Photo: P199 · CC BY-SA 3.0For every 1,000 homes, Whitestone permitted 35.3 new ones a year; Ontario’s towns permitted 15
Going by owners’ own estimates in 2021, the typical home is worth $500,000, the average one $562,000. No open sale prices are published in Ontario, so for Whitestone the census value is the measure. Assessors valued the median residential property at $200,000 for 2024. Ontario still assesses at 2016 values (MPAC’s 1 January 2016 base): a figure to set against other Ontario towns, not against prices.
Whitestone’s homes, by two sources
Each source sits beside its own median for Ontario’s towns; none compares across provinces, which value homes in their own ways. These home values were given by owners themselves, in a census taken in May 2021.
median, owners’ estimate
- Average
- $562K
- Owners
- 520
- 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).
Detached houses make up 89% of Whitestone’s residential properties
Assessors listed 1,940 residential properties in Whitestone for 2024, 89% of them 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.
Single-detached houses are 97% of Whitestone’s homes, against 60% for Ontario’s towns
Whitestone had 550 occupied homes at the 2021 census. The older half dates from before 1981.
Homes by period of construction the tick is the median of Ontario’s towns
Homes by kind
| Whitestone | Ontario | Canada | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Condominiums | under 1% | 7% | 8% |
| Needing major repairs | 10% | 6% | 6% |
| Too small for the household | 2% | 5% | 3% |
| Households in core housing need | 17% | 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.
2021 was the year Whitestone built most: 24 new homes permitted
From 2019 to 2023, permits in Whitestone created 97 homes, about 19 a year. Most were houses: 100% went into single-unit buildings, against 66% for Ontario’s towns.
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.
Whitestone is 28% below 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.
Whitestone’s neighbours by home value
The places around Whitestone at the 2021 census: median and average value, and how many own. No closer places have figures: these lie 20–28 km from Whitestone.
| Town | Median home value | Average | Owners | km |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Whitestone | $500K | $562K | 97% | |
| Magnetawan | $500K | $555K | 87% | 20.2 |
| McKellar | $600K | $674K | 96% | 21.2 |
| McDougall | $500K | $632K | 92% | 28 |
Census 2021 values; km.
Questions about property prices in Whitestone
How many households in Whitestone are in core housing need?
In Whitestone, 17% 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 Whitestone expensive for Ontario?
On census values, Whitestone sits among the cheaper of Ontario’s towns (median $695,000).
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).