Photo: Andre Carrotflower · CC BY-SA 4.0Homes from 2001 on make up 38% of Collingwood, where Ontario’s towns have 17%
The 2021 census put the median home at $700,000, with an average of $778,000. A census value is an owner’s guess at a selling price in May 2021, and prices have moved since. What homes sold for in Collingwood isn’t public: no sale figures are released in Ontario.
Collingwood’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. 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
- $778K
- Owners
- 8,125
- 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 Collingwood is assessed 37% higher than across Ontario’s towns
Detached houses account for 58% of the 12,190 properties on Collingwood’s 2024 roll; condos for 7%.
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.
25% of Collingwood’s homes are condos, where Ontario’s towns have 7%
The 2021 census counted 11,170 occupied homes in Collingwood; 56% of them are single-detached houses.
Homes by period of construction the tick is the median of Ontario’s towns
Homes by kind
| Collingwood | Ontario | Canada | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Condominiums | 25% | 7% | 8% |
| Needing major repairs | 5% | 6% | 6% |
| Too small for the household | 3% | 5% | 3% |
| Households in core housing need | 12% | 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 Collingwood ran at 33.2 homes a year per 1,000, where Ontario’s towns ran at 15
Collingwood issued permits for 2,076 new homes from 2018 to 2023, or about 346 a year. 34% were single-unit buildings and the rest multi-unit ones, against 66% for Ontario’s towns.
A peak in 2019: 465 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.
Collingwood against Ontario’s towns: about level with 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 Collingwood: Stayner and Wasaga Beach
Next to Collingwood: 2021 census values and the share of owners.
| Town | Median home value | Average | Owners | km |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Collingwood | $700K | $778K | 73% | |
| Stayner | $650K | $799K | 85% | 13.1 |
| Wasaga Beach | $600K | $635K | 85% | 14.3 |
| Thornbury | $950K | $1.2M | 87% | 17.4 |
Census 2021 values; km.
Questions about property prices in Collingwood
How many households in Collingwood are in core housing need?
More than most: 12% of households in Collingwood, where Ontario’s towns sit at 9%.
Is Collingwood expensive for Ontario?
On census values, Collingwood sits mid-table among Ontario’s towns (median $695,000).
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).