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Bay of Quinte housing costs are extremely reasonable. According to the Quinte and District Real Estate Board Inc., the January Average Purchase Price of a residential home in the Quinte area has increased 18.9%, from $141,157 in 2005, to $167,894 in 2006.
The following table offers data provided by Statistics Canada.
The following educational data from 2006 Statistics Canada provide an educational profile of Bay of Quinte. Please note that the Quinte Economic Development Commission (QEDC) embraces the Municipality of Brighton, City of Quinte West (Trenton) and the City of Belleville. The greater Bay of Quinte region includes all the communities in Bay of Quinte: the Census Districts of Hamilton, Cramahe, Alnwick Haldiman, Tyendinaga, Stirling-Rawdon, Centre Hastings, Deseronto, Tweed, Bancroft, Carlow/Mayo, Faraday, Hastings Highlands, Limerick, Madoc, Marmora & Lake, Tudor & Cashel, Wollaston, Greater Napanee, Prince Edward and Trent Hills.
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Characteristics
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City of Belleville
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City of
Quinte West
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Municipality of Brighton
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Quinte Region
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Greater
Quinte Region
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Occupied Private Dwelling Characteristics
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Total
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Total
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Total
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Total
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Total
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Total private dwellings occupied by usual residents
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20,490
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16,715
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3,965
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41,170
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86,810
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Single detached houses - as a % of total occupied private dwellings
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57.7
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74.5
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89.4
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73.9
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86.8
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Semi-detached houses - as a % of total occupied private dwellings
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3.3
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4.7
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1.6
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3.2
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2.2
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Row houses - as a % of total occupied private dwellings
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6.5
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1.7
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1.8
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3.3
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1.1
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Apartments; duplex - as a % of total occupied private dwellings
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3
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1.7
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0.9
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1.9
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1.2
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Apartments in buildings with fewer than five storeys - as a % of total occupied private dwellings
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19.4
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11.8
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5.2
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12.1
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6.7
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Apartments in buildings with five or more storeys - as a % of total occupied private dwellings
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9.5
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3.2
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0
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4.2
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0.6
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Other dwellings - as a % of total occupied private dwellings
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0.6
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2.5
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0.9
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1.3
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1.6
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Number of owned dwellings
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12,870
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12,385
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3,380
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28,635
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66,755
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Number of rented dwellings
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7,620
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4,335
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580
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12,535
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20,015
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Number of dwellings constructed before 1986
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16,225
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12,815
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2,235
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31,275
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64,005
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Number of dwellings constructed between 1986 and 2006
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4,260
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3,900
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1,730
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9,890
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22,770
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Dwellings requiring major repair - as a % of total occupied private dwellings
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7.2
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7.8
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7.3
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7.4
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9.4
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Average number of rooms per dwelling
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6.4
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7
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7.2
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6.9
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6.9
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Dwellings with more than one person per room - as a % of total occupied private dwellings
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0.2
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0.4
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0.6
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0.4
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0.4
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For more information about real estate in Bay of Quinte, visit the Quinte and District Real Estate Board