Photo: P199 · CC BY-SA 3.0Homes in Athens are worth 57% less than the median of Ontario’s towns
That is a median of $300,000 at the 2021 census, set beside $695,000 for Ontario’s towns. No sales are published for towns in Ontario, Athens included, so owners’ values are the measure. The 2024 property assessment puts the median residential property at $176,000. MPAC hasn’t reassessed since its 1 January 2016 values, which is why the figure sits well under the census value; it compares only within Ontario.
Two ways to price a home in Athens
Every figure here is compared within the province, against Ontario’s towns, since each province assesses on its own terms. Treat the values as owners’ May 2021 guesses: they are self-reported, and they come from before rates went up.
median, owners’ estimate
- Average
- $360K
- Owners
- 1,080
- 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).
Athens’s detached houses are assessed 24% below the median of Ontario’s towns
Detached houses account for 94% of the 1,360 properties on Athens’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.
Single-detached houses are 95% of Athens’s homes, against 60% for Ontario’s towns
At the 2021 census, Athens had 1,215 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
| Athens | Ontario | Canada | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Condominiums | under 1% | 7% | 8% |
| Needing major repairs | 7% | 6% | 6% |
| Too small for the household | 1% | 5% | 3% |
| Households in core housing need | 3% | 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.
5.1 new homes a year per 1,000 in Athens: fewer than Ontario’s towns (15)
Over 2018–2023, 38 homes were permitted in Athens, close to 6 each year. 97% were single-unit buildings, beside 66% for Ontario’s towns.
The busiest year: 2021, with 10 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.
Athens against Ontario’s towns: 57% under the $695,000 median
871 of Ontario’s towns (2,500 people or more), by median value at the 2021 census, dearest first.
Census 2021, owners’ estimates; towns and neighbourhoods of 2,500 or more, no city as a whole, no reserve.
Home values around Athens
The places around Athens at the 2021 census: median and average value, and how many own.
| Town | Median home value | Average | Owners | km |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Athens | $300K | $360K | 91% | |
| Elizabethtown-Kitley | $348K | $407K | 91% | 9.7 |
| Front of Yonge | $300K | $379K | 92% | 15.1 |
| Rideau Lakes | $400K | $489K | 88% | 17.9 |
Census 2021 values; km.
Questions about property prices in Athens
Is Athens expensive for Ontario?
Cheaper than the middle: Ontario’s towns come to $695,000, Athens to less.
How many households in Athens are in core housing need?
Statistics Canada puts 3% of Athens’s households in core housing need, a smaller share than the 9% of Ontario’s towns.
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).