Photo: R Orville Lyttle · CC BY-SA 2.0Owners in Prescott value their homes 64% below the median of Ontario’s towns
At the 2021 census the median home was worth $250,000, where Ontario’s towns sit at $695,000. Statistics Canada doesn’t publish sales in Ontario, so nothing here says what Prescott’s homes actually sold for. The 2024 property assessment puts the median residential property at $159,000. Ontario still assesses at 2016 values (MPAC’s 1 January 2016 base): a figure to set against other Ontario towns, not against prices.
What Prescott’s homes are worth, two ways
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
- $276K
- Owners
- 1,095
- 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 Prescott carry assessments 37% under the middle of Ontario’s towns
The 2024 assessment roll counts 1,605 homes in Prescott: detached houses make 71% of them, condos 6%.
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.
More homes in poor repair than most: 11% in Prescott (Ontario’s towns: 6%)
At the 2021 census, 58% of Prescott’s 1,890 occupied homes were single-detached houses. The majority date from before 1961.
Homes by period of construction the tick is the median of Ontario’s towns
Homes by kind
| Prescott | Ontario | Canada | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Condominiums | 2% | 7% | 8% |
| Needing major repairs | 11% | 6% | 6% |
| Too small for the household | 3% | 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.
Prescott is cheaper than most of Ontario’s towns: 64% 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.
Prescott’s neighbours by home value
The places around Prescott at the 2021 census: median and average value, and how many own.
| Town | Median home value | Average | Owners | km |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Prescott | $250K | $276K | 58% | |
| Augusta | $348K | $403K | 92% | 6.5 |
| Cardinal | $348K | $379K | 81% | 13.9 |
| Brockville | $300K | $353K | 57% | 18.7 |
Census 2021 values; km.
Questions about property prices in Prescott
Is Prescott expensive for Ontario?
Less than most: Ontario’s towns have a median of $695,000, and Prescott sits below it.
How many households in Prescott are in core housing need?
In Prescott, 12% of households are in core housing need, against 9% for Ontario’s towns: their home costs too much, is too small or needs major repairs, and nothing suitable nearby costs under 30% of their income.
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).