Photo: Municipal Affairs and Housing · CC BY 2.0Apartments make up 35% of the homes in Mississauga, where Ontario’s towns have 13%
The 2021 census put the median home at $900,000, with an average of $999,000. Those values come from owners at the 2021 census and predate the prices of the years since. What homes sold for in Mississauga isn’t public: no sale figures are released in Ontario.
Mississauga’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’s assessments are still on MPAC’s values of 1 January 2016, far below today’s prices, so they compare only with other Ontario towns.
median, owners’ estimate
- Average
- $999K
- Owners
- 172,220
- 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 Mississauga carry 2.9 times the assessment of the median for Ontario’s towns
Assessors listed 209,490 residential properties in Mississauga for 2024, 46% of them detached houses and 21% condos.
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.
More condos than most: 28% of the homes in Mississauga (Ontario’s towns: 7%)
People lived in 244,575 homes in Mississauga at the 2021 census. Half or more were standing by 2000.
Homes by period of construction the tick is the median of Ontario’s towns
Homes by kind
| Mississauga | Ontario | Canada | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Condominiums | 28% | 7% | 8% |
| Needing major repairs | 5% | 6% | 6% |
| Too small for the household | 11% | 5% | 3% |
| Households in core housing need | 15% | 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.
Mississauga permitted 17.5 new homes a year per 1,000, close to the 15 of Ontario’s towns
Over 2018–2023, 24,718 homes were permitted in Mississauga, close to 4,120 each year. Only 3% went into single-unit buildings, beside 66% for Ontario’s towns. Behind monthly permits sits data gathered across the Toronto metro area, with Mississauga one part of it.
The busiest year: 2022, with 6,235 new homes
New homes a year per 1,000 homes
Slowing: 35,927 new homes in the 12 months to August 2026, 13% fewer
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.
Mississauga is dearer than most of Ontario’s towns: 29% above 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 Mississauga: DT Core and Uptown
The places around Mississauga at the 2021 census: median and average value, and how many own.
| Town | Median home value | Average | Owners | km |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mississauga | $900K | $999K | 70% | |
| Creditview | $920K | $959K | 77% | 1 |
| DT Core | $552K | $582K | 53% | 2 |
| Roseborough | $1M | $1.04M | 82% | 2.2 |
| Uptown | $640K | $623K | 61% | 2.3 |
| Fairview | $950K | $953K | 80% | 2.5 |
| Hurontario | $950K | $960K | 82% | 2.6 |
Census 2021 values; km.
Questions about property prices in Mississauga
How many households in Mississauga are in core housing need?
In Mississauga, 15% of households are in core housing need, against 9% for Ontario’s towns: their home costs too much, is too small or needs major repairs, and nothing suitable nearby costs under 30% of their income.
Is Mississauga expensive for Ontario?
More than most: Ontario’s towns have a median of $695,000, and Mississauga sits above it.
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).