Cost of Living

The cost of living in the United Counties of Leeds and Grenville is very comparable to other communities and regions of its size. Operating costs are lower here than in other parts of Ontario (Ontario East Economic Development Commission statistics).

Corporate tax rates are lower than those in the U.S.A. There are lower labour and facilities costs so you have a lower overall cost of operation. KPMG has calculated operating costs in Toronto to be 12.3% higher than those of Ontario East and Leeds and Grenville. Costs in Montreal can be approximately 9% higher.

More information about the average residential change for properties in Leeds Grenville can be found on the Municipal Property Assessment Corporation website. Leeds Grenville is located in Region #2 (which includes Lanark County). The Region #2 office is located at 108 Waltham Road, Unit A, Brockville.

The Adjusted Consumer Price Index (CPI, January 2025)

On an annual average basis, the Consumer Price Index (CPI) rose 2.4% in 2024, down from 3.9% in 2023. Excluding energy, the annual average CPI rose 2.6% in 2024 compared with 4.5% in 2023.

Excluding the period of higher inflation experienced during the COVID-19 pandemic, from 2021 to 2023, the 2024 annual average represented the highest increase since 2011 (+2.9%). Though the average in 2024 was the lowest it had been since 2020, a year heavily impacted by the pandemic, it remained higher than pre-pandemic annual averages, indicating that the return to historical inflation rates has been slow, yet steady. Cumulatively, since the onset of the pandemic, higher annual inflation rates reflect sustained, elevated prices.

Statistics Canada has an interactive Consumer Price Index Data Visualization Tool that allows users to quickly identify changes and contributions to changes of the Consumer Price Index on a monthly and annual basis. Learn more on the Consumer Price Index webpage.

Source: Statistics Canada, CANSIM, table 18-10-0004-01. For more information, or to enquire about the concepts, methods or data quality of this release, contact the Dissemination Unit (toll-free 1-866-230-2248; 613-951-9606; fax: 613-951-2848; cpd-info-dpc@statcan.gc.ca), Consumer Prices Division.

This page was updated in September 2025.