Photo: P199 · CC BY-SA 3.0Callander sits 42% below Ontario’s towns on home values
The census median was $400,000 in 2021, against $695,000 for Ontario’s towns. Owners gave those values at the May 2021 census; they are estimates, and older than today’s prices. For Callander there is no published sale price, as for every town in Ontario.
Callander’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. Ontario still assesses at 2016 values (MPAC’s 1 January 2016 base): a figure to set against other Ontario towns, not against prices.
median, owners’ estimate
- Average
- $447K
- Owners
- 1,435
- 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 Callander is assessed 9% higher than across Ontario’s towns
Of Callander’s 1,615 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: 87% of the homes in Callander stand alone (Ontario’s towns: 60%)
At the 2021 census, Callander had 1,640 homes with someone living in them. Half or more were standing by 2000.
Homes by period of construction the tick is the median of Ontario’s towns
Homes by kind
| Callander | Ontario | Canada | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Condominiums | 1% | 7% | 8% |
| Needing major repairs | 5% | 6% | 6% |
| Too small for the household | 2% | 5% | 3% |
| Households in core housing need | 5% | 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.
Building behind Ontario’s towns: 5.5 new homes a year per 1,000 in Callander, against 15
Some 11 homes a year: 63 in all were permitted in Callander from 2018 to 2023. Houses dominate the permits, at 87% in single-unit buildings (Ontario’s towns: 66%).
The busiest year: 2018, with 18 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.
Callander against Ontario’s towns: 42% 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.
Lower values near Callander: North Bay, Powassan and Chisholm
The places around Callander at the 2021 census: median and average value, and how many own.
Questions about property prices in Callander
Is Callander expensive for Ontario?
Below the norm for Ontario’s towns, whose median home is worth $695,000; Callander’s is worth less.
How many households in Callander are in core housing need?
In Callander, 5% 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).