Photo: P199 · CC BY-SA 3.0A home in Emo is worth 57% less than the middle of Ontario’s towns
The census median was $300,000 in 2021, against $695,000 for Ontario’s towns. Keep in mind these are owners’ estimates from the 2021 census, not recorded sales. No open sale prices are published in Ontario, so for Emo the census value is the measure.
Emo’s homes, by two sources
Each source sits beside its own median for Ontario’s towns; none compares across provinces, which value homes in their own ways. Ontario still assesses at 2016 values (MPAC’s 1 January 2016 base): a figure to set against other Ontario towns, not against prices.
median, owners’ estimate
- Average
- $289K
- Owners
- 355
- 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).
Emo’s detached houses are assessed 28% below the median of Ontario’s towns
Of Emo’s 500 residential properties on the 2024 roll, 89% are 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.
Single-detached houses are 90% of Emo’s homes, against 60% for Ontario’s towns
At the 2021 census, Emo had 470 homes with someone living in them. Half or more were standing by 1980.
Homes by period of construction the tick is the median of Ontario’s towns
Homes by kind
| Emo | Ontario | Canada | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Condominiums | under 1% | 7% | 8% |
| Needing major repairs | 5% | 6% | 6% |
| Too small for the household | 5% | 5% | 3% |
| Households in core housing need | 10% | 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.
Emo against Ontario’s towns: 57% under 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 Emo: Fort Frances and Machin
The places around Emo at the 2021 census: median and average value, and how many own. The nearest places to Emo with figures are 31–143 km away.
| Town | Median home value | Average | Owners | km |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Emo | $300K | $289K | 76% | |
| Fort Frances | $226K | $245K | 73% | 31.1 |
| Rainy River, Unorganized | $324K | $360K | 96% | 51.7 |
| Machin | $200K | $276K | 84% | 135.7 |
| Kenora | $300K | $340K | 74% | 136.5 |
| Kenora, Unorganized | $300K | $354K | 87% | 142.8 |
Census 2021 values; km.
Questions about property prices in Emo
Is Emo expensive for Ontario?
No: Emo’s census median is below the $695,000 of Ontario’s towns.
How many households in Emo are in core housing need?
In Emo, 10% of households are in core housing need, close to the 9% of Ontario’s towns: those whose home costs too much, is too small or needs major repairs, with nothing suitable nearby under 30% of their income.
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).