Greater Sudbury Homes Brief · Areas & Communities

What your budget and wish list buy across Greater Sudbury

Compare current-active choice, 180 days of sales, price ranges and the median prices of houses carrying popular features across every MLS® house sub-area represented in the export.

Greater Sudbury Areas and Communities Brief by Chad Moore
Every MLS® house sub-area in this export is represented

Fifteen consumer-facing groups built from 43 MLS® SubDistrict values.

This is detailed enough to show useful local differences without pretending a handful of sales defines an entire neighbourhood. The northwest group includes Onaping, Levack, Dowling, Cartier and the North/West townships recorded in the export.

Area Current active Median asking Closed sales Median sold Median DOM
New SudburySee live homes 40 $579K 146 $528K 12 days
Minnow LakeSee live homes 16 $514K 81 $483K 12 days
South End, Lo-Ellen & LockerbySee live homes 59 $800K 125 $655K 12 days
Hospital AreaSee live homes 12 $652K 40 $433K 20 days
West End & GatchellSee live homes 7 $500K 39 $398K 14 days
Flour Mill & DonovanSee live homes 14 $417K 40 $308K 15 days
Downtown & City CentreSee live homes 3 $450K 13 $391K 11 days
Valley EastSee live homes 42 $550K 164 $530K 13 days
Chelmsford & AzildaSee live homes 31 $550K 107 $522K 12 days
WaldenSee live homes 22 $625K 82 $512K 8 days
Garson, Falconbridge & SkeadSee live homes 23 $525K 51 $475K 15 days
Coniston & WahnapitaeSee live homes 10 $437K 33 $450K 16 days
CapreolSee live homes 11 $500K 29 $410K 15 days
Onaping, Levack, Dowling & NorthwestSee live homes 12 $410K 34 $330K 14 days
Copper CliffSee live homes 4 $462K 11 $415K 10 days
Greater Sudbury area groups compared by median house price and price lane
Fifteen consumer area groups covering all 43 house SubDistrict values in the August 25 export.
How I would read the city

The same budget can put you in a very different house depending on the area.

The table gives you the exact comparison. These notes explain what that means when you are building a search. They are market observations from this export—not a verdict on any neighbourhood or an appraisal of an individual home.

New Sudbury and Minnow Lake

New Sudbury recorded 146 sales at a $528,000 median. Fifty-six sold below $500,000, while the 40 current-active houses had a $579,000 median asking price. Minnow Lake recorded 81 sales at $483,000, with 45 below $500,000 and 16 current-active houses at a $514,000 median ask. Both areas produced real family-home activity, but Minnow Lake carried more historical sub-$500K weight in this window.

South End, Hospital Area and the central-west neighbourhoods

South End, Lo-Ellen and Lockerby recorded a $655,000 sold median, and 36 of 59 current-active houses were asking $700,000 or more. Hospital Area is the clearest warning against comparing asking and sold medians as a trend: 25 of 40 sales closed below $500,000, but only two of 12 current-active houses were asking below that mark. West End and Gatchell recorded a $398,000 median, while Flour Mill and Donovan recorded $307,500. The central city is not one price lane.

Downtown, City Centre and Copper Cliff

These were smaller comparison sets. Downtown and City Centre recorded 13 sales at a $391,000 median; 12 closed below $500,000. Copper Cliff recorded 11 sales at $415,000; 10 closed below $500,000. Smaller samples can still show a lane, but each property's condition and exact setting carry more weight.

Valley East and the east side

Valley East was the largest area group in the analysis with 164 sales at a $530,000 median and 42 current-active houses. A three-bedroom, two-bathroom-space house with a garage recorded a $602,500 median across 98 sales. Garson, Falconbridge and Skead recorded 51 sales at $475,000, while Coniston and Wahnapitae recorded 33 at $450,000. The east-side search changes materially depending on whether the full family checklist is required.

Chelmsford, Azilda and Walden

Chelmsford and Azilda recorded 107 sales at a $522,000 median; 44 closed below $500,000. The full three-bedroom, two-bathroom-space and garage combination recorded a $620,000 median. Walden recorded 82 sales at $512,000, with the same full combination at $627,266. Buyers can find lower-price results in both groups, but stacking space and garage utility usually moves the comparison higher.

Capreol and the northwest communities

Capreol recorded 29 sales at a $410,000 median; 21 closed below $500,000. Onaping, Levack, Dowling and the Northwest group recorded 34 sales at $329,950; 31 closed below $500,000. These are meaningful affordability lanes, but the number of comparable sales is smaller and the current selection can change quickly.

What the features cost by area

The practical comparison table

Use this to answer the real question: “What have buyers been paying for the kind of house I want in the areas I would live?”

