Photo: Paul Tavares · CC BY-SA 3.0In New Edinburgh, 48% of households live in an apartment (Ontario’s towns: 13%)
By the 2021 census, half of owned homes were worth more than $870,000; the average was $948,840. No open sale prices are published in Ontario, so for New Edinburgh the census value is the measure. For 2024, the median assessed value of a residential property is $370,000. 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. For assessed values, values by property type and building permits, the only official count covers all of the city of Ottawa, New Edinburgh included.
What New Edinburgh’s homes are worth, two ways
Every figure here is compared within the province, against Ontario’s towns, since each province assesses on its own terms. Those values come from owners at the 2021 census and predate the prices of the years since.
median, owners’ estimate
- Average
- $949K
- Owners
- 1,465
- 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).
On the assessment roll, Ottawa’s houses sit 74% above 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.
More condos than most: 23% of the homes in New Edinburgh (Ontario’s towns: 7%)
The 2021 census counted 2,675 occupied homes in New Edinburgh. The majority date from before 1961. Neighbourhood figures add up small census areas, and rounding can leave the parts a little under the total.
Homes by period of construction the tick is the median of Ontario’s towns
Homes by kind
| New Edinburgh | Ontario | Canada | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Condominiums | 23% | 7% | 8% |
| Needing major repairs | 6% | 6% | 6% |
| Too small for the household | 3% | 5% | 3% |
| Households in core housing need | 8% | 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.
Building ahead of Ontario’s towns: 24.3 new homes a year per 1,000 in Ottawa, against 15
Over 2018–2023, 58,242 homes were permitted in Ottawa, close to 9,707 each year. About 22% went into single-unit buildings, where Ontario’s towns built 66%.
A peak in 2020: 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
New Edinburgh against Ontario’s towns: 25% over 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 New Edinburgh: Lowertown East, Vanier North and Lowertown West
Next to New Edinburgh: 2021 census values and the share of owners.
| Town | Median home value | Average | Owners | km |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| New Edinburgh | $870K | $949K | 55% | |
| Lowertown East | $600K | $633K | 15% | 1.2 |
| Vanier North | $500K | $552K | 36% | 1.2 |
| Lowertown West | $448K | $551K | 33% | 1.7 |
| Manor Park | $500K | $894K | 53% | 1.9 |
| Sandy Hill | $576K | $679K | 25% | 1.9 |
| Vanier South | $300K | $400K | 26% | 2 |
Census 2021 values; km.
Questions about property prices in New Edinburgh
Is New Edinburgh expensive for Ontario?
More than most: Ontario’s towns have a median of $695,000, and New Edinburgh sits above it.
How many households in New Edinburgh are in core housing need?
In New Edinburgh, 8% of households are in core housing need, close to the 9% of 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.
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).