The Ottawa Valley is one of the most affordable areas in all of Ontario to buy a home, according to major Canadian real estate marketplace Zolo.
The company released a report on Thursday, April 2nd, analyzing 96 communities across Ontario in an effort to determine the most affordable places to buy a home in the province.
According to its report, Arnprior is the most affordable community in all of Ontario, with an average home price of $399,995 as of February 2026 and an average household income of $92,300.
Pembroke also ranked highly, rated by Zolo as the 11th most affordable community in the province with an average home price of $376,950 and an average household income of $79,600.
The report goes on to indicate that Ottawa and its surrounding areas make up the majority of Ontario’s most affordable communities. Kanata and Nepean are listed as the two most affordable “large cities”, and multiple other communities near Ottawa like Carleton Place and Rockland are highlighted.
The study ranked each of the 96 listed communities by comparing their home-price-to-income ratios, unemployment rates, and population growth rates.
The full list can be found here.
(Written by Steve Berard)
