Photo: Richard apple · CC BY-SA 3.0Permits in Ashfield-Colborne-Wawanosh added 44 homes a year for every 1,000, where Ontario’s towns added 15
A median of $428,000 and a mean of $513,500: that is how owners valued their homes in 2021. No sales are published for towns in Ontario, Ashfield-Colborne-Wawanosh included, so owners’ values are the measure. On the 2024 assessment, the middle residential property is valued at $220,000. 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.
Ashfield-Colborne-Wawanosh’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. Owners gave those values at the May 2021 census; they are estimates, and older than today’s prices.
median, owners’ estimate
- Average
- $514K
- Owners
- 1,850
- 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).
Detached houses make up 94% of Ashfield-Colborne-Wawanosh’s residential properties
Detached houses account for 94% of the 2,665 properties on Ashfield-Colborne-Wawanosh’s 2024 roll.
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: 88% of the homes in Ashfield-Colborne-Wawanosh stand alone (Ontario’s towns: 60%)
At the 2021 census, Ashfield-Colborne-Wawanosh had 2,360 homes with someone living in them. Half or more were standing by 1980.
Homes by period of construction the tick is the median of Ontario’s towns
Homes by kind
| Ashfield-Colborne-Wawanosh | Ontario | Canada | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Condominiums | 2% | 7% | 8% |
| Needing major repairs | 6% | 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.
Permits in Ashfield-Colborne-Wawanosh peaked in 2022: 176 new homes
Over 2018–2023, 571 homes were permitted in Ashfield-Colborne-Wawanosh, close to 95 each year. Houses dominate the permits, at 98% in single-unit buildings (Ontario’s towns: 66%).
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.
Ashfield-Colborne-Wawanosh is cheaper than most of Ontario’s towns: 38% 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 Ashfield-Colborne-Wawanosh: Clinton and Wingham
The places around Ashfield-Colborne-Wawanosh at the 2021 census: median and average value, and how many own. Distances here run 13–29 km: that is how far the nearest places with figures are from Ashfield-Colborne-Wawanosh.
| Town | Median home value | Average | Owners | km |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ashfield-Colborne-Wawanosh | $428K | $514K | 90% | |
| Goderich | $424K | $468K | 65% | 13.3 |
| Clinton | $400K | $448K | 81% | 23.6 |
| Huron-Kinloss | $500K | $589K | 87% | 24 |
| Wingham | $400K | $416K | 71% | 25 |
| Morris-Turnberry | $448K | $519K | 88% | 29.4 |
Census 2021 values; km.
Questions about property prices in Ashfield-Colborne-Wawanosh
Is Ashfield-Colborne-Wawanosh expensive for Ontario?
No: Ashfield-Colborne-Wawanosh’s census median is below the $695,000 of Ontario’s towns.
How many households in Ashfield-Colborne-Wawanosh are in core housing need?
5% of Ashfield-Colborne-Wawanosh’s households, under the 9% of Ontario’s towns, live in a home that is unaffordable, crowded or in poor repair and can’t afford a better one nearby.
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).