Photo: J. S. (Steve) Bond · CC BY-SA 4.0Owners in Morris-Turnberry value their homes 36% below the median of Ontario’s towns
The 2021 census gives $448,000 as the median value; Ontario’s towns come to $695,000. For Morris-Turnberry there is no published sale price, as for every town in Ontario. The 2024 property assessment puts the median residential property at $199,000. 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.
Morris-Turnberry’s homes, by two sources
Every figure here is compared within the province, against Ontario’s towns, since each province assesses on its own terms. An owner’s figure, not a sale: the census of May 2021 asked what each home would fetch.
median, owners’ estimate
- Average
- $519K
- Owners
- 885
- 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 Morris-Turnberry carry assessments 18% under the middle of Ontario’s towns
Of Morris-Turnberry’s 1,230 residential properties on the 2024 roll, 93% 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: 97% of the homes in Morris-Turnberry stand alone (Ontario’s towns: 60%)
The 2021 census counted 1,195 occupied homes in Morris-Turnberry. Half went up before 1981.
Homes by period of construction the tick is the median of Ontario’s towns
Homes by kind
| Morris-Turnberry | Ontario | Canada | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Condominiums | under 1% | 7% | 8% |
| Needing major repairs | 9% | 6% | 6% |
| Too small for the household | 3% | 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.
Building behind Ontario’s towns: 11.7 new homes a year per 1,000 in Morris-Turnberry, against 15
Building permits added 87 homes in Morris-Turnberry between 2018 and 2023: some 15 a year. Single-unit buildings took 73% of them, where Ontario’s towns built 66%.
The busiest year: 2021, with 19 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.
Morris-Turnberry is cheaper than most of Ontario’s towns: 36% 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 Morris-Turnberry: Wingham
Next to Morris-Turnberry: 2021 census values and the share of owners.
| Town | Median home value | Average | Owners | km |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Morris-Turnberry | $448K | $519K | 88% | |
| Wingham | $400K | $416K | 71% | 5.5 |
| Howick | $452K | $507K | 84% | 13.2 |
Census 2021 values; km.
Questions about property prices in Morris-Turnberry
How many households in Morris-Turnberry are in core housing need?
In Morris-Turnberry, 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.
Is Morris-Turnberry expensive for Ontario?
Cheaper than the middle: Ontario’s towns come to $695,000, Morris-Turnberry to less.
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).