Housing unaffordability by metropolitan area

Ratio of MLS Home Price Index to median household disposable income, as of Feb. 2025

*Metropolitan areas with populations of more than 200,000. Waterloo Region uses Kitchener-Waterloo prices and does not include Cambridge. Barrie uses benchmark prices for Barrie & District. Abbotsford’s population reflects the Abbotsford–Mission CMA.
THE GLOBE AND MAIL Source: Statistics Canada; 2021 Census; CREA; Fraser Valley Real Estate Board; Interior REALTORS; Quebec Professional Association of Real Estate Brokers