Photo: Gogerr · CC BY-SA 4.0A median $850,000: what owners say homes in Fruitland are worth
The census of 2021 asked 2,075 owner households what their home was worth. What owners reported in May 2021 is an opinion of value; interest rates and prices have both moved since. There is no public record of sale prices in Ontario, which leaves the census value as the guide for Fruitland.
What Fruitland’s homes are worth, two ways
Two sources, each set against Ontario’s towns only: provinces measure value differently, so they don’t line up across borders. 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
- $948K
- Owners
- 2,075
- 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). · The assessed values, values by property type and building permits numbers here cover the city of Hamilton
Hamilton’s detached houses are assessed 52% above the median of Ontario’s towns
In 2024, Hamilton had 178,695 residential properties on the roll, detached houses 71% of them and condos 6%.
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.
Fruitland’s homes: when they went up and what they are
At the 2021 census, 80% of Fruitland’s 2,480 occupied homes were single-detached houses. Half went up before 2001. Summed from small census areas, a neighbourhood’s parts may add up to a little less than its total.
Homes by period of construction the tick is the median of Ontario’s towns
Homes by kind
| Fruitland | Ontario | Canada | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Condominiums | 5% | 7% | 8% |
| Needing major repairs | 5% | 6% | 6% |
| Too small for the household | 4% | 5% | 3% |
| Households in core housing need | 5% | 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.
Hamilton permitted 16 new homes a year per 1,000, close to the 15 of Ontario’s towns
Over 2018–2023, 20,374 homes were permitted in Hamilton, close to 3,396 each year. Multi-unit buildings took most: single-unit ones were just 15%, where Ontario’s towns built 66%.
The busiest year: 2023, with 5,130 new homes
New homes a year per 1,000 homes
Up 8%: 3,048 new homes in the year to August 2026
Source area for monthly permits: the Hamilton metro area
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.
Fruitland against Ontario’s towns: 22% over the $695,000 median
The census values of Ontario’s towns, 871 of them with 2,500+ people, from dearest to cheapest.
Census 2021, owners’ estimates; towns and neighbourhoods of 2,500 or more, no city as a whole, no reserve.
Cheaper next to Fruitland: Highway Valley, Stoney Creek and Poplar Park
The places around Fruitland at the 2021 census: median and average value, and how many own.
| Town | Median home value | Average | Owners | km |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fruitland | $850K | $948K | 85% | |
| Highway Valley | $800K | $823K | 93% | 1.6 |
| Stoney Creek | $700K | $675K | 39% | 2.5 |
| Poplar Park | $800K | $752K | 93% | 2.6 |
| Guernsey | $695K | $681K | 94% | 3 |
| Eastdale | $650K | $701K | 92% | 3 |
| Westmeria | $600K | $720K | 93% | 3 |
Census 2021 values; km.
Questions about property prices in Fruitland
How many households in Fruitland are in core housing need?
Statistics Canada puts 5% of Fruitland’s households in core housing need, a smaller share than the 9% of Ontario’s towns.
Is Fruitland expensive for Ontario?
More than most: Ontario’s towns have a median of $695,000, and Fruitland sits above it.
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).