Photo: P199 · CC BY-SA 3.0A home in Moonbeam is worth 75% less than the middle of Ontario’s towns
At the 2021 census the median home was worth $174,000, where Ontario’s towns sit at $695,000. Keep in mind these are owners’ estimates from the 2021 census, not recorded sales. What homes sold for in Moonbeam isn’t public: no sale figures are released in Ontario.
Two ways to price a home in Moonbeam
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
- $223K
- Owners
- 480
- 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).
A detached house in Moonbeam is assessed 55% lower than across Ontario’s towns
Of Moonbeam’s 760 residential properties on the 2024 roll, 92% 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: 98% of the homes in Moonbeam stand alone (Ontario’s towns: 60%)
People lived in 525 homes in Moonbeam at the 2021 census. The older half dates from before 1981.
Homes by period of construction the tick is the median of Ontario’s towns
Homes by kind
| Moonbeam | Ontario | Canada | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Condominiums | under 1% | 7% | 8% |
| Needing major repairs | 5% | 6% | 6% |
| Too small for the household | 2% | 5% | 3% |
| Households in core housing need | 9% | 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.
Moonbeam is cheaper than most of Ontario’s towns: 75% under their $695,000 median
The census values of Ontario’s towns, 871 of them with 2,500+ people, from dearest to cheapest.
Census 2021, owners’ estimates; towns and neighbourhoods of 2,500 or more, no city as a whole, no reserve.
Cheaper next to Moonbeam: Kapuskasing and Smooth Rock Falls
Next to Moonbeam: 2021 census values and the share of owners. Moonbeam has few close neighbours with figures, so the list reaches 18–58 km out.
| Town | Median home value | Average | Owners | km |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Moonbeam | $174K | $223K | 93% | |
| Kapuskasing | $150K | $168K | 67% | 17.8 |
| Smooth Rock Falls | $120K | $134K | 80% | 41.4 |
| Cochrane, Unorganized, North Part | $200K | $228K | 88% | 58.2 |
Census 2021 values; km.
Questions about property prices in Moonbeam
Is Moonbeam expensive for Ontario?
Cheaper than the middle: Ontario’s towns come to $695,000, Moonbeam to less.
How many households in Moonbeam are in core housing need?
Statistics Canada puts 9% of Moonbeam’s households in core housing need, much as for Ontario’s towns (9%).
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).