Photo: P199 · CC BY-SA 3.0In Magnetawan, 18% of households can’t afford a home that is big enough and in good repair (Ontario’s towns: 9%)
Owners valued the median home at $500,000 at the 2021 census, and the average at $555,000. The census asks owners what their home would sell for, so the values are estimates from May 2021. Statistics Canada’s housing statistics carry no sale prices in Ontario; the census value stands in for Magnetawan.
Magnetawan’s homes, by two sources
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
- $555K
- Owners
- 705
- 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).
Detached houses make up 88% of Magnetawan’s residential properties
Detached houses account for 88% of the 2,090 properties on Magnetawan’s 2024 roll.
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 97% of Magnetawan’s homes, against 60% for Ontario’s towns
People lived in 825 homes in Magnetawan at the 2021 census. Half went up before 2001.
Homes by period of construction the tick is the median of Ontario’s towns
Homes by kind
| Magnetawan | Ontario | Canada | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Condominiums | under 1% | 7% | 8% |
| Needing major repairs | 15% | 6% | 6% |
| Too small for the household | 4% | 5% | 3% |
| Households in core housing need | 18% | 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.
Magnetawan is cheaper than most of Ontario’s towns: 28% 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 Magnetawan: Burk's Falls, Strong and Sundridge
The places around Magnetawan at the 2021 census: median and average value, and how many own.
| Town | Median home value | Average | Owners | km |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Magnetawan | $500K | $555K | 87% | |
| Burk's Falls | $324K | $340K | 61% | 14.7 |
| Strong | $352K | $456K | 88% | 18.7 |
| Sundridge | $348K | $366K | 85% | 18.9 |
Census 2021 values; km.
Questions about property prices in Magnetawan
Is Magnetawan expensive for Ontario?
Cheaper than the middle: Ontario’s towns come to $695,000, Magnetawan to less.
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).