Photo: P199 · CC BY-SA 3.0Owners in Shuniah value their homes 40% below the median of Ontario’s towns
In figures: $420,000 for the median home in 2021, $695,000 for the middle of Ontario’s towns. Statistics Canada doesn’t publish sales in Ontario, so nothing here says what Shuniah’s homes actually sold for. Assessors valued the median residential property at $225,000 for 2024. Ontario still assesses at 2016 values (MPAC’s 1 January 2016 base): a figure to set against other Ontario towns, not against prices.
Shuniah’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. These home values were given by owners themselves, in a census taken in May 2021.
median, owners’ estimate
- Average
- $531K
- Owners
- 1,345
- 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 Shuniah is assessed 20% higher than across Ontario’s towns
Of Shuniah’s 1,760 residential properties on the 2024 roll, 94% 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.
Single-detached houses are 97% of Shuniah’s homes, against 60% for Ontario’s towns
At the 2021 census, Shuniah had 1,425 homes with someone living in them. The older half dates from before 1981.
Homes by period of construction the tick is the median of Ontario’s towns
Homes by kind
| Shuniah | Ontario | Canada | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Condominiums | 1% | 7% | 8% |
| Needing major repairs | 6% | 6% | 6% |
| Too small for the household | 1% | 5% | 3% |
| Households in core housing need | 3% | 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.
Building behind Ontario’s towns: 9.1 new homes a year per 1,000 in Shuniah, against 15
Over 2018–2023, 77 homes were permitted in Shuniah, close to 13 each year. 99% were single-unit buildings, beside 66% for Ontario’s towns. Nobody publishes monthly permits for Shuniah alone, so this card uses the figure for the Thunder Bay metro area.
A peak in 2022: 24 new homes
New homes a year per 1,000 homes
Rising: 614 new homes in the 12 months to August 2026, 27% 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.
Shuniah is cheaper than most of Ontario’s towns: 40% 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.
Lower values near Shuniah: Thunder Bay, Thunder Bay, Unorganized and Oliver Paipoonge
Next to Shuniah: 2021 census values and the share of owners. Distances here run 21–36 km: that is how far the nearest places with figures are from Shuniah.
| Town | Median home value | Average | Owners | km |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Shuniah | $420K | $531K | 95% | |
| Thunder Bay | $300K | $317K | 68% | 21 |
| Thunder Bay, Unorganized | $280K | $313K | 91% | 29.8 |
| Oliver Paipoonge | $388K | $404K | 93% | 35.7 |
Census 2021 values; km.
Questions about property prices in Shuniah
How many households in Shuniah are in core housing need?
Below the norm for Ontario’s towns (9%): 3% in Shuniah, counting the households whose home falls short on cost, size or repair.
Is Shuniah expensive for Ontario?
On census values, Shuniah sits among the cheaper of Ontario’s towns (median $695,000).
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).