Photo: Earth Science and Remote Sensing Unit , Lyndon B. Johnson Space Center · Public domainHomes from 2001 on make up 97% of Findlay Creek, where Ontario’s towns have 17%
The 2021 census put the median home at $700,000, with an average of $712,597. An owner’s figure, not a sale: the census of May 2021 asked what each home would fetch. Sale prices aren’t published in Ontario: what owners told the census is the figure to go on for Findlay Creek.
Two ways to price a home in Findlay Creek
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
- $713K
- Owners
- 3,750
- 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). · Data for assessed values, values by property type and building permits covers the city of Ottawa
On the assessment roll, Ottawa’s houses sit 74% above Ontario’s towns
Assessors listed 332,130 residential properties in Ottawa for 2024, 53% of them detached houses and 11% condos.
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.
How Findlay Creek’s homes break down, by age and kind
Of the 4,310 homes people lived in across Findlay Creek at the 2021 census, 44% were single-detached houses. Summed from small census areas, a neighbourhood’s parts may add up to a little less than its total.
Homes by period of construction the tick is the median of Ontario’s towns
Homes by kind
| Findlay Creek | Ontario | Canada | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Condominiums | 7% | 7% | 8% |
| Needing major repairs | 1% | 6% | 6% |
| Too small for the household | 7% | 5% | 3% |
| Households in core housing need | 9% | 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.
Ottawa permitted 24.3 new homes a year per 1,000, above the 15 of Ontario’s towns
Building permits added 58,242 homes in Ottawa between 2018 and 2023: some 9,707 a year. The mix: 22% in single-unit buildings, beside 66% for Ontario’s towns.
A peak in 2020: 11,449 new homes
New homes a year per 1,000 homes
Up 10%: 11,998 new homes in the year to August 2026
Source area for monthly permits: the Ottawa-Gatineau 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.
Findlay Creek against Ontario’s towns: about level with the $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.
Cheaper next to Findlay Creek: Blossom Park - Timbermill, Emerald Woods - Sawmill Creek and Greenboro West
The places around Findlay Creek at the 2021 census: median and average value, and how many own.
| Town | Median home value | Average | Owners | km |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Findlay Creek | $700K | $713K | 87% | |
| Blossom Park - Timbermill | $552K | $599K | 76% | 3.9 |
| Emerald Woods - Sawmill Creek | $552K | $522K | 43% | 4.5 |
| Greenboro West | $448K | $495K | 69% | 5.4 |
| Greenboro East | $650K | $550K | 75% | 5.6 |
| South Keys | $300K | $420K | 76% | 5.7 |
| Old Hunt Club | $596K | $593K | 62% | 6.1 |
Census 2021 values; km.
Questions about property prices in Findlay Creek
How many households in Findlay Creek are in core housing need?
Statistics Canada puts 9% of Findlay Creek’s households in core housing need, much as for Ontario’s towns (9%).
Is Findlay Creek expensive for Ontario?
In the middle: Ontario’s towns come to $695,000, and so, near enough, does Findlay Creek.
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).