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Property prices in Campbellford · Census 2021 and Statistics Canada

Campbellford sits 34% below Ontario’s towns on home values

In figures: $460,000 for the median home in 2021, $695,000 for the middle of Ontario’s towns. The census asks owners what their home would sell for, so the values are estimates from May 2021. What homes sold for in Campbellford isn’t public: no sale figures are released in Ontario.

Median home value
$460K
owners’ estimate, census 2021
average $520K
Median assessed value
$173K
2024, on MPAC’s 2016 base
New homes a year
78
permits, 2018–2023
12.9 per 1,000 homes
Owner households
4,655
census 2021
83% of households
What homes are worth

Two ways to price a home in Campbellford

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.

Census 2021$460K

median, owners’ estimate

Average
$520K
Owners
4,655
Ontario’s towns
$695K
The typical Canadian town
$406K
Assessed, 2024$173K

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).

By type of home

On the assessment roll, Campbellford’s houses sit 19% below Ontario’s towns

The 2024 assessment roll counts 6,610 homes in Campbellford, detached houses 93% of them.

Assessed value

Median assessment by type, 2024 the tick is the median of Ontario’s towns

Detached houses$205K
Row houses$188K
Multi-unit properties$225K
The mix of properties
Detached houses93%
Multi-unit properties4%
Row houses1%
1,560 sq ft
living area of the median detached house (Ontario’s towns: 1,720 sq ft)

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

Single-detached houses are 88% of Campbellford’s homes, against 60% for Ontario’s towns

Campbellford had 5,900 occupied homes at the 2021 census. At least half predate 1981.

When they were built

Homes by period of construction the tick is the median of Ontario’s towns

Before 196139%
1961–198025%
1981–200019%
2001–201511%
2016–20216%
What kind of home

Homes by kind

Single-detached houses88%
Semi-detached houses1%
Row houses2%
Flats in a duplex2%
Apartments, under 5 storeys6%
Apartments, 5+ storeysunder 1%
Against the median town of the province and of Canada
CampbellfordOntarioCanada
Condominiums1%7%8%
Needing major repairs7%6%6%
Too small for the household3%5%3%
Households in core housing need7%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.

New homes

Permits in Campbellford ran at 12.9 homes a year per 1,000, near the 15 of Ontario’s towns

From 2018 to 2023, permits in Campbellford created 469 homes, about 78 a year. 79% were single-unit buildings, beside 66% for Ontario’s towns.

Permits by year, 2018–2023

The busiest year: 2021, with 106 new homes

Single-unit buildingsTwo or more units
050100150201820192020202120222023
The pace

New homes a year per 1,000 homes

Campbellford12.9
Ontario’s towns15
The typical Canadian town13.8
$31M
of new residential construction a year, 2019–2023

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.

Across Ontario

Campbellford is 34% 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.

Cheaper next to Campbellford: Havelock and Stirling

Next to Campbellford: 2021 census values and the share of owners.

NorwoodHavelockStirlingNorwoodHavelockStirlingCampbellford
Prices next door
TownMedian home valueAverageOwnerskm
Campbellford$460K$520K83%
Norwood$500K$533K87%14.1
Havelock$428K$508K89%15.8
Stirling$400K$456K82%19.1

Census 2021 values; km.

Questions about property prices in Campbellford

Is Campbellford expensive for Ontario?

Less than most: Ontario’s towns have a median of $695,000, and Campbellford sits below it.

How many households in Campbellford are in core housing need?

Statistics Canada puts 7% of Campbellford’s households in core housing need, a smaller share than the 9% 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).