{"id":597201,"date":"2026-04-11T14:37:10","date_gmt":"2026-04-11T14:37:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/597201\/"},"modified":"2026-04-11T14:37:10","modified_gmt":"2026-04-11T14:37:10","slug":"ottawa-region-dominates-affordable-cities-list","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/597201\/","title":{"rendered":"Ottawa Region dominates affordable cities list"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>For years now  first time homebuyers have watched as their dream to own their own home has slowly slipped away.<\/p>\n<p>While prices have decreased marginally, the cost of buying a property in Ontario still averages $802,601 as of February. <\/p>\n<p>But according to a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.zolo.ca\/blog\/most-affordable-cities-ontario\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\">report from Zolo<\/a>, major cities like Toronto and Oakville often overshadow more affordable living in smaller cities and towns across the Province, namely the Ottawa Region.<\/p>\n<p>Ottawa and the National Capital Region are home to six cities that sit in the top 10 most affordable places to live in Ontario.<\/p>\n<p>Arnprior, Kanata, Nepean, Carleton Place, Rockland, Ottawa and Pembroke all sit in the top 10, with Arnprior ranked as the most affordable city in the province.<\/p>\n<p>While the average household income in Arnprior sits below other cities in the region, it makes up for it in lower housing costs.<\/p>\n<p>The average home price in the city with a population of less than 12,000 is $399,995.<\/p>\n<p>For those looking to live a little closer to the action, Kanata has been crowned the most affordable large city. With a population of 137,000 and connections to Ottawa OC Transpo system, Kanata is a great option for those who don\u2019t want to give up everything about the big city life.<\/p>\n<p>Home to Canada\u2019s largest technology park, the average household income in Kanata sits well above the provincial average, making the average hoe price of $623,750 within the price budget of many.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cMany Canadians are\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.narcity.com\/moving-provinces-canada-ontario-alberta\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">leaving Ontario<\/a>\u00a0for more affordable regions east and west,\u201d the report states. \u201cOn the other hand, many first-time buyers, move-up buyers, and downsizers are still trying to figure out where to buy an affordable property in Ontario.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cBuying a home in Ontario doesn\u2019t have to be expensive. Affordable options exist; however, it is essential to consider job opportunities and quality of life before choosing a city to put down roots.\u00a0\u201c<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"For years now first time homebuyers have watched as their dream to own their own home has slowly&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":597202,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[194295],"tags":[49,48,20739],"class_list":["post-597201","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-ottawa","tag-ca","tag-canada","tag-ottawa"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/597201","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=597201"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/597201\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/597202"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=597201"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=597201"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=597201"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}