Photo: P199 · CC BY-SA 4.0Home values in South Frontenac run 28% lower than the median of Ontario’s towns
At the 2021 census the median home was worth $500,000, where Ontario’s towns sit at $695,000. Owners gave those values at the May 2021 census; they are estimates, and older than today’s prices. Statistics Canada doesn’t publish sales in Ontario, so nothing here says what South Frontenac’s homes actually sold for.
Two ways to price a home in South Frontenac
Every figure here is compared within the province, against Ontario’s towns, since each province assesses on its own terms. MPAC hasn’t reassessed since its 1 January 2016 values, which is why the figure sits well under the census value; it compares only within Ontario.
median, owners’ estimate
- Average
- $559K
- Owners
- 7,195
- 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 South Frontenac carry assessments 10% over the middle of Ontario’s towns
Assessors listed 10,320 residential properties in South Frontenac for 2024, 94% 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 96% of South Frontenac’s homes, against 60% for Ontario’s towns
South Frontenac had 7,935 occupied homes at the 2021 census. Half or more were standing by 2000.
Homes by period of construction the tick is the median of Ontario’s towns
Homes by kind
| South Frontenac | Ontario | Canada | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Condominiums | under 1% | 7% | 8% |
| Needing major repairs | 8% | 6% | 6% |
| Too small for the household | 3% | 5% | 3% |
| Households in core housing need | 5% | 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.
South Frontenac permitted 11.6 new homes a year per 1,000, below the 15 of Ontario’s towns
Some 90 homes a year: 542 in all were permitted in South Frontenac from 2018 to 2023. 91% were single-unit buildings, beside 66% for Ontario’s towns.
A peak in 2022: 130 new homes
New homes a year per 1,000 homes
Up 46%: 1,945 new homes in the year to August 2026
Area-wide: monthly permits, counted over the Kingston metro area
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.
South Frontenac against Ontario’s towns: 28% 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.
Cheaper next to South Frontenac: Stone Mills and Loyalist
The places around South Frontenac at the 2021 census: median and average value, and how many own. The nearest places to South Frontenac with figures are 20–30 km away.
| Town | Median home value | Average | Owners | km |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| South Frontenac | $500K | $559K | 93% | |
| Kingston | $500K | $534K | 56% | 19.7 |
| Stone Mills | $400K | $452K | 92% | 25.1 |
| Loyalist | $448K | $479K | 83% | 25.5 |
| Frontenac Islands | $500K | $676K | 93% | 29.9 |
Census 2021 values; km.
Questions about property prices in South Frontenac
How many households in South Frontenac are in core housing need?
Statistics Canada puts 5% of South Frontenac’s households in core housing need, a smaller share than the 9% of Ontario’s towns.
Is South Frontenac expensive for Ontario?
On census values, South Frontenac 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).