Photo: P199 · CC BY-SA 3.0Home values in Strong run 49% lower than the median of Ontario’s towns
Owners put the median home at $352,000 at the 2021 census; for Ontario’s towns the median is $695,000. Those values come from owners at the 2021 census and predate the prices of the years since. Statistics Canada’s housing statistics carry no sale prices in Ontario; the census value stands in for Strong.
Two ways to price a home in Strong
Every figure here is compared within the province, against Ontario’s towns, since each province assesses on its own terms. Ontario’s assessments are still on MPAC’s values of 1 January 2016, far below today’s prices, so they compare only with other Ontario towns.
median, owners’ estimate
- Average
- $456K
- Owners
- 570
- 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).
Strong’s detached houses are assessed 19% below the median of Ontario’s towns
Assessors listed 975 residential properties in Strong 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.
A town of houses: 95% of the homes in Strong stand alone (Ontario’s towns: 60%)
At the 2021 census, Strong had 660 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
| Strong | Ontario | Canada | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Condominiums | under 1% | 7% | 8% |
| Needing major repairs | 9% | 6% | 6% |
| Too small for the household | 5% | 5% | 3% |
| Households in core housing need | 24% | 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.
15.8 new homes a year per 1,000 in Strong: in step with Ontario’s towns (15)
Building permits added 58 homes in Strong between 2018 and 2023: some 10 a year. Houses dominate the permits, at 96% in single-unit buildings (Ontario’s towns: 66%).
The busiest year: 2021, with 17 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.
Strong is cheaper than most of Ontario’s towns: 49% 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 Strong: South River and Burk's Falls
Next to Strong: 2021 census values and the share of owners.
| Town | Median home value | Average | Owners | km |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Strong | $352K | $456K | 88% | |
| Sundridge | $348K | $366K | 85% | 5.5 |
| South River | $250K | $286K | 59% | 12.6 |
| Burk's Falls | $324K | $340K | 61% | 12.9 |
| Armour | $400K | $506K | 93% | 15 |
| Magnetawan | $500K | $555K | 87% | 18.7 |
Census 2021 values; km.
Questions about property prices in Strong
How many households in Strong are in core housing need?
More than most: 24% of households in Strong, where Ontario’s towns sit at 9%.
Is Strong expensive for Ontario?
Below the norm for Ontario’s towns, whose median home is worth $695,000; Strong’s is worth less.
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).