Photo: Michael Pardo from Niagara, Canada · CC0Owners put the median home in Pelham at $750,000
The census of 2021 asked 6,010 owner households what their home was worth. The values date from May 2021 and are what owners thought their homes were worth, not sale prices. Sale prices aren’t published in Ontario: what owners told the census is the figure to go on for Pelham.
Pelham’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. 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.
median, owners’ estimate
- Average
- $819K
- Owners
- 6,010
- 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, Pelham’s houses sit 46% above Ontario’s towns
In 2024, Pelham had 7,005 residential properties on the roll, detached houses 84% of them and condos 2%.
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.
How Pelham’s homes break down, by age and kind
At the 2021 census, 83% of Pelham’s 6,960 occupied homes were single-detached houses. At least half predate 2001.
Homes by period of construction the tick is the median of Ontario’s towns
Homes by kind
| Pelham | Ontario | Canada | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Condominiums | 5% | 7% | 8% |
| Needing major repairs | 4% | 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.
Pelham permitted 22.9 new homes a year per 1,000, above the 15 of Ontario’s towns
Building permits added 959 homes in Pelham between 2018 and 2023: some 160 a year. The mix: 38% in single-unit buildings, beside 66% for Ontario’s towns.
The busiest year: 2021, with 203 new homes
New homes a year per 1,000 homes
Rising: 3,312 new homes in the 12 months to August 2026, 17% more
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. · Area behind the monthly permits figures: the St. Catharines-Niagara metro area
Pelham against Ontario’s towns: about level with the $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 Pelham: Welland, Thorold and Wainfleet
The places around Pelham at the 2021 census: median and average value, and how many own.
| Town | Median home value | Average | Owners | km |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pelham | $750K | $819K | 88% | |
| Welland | $500K | $516K | 69% | 6.6 |
| Thorold | $552K | $582K | 69% | 10.3 |
| Wainfleet | $650K | $707K | 95% | 15.4 |
| St. Catharines | $548K | $581K | 64% | 15.6 |
| Beamsville | $695K | $734K | 84% | 17.1 |
| Niagara Falls | $552K | $596K | 70% | 17.3 |
Census 2021 values; km.
Questions about property prices in Pelham
How many households in Pelham are in core housing need?
Fewer than most: 5% of households in Pelham, where Ontario’s towns sit at 9%.
Is Pelham expensive for Ontario?
Neither more nor less: Ontario’s towns have a median of $695,000, and Pelham is near 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).