Photo: Sergey Ashmarin · CC BY-SA 3.0Apartments make up 80% of the homes in Westminster-Branson, where Ontario’s towns have 13%
Census values for 2021: a median of $600,000 and an average of $797,295. The census asks owners what their home would sell for, so the values are estimates from May 2021. No sales are published for towns in Ontario, Westminster-Branson included, so owners’ values are the measure.
Two ways to price a home in Westminster-Branson
Every figure here is compared within the province, against Ontario’s towns, since each province assesses on its own terms. 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
- $797K
- Owners
- 3,935
- 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). · Assessed values, values by property type and building permits published for the city of Toronto, not by town
On the assessment roll, Toronto’s houses sit at 3.1 times 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.
Condominiums are 28% of Westminster-Branson’s homes, against 7% for Ontario’s towns
At the 2021 census, Westminster-Branson had 10,035 homes with someone living in them. The older half dates from before 1981. Neighbourhood figures add up small census areas, and rounding can leave the parts a little under the total.
Homes by period of construction the tick is the median of Ontario’s towns
Homes by kind
| Westminster-Branson | Ontario | Canada | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Condominiums | 28% | 7% | 8% |
| Needing major repairs | 6% | 6% | 6% |
| Too small for the household | 21% | 5% | 3% |
| Households in core housing need | 26% | 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.
17.6 new homes a year per 1,000 in Toronto: in step with Ontario’s towns (15)
Toronto issued permits for 124,736 new homes from 2018 to 2023, or about 20,789 a year. Multi-unit buildings took most: single-unit ones were just 5%, where Ontario’s towns built 66%. Behind monthly permits sits data gathered across the Toronto metro area, with Westminster-Branson one part of it.
Most 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
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.
Westminster-Branson is cheaper than most of Ontario’s towns: 14% 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.
Home values around Westminster-Branson
Next to Westminster-Branson: 2021 census values and the share of owners.
| Town | Median home value | Average | Owners | km |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Westminster-Branson | $600K | $797K | 40% | |
| Newtonbrook West | $1M | $1.18M | 50% | 1.4 |
| Bathurst Manor | $1.3M | $1.24M | 54% | 2.4 |
| Willowdale West | $750K | $1.19M | 60% | 2.5 |
| Concord | $950K | $961K | 80% | 2.7 |
| Beverley Glen | $1.1M | $1.13M | 85% | 2.8 |
| Thornhill | $1.2M | $1.45M | 85% | 2.9 |
Census 2021 values; km.
Questions about property prices in Westminster-Branson
How many households in Westminster-Branson are in core housing need?
Statistics Canada puts 26% of Westminster-Branson’s households in core housing need, a higher share than the 9% of Ontario’s towns.
Is Westminster-Branson expensive for Ontario?
Cheaper than the middle: Ontario’s towns come to $695,000, Westminster-Branson 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).