Photo: Onasill ~ Bill - Onasill ~ 109 Millions Views · CC BY-SA 2.0A newly built town: 41% of the homes in Aurora date from 2001 or later (Ontario’s towns: 17%)
Census values for 2021: a median of $1,000,000 and an average of $1,215,000. No sale stands behind these values: owners named them at the census of May 2021. No open sale prices are published in Ontario, so for Aurora the census value is the measure.
What Aurora’s homes are worth, two ways
Two sources, each set against Ontario’s towns only: provinces measure value differently, so they don’t line up across borders. 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.
median, owners’ estimate
- Average
- $1.22M
- Owners
- 17,475
- 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 assessment roll, Aurora’s houses sit at 3.2 times Ontario’s towns
Assessors listed 20,215 residential properties in Aurora for 2024, 68% of them detached houses and 5% condos.
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.
The homes of Aurora, by period and type
Aurora had 21,510 occupied homes at the 2021 census, 60% of them single-detached houses.
Homes by period of construction the tick is the median of Ontario’s towns
Homes by kind
| Aurora | Ontario | Canada | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Condominiums | 12% | 7% | 8% |
| Needing major repairs | 3% | 6% | 6% |
| Too small for the household | 4% | 5% | 3% |
| Households in core housing need | 11% | 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.
12.1 new homes a year per 1,000 in Aurora: in step with Ontario’s towns (15)
From 2018 to 2023, permits in Aurora created 1,606 homes, about 268 a year. Houses dominate the permits, at 56% in single-unit buildings (Ontario’s towns: 66%).
The busiest year: 2023, with 413 new homes
New homes a year per 1,000 homes
Down 13%: 35,927 new homes in the year to August 2026
Source area for monthly permits: the Toronto metro area
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.
Aurora is dearer than most of Ontario’s towns: 44% above 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.
Home values around Aurora
Next to Aurora: 2021 census values and the share of owners.
| Town | Median home value | Average | Owners | km |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aurora | $1M | $1.22M | 81% | |
| Newmarket | $950K | $1M | 76% | 5.4 |
| King | $1.6M | $1.83M | 88% | 11 |
| East Gwillimbury | $1M | $1.12M | 84% | 12.4 |
| Richmond Hill | $1.2M | $1.34M | 78% | 13.2 |
| Cathedraltown | $1.25M | $1.31M | 86% | 13.6 |
| Hope | $1.11M | $1.53M | 85% | 13.7 |
Census 2021 values; km.
Questions about property prices in Aurora
Is Aurora expensive for Ontario?
More than most: Ontario’s towns have a median of $695,000, and Aurora sits above it.
How many households in Aurora are in core housing need?
11% of Aurora’s households, near 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).