Photo: Tyeman200 · CC BY-SA 3.0Home values in Tillsonburg run 28% lower than the median of Ontario’s towns
At the 2021 census the median home was worth $500,000, where Ontario’s towns sit at $695,000. Owners gave those values at the May 2021 census; they are estimates, and older than today’s prices. No sales are published for towns in Ontario, Tillsonburg included, so owners’ values are the measure.
What Tillsonburg’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. 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
- $522K
- Owners
- 5,805
- 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 Tillsonburg is assessed 92% above a condo
Detached houses account for 78% of the 7,115 properties on Tillsonburg’s 2024 roll; condos for 5%.
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.
The homes of Tillsonburg, by period and type
The 2021 census counted 8,230 occupied homes in Tillsonburg; 68% of them are single-detached houses. Half went up before 2001.
Homes by period of construction the tick is the median of Ontario’s towns
Homes by kind
| Tillsonburg | Ontario | Canada | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Condominiums | 6% | 7% | 8% |
| Needing major repairs | 4% | 6% | 6% |
| Too small for the household | 3% | 5% | 3% |
| Households in core housing need | 6% | 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.
28.8 new homes a year per 1,000 in Tillsonburg: more than Ontario’s towns (15)
Tillsonburg issued permits for 1,360 new homes from 2018 to 2023, or about 227 a year. About 38% went into single-unit buildings, where Ontario’s towns built 66%.
Most in 2021: 317 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.
Tillsonburg is cheaper than most of Ontario’s towns: 28% 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 Tillsonburg: Bayham
Next to Tillsonburg: 2021 census values and the share of owners.
| Town | Median home value | Average | Owners | km |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tillsonburg | $500K | $522K | 71% | |
| South-West Oxford | $600K | $627K | 86% | 14.7 |
| Norwich | $600K | $682K | 85% | 16.3 |
| Bayham | $472K | $524K | 89% | 16.6 |
Census 2021 values; km.
Questions about property prices in Tillsonburg
Is Tillsonburg expensive for Ontario?
Less than most: Ontario’s towns have a median of $695,000, and Tillsonburg sits below it.
How many households in Tillsonburg are in core housing need?
Below the norm for Ontario’s towns (9%): 6% in Tillsonburg, 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).