Photo: Mosbo6 · CC BY-SA 4.0A home in Whitewater Region is worth 57% less than the middle of Ontario’s towns
The census median was $302,000 in 2021, against $695,000 for Ontario’s towns. There is no public record of sale prices in Ontario, which leaves the census value as the guide for Whitewater Region. Assessors valued the median residential property at $160,000 for 2024. Ontario’s assessments are still on MPAC’s values of 1 January 2016, far below today’s prices, so they compare only with other Ontario towns.
Whitewater Region’s homes, by two sources
Each source sits beside its own median for Ontario’s towns; none compares across provinces, which value homes in their own ways. Owners gave those values at the May 2021 census; they are estimates, and older than today’s prices.
median, owners’ estimate
- Average
- $377K
- Owners
- 2,360
- 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, Whitewater Region’s houses sit 26% below Ontario’s towns
Of Whitewater Region’s 3,415 residential properties on the 2024 roll, 94% are 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.
Single-detached houses are 92% of Whitewater Region’s homes, against 60% for Ontario’s towns
Whitewater Region had 2,910 occupied homes at the 2021 census. Half went up before 1981.
Homes by period of construction the tick is the median of Ontario’s towns
Homes by kind
| Whitewater Region | Ontario | Canada | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Condominiums | 1% | 7% | 8% |
| Needing major repairs | 10% | 6% | 6% |
| Too small for the household | 3% | 5% | 3% |
| Households in core housing need | 5% | 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.
Permits in Whitewater Region ran at 18.3 homes a year per 1,000, near the 15 of Ontario’s towns
Some 49 homes a year: 291 in all were permitted in Whitewater Region from 2018 to 2023. Houses dominate the permits, at 94% in single-unit buildings (Ontario’s towns: 66%).
The busiest year: 2022, with 75 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.
Whitewater Region is cheaper than most of Ontario’s towns: 57% under their $695,000 median
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 Whitewater Region: Fort-Coulonge and Mansfield-et-Pontefract
Next to Whitewater Region: 2021 census values and the share of owners.
| Town | Median home value | Average | Owners | km |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Whitewater Region | $302K | $377K | 87% | |
| Fort-Coulonge | $150K | $183K | 63% | 14.6 |
| Mansfield-et-Pontefract | $200K | $245K | 84% | 16.5 |
Census 2021 values; km.
Questions about property prices in Whitewater Region
Is Whitewater Region expensive for Ontario?
Less than most: Ontario’s towns have a median of $695,000, and Whitewater Region sits below it.
How many households in Whitewater Region are in core housing need?
Statistics Canada puts 5% of Whitewater Region’s households in core housing need, a smaller share than the 9% 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).