Photo: Jfvoll · CC BY-SA 4.0New building in Ayr runs at 32.6 homes a year per 1,000, beside 15 for Ontario’s towns
A median of $850,000 and a mean of $925,000: that is how owners valued their homes in 2021. Statistics Canada doesn’t publish sales in Ontario, so nothing here says what Ayr’s homes actually sold for. On the 2024 assessment, the middle residential property is valued at $414,000. 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.
Ayr’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. The census asks owners what their home would sell for, so the values are estimates from May 2021.
median, owners’ estimate
- Average
- $925K
- Owners
- 3,190
- 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, Ayr’s houses sit 78% above Ontario’s towns
Of Ayr’s 3,750 residential properties on the 2024 roll, 85% are detached houses and 2% are 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.
How Ayr’s homes break down, by age and kind
Of the 3,690 homes people lived in across Ayr at the 2021 census, 83% were single-detached houses. The older half dates from before 2001.
Homes by period of construction the tick is the median of Ontario’s towns
Homes by kind
| Ayr | Ontario | Canada | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Condominiums | 6% | 7% | 8% |
| Needing major repairs | 5% | 6% | 6% |
| Too small for the household | 2% | 5% | 3% |
| Households in core housing need | 4% | 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.
The peak came in 2022, when Ayr permitted 242 new homes
Ayr issued permits for 660 new homes from 2018 to 2023, or about 110 a year. Most were houses: 68% went into single-unit buildings, against 66% for Ontario’s towns.
New homes a year per 1,000 homes
4,795 new homes in the 12 months to August 2026, down 10% on the year before
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. · Monthly permits: one figure for all of the Kitchener-Cambridge-Waterloo metro area
Ayr against Ontario’s towns: 22% over 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.
Lower values near Ayr: Huron South, Pioneer Park and Rosenberg
The places around Ayr at the 2021 census: median and average value, and how many own.
| Town | Median home value | Average | Owners | km |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ayr | $850K | $925K | 88% | |
| Doon South | $900K | $927K | 88% | 8.4 |
| Huron South | $800K | $829K | 86% | 9.9 |
| Pioneer Park | $600K | $581K | 62% | 10.8 |
| Rosenberg | $750K | $747K | 73% | 11 |
| Pioneer Tower West | $1.1M | $1.24M | 89% | 11.5 |
| Cambridge | $650K | $690K | 69% | 12.7 |
Census 2021 values; km.
Questions about property prices in Ayr
How many households in Ayr are in core housing need?
In Ayr, 4% of households are in core housing need, against 9% for Ontario’s towns: those whose home costs too much, is too small or needs major repairs, with nothing suitable nearby under 30% of their income.
Is Ayr expensive for Ontario?
Yes: Ayr’s census median is above the $695,000 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).