Photo: P199 · CC BY-SA 2.5Homes in Barry's Bay are worth 52% less than the median of Ontario’s towns
The census median was $332,000 in 2021, against $695,000 for Ontario’s towns. The census figure is the owner’s own reckoning of value in May 2021; actual sale prices may differ. For Barry's Bay there is no published sale price, as for every town in Ontario.
What Barry's Bay’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
- $401K
- Owners
- 1,415
- 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).
A detached house in Barry's Bay is assessed 22% lower than across Ontario’s towns
Assessors listed 2,990 residential properties in Barry's Bay for 2024, 92% of them 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.
Single-detached houses are 92% of Barry's Bay’s homes, against 60% for Ontario’s towns
People lived in 1,715 homes in Barry's Bay at the 2021 census. The older half dates from before 1981.
Homes by period of construction the tick is the median of Ontario’s towns
Homes by kind
| Barry's Bay | Ontario | Canada | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Condominiums | under 1% | 7% | 8% |
| Needing major repairs | 8% | 6% | 6% |
| Too small for the household | 2% | 5% | 3% |
| Households in core housing need | 6% | 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.
Barry's Bay permitted 13.6 new homes a year per 1,000, close to the 15 of Ontario’s towns
Barry's Bay issued permits for 142 new homes from 2018 to 2023, or about 24 a year. Most were houses: 97% went into single-unit buildings, against 66% for Ontario’s towns.
Most in 2022: 39 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.
Barry's Bay is 52% 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 Barry's Bay: Killaloe, Hagarty and Richards, Brudenell, Lyndoch and Raglan and South Algonquin
Next to Barry's Bay: 2021 census values and the share of owners. Distances here run 19–36 km: that is how far the nearest places with figures are from Barry's Bay.
| Town | Median home value | Average | Owners | km |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Barry's Bay | $332K | $401K | 83% | |
| Killaloe, Hagarty and Richards | $300K | $374K | 89% | 19.3 |
| Brudenell, Lyndoch and Raglan | $250K | $317K | 91% | 23.5 |
| Carlow/Mayo | $400K | $442K | 88% | 30.8 |
| Hastings Highlands | $400K | $476K | 92% | 36.2 |
| South Algonquin | $250K | $308K | 88% | 36.4 |
Census 2021 values; km.
Questions about property prices in Barry's Bay
Is Barry's Bay expensive for Ontario?
On census values, Barry's Bay sits among the cheaper of Ontario’s towns (median $695,000).
How many households in Barry's Bay are in core housing need?
In Barry's Bay, 6% 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.
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).