Photo: P199 · CC BY-SA 3.0Home values in Armour run 42% lower than the median of Ontario’s towns
In figures: $400,000 for the median home in 2021, $695,000 for the middle of Ontario’s towns. Statistics Canada doesn’t publish sales in Ontario, so nothing here says what Armour’s homes actually sold for. For 2024, the median assessed value of a residential property is $178,000. Ontario’s assessments are still on MPAC’s values of 1 January 2016, far below today’s prices, so they compare only with other Ontario towns.
Armour’s homes, by two sources
Every figure here is compared within the province, against Ontario’s towns, since each province assesses on its own terms. An owner’s figure, not a sale: the census of May 2021 asked what each home would fetch.
median, owners’ estimate
- Average
- $506K
- Owners
- 615
- 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).
On the roll, 92% of Armour’s properties are detached houses
Of Armour’s 1,190 residential properties on the 2024 roll, 92% are detached houses.
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.
A town of houses: 96% of the homes in Armour stand alone (Ontario’s towns: 60%)
Armour had 665 occupied homes at the 2021 census. Half or more were standing by 2000.
Homes by period of construction the tick is the median of Ontario’s towns
Homes by kind
| Armour | Ontario | Canada | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Condominiums | 2% | 7% | 8% |
| Needing major repairs | 9% | 6% | 6% |
| Too small for the household | 3% | 5% | 3% |
| Households in core housing need | 22% | 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.
Permits in Armour ran at 27.7 homes a year per 1,000, where Ontario’s towns ran at 15
Building permits added 110 homes in Armour between 2018 and 2023: some 18 a year. Most were houses: 86% went into single-unit buildings, against 66% for Ontario’s towns.
The busiest year: 2023, with 30 new homes
New homes a year per 1,000 homes
Statistics Canada, tables 46-10-0087 (building permits by census subdivision, 2018–2023: dwelling units created, new construction and conversions) and 34-10-0292 (monthly, metro areas). Per 1,000: units a year over 2019–2023 against occupied homes in 2021.
Armour is 42% below the $695,000 median of Ontario’s towns
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 Armour: Burk's Falls and Strong
Next to Armour: 2021 census values and the share of owners.
| Town | Median home value | Average | Owners | km |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Armour | $400K | $506K | 93% | |
| Burk's Falls | $324K | $340K | 61% | 6.1 |
| Perry | $400K | $484K | 90% | 8.1 |
| Kearney | $500K | $558K | 92% | 12 |
| Strong | $352K | $456K | 88% | 15 |
Census 2021 values; km.
Questions about property prices in Armour
How many households in Armour are in core housing need?
22% of Armour’s households, above the 9% of Ontario’s towns, live in a home that is unaffordable, crowded or in poor repair, with no acceptable one nearby they could afford.
Is Armour expensive for Ontario?
Cheaper than the middle: Ontario’s towns come to $695,000, Armour to less.
Sources: Statistics Canada, Census of Population 2021 · Statistics Canada, Canadian Housing Statistics Program · Statistics Canada, building permits (tables 46-10-0087 and 34-10-0292). 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).