Photo: P199 · CC BY-SA 3.0A median $800,000: what owners say homes in Oro-Medonte are worth
Behind it are the answers of 7,965 owners at the 2021 census. Treat the values as owners’ May 2021 guesses: they are self-reported, and they come from before rates went up. No sales are published for towns in Ontario, Oro-Medonte included, so owners’ values are the measure.
Two ways to price a home in Oro-Medonte
Every figure here is compared within the province, against Ontario’s towns, since each province assesses on its own terms. 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
- $904K
- Owners
- 7,965
- 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 Oro-Medonte carry assessments 63% over the middle of Ontario’s towns
In 2024, Oro-Medonte had 9,485 residential properties on the roll, detached houses 93% of them and condos 3%.
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.
Single-detached houses are 97% of Oro-Medonte’s homes, against 60% for Ontario’s towns
Oro-Medonte had 8,635 occupied homes 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
| Oro-Medonte | Ontario | Canada | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Condominiums | 3% | 7% | 8% |
| Needing major repairs | 6% | 6% | 6% |
| Too small for the household | 2% | 5% | 3% |
| Households in core housing need | 4% | 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.
Permits in Oro-Medonte ran at 12.6 homes a year per 1,000, near the 15 of Ontario’s towns
From 2018 to 2023, permits in Oro-Medonte created 724 homes, about 121 a year. Most were houses: 97% went into single-unit buildings, against 66% for Ontario’s towns.
Most in 2018: 178 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.
Oro-Medonte against Ontario’s towns: 15% over the $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 Oro-Medonte: Orillia and Severn
Next to Oro-Medonte: 2021 census values and the share of owners.
| Town | Median home value | Average | Owners | km |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oro-Medonte | $800K | $904K | 94% | |
| Orillia | $552K | $582K | 61% | 13.5 |
| Severn | $650K | $738K | 90% | 16.7 |
Census 2021 values; km.
Questions about property prices in Oro-Medonte
How many households in Oro-Medonte are in core housing need?
Below the norm for Ontario’s towns (9%): 4% in Oro-Medonte, counting the households whose home falls short on cost, size or repair.
Is Oro-Medonte expensive for Ontario?
Dearer than the middle: Ontario’s towns come to $695,000, Oro-Medonte to more.
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).