Photo: P199 · CC BY-SA 3.0Homes in Central Manitoulin are worth 50% less than the median of Ontario’s towns
At the 2021 census the median home was worth $348,000, where Ontario’s towns sit at $695,000. The census figure is the owner’s own reckoning of value in May 2021; actual sale prices may differ. Statistics Canada doesn’t publish sales in Ontario, so nothing here says what Central Manitoulin’s homes actually sold for.
Two ways to price a home in Central Manitoulin
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
- $376K
- Owners
- 780
- 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).
Houses in Central Manitoulin carry assessments 33% under the middle of Ontario’s towns
The 2024 assessment roll counts 1,575 homes in Central Manitoulin, detached houses 93% of them.
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 90% of Central Manitoulin’s homes, against 60% for Ontario’s towns
The 2021 census counted 1,050 occupied homes in Central Manitoulin. Half went up before 2001.
Homes by period of construction the tick is the median of Ontario’s towns
Homes by kind
| Central Manitoulin | Ontario | Canada | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Condominiums | 1% | 7% | 8% |
| Needing major repairs | 10% | 6% | 6% |
| Too small for the household | 3% | 5% | 3% |
| Households in core housing need | 18% | 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.
Central Manitoulin is cheaper than most of Ontario’s towns: 50% under their $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 Central Manitoulin: Assiginack, Little Current and Sables-Spanish Rivers
Next to Central Manitoulin: 2021 census values and the share of owners. Central Manitoulin has few close neighbours with figures, so the list reaches 29–77 km out.
| Town | Median home value | Average | Owners | km |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Central Manitoulin | $348K | $376K | 76% | |
| Assiginack | $300K | $366K | 82% | 29.1 |
| Little Current | $300K | $360K | 82% | 34 |
| Sables-Spanish Rivers | $230K | $268K | 86% | 53.6 |
| Espanola | $230K | $250K | 76% | 66.5 |
| Blind River | $200K | $249K | 71% | 76.9 |
Census 2021 values; km.
Questions about property prices in Central Manitoulin
Is Central Manitoulin expensive for Ontario?
Below the norm for Ontario’s towns, whose median home is worth $695,000; Central Manitoulin’s is worth less.
How many households in Central Manitoulin are in core housing need?
Above the norm for Ontario’s towns (9%): 18% in Central Manitoulin, counting the households whose home falls short on cost, size or repair.
Sources: Statistics Canada, Census of Population 2021 · Statistics Canada, Canadian Housing Statistics Program. 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).