Core Housing Need
Housing Standards

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  1. % of Households in Core Housing Need
  2. Households in Core Housing Need
  3. Households Tested For Core Housing Need

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Ontario — Housing Standards (Households in Core Housing Need)

  Below Affordability Standard Below Adequacy Standard Below Suitability Standard Below One or More Housing Standards Above Standards Total
Ontario 575,085 79,360 81,520 639,805 0 639,805
Barrie 8,220 995 590 8,830 0 8,830
Belleville - Quinte West 4,540 830 375 5,035 0 5,035
Bracebridge T 655 110 25 710 0 710
Brantford 4,790 760 405 5,185 0 5,185
Brighton MU 175 25 0 195 0 195
Brock TP 305 55 0 345 0 345
Brockville 1,345 210 50 1,420 0 1,420
Centre Wellington 570 60 30 600 0 600
Chatham-Kent 2,840 465 80 3,030 0 3,030
Cobourg 895 150 75 975 0 975
Collingwood 1,255 185 40 1,340 0 1,340
Cornwall 2,565 435 130 2,715 0 2,715
Elliot Lake 790 120 0 845 0 845
Erin T 120 20 0 130 0 130
Gravenhurst T 410 120 15 470 0 470
Greater Napanee T 500 60 50 545 0 545
Greater Sudbury / Grand Sudbury 5,355 985 305 5,915 0 5,915
Guelph 5,710 845 755 6,335 0 6,335
Haldimand County CY 770 150 25 835 0 835
Hamilton 31,435 4,895 3,055 34,555 0 34,555
Hawkesbury 440 80 0 460 0 460
Huntsville T 815 145 35 890 0 890
Ingersoll 160 15 0 160 0 160
Kawartha Lakes 2,970 520 145 3,245 0 3,245
Kenora 380 60 25 415 0 415
Kincardine MU 245 30 0 265 0 265
Kingston 6,115 1,090 535 6,785 0 6,785
Kitchener - Cambridge - Waterloo 17,930 1,985 1,840 19,265 0 19,265
Lambton Shores MU 270 55 20 320 0 320
London 20,030 2,955 2,440 22,080 0 22,080
Meaford MU 315 50 0 335 0 335
Midland 1,180 200 60 1,280 0 1,280
Norfolk 1,540 195 25 1,600 0 1,600
North Bay 2,725 365 130 2,900 0 2,900
North Perth MU 395 30 0 405 0 405
Orillia 1,710 210 110 1,805 0 1,805
Oshawa 14,950 1,825 1,555 16,170 0 16,170
Ottawa 41,640 6,015 6,715 47,480 0 47,480
Owen Sound 1,175 175 65 1,270 0 1,270
Pembroke 820 205 65 900 0 900
Petawawa 130 30 0 135 0 135
Peterborough 5,510 900 370 5,930 0 5,930
Port Hope 825 140 60 920 0 920
Prince Edward County CY 705 165 0 800 0 800
Sarnia 3,425 600 205 3,680 0 3,680
Saugeen Shores T 285 60 20 315 0 315
Sault Ste. Marie 2,125 435 90 2,285 0 2,285
Scugog TP 390 50 25 420 0 420
South Dundas MU 180 30 0 185 0 185
South Huron MU 165 30 0 175 0 175
St. Catharines - Niagara 17,305 2,340 1,155 18,550 0 18,550
Stratford 980 135 45 1,055 0 1,055
The Nation / La Nation M 135 20 0 135 0 135
Thunder Bay 3,785 820 430 4,425 0 4,425
Tillsonburg 485 45 35 500 0 500
Timmins 1,220 230 95 1,345 0 1,345
Toronto 311,870 36,745 56,510 348,505 0 348,505
Trent Hills MU 350 45 20 370 0 370
Wasaga Beach 655 95 35 705 0 705
West Grey MU 150 0 20 155 0 155
West Nipissing / Nipissing Ouest M 355 120 15 410 0 410
Windsor 11,690 1,980 1,155 12,945 0 12,945
Woodstock 1,080 135 70 1,195 0 1,195
Notes:
  • Data include all non-farm, non-band, non-reserve private households reporting positive incomes and shelter cost-to-income ratios less than 100 per cent.
  • A household is in core housing need if its housing does not meet one or more standards for housing adequacy (repair), suitability (crowding), or affordability and if it would have to spend 30 per cent or more of its before-tax income to pay the median rent (including utilities) of appropriately sized alternative local market housing. Adequate housing does not require any major repairs, according to residents. Suitable housing has enough bedrooms for the size and make-up of resident households. Affordable housing costs less than 30 per cent of before-tax household income.
  • Affordable housing costs less than 30 per cent of before-tax household income. Includes households below more than one standard (in addition to the affordability standard). Accordingly, the sum of the number of households below each standard will be larger than the total number of households below standards.
  • Adequate housing does not require any major repairs, according to residents. Includes households below more than one standard (in addition to the adequacy standard). Accordingly, the sum of the number of households below each standard will be larger than the total number of households below standards.
  • Suitable housing has enough bedrooms for the size and make-up of resident households. Includes households below more than one standard (in addition to the suitability standard). Accordingly, the sum of the number of households below each standard will be larger than the total number of households below standards.
Source: CMHC (census-based and NHS-based housing indicators and data) (opens in new window)