middle of Ontario’s towns ($695,000)
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 Millbrook: Otonabee-South Monaghan and Peterborough
The places around Millbrook at the 2021 census: median and average value, and how many own.
| Town | Median home value | Average | Owners | km |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Millbrook | $700K | $740K | 91% | |
| Otonabee-South Monaghan | $600K | $651K | 90% | 15.9 |
| Peterborough | $500K | $554K | 59% | 16.1 |
Census 2021 values; km.
Questions about property prices in Millbrook
How many households in Millbrook are in core housing need?
5% of Millbrook’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 Millbrook expensive for Ontario?
Neither more nor less: Ontario’s towns have a median of $695,000, and Millbrook is near 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).