Photo: Quintin Soloviev · CC BY 4.0Home values in Smooth Rock Falls run 83% lower than the median of Ontario’s towns
At the 2021 census the median home was worth $120,000, where Ontario’s towns sit at $695,000. What homes sold for in Smooth Rock Falls isn’t public: no sale figures are released in Ontario. For 2024, the median assessed value of a residential property is $60,000. Ontario still assesses at 2016 values (MPAC’s 1 January 2016 base): a figure to set against other Ontario towns, not against prices.
Two ways to price a home in Smooth Rock Falls
Every figure here is compared within the province, against Ontario’s towns, since each province assesses on its own terms. The census figure is the owner’s own reckoning of value in May 2021; actual sale prices may differ.
median, owners’ estimate
- Average
- $134K
- Owners
- 465
- 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 Smooth Rock Falls carry assessments 71% under the middle of Ontario’s towns
Of Smooth Rock Falls’s 605 residential properties on the 2024 roll, 91% 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.
A town of houses: 86% of the homes in Smooth Rock Falls stand alone (Ontario’s towns: 60%)
The 2021 census counted 580 occupied homes in Smooth Rock Falls. The older half dates from before 1981.
Homes by period of construction the tick is the median of Ontario’s towns
Homes by kind
| Smooth Rock Falls | Ontario | Canada | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Condominiums | under 1% | 7% | 8% |
| Needing major repairs | 10% | 6% | 6% |
| Too small for the household | under 1% | 5% | 3% |
| Households in core housing need | 13% | 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: 0 new homes a year per 1,000 in Smooth Rock Falls, against 15
Smooth Rock Falls issued permits for 4 new homes from 2018 to 2023, or about 1 a year.
Most in 2018: 4 new homes
A year with no report is left out.
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.
Smooth Rock Falls against Ontario’s towns: 83% under the $695,000 median
The census values of Ontario’s towns, 871 of them with 2,500+ people, from dearest to cheapest.
Census 2021, owners’ estimates; towns and neighbourhoods of 2,500 or more, no city as a whole, no reserve.
Smooth Rock Falls’s neighbours by home value
The places around Smooth Rock Falls at the 2021 census: median and average value, and how many own. No closer places have figures: these lie 25–49 km from Smooth Rock Falls.
| Town | Median home value | Average | Owners | km |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Smooth Rock Falls | $120K | $134K | 80% | |
| Cochrane, Unorganized, North Part | $200K | $228K | 88% | 24.6 |
| Moonbeam | $174K | $223K | 93% | 41.4 |
| Cochrane | $200K | $217K | 71% | 49.3 |
Census 2021 values; km.
Questions about property prices in Smooth Rock Falls
Is Smooth Rock Falls expensive for Ontario?
Cheaper than the middle: Ontario’s towns come to $695,000, Smooth Rock Falls to less.
How many households in Smooth Rock Falls are in core housing need?
In Smooth Rock Falls, 13% 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 · 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).