Area Family layout 4+ bedrooms Garage Finished basement Waterfront
New Sudbury $540K128 sales · 37 active $562K91 sales · 26 active $575K83 sales · 24 active $534K136 sales · 32 active 0 sales · 0 active
Minnow Lake $508K64 sales · 14 active $530K39 sales · 7 active $552K48 sales · 8 active $507K63 sales · 14 active 2 sales · 3 active
South End, Lo-Ellen & Lockerby $665K110 sales · 54 active $709K69 sales · 39 active $670K98 sales · 50 active $652K101 sales · 46 active $850K19 sales · 19 active
Hospital Area $480K32 sales · 12 active $550K13 sales · 7 active $519K19 sales · 9 active $470K29 sales · 12 active 0 sales · 0 active
West End & Gatchell $399K28 sales · 7 active $385K9 sales · 6 active $399K16 sales · 2 active $398K27 sales · 6 active 0 sales · 0 active
Flour Mill & Donovan $355K17 sales · 12 active $355K13 sales · 10 active $353K12 sales · 6 active $375K18 sales · 10 active 0 sales · 0 active
Downtown & City Centre $429K10 sales · 3 active $376K6 sales · 2 active $440K7 sales · 1 active $416K10 sales · 2 active 0 sales · 0 active
Valley East $570K130 sales · 35 active $570K94 sales · 26 active $580K121 sales · 33 active $535K134 sales · 29 active 4 sales · 3 active
Chelmsford & Azilda $560K86 sales · 26 active $568K58 sales · 13 active $587K70 sales · 20 active $525K87 sales · 20 active $786K12 sales · 5 active
Walden $565K64 sales · 14 active $580K34 sales · 7 active $585K62 sales · 16 active $552K64 sales · 15 active $749K11 sales · 7 active
Garson, Falconbridge & Skead $518K45 sales · 21 active $590K27 sales · 12 active $532K40 sales · 16 active $506K42 sales · 20 active 1 sales · 5 active
Coniston & Wahnapitae $456K23 sales · 6 active $450K17 sales · 2 active $455K23 sales · 4 active $456K24 sales · 6 active 3 sales · 3 active
Capreol $427K20 sales · 7 active $407K11 sales · 3 active $444K18 sales · 7 active $425K19 sales · 7 active 2 sales · 4 active
Onaping, Levack, Dowling & Northwest $348K19 sales · 6 active $374K14 sales · 2 active $386K18 sales · 4 active $330K21 sales · 5 active 4 sales · 6 active
Copper Cliff $415K10 sales · 2 active $462K5 sales · 3 active $415K7 sales · 2 active 3 sales · 1 active 0 sales · 0 active

Each cell shows median sold price, 180-day sale count and current active count. A dash means fewer than five matching sales—not that the feature is absent.

Price lanes by area

How much repeat activity sits in each budget

The main number is closed sales; the smaller number is what is current active.

Area Under $400K $400K–$500K $500K–$700K $700K+
New Sudbury 124 active 4411 active 7217 active 188 active
Minnow Lake 242 active 215 active 225 active 144 active
South End, Lo-Ellen & Lockerby 12 active 147 active 5914 active 5136 active
Hospital Area 170 active 82 active 135 active 25 active
West End & Gatchell 213 active 161 active 23 active 00 active
Flour Mill & Donovan 346 active 55 active 12 active 01 active
Downtown & City Centre 71 active 52 active 10 active 00 active
Valley East 204 active 429 active 6917 active 3312 active
Chelmsford & Azilda 174 active 279 active 398 active 2410 active
Walden 154 active 222 active 277 active 189 active
Garson, Falconbridge & Skead 133 active 157 active 127 active 116 active
Coniston & Wahnapitae 113 active 144 active 72 active 11 active
Capreol 124 active 92 active 73 active 12 active
Onaping, Levack, Dowling & Northwest 226 active 92 active 31 active 03 active
Copper Cliff 12 active 90 active 11 active 01 active

Central options are not one market

Flour Mill & Donovan recorded a $307,500 median across 40 sales, West End & Gatchell $398,000 across 39, and Hospital Area $433,000 across 40.

Hospital Area has less sub-$500K choice right now

Twenty-five of 40 sales closed below $500,000, but only two of 12 current-active houses were asking below $500,000. The historical lane exists; the current snapshot is thinner.

South End is a high-price current mix

Thirty-six of 59 current-active houses were asking $700,000 or more. The $799,900 asking median and $655,000 sold median describe different groups, not a price increase.

Family-space medians move by area

A 3+ bedroom, 2+ bathroom-space house recorded a median of $508,500 in Minnow Lake, $539,750 in New Sudbury and $569,950 in Valley East.

What buyers and sellers should do with this

Use the area name to start the comparison. Do not let it finish the decision.

For buyers, the practical question is not whether an area is broadly affordable. It is whether the budget can buy the house, condition and daily routine you need in that area right now. For sellers, the relevant comparison is the closest competing property and recent sale—not the highest number attached to the community name.

Tell me what needs to be close, how much driving works and what the house must do. Then we can compare the areas that fit instead of forcing the search into one label.

How to read the tables: this house-only analysis includes 306 current-active houses and 995 closed house sales from February 27 through August 25, 2026. Prices are medians, not appraisals. Current asking and historical sold medians describe different groups; their difference is not a price trend. A dash replaces the price when fewer than five sales match, but the count remains visible. Current status and asking price can change. MLS® data pulled Tuesday, August 25, 2026 at 5:15 p.m. EDT.

Area coverage check: 0 unmapped house records, 0 unmapped active houses and 0 unmapped closed sales.