Photo: Amakuha · CC BY 4.0Homes in Marmora are worth 42% less than the median of Ontario’s towns
The census median was $400,000 in 2021, against $695,000 for Ontario’s towns. Treat the values as owners’ May 2021 guesses: they are self-reported, and they come from before rates went up. Statistics Canada’s housing statistics carry no sale prices in Ontario; the census value stands in for Marmora.
Marmora’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. MPAC hasn’t reassessed since its 1 January 2016 values, which is why the figure sits well under the census value; it compares only within Ontario.
median, owners’ estimate
- Average
- $466K
- Owners
- 1,520
- 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).
Houses in Marmora carry assessments 22% under the middle of Ontario’s towns
Of Marmora’s 2,595 residential properties on the 2024 roll, 91% are 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.
A town of houses: 87% of the homes in Marmora stand alone (Ontario’s towns: 60%)
The 2021 census counted 1,885 occupied homes in Marmora. At least half predate 1981.
Homes by period of construction the tick is the median of Ontario’s towns
Homes by kind
| Marmora | Ontario | Canada | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Condominiums | 1% | 7% | 8% |
| Needing major repairs | 8% | 6% | 6% |
| Too small for the household | 5% | 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: 12.5 new homes a year per 1,000 in Marmora, against 15
Building permits added 136 homes in Marmora between 2018 and 2023: some 23 a year. Houses dominate the permits, at 82% in single-unit buildings (Ontario’s towns: 66%).
A peak in 2021: 33 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.
Marmora against Ontario’s towns: 42% under the $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.
Home values around Marmora
Next to Marmora: 2021 census values and the share of owners.
| Town | Median home value | Average | Owners | km |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Marmora | $400K | $466K | 82% | |
| Havelock | $428K | $508K | 89% | 16 |
| Madoc | $400K | $442K | 87% | 18.6 |
| Centre Hastings | $400K | $477K | 85% | 18.9 |
Census 2021 values; km.
Questions about property prices in Marmora
Is Marmora expensive for Ontario?
Cheaper than the middle: Ontario’s towns come to $695,000, Marmora to less.
How many households in Marmora are in core housing need?
Below the norm for Ontario’s towns (9%): 5% in Marmora, counting the households whose home falls short on cost, size or repair.
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).