Photo: South Algonquin Business Alliance · CC BY-SA 4.0Owners in South Algonquin value their homes 64% below the median of Ontario’s towns
The 2021 census gives $250,000 as the median value; Ontario’s towns come to $695,000. For South Algonquin there is no published sale price, as for every town in Ontario. On the 2024 assessment, the middle residential property is valued at $130,000. 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.
Two ways to price a home in South Algonquin
Every figure here is compared within the province, against Ontario’s towns, since each province assesses on its own terms. These home values were given by owners themselves, in a census taken in May 2021.
median, owners’ estimate
- Average
- $308K
- Owners
- 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).
Houses in South Algonquin carry assessments 36% under the middle of Ontario’s towns
The 2024 assessment roll counts 1,200 homes in South Algonquin, detached houses 89% of them.
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.
95% of South Algonquin’s homes are detached houses, where Ontario’s towns have 60%
The 2021 census counted 525 occupied homes in South Algonquin. Half went up before 1981.
Homes by period of construction the tick is the median of Ontario’s towns
Homes by kind
| South Algonquin | Ontario | Canada | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Condominiums | under 1% | 7% | 8% |
| Needing major repairs | 12% | 6% | 6% |
| Too small for the household | 2% | 5% | 3% |
| Households in core housing need | 16% | 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.
South Algonquin is 64% 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.
Home values around South Algonquin
Next to South Algonquin: 2021 census values and the share of owners. Distances here run 36–49 km: that is how far the nearest places with figures are from South Algonquin.
| Town | Median home value | Average | Owners | km |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| South Algonquin | $250K | $308K | 88% | |
| Barry's Bay | $332K | $401K | 83% | 36.4 |
| Hastings Highlands | $400K | $476K | 92% | 40.9 |
| Killaloe, Hagarty and Richards | $300K | $374K | 89% | 48.6 |
| Carlow/Mayo | $400K | $442K | 88% | 49.2 |
Census 2021 values; km.
Questions about property prices in South Algonquin
Is South Algonquin expensive for Ontario?
Less than most: Ontario’s towns have a median of $695,000, and South Algonquin sits below it.
How many households in South Algonquin are in core housing need?
More than most: 16% of households in South Algonquin, where Ontario’s towns sit at 9%.
Sources: Statistics Canada, Census of Population 2021 · Statistics Canada, Canadian Housing Statistics Program. 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).