Photo: P199 · CC BY-SA 3.0Owners in North Stormont value their homes 50% below the median of Ontario’s towns
The census median was $348,000 in 2021, against $695,000 for Ontario’s towns. The values date from May 2021 and are what owners thought their homes were worth, not sale prices. No open sale prices are published in Ontario, so for North Stormont the census value is the measure.
Two ways to price a home in North Stormont
Each source sits beside its own median for Ontario’s towns; none compares across provinces, which value homes in their own ways. 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
- $378K
- Owners
- 2,225
- 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).
On the assessment roll, North Stormont’s houses sit 19% below Ontario’s towns
Assessors listed 2,790 residential properties in North Stormont for 2024, 92% of them 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.
88% of North Stormont’s homes are detached houses, where Ontario’s towns have 60%
North Stormont had 2,850 occupied homes 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
| North Stormont | Ontario | Canada | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Condominiums | 1% | 7% | 8% |
| Needing major repairs | 7% | 6% | 6% |
| Too small for the household | 2% | 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.
North Stormont permitted 11.7 new homes a year per 1,000, below the 15 of Ontario’s towns
From 2018 to 2023, permits in North Stormont created 195 homes, about 33 a year. 71% were single-unit buildings, beside 66% for Ontario’s towns.
A peak in 2020: 51 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.
North Stormont is 50% 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.
Home values around North Stormont
Next to North Stormont: 2021 census values and the share of owners.
| Town | Median home value | Average | Owners | km |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| North Stormont | $348K | $378K | 83% | |
| Casselman | $448K | $482K | 73% | 11.7 |
| Limoges | $400K | $447K | 83% | 15.6 |
| Embrun | $552K | $560K | 84% | 16.8 |
Census 2021 values; km.
Questions about property prices in North Stormont
Is North Stormont expensive for Ontario?
On census values, North Stormont sits among the cheaper of Ontario’s towns (median $695,000).
How many households in North Stormont are in core housing need?
Statistics Canada puts 5% of North Stormont’s households in core housing need, a smaller share than the 9% of Ontario’s towns.
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).