Photo: Robert Taylor from Stirling, ON, Canada · CC BY 2.0A home in Stirling is worth 42% less than the middle of Ontario’s towns
Owners valued the median home at $400,000 in 2021, where the median of Ontario’s towns was $695,000. No sales are published for towns in Ontario, Stirling included, so owners’ values are the measure. Assessors valued the median residential property at $180,000 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.
Stirling’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. The census asks owners what their home would sell for, so the values are estimates from May 2021.
median, owners’ estimate
- Average
- $456K
- Owners
- 1,525
- 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).
Stirling’s detached houses are assessed 23% below the median of Ontario’s towns
Assessors listed 2,035 residential properties in Stirling for 2024, 89% 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.
87% of Stirling’s homes are detached houses, where Ontario’s towns have 60%
At the 2021 census, Stirling had 1,975 homes with someone living in them. Half or more were standing by 1980.
Homes by period of construction the tick is the median of Ontario’s towns
Homes by kind
| Stirling | Ontario | Canada | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Condominiums | 1% | 7% | 8% |
| Needing major repairs | 11% | 6% | 6% |
| Too small for the household | 5% | 5% | 3% |
| Households in core housing need | 10% | 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.
20.1 new homes a year per 1,000 in Stirling: more than Ontario’s towns (15)
Stirling issued permits for 205 new homes from 2018 to 2023, or about 34 a year. Most were houses: 94% went into single-unit buildings, against 66% for Ontario’s towns.
Most in 2020: 59 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.
Stirling is cheaper than most of Ontario’s towns: 42% under 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.
Home values around Stirling
Next to Stirling: 2021 census values and the share of owners. The nearest places to Stirling with figures are 19–22 km away.
| Town | Median home value | Average | Owners | km |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Stirling | $400K | $456K | 82% | |
| Campbellford | $460K | $520K | 83% | 19.1 |
| Quinte West | $440K | $479K | 75% | 19.6 |
| Marmora | $400K | $466K | 82% | 20.5 |
| Centre Hastings | $400K | $477K | 85% | 21.3 |
| Belleville | $424K | $460K | 63% | 22.1 |
Census 2021 values; km.
Questions about property prices in Stirling
Is Stirling expensive for Ontario?
No: Stirling’s census median is below the $695,000 of Ontario’s towns.
How many households in Stirling are in core housing need?
Statistics Canada puts 10% of Stirling’s households in core housing need, much as for Ontario’s towns (9%).
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).