Photo: Glenn Ford · CC BY-SA 3.0Home values in Petawawa run 50% lower than the median of Ontario’s towns
Owners put the median home at $348,000 at the 2021 census; for Ontario’s towns the median is $695,000. No sales are published for towns in Ontario, Petawawa included, so owners’ values are the measure. For 2024, the median assessed value of a residential property is $256,000. 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.
Petawawa’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. Those values come from owners at the 2021 census and predate the prices of the years since.
median, owners’ estimate
- Average
- $384K
- Owners
- 4,335
- 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).
Detached houses make up 90% of Petawawa’s residential properties
Assessors listed 5,055 residential properties in Petawawa for 2024, 90% of them detached houses.
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.
Petawawa’s homes: when they went up and what they are
6,760 occupied homes stood in Petawawa in 2021, and single-detached houses made up 70% of them. At least half predate 2001.
Homes by period of construction the tick is the median of Ontario’s towns
Homes by kind
| Petawawa | Ontario | Canada | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Condominiums | 2% | 7% | 8% |
| Needing major repairs | 6% | 6% | 6% |
| Too small for the household | 2% | 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.
Petawawa permitted 10.5 new homes a year per 1,000, below the 15 of Ontario’s towns
Building permits added 471 homes in Petawawa between 2018 and 2023: some 79 a year. Houses dominate the permits, at 53% in single-unit buildings (Ontario’s towns: 66%).
Most in 2018: 116 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.
Petawawa is 50% below the $695,000 median of Ontario’s towns
871 of Ontario’s towns (2,500 people or more), by median value at the 2021 census, dearest first.
Census 2021, owners’ estimates; towns and neighbourhoods of 2,500 or more, no city as a whole, no reserve.
Lower values near Petawawa: Pembroke and L'Isle-aux-Allumettes
The places around Petawawa at the 2021 census: median and average value, and how many own.
| Town | Median home value | Average | Owners | km |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Petawawa | $348K | $384K | 64% | |
| Laurentian Valley | $348K | $382K | 88% | 12.5 |
| Pembroke | $250K | $275K | 58% | 14.3 |
| L'Isle-aux-Allumettes | $250K | $305K | 82% | 17.1 |
Census 2021 values; km.
Questions about property prices in Petawawa
How many households in Petawawa are in core housing need?
In Petawawa, 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 Petawawa expensive for Ontario?
No: Petawawa’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).