Photo: Tier2Cell245 · CC BY 4.0Homes in Pembroke are worth 64% less than the median of Ontario’s towns
In figures: $250,000 for the median home in 2021, $695,000 for the middle of Ontario’s towns. What homes sold for in Pembroke isn’t public: no sale figures are released in Ontario. The 2024 property assessment puts the median residential property at $183,000. 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.
Pembroke’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. A census value is an owner’s guess at a selling price in May 2021, and prices have moved since.
median, owners’ estimate
- Average
- $275K
- Owners
- 3,775
- 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).
Pembroke’s detached houses are assessed 27% below the median of Ontario’s towns
Of Pembroke’s 4,780 residential properties on the 2024 roll, 83% are detached houses and 2% are 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.
An older stock than most: 48% of Pembroke’s homes go back before 1961 (Ontario’s towns: 22%)
The 2021 census counted 6,540 occupied homes in Pembroke; 58% of them are single-detached houses.
Homes by period of construction the tick is the median of Ontario’s towns
Homes by kind
| Pembroke | Ontario | Canada | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Condominiums | 3% | 7% | 8% |
| Needing major repairs | 8% | 6% | 6% |
| Too small for the household | 3% | 5% | 3% |
| Households in core housing need | 12% | 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 behind Ontario’s towns: 3.4 new homes a year per 1,000 in Pembroke, against 15
Over 2018–2023, 151 homes were permitted in Pembroke, close to 25 each year. The mix: 21% in single-unit buildings, beside 66% for Ontario’s towns.
A peak in 2018: 41 new homes
New homes a year per 1,000 homes
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.
Pembroke against Ontario’s towns: 64% under 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.
Pembroke’s neighbours by home value
The places around Pembroke at the 2021 census: median and average value, and how many own.
| Town | Median home value | Average | Owners | km |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pembroke | $250K | $275K | 58% | |
| Laurentian Valley | $348K | $382K | 88% | 4.1 |
| L'Isle-aux-Allumettes | $250K | $305K | 82% | 9.9 |
| Petawawa | $348K | $384K | 64% | 14.3 |
Census 2021 values; km.
Questions about property prices in Pembroke
Is Pembroke expensive for Ontario?
On census values, Pembroke sits among the cheaper of Ontario’s towns (median $695,000).
How many households in Pembroke are in core housing need?
About as many as elsewhere: 12% of households in Pembroke, where Ontario’s towns sit at 9%.
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).