Photo: Canadian Postcard Company · Public domainHomes in Amherstburg are worth 32% less than the median of Ontario’s towns
Owners put the median home at $476,000 at the 2021 census; for Ontario’s towns the median is $695,000. No sales are published for towns in Ontario, Amherstburg included, so owners’ values are the measure. On the 2024 assessment, the middle residential property is valued at $213,000. Ontario still assesses at 2016 values (MPAC’s 1 January 2016 base): a figure to set against other Ontario towns, not against prices.
Two ways to price a home in Amherstburg
Two sources, each set against Ontario’s towns only: provinces measure value differently, so they don’t line up across borders. Self-assessed in May 2021, these values predate the rate rises that followed.
median, owners’ estimate
- Average
- $522K
- Owners
- 7,735
- Ontario’s towns
- $695K
- The typical Canadian town
- $406K
all residential, MPAC 2016 base
- Ontario’s towns
- $232K
Census 2021 (Statistics Canada); Canadian Housing Statistics Program, tables 46-10-0099 and 46-10-0093; Québec rôle d’évaluation foncière 2026 (MAMH).
Houses against condos in Amherstburg: 2.4 times the assessed value
In 2024, Amherstburg had 9,155 residential properties on the roll, detached houses 86% of them and condos 3%.
Median assessment by type, 2024 the tick is the median of Ontario’s towns
Canadian Housing Statistics Program, table 46-10-0093 (2024): residential properties on the assessment roll, vacant land left out. The ticks are the median of Ontario’s towns with their own figure; assessments compare within a province only.
Amherstburg’s homes: when they went up and what they are
Amherstburg had 9,200 occupied homes at the 2021 census, 83% of them single-detached houses. At least half predate 1981.
Homes by period of construction the tick is the median of Ontario’s towns
Homes by kind
| Amherstburg | Ontario | Canada | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Condominiums | 5% | 7% | 8% |
| Needing major repairs | 5% | 6% | 6% |
| Too small for the household | 2% | 5% | 3% |
| Households in core housing need | 5% | 9% | 7% |
Census 2021 (Statistics Canada): occupied private dwellings; core housing need as Statistics Canada defines it. Ticks and columns are medians of the towns and neighbourhoods of 2,500 or more.
Amherstburg is cheaper than most of Ontario’s towns: 32% under their $695,000 median
The census values of Ontario’s towns, 871 of them with 2,500+ people, from dearest to cheapest.
Census 2021, owners’ estimates; towns and neighbourhoods of 2,500 or more, no city as a whole, no reserve.
Cheaper next to Amherstburg: Essex and South Windsor
The places around Amherstburg at the 2021 census: median and average value, and how many own.
| Town | Median home value | Average | Owners | km |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Amherstburg | $476K | $522K | 85% | |
| LaSalle | $520K | $606K | 91% | 14.3 |
| Essex | $400K | $440K | 85% | 16.4 |
| Roseland | $552K | $565K | 89% | 17.6 |
| South Windsor | $448K | $510K | 89% | 18.3 |
Census 2021 values; km.
Questions about property prices in Amherstburg
How many households in Amherstburg are in core housing need?
Statistics Canada puts 5% of Amherstburg’s households in core housing need, a smaller share than the 9% of Ontario’s towns.
Is Amherstburg expensive for Ontario?
Cheaper than the middle: Ontario’s towns come to $695,000, Amherstburg to less.
Sources: Statistics Canada, Census of Population 2021 · Statistics Canada, Canadian Housing Statistics Program. Under the Statistics Canada Open Licence.
Adapted from Statistics Canada (Census of Population 2021, population estimates 2025, 2021 census boundaries) under the Statistics Canada Open Licence; this does not constitute an endorsement by Statistics Canada. Neighbourhood names in some cities © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL).