North Grenville’s Housing Needs

The Municipality of North Grenville worked with consultants from Watson & Associates Economists Ltd. (in association with Tim Welch Consulting Inc.), to prepare a Housing Needs Assessment. This Housing Needs Assessment (or HNA) looks at current and forecast (10-year) housing needs in North Grenville and identifies gaps between housing demand and supply.

Housing Needs Assessments are important tool for municipalities that need to understand housing supply and housing need in order to ensure that supply is aligned with need, especially as the trend toward rapid growth continues in North Grenville.

The assessment considers economic conditions (the conditions that create opportunity, attract people and investment), demographics (who lives here and what kind of housing they need), and regional and local real-estate development trends that are influencing current housing trends across North Grenville.

The study included a technical analysis of the housing data from various levels of government and a community engagement component which comprised interviews with various key informants to facilitate in-depth conversations on the housing needs of the North Grenville community.

North Grenville has experienced strong population growth and demand for all different forms of housing over the past decade. The Municipality has also seen increasing housing prices and housing rental rates over the past five years. These price increases have been significantly higher than the rate of income growth or inflation, which has eroded housing affordability in the community. A range of demographic and economic factors is driving this shift, including growth in regional and local employment opportunities and an aging population.

The findings from the technical analysis and community engagement suggest that North Grenville has a demand for diverse forms of housing to meet the growing needs of the current population from a household affordability lens. This need includes an estimated 150 households of unmet demand.

There are also 210 households in severe core need in North Grenville, as identified through the 2021 Census data. Ongoing efforts to address this affordable housing need are a high priority for the Municipality.

What is Recommended & What is Being Done

The Housing Action Plan in the Housing Needs Assessment includes short-term (up to one year) and long-term (one year or more) initiatives as follows:

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