Photo: Saskia2586 · CC BY-SA 3.0Elmira’s housing is newer than most: 38% has gone up since 2001, against 17% for Ontario’s towns
Census values for 2021: a median of $755,000 and an average of $819,000. Owners gave those values at the May 2021 census; they are estimates, and older than today’s prices. Statistics Canada’s housing statistics carry no sale prices in Ontario; the census value stands in for Elmira.
Elmira’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’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.
median, owners’ estimate
- Average
- $819K
- Owners
- 7,600
- 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 Elmira carry assessments 69% over the middle of Ontario’s towns
Assessors listed 8,805 residential properties in Elmira for 2024, 82% of them 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.
How Elmira’s homes break down, by age and kind
9,360 occupied homes stood in Elmira in 2021, and single-detached houses made up 76% of them.
Homes by period of construction the tick is the median of Ontario’s towns
Homes by kind
| Elmira | Ontario | Canada | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Condominiums | 4% | 7% | 8% |
| Needing major repairs | 4% | 6% | 6% |
| Too small for the household | 3% | 5% | 3% |
| Households in core housing need | 6% | 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.
24.8 new homes a year per 1,000 in Elmira: more than Ontario’s towns (15)
Over 2018–2023, 1,255 homes were permitted in Elmira, close to 209 each year. Single-unit buildings took 69% of them, where Ontario’s towns built 66%. Elmira doesn’t get its own monthly permits figures; the ones here come from the Kitchener-Cambridge-Waterloo metro area.
The busiest year: 2019, with 413 new homes
New homes a year per 1,000 homes
4,795 new homes in the 12 months to August 2026, down 10% on the year before
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.
Elmira is dearer than most of Ontario’s towns: 9% above 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 Elmira: Bridgeport East, Fairfield and Mt. Hope Huron Park
The places around Elmira at the 2021 census: median and average value, and how many own.
| Town | Median home value | Average | Owners | km |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Elmira | $755K | $819K | 84% | |
| Bridgeport North | $950K | $1.04M | 95% | 6.6 |
| Waterloo | $750K | $779K | 61% | 8.2 |
| Bridgeport East | $700K | $672K | 67% | 9 |
| Fairfield | $600K | $611K | 50% | 9.5 |
| Mt. Hope Huron Park | $600K | $601K | 47% | 9.9 |
| Central Frederick | $695K | $649K | 45% | 10.6 |
Census 2021 values; km.
Questions about property prices in Elmira
How many households in Elmira are in core housing need?
Fewer than most: 6% of households in Elmira, where Ontario’s towns sit at 9%.
Is Elmira expensive for Ontario?
Dearer than the middle: Ontario’s towns come to $695,000, Elmira to more.
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).