Photo: P199 · CC BY-SA 3.0Half the owned homes in Metcalfe are valued above $600,000
That figure comes from 1,730 owner households at the 2021 census. Statistics Canada’s housing statistics carry no sale prices in Ontario; the census value stands in for Metcalfe. Assessors valued the median residential property at $370,000 for 2024. 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. Metcalfe doesn’t get its own assessed values, values by property type and building permits figures; the ones here come from the city of Ottawa.
Two ways to price a home in Metcalfe
Two sources, each set against Ontario’s towns only: provinces measure value differently, so they don’t line up across borders. The census asks owners what their home would sell for, so the values are estimates from May 2021.
median, owners’ estimate
- Average
- $634K
- Owners
- 1,730
- 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 Ottawa is assessed 74% higher than across Ontario’s towns
In 2024, Ottawa had 332,130 residential properties on the roll, detached houses 53% of them and condos 11%.
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.
93% of Metcalfe’s homes are detached houses, where Ontario’s towns have 60%
At the 2021 census, Metcalfe had 2,025 homes with someone living in them. At least half predate 2001. 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
| Metcalfe | Ontario | Canada | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Condominiums | under 1% | 7% | 8% |
| Needing major repairs | 6% | 6% | 6% |
| Too small for the household | 1% | 5% | 3% |
| Households in core housing need | 2% | 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
Some 9,707 homes a year: 58,242 in all were permitted in Ottawa from 2018 to 2023. About 22% went into single-unit buildings, where Ontario’s towns built 66%.
The busiest year: 2020, with 11,449 new homes
New homes a year per 1,000 homes
Rising: 11,998 new homes in the 12 months to August 2026, 10% more
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. · Monthly permits published for the Ottawa-Gatineau metro area, not by town
Metcalfe is cheaper than most of Ontario’s towns: 14% 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.
Cheaper next to Metcalfe: Edwards - Carlsbad Springs and Embrun
Next to Metcalfe: 2021 census values and the share of owners.
| Town | Median home value | Average | Owners | km |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Metcalfe | $600K | $634K | 88% | |
| Greely | $800K | $839K | 94% | 9.9 |
| Edwards - Carlsbad Springs | $500K | $562K | 84% | 10.8 |
| Embrun | $552K | $560K | 84% | 13.5 |
| Osgoode - Vernon | $600K | $653K | 91% | 14.1 |
| Findlay Creek | $700K | $713K | 87% | 14.3 |
| Manotick | $900K | $1.04M | 93% | 16.5 |
Census 2021 values; km.
Questions about property prices in Metcalfe
How many households in Metcalfe are in core housing need?
In Metcalfe, 2% 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 Metcalfe expensive for Ontario?
No: Metcalfe’s census median is below the $695,000 of Ontario’s towns.
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).