Photo: P199 · Public domainOwners in Horton value their homes 50% below the median of Ontario’s towns
The census median was $348,000 in 2021, against $695,000 for Ontario’s towns. The census figure is the owner’s own reckoning of value in May 2021; actual sale prices may differ. For Horton there is no published sale price, as for every town in Ontario.
Horton’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 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
- $405K
- Owners
- 1,150
- 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).
Horton’s homes by type: detached houses lead, at 94%
The 2024 assessment roll counts 1,390 homes in Horton, detached houses 94% of them.
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 88% of Horton’s homes, against 60% for Ontario’s towns
Horton had 1,290 occupied homes at the 2021 census. At least half predate 1981.
Homes by period of construction the tick is the median of Ontario’s towns
Homes by kind
| Horton | Ontario | Canada | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Condominiums | 1% | 7% | 8% |
| Needing major repairs | 9% | 6% | 6% |
| Too small for the household | 1% | 5% | 3% |
| Households in core housing need | 4% | 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.
Permits in Horton ran at 15.3 homes a year per 1,000, near the 15 of Ontario’s towns
From 2018 to 2023, permits in Horton created 114 homes, about 19 a year. Most were houses: 84% went into single-unit buildings, against 66% for Ontario’s towns.
A peak in 2021: 27 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.
Horton against Ontario’s towns: 50% under 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 Horton: Renfrew, Shawville and Bristol
The places around Horton at the 2021 census: median and average value, and how many own.
Questions about property prices in Horton
Is Horton expensive for Ontario?
Less than most: Ontario’s towns have a median of $695,000, and Horton sits below it.
How many households in Horton are in core housing need?
Fewer than most: 4% of households in Horton, where Ontario’s towns sit at 9%.
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).