Photo: davestew89 · CC BY 3.0Owners in Marathon value their homes 78% below the median of Ontario’s towns
The census median was $150,000 in 2021, against $695,000 for Ontario’s towns. Self-assessed in May 2021, these values predate the rate rises that followed. There is no public record of sale prices in Ontario, which leaves the census value as the guide for Marathon.
Two ways to price a home in Marathon
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
- $148K
- Owners
- 1,085
- 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).
Marathon’s detached houses are assessed 64% below the median of Ontario’s towns
The 2024 assessment roll counts 1,315 homes in Marathon, detached houses 86% 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.
10% of Marathon’s homes need major repairs, against 6% for Ontario’s towns
Marathon had 1,415 occupied homes at the 2021 census, 74% of them single-detached houses. At least half predate 2001.
Homes by period of construction the tick is the median of Ontario’s towns
Homes by kind
| Marathon | Ontario | Canada | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Condominiums | 3% | 7% | 8% |
| Needing major repairs | 10% | 6% | 6% |
| Too small for the household | 2% | 5% | 3% |
| Households in core housing need | 3% | 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.
14.3 new homes a year per 1,000 in Marathon: in step with Ontario’s towns (15)
Some 20 homes a year: 81 in all were permitted in Marathon from 2019 to 2023. Very few were houses: under 1% in single-unit buildings (Ontario’s towns: 66%).
A peak in 2022: 80 new homes
A year with no report is left out.
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.
Marathon is 78% below the $695,000 median of Ontario’s towns
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 Marathon: Terrace Bay, Manitouwadge and Schreiber
The places around Marathon at the 2021 census: median and average value, and how many own. The nearest places to Marathon with figures are 54–66 km away.
| Town | Median home value | Average | Owners | km |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Marathon | $150K | $148K | 76% | |
| Terrace Bay | $100K | $112K | 78% | 54.2 |
| Manitouwadge | $100K | $112K | 79% | 60.2 |
| Schreiber | $75K | $110K | 82% | 66.5 |
Census 2021 values; km.
Questions about property prices in Marathon
Is Marathon expensive for Ontario?
No: Marathon’s census median is below the $695,000 of Ontario’s towns.
How many households in Marathon are in core housing need?
In Marathon, 3% of households are in core housing need, against 9% for Ontario’s towns: those whose home costs too much, is too small or needs major repairs, with nothing suitable nearby under 30% of their income.
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).