Photo: maar345 · CC BY 2.0Renfrew sits 57% below Ontario’s towns on home values
In figures: $300,000 for the median home in 2021, $695,000 for the middle of Ontario’s towns. Self-assessed in May 2021, these values predate the rate rises that followed. There is no public record of sale prices in Ontario, which leaves the census value as the guide for Renfrew.
Two ways to price a home in Renfrew
Two sources, each set against Ontario’s towns only: provinces measure value differently, so they don’t line up across borders. 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
- $322K
- Owners
- 2,320
- 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).
Renfrew’s detached houses are assessed 33% below the median of Ontario’s towns
Of Renfrew’s 3,130 residential properties on the 2024 roll, 82% are 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.
52% of Renfrew’s homes predate 1961, against 22% for Ontario’s towns
Of the 3,955 homes people lived in across Renfrew at the 2021 census, 62% were single-detached houses.
Homes by period of construction the tick is the median of Ontario’s towns
Homes by kind
| Renfrew | Ontario | Canada | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Condominiums | 1% | 7% | 8% |
| Needing major repairs | 9% | 6% | 6% |
| Too small for the household | 3% | 5% | 3% |
| Households in core housing need | 7% | 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 Renfrew ran at 21.5 homes a year per 1,000, where Ontario’s towns ran at 15
Some 73 homes a year: 438 in all were permitted in Renfrew from 2018 to 2023. Apartments and other multi-unit buildings dominate: only 9% were single-unit, against 66% for Ontario’s towns.
Most in 2021: 157 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.
Renfrew is cheaper than most of Ontario’s towns: 57% 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 Renfrew
The places around Renfrew at the 2021 census: median and average value, and how many own.
| Town | Median home value | Average | Owners | km |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Renfrew | $300K | $322K | 59% | |
| Horton | $348K | $405K | 91% | 8.3 |
| Admaston/Bromley | $348K | $406K | 90% | 12.5 |
Census 2021 values; km.
Questions about property prices in Renfrew
Is Renfrew expensive for Ontario?
Cheaper than the middle: Ontario’s towns come to $695,000, Renfrew to less.
How many households in Renfrew are in core housing need?
7% of Renfrew’s households, near the 9% of Ontario’s towns, live in a home that is unaffordable, crowded or in poor repair and can’t afford a better one nearby.
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).