Photo: P199 · CC BY-SA 3.0A median $600,000: what owners say homes in Thamesford are worth
That figure comes from 2,220 owner households at the 2021 census. There is no public record of sale prices in Ontario, which leaves the census value as the guide for Thamesford. Assessors valued the median residential property at $270,000 for 2024. 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.
What Thamesford’s homes are worth, two ways
Two sources, each set against Ontario’s towns only: provinces measure value differently, so they don’t line up across borders. What owners reported in May 2021 is an opinion of value; interest rates and prices have both moved since.
median, owners’ estimate
- Average
- $664K
- Owners
- 2,220
- 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 Thamesford carry assessments 11% over the middle of Ontario’s towns
Of Thamesford’s 3,275 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: 93% of the homes in Thamesford stand alone (Ontario’s towns: 60%)
Thamesford had 3,160 occupied homes at the 2021 census. Half went up before 1981.
Homes by period of construction the tick is the median of Ontario’s towns
Homes by kind
| Thamesford | 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 | 3% | 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.
Permits in Thamesford ran at 26.8 homes a year per 1,000, where Ontario’s towns ran at 15
Building permits added 467 homes in Thamesford between 2018 and 2023: some 78 a year. Houses dominate the permits, at 61% in single-unit buildings (Ontario’s towns: 66%).
A peak in 2022: 128 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.
Thamesford against Ontario’s towns: 14% 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 Thamesford: Ingersoll and Woodstock
Next to Thamesford: 2021 census values and the share of owners.
| Town | Median home value | Average | Owners | km |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Thamesford | $600K | $664K | 83% | |
| Ingersoll | $500K | $512K | 76% | 12.8 |
| Dorchester | $670K | $707K | 88% | 15.7 |
| Tavistock | $600K | $635K | 81% | 17.1 |
| Woodstock | $536K | $563K | 65% | 17.5 |
Census 2021 values; km.
Questions about property prices in Thamesford
How many households in Thamesford are in core housing need?
Statistics Canada puts 3% of Thamesford’s households in core housing need, a smaller share than the 9% of Ontario’s towns.
Is Thamesford expensive for Ontario?
Cheaper than the middle: Ontario’s towns come to $695,000, Thamesford to 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).