Photo: Bwake · CC BY-SA 3.0A home in Drummond/North Elmsley is worth 34% less than the middle of Ontario’s towns
The 2021 census gives $460,000 as the median value; Ontario’s towns come to $695,000. No open sale prices are published in Ontario, so for Drummond/North Elmsley the census value is the measure. For 2024, the median assessed value of a residential property is $245,000. Ontario’s assessments are still on MPAC’s values of 1 January 2016, far below today’s prices, so they compare only with other Ontario towns.
Drummond/North Elmsley’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. Those values come from owners at the 2021 census and predate the prices of the years since.
median, owners’ estimate
- Average
- $531K
- Owners
- 2,960
- 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).
Drummond/North Elmsley’s homes by type: detached houses lead, at 95%
Detached houses account for 95% of the 3,585 properties on Drummond/North Elmsley’s 2024 roll.
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: 94% of the homes in Drummond/North Elmsley stand alone (Ontario’s towns: 60%)
People lived in 3,290 homes in Drummond/North Elmsley at the 2021 census. At least half predate 2001.
Homes by period of construction the tick is the median of Ontario’s towns
Homes by kind
| Drummond/North Elmsley | Ontario | Canada | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Condominiums | 1% | 7% | 8% |
| Needing major repairs | 7% | 6% | 6% |
| Too small for the household | 2% | 5% | 3% |
| Households in core housing need | 3% | 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.
Drummond/North Elmsley permitted 13.9 new homes a year per 1,000, close to the 15 of Ontario’s towns
Drummond/North Elmsley issued permits for 267 new homes from 2018 to 2023, or about 45 a year. Single-unit buildings took 97% of them, where Ontario’s towns built 66%.
Most in 2021: 64 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.
Drummond/North Elmsley is cheaper than most of Ontario’s towns: 34% 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 Drummond/North Elmsley: Perth, Smiths Falls and Montague
The places around Drummond/North Elmsley at the 2021 census: median and average value, and how many own.
| Town | Median home value | Average | Owners | km |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Drummond/North Elmsley | $460K | $531K | 93% | |
| Perth | $400K | $433K | 56% | 7 |
| Smiths Falls | $300K | $336K | 55% | 15.7 |
| Tay Valley | $448K | $496K | 93% | 16.7 |
| Montague | $400K | $446K | 94% | 18.6 |
| Beckwith | $600K | $641K | 96% | 18.9 |
Census 2021 values; km.
Questions about property prices in Drummond/North Elmsley
How many households in Drummond/North Elmsley are in core housing need?
Fewer than most: 3% of households in Drummond/North Elmsley, where Ontario’s towns sit at 9%.
Is Drummond/North Elmsley expensive for Ontario?
Below the norm for Ontario’s towns, whose median home is worth $695,000; Drummond/North Elmsley’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).