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Property prices in North Algona Wilberforce · Census 2021 and Statistics Canada

North Algona Wilberforce sits 50% below Ontario’s towns on home values

At the 2021 census the median home was worth $348,000, where Ontario’s towns sit at $695,000. Keep in mind these are owners’ estimates from the 2021 census, not recorded sales. No sales are published for towns in Ontario, North Algona Wilberforce included, so owners’ values are the measure.

Median home value
$348K
owners’ estimate, census 2021
average $407K
Median assessed value
$174K
2024, on MPAC’s 2016 base
New homes a year
14
permits, 2018–2022
11.4 per 1,000 homes
Owner households
1,090
census 2021
89% of households
What homes are worth

North Algona Wilberforce’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. Ontario still assesses at 2016 values (MPAC’s 1 January 2016 base): a figure to set against other Ontario towns, not against prices.

Census 2021$348K

median, owners’ estimate

Average
$407K
Owners
1,090
Ontario’s towns
$695K
The typical Canadian town
$406K
Assessed, 2024$174K

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).

By type of home

North Algona Wilberforce’s detached houses are assessed 20% below the median of Ontario’s towns

Detached houses account for 92% of the 1,825 properties on North Algona Wilberforce’s 2024 roll.

Assessed value

Median assessment by type, 2024 the tick is the median of Ontario’s towns

Detached houses$204K
Mobile homes$117K
Multi-unit properties$235K
The mix of properties
Detached houses92%
Multi-unit properties5%
Mobile homes3%
1,410 sq ft
living area of the median detached house (Ontario’s towns: 1,720 sq ft)

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.

The homes

99% of North Algona Wilberforce’s homes are detached houses, where Ontario’s towns have 60%

At the 2021 census, North Algona Wilberforce had 1,295 homes with someone living in them. The older half dates from before 1981.

When they were built

Homes by period of construction the tick is the median of Ontario’s towns

Before 196130%
1961–198022%
1981–200030%
2001–201515%
2016–20213%
What kind of home

Homes by kind

Single-detached houses99%
Semi-detached housesunder 1%
Row housesunder 1%
Flats in a duplexunder 1%
Apartments, under 5 storeysunder 1%
Apartments, 5+ storeysunder 1%
Movable dwellings1%
Against the median town of the province and of Canada
North Algona WilberforceOntarioCanada
Condominiumsunder 1%7%8%
Needing major repairs11%6%6%
Too small for the household2%5%3%
Households in core housing need6%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.

New homes

11.4 new homes a year per 1,000 in North Algona Wilberforce: fewer than Ontario’s towns (15)

Over 2018–2022, 69 homes were permitted in North Algona Wilberforce, close to 14 each year. Most were houses: 100% went into single-unit buildings, against 66% for Ontario’s towns.

Permits by year, 2018–2022

Most in 2022: 20 new homes

Single-unit buildingsTwo or more units
0510152020182019202020212022
The pace

New homes a year per 1,000 homes

North Algona Wilberforce11.4
Ontario’s towns15
The typical Canadian town13.8
$4.47M
of new residential construction a year, 2019–2022

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.

Across Ontario

North Algona Wilberforce is cheaper than most of Ontario’s towns: 50% under their $695,000 median

The census values of Ontario’s towns, 871 of them with 2,500+ people, from dearest to cheapest.

Cheaper next to North Algona Wilberforce: Eganville, Pembroke and Whitewater Region

The places around North Algona Wilberforce at the 2021 census: median and average value, and how many own. No closer places have figures: these lie 11–29 km from North Algona Wilberforce.

EganvilleLaurentian ValleyPembrokeWhitewater RegionKillaloe, Hagarty and RichardsEganvilleLaurentian ValleyPembrokeWhitewater RegionKillaloe, Hagarty and RichardsNorth Algona Wilberforce
Prices next door
TownMedian home valueAverageOwnerskm
North Algona Wilberforce$348K$407K89%
Eganville$300K$333K84%11
Laurentian Valley$348K$382K88%20
Pembroke$250K$275K58%21.5
Whitewater Region$302K$377K87%24.8
Killaloe, Hagarty and Richards$300K$374K89%29.1

Census 2021 values; km.

Questions about property prices in North Algona Wilberforce

Is North Algona Wilberforce expensive for Ontario?

No: North Algona Wilberforce’s census median is below the $695,000 of Ontario’s towns.

How many households in North Algona Wilberforce are in core housing need?

6% of North Algona Wilberforce’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.

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).