Photo: Andre Carrotflower · CC BY-SA 4.0Owners in Thunder Bay, Unorganized value their homes 60% below the median of Ontario’s towns
The census median was $280,000 in 2021, against $695,000 for Ontario’s towns. No sales are published for towns in Ontario, Thunder Bay, Unorganized included, so owners’ values are the measure. For 2024, the median assessed value of a residential property is $124,000. Ontario still assesses at 2016 values (MPAC’s 1 January 2016 base): a figure to set against other Ontario towns, not against prices.
Two ways to price a home in Thunder Bay, Unorganized
Every figure here is compared within the province, against Ontario’s towns, since each province assesses on its own terms. Treat the values as owners’ May 2021 guesses: they are self-reported, and they come from before rates went up.
median, owners’ estimate
- Average
- $313K
- Owners
- 2,525
- 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).
On the assessment roll, Thunder Bay, Unorganized’s houses sit 33% below Ontario’s towns
The 2024 assessment roll counts 6,500 homes in Thunder Bay, Unorganized, detached houses 86% of them.
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 94% of Thunder Bay, Unorganized’s homes, against 60% for Ontario’s towns
Thunder Bay, Unorganized had 2,780 occupied homes at the 2021 census. Half went up before 2001.
Homes by period of construction the tick is the median of Ontario’s towns
Homes by kind
| Thunder Bay, Unorganized | Ontario | Canada | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Condominiums | 1% | 7% | 8% |
| Needing major repairs | 14% | 6% | 6% |
| Too small for the household | 3% | 5% | 3% |
| Households in core housing need | 15% | 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.
Thunder Bay, Unorganized against Ontario’s towns: 60% 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.
Thunder Bay, Unorganized’s neighbours by home value
Next to Thunder Bay, Unorganized: 2021 census values and the share of owners. Distances here run 23–30 km: that is how far the nearest places with figures are from Thunder Bay, Unorganized.
| Town | Median home value | Average | Owners | km |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Thunder Bay, Unorganized | $280K | $313K | 91% | |
| Oliver Paipoonge | $388K | $404K | 93% | 23.4 |
| Thunder Bay | $300K | $317K | 68% | 24.6 |
| Shuniah | $420K | $531K | 95% | 29.8 |
Census 2021 values; km.
Questions about property prices in Thunder Bay, Unorganized
Is Thunder Bay, Unorganized expensive for Ontario?
On census values, Thunder Bay, Unorganized sits among the cheaper of Ontario’s towns (median $695,000).
How many households in Thunder Bay, Unorganized are in core housing need?
More than most: 15% of households in Thunder Bay, Unorganized, where Ontario’s towns sit at 9%.
Sources: Statistics Canada, Census of Population 2021 · Statistics Canada, Canadian Housing Statistics Program. 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).