Homes in Guernsey are worth a median $695,000
The census of 2021 asked 1,240 owner households what their home was worth. Keep in mind these are owners’ estimates from the 2021 census, not recorded sales. There is no public record of sale prices in Ontario, which leaves the census value as the guide for Guernsey.
Guernsey’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’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
- $681K
- Owners
- 1,240
- 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). · Not measured by town: assessed values, values by property type and building permits (the city of Hamilton)
On the assessment roll, Hamilton’s houses sit 52% above 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.
Guernsey’s homes: when they went up and what they are
Of the 1,320 homes people lived in across Guernsey at the 2021 census, 71% were single-detached houses. Half or more were standing by 2000. A neighbourhood’s counts are summed from small census areas, so its parts can fall a little short of the whole.
Homes by period of construction the tick is the median of Ontario’s towns
Homes by kind
| Guernsey | Ontario | Canada | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Condominiums | 19% | 7% | 8% |
| Needing major repairs | 2% | 6% | 6% |
| Too small for the household | 6% | 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.
Building at the pace of Ontario’s towns: 16 new homes a year per 1,000 in Hamilton, against 15
From 2018 to 2023, permits in Hamilton created 20,374 homes, about 3,396 a year. Only 15% went into single-unit buildings, beside 66% for Ontario’s towns.
The busiest year: 2023, with 5,130 new homes
New homes a year per 1,000 homes
3,048 new homes in the 12 months to August 2026, up 8% on the year before
Measured across the Hamilton metro area: monthly permits
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.
Guernsey sits near the middle of Ontario’s towns ($695,000)
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 Guernsey: Westmeria, Lakeshore and Eastdale
The places around Guernsey at the 2021 census: median and average value, and how many own.
| Town | Median home value | Average | Owners | km |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Guernsey | $695K | $681K | 94% | |
| Westmeria | $600K | $720K | 93% | 0.7 |
| Poplar Park | $800K | $752K | 93% | 1.2 |
| Highway Valley | $800K | $823K | 93% | 1.4 |
| Lakeshore | $452K | $580K | 72% | 1.8 |
| Eastdale | $650K | $701K | 92% | 1.8 |
| Riverdale East | $745K | $660K | 73% | 2.5 |
Census 2021 values; km.
Questions about property prices in Guernsey
How many households in Guernsey are in core housing need?
Below the norm for Ontario’s towns (9%): 5% in Guernsey, counting the households whose home falls short on cost, size or repair.
Is Guernsey expensive for Ontario?
About average: Guernsey’s census median is close to the $695,000 of Ontario’s towns.
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).