Photo: P199 · CC BY-SA 3.0Long Sault sits 50% below Ontario’s towns on home values
That is a median of $348,000 at the 2021 census, set beside $695,000 for Ontario’s towns. A census value is an owner’s guess at a selling price in May 2021, and prices have moved since. Statistics Canada doesn’t publish sales in Ontario, so nothing here says what Long Sault’s homes actually sold for.
What Long Sault’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
- $388K
- Owners
- 4,660
- 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).
Long Sault’s detached houses are assessed 16% below the median of Ontario’s towns
Assessors listed 5,420 residential properties in Long Sault for 2024, 92% 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.
Single-detached houses are 91% of Long Sault’s homes, against 60% for Ontario’s towns
At the 2021 census, Long Sault had 5,415 homes with someone living in them. Half went up before 2001.
Homes by period of construction the tick is the median of Ontario’s towns
Homes by kind
| Long Sault | Ontario | Canada | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Condominiums | 1% | 7% | 8% |
| Needing major repairs | 7% | 6% | 6% |
| Too small for the household | 2% | 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.
13.2 new homes a year per 1,000 in Long Sault: in step with Ontario’s towns (15)
Some 70 homes a year: 419 in all were permitted in Long Sault from 2018 to 2023. Most were houses: 78% went into single-unit buildings, against 66% for Ontario’s towns.
A peak in 2021: 84 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.
Long Sault is cheaper than most of Ontario’s towns: 50% under 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 Long Sault: Cornwall
The places around Long Sault at the 2021 census: median and average value, and how many own. No closer places have figures: these lie 16–26 km from Long Sault.
| Town | Median home value | Average | Owners | km |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Long Sault | $348K | $388K | 88% | |
| Cornwall | $280K | $293K | 54% | 15.7 |
| North Stormont | $348K | $378K | 83% | 21.2 |
| South Glengarry | $348K | $428K | 88% | 26.5 |
Census 2021 values; km.
Questions about property prices in Long Sault
How many households in Long Sault are in core housing need?
Statistics Canada puts 4% of Long Sault’s households in core housing need, a smaller share than the 9% of Ontario’s towns.
Is Long Sault expensive for Ontario?
Below the norm for Ontario’s towns, whose median home is worth $695,000; Long Sault’s is worth less.
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).