A home in Englemount-Lawrence is worth 87% more than the middle of Ontario’s towns
That is a median of $1,300,000 at the 2021 census, set beside $695,000 for Ontario’s towns. The census figure is the owner’s own reckoning of value in May 2021; actual sale prices may differ. What homes sold for in Englemount-Lawrence isn’t public: no sale figures are released in Ontario.
Englemount-Lawrence’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. 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
- $1.33M
- Owners
- 3,505
- 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). · Area behind the assessed values, values by property type and building permits figures: the city of Toronto
A detached house in Toronto is assessed at 3.1 times the middle of Ontario’s towns
The 2024 assessment roll counts 840,850 homes in Toronto, condos 42% 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.
Apartments are 68% of Englemount-Lawrence’s homes, against 13% for Ontario’s towns
Englemount-Lawrence had 8,175 occupied homes at the 2021 census. Half or more were standing by 1980. Summed from small census areas, a neighbourhood’s parts may add up to a little less than its total.
Homes by period of construction the tick is the median of Ontario’s towns
Homes by kind
| Englemount-Lawrence | Ontario | Canada | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Condominiums | 22% | 7% | 8% |
| Needing major repairs | 6% | 6% | 6% |
| Too small for the household | 17% | 5% | 3% |
| Households in core housing need | 22% | 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 Toronto ran at 17.6 homes a year per 1,000, near the 15 of Ontario’s towns
Building permits added 124,736 homes in Toronto between 2018 and 2023: some 20,789 a year. Very few were houses: 5% in single-unit buildings (Ontario’s towns: 66%).
A peak in 2020: 27,295 new homes
New homes a year per 1,000 homes
35,927 new homes in the 12 months to August 2026, down 13% on the year before
Area-wide: monthly permits, counted over the Toronto metro area
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.
Englemount-Lawrence is 87% above the $695,000 median of Ontario’s towns
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 Englemount-Lawrence: Yorkdale-Glen Park, Briar Hill-Belgravia and Clanton Park
The places around Englemount-Lawrence at the 2021 census: median and average value, and how many own.
| Town | Median home value | Average | Owners | km |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Englemount-Lawrence | $1.3M | $1.33M | 43% | |
| Bedford Park-Nortown | $2.3M | $2.37M | 68% | 1.6 |
| Forest Hill North | $2.1M | $2.15M | 35% | 1.7 |
| Yorkdale-Glen Park | $1M | $1,000K | 54% | 1.9 |
| Briar Hill-Belgravia | $890K | $852K | 48% | 2.4 |
| Lawrence Park South | $2.2M | $2.49M | 68% | 2.4 |
| Clanton Park | $850K | $1.21M | 55% | 2.7 |
Census 2021 values; km.
Questions about property prices in Englemount-Lawrence
How many households in Englemount-Lawrence are in core housing need?
In Englemount-Lawrence, 22% of households are in core housing need, against 9% for Ontario’s towns: their home costs too much, is too small or needs major repairs, and nothing suitable nearby costs under 30% of their income.
Is Englemount-Lawrence expensive for Ontario?
More than most: Ontario’s towns have a median of $695,000, and Englemount-Lawrence sits above it.
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).