Photo: Earth Science and Remote Sensing Unit , Lyndon B. Johnson Space Center · Public domainO'Leary sits 40% below Prince Edward Island’s towns on home values
The 2021 census gives $174,000 as the median value; Prince Edward Island’s towns come to $288,000. Statistics Canada’s housing statistics carry no sale prices on Prince Edward Island; the census value stands in for O'Leary. Assessors valued the median residential property at $74,400 for 2024.
What O'Leary’s homes are worth, two ways
Two sources, each set against Prince Edward Island’s towns only: provinces measure value differently, so they don’t line up across borders. Census values are owners’ own estimates, taken in May 2021, before the rise in interest rates.
median, owners’ estimate
- Average
- $206K
- Owners
- 930
- Prince Edward Island’s towns
- $288K
- The typical Canadian town
- $406K
all residential
- Prince Edward Island’s towns
- $159K
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 O'Leary carry assessments 55% under the middle of Prince Edward Island’s towns
Detached houses account for 86% of the 1,425 properties on O'Leary’s 2024 roll.
Median assessment by type, 2024 the tick is the median of Prince Edward Island’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 Prince Edward Island’s towns with their own figure; assessments compare within a province only.
Before 1961: 43% of the homes in O'Leary, where Prince Edward Island’s towns have 21%
The 2021 census counted 1,030 occupied homes in O'Leary; 92% of them are single-detached houses.
Homes by period of construction the tick is the median of Prince Edward Island’s towns
Homes by kind
| O'Leary | Prince Edward Island | Canada | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Condominiums | under 1% | 1% | 8% |
| Needing major repairs | 8% | 7% | 6% |
| Too small for the household | 2% | 3% | 3% |
| Households in core housing need | 6% | 5% | 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.
O'Leary against Prince Edward Island’s towns: 40% under the $288,000 median
12 of Prince Edward Island’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 O'Leary: O'Leary
Next to O'Leary: 2021 census values and the share of owners.
| Town | Median home value | Average | Owners | km |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| O'Leary | $174K | $206K | 92% | |
| O'Leary | $150K | $176K | 38% | 1.6 |
| Alberton | $250K | $255K | 92% | 12.3 |
| Alberton | $250K | $252K | 38% | 15.4 |
| Central Prince | $180K | $201K | 90% | 19 |
Census 2021 values; km.
Questions about property prices in O'Leary
Is O'Leary expensive for Prince Edward Island?
Cheaper than the middle: Prince Edward Island’s towns come to $288,000, O'Leary to less.
How many households in O'Leary are in core housing need?
In O'Leary, 6% of households are in core housing need, close to the 5% of Prince Edward Island’s towns: those whose home costs too much, is too small or needs major repairs, with nothing suitable nearby under 30% of their income.
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).