Photo: P199 · CC BY-SA 3.0Expensive homes pull Seguin’s average 35% above the middle
Census values for 2021: a median of $552,000 and an average of $747,000. Census values are owners’ own estimates, taken in May 2021, before the rise in interest rates. There is no public record of sale prices in Ontario, which leaves the census value as the guide for Seguin.
Seguin’s homes, by two sources
Every figure here is compared within the province, against Ontario’s towns, since each province assesses on its own terms. 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
- $747K
- Owners
- 1,910
- 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).
A detached house in Seguin is assessed 45% higher than across Ontario’s towns
Assessors listed 5,005 residential properties in Seguin for 2024, 87% of them 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.
Single-detached houses are 97% of Seguin’s homes, against 60% for Ontario’s towns
At the 2021 census, Seguin had 2,135 homes with someone living in them. Half went up before 2001.
Homes by period of construction the tick is the median of Ontario’s towns
Homes by kind
| Seguin | Ontario | Canada | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Condominiums | 1% | 7% | 8% |
| Needing major repairs | 9% | 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.
32 new homes a year per 1,000 in Seguin: more than Ontario’s towns (15)
Over 2018–2023, 397 homes were permitted in Seguin, close to 66 each year. Single-unit buildings took 99% of them, where Ontario’s towns built 66%.
A peak in 2023: 89 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.
Seguin against Ontario’s towns: 21% under 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 Seguin: Parry Sound
Next to Seguin: 2021 census values and the share of owners.
| Town | Median home value | Average | Owners | km |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Seguin | $552K | $747K | 90% | |
| McKellar | $600K | $674K | 96% | 16.5 |
| Parry Sound | $360K | $399K | 60% | 18.1 |
Census 2021 values; km.
Questions about property prices in Seguin
How many households in Seguin are in core housing need?
4% of Seguin’s households, under 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.
Is Seguin expensive for Ontario?
Below the norm for Ontario’s towns, whose median home is worth $695,000; Seguin’s is worth less.
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).