The cheapest places to live in Ontario are:

1. Elliot Lake
2. Manitouwadge
3. Cobalt
4. Dutton & area
5. Parkhill

You can use the www.mls.ca website to check homes. The first 2 are advertising themselves as retirement communities. I lived in Manitouwadge when I was Fire Marshal for the district. There were 2 active mines at the time, both shut down now. It's isolated, health care is minimal unless you take an 8 hour drive. Another option around here is St. Thomas. I think house prices and rents are cheaper in this general area than in Niagara.

The cost of living in the south vrs 1 & 2 is less, gas, groceries, etc., not to mention heating. Some of those bargain homes in Manitouwadge had electric heating, which at -40 can chew up the budget quickly.


John Conley
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