Most affordable towns in Ontario

Marathon tops the list in Ontario, at A+. Second place goes to Cochrane, Unorganized, North Part, at A+, and third to Wawa, at A+. The A range holds 11 of the 866 on this list. Bottom of the list: Black Creek, with D−. On the national list, Marathon is #1 of 2,580. The national top 100 holds 7 places from Ontario.

Cost of living grade: the owners’ median home value and a year’s rent, each against the place’s own household income How grades work