Photo: WB Robinson Photographer · CC BY-SA 4.0A home in Port Colborne is worth 36% less than the middle of Ontario’s towns
In figures: $448,000 for the median home in 2021, $695,000 for the middle of Ontario’s towns. Owners gave those values at the May 2021 census; they are estimates, and older than today’s prices. Statistics Canada’s housing statistics carry no sale prices in Ontario; the census value stands in for Port Colborne.
Port Colborne’s homes, by two sources
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
- $502K
- Owners
- 6,295
- 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, Port Colborne’s houses sit 28% below Ontario’s towns
Of Port Colborne’s 7,415 residential properties on the 2024 roll, 88% are detached houses and 1% are condos.
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.
An older stock than most: 55% of Port Colborne’s homes go back before 1961 (Ontario’s towns: 22%)
The 2021 census counted 8,710 occupied homes in Port Colborne; 71% of them are single-detached houses.
Homes by period of construction the tick is the median of Ontario’s towns
Homes by kind
| Port Colborne | Ontario | Canada | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Condominiums | 2% | 7% | 8% |
| Needing major repairs | 7% | 6% | 6% |
| Too small for the household | 4% | 5% | 3% |
| Households in core housing need | 12% | 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.
Port Colborne is cheaper than most of Ontario’s towns: 36% under their $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.
Home values around Port Colborne
The places around Port Colborne at the 2021 census: median and average value, and how many own.
| Town | Median home value | Average | Owners | km |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Port Colborne | $448K | $502K | 73% | |
| Welland | $500K | $516K | 69% | 11.3 |
| Wainfleet | $650K | $707K | 95% | 13.7 |
| Pelham | $750K | $819K | 88% | 17.4 |
Census 2021 values; km.
Questions about property prices in Port Colborne
Is Port Colborne expensive for Ontario?
Less than most: Ontario’s towns have a median of $695,000, and Port Colborne sits below it.
How many households in Port Colborne are in core housing need?
Statistics Canada puts 12% of Port Colborne’s households in core housing need, a higher share than the 9% of Ontario’s towns.
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).