Photo: Ashtabula Archive · Public domainOwners in Bayham value their homes 32% below the median of Ontario’s towns
That is a median of $472,000 at the 2021 census, set beside $695,000 for Ontario’s towns. No sales are published for towns in Ontario, Bayham included, so owners’ values are the measure. Assessors valued the median residential property at $198,000 for 2024. Ontario still assesses at 2016 values (MPAC’s 1 January 2016 base): a figure to set against other Ontario towns, not against prices.
Bayham’s homes, by two sources
Two sources, each set against Ontario’s towns only: provinces measure value differently, so they don’t line up across borders. Census values are owners’ own estimates, taken in May 2021, before the rise in interest rates.
median, owners’ estimate
- Average
- $524K
- Owners
- 1,875
- 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, Bayham’s houses sit 17% below Ontario’s towns
Of Bayham’s 2,365 residential properties on the 2024 roll, 91% are 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.
A town of houses: 89% of the homes in Bayham stand alone (Ontario’s towns: 60%)
Bayham had 2,265 occupied homes at the 2021 census. Half went up before 1981.
Homes by period of construction the tick is the median of Ontario’s towns
Homes by kind
| Bayham | Ontario | Canada | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Condominiums | 1% | 7% | 8% |
| Needing major repairs | 8% | 6% | 6% |
| Too small for the household | 8% | 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.
Permits in Bayham ran at 13.7 homes a year per 1,000, near the 15 of Ontario’s towns
From 2018 to 2023, permits in Bayham created 183 homes, about 31 a year. Most were houses: 86% went into single-unit buildings, against 66% for Ontario’s towns.
Most in 2021: 42 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.
Bayham is cheaper than most of Ontario’s towns: 32% 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 Bayham: Aylmer
The places around Bayham at the 2021 census: median and average value, and how many own.
| Town | Median home value | Average | Owners | km |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bayham | $472K | $524K | 89% | |
| Malahide | $576K | $606K | 87% | 12.9 |
| Aylmer | $448K | $461K | 69% | 14.3 |
| Tillsonburg | $500K | $522K | 71% | 16.6 |
Census 2021 values; km.
Questions about property prices in Bayham
How many households in Bayham are in core housing need?
In Bayham, 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 Bayham expensive for Ontario?
Below the norm for Ontario’s towns, whose median home is worth $695,000; Bayham’s is worth less.
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).