Photo: Andre Carrotflower · CC BY-SA 4.0Homes in Springwater are worth a median $850,000
Some 6,580 owner households gave their home’s value to the 2021 census. Owners gave those values at the May 2021 census; they are estimates, and older than today’s prices. Sale prices aren’t published in Ontario: what owners told the census is the figure to go on for Springwater.
Two ways to price a home in Springwater
Each source sits beside its own median for Ontario’s towns; none compares across provinces, which value homes in their own ways. 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
- $941K
- Owners
- 6,580
- 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 Springwater is assessed 73% higher than across Ontario’s towns
Detached houses account for 96% of the 7,870 properties on Springwater’s 2024 roll.
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 93% of Springwater’s homes, against 60% for Ontario’s towns
At the 2021 census, Springwater had 7,515 homes with someone living in them. The older half dates from before 2001.
Homes by period of construction the tick is the median of Ontario’s towns
Homes by kind
| Springwater | Ontario | Canada | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Condominiums | 1% | 7% | 8% |
| Needing major repairs | 5% | 6% | 6% |
| Too small for the household | 2% | 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.
Springwater permitted 26.2 new homes a year per 1,000, above the 15 of Ontario’s towns
From 2018 to 2023, permits in Springwater created 1,079 homes, about 180 a year. 95% were single-unit buildings, beside 66% for Ontario’s towns.
The busiest year: 2022, with 498 new homes
New homes a year per 1,000 homes
Slowing: 1,242 new homes in the 12 months to August 2026, 39% fewer
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. · Monthly permits: one figure for all of the Barrie metro area
Springwater is dearer than most of Ontario’s towns: 22% above their $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 Springwater: Barrie and Angus
Next to Springwater: 2021 census values and the share of owners.
| Town | Median home value | Average | Owners | km |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Springwater | $850K | $941K | 90% | |
| Barrie | $695K | $696K | 68% | 14.9 |
| Angus | $700K | $751K | 81% | 19 |
Census 2021 values; km.
Questions about property prices in Springwater
Is Springwater expensive for Ontario?
Yes: Springwater’s census median is above the $695,000 of Ontario’s towns.
How many households in Springwater are in core housing need?
In line with Ontario’s towns (9%): 7% in Springwater, counting the households whose home falls short on cost, size or repair.
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).