Photo: P199 · CC BY-SA 3.0Homes in Winchester are worth 42% less than the median of Ontario’s towns
Owners valued the median home at $400,000 in 2021, where the median of Ontario’s towns was $695,000. What owners reported in May 2021 is an opinion of value; interest rates and prices have both moved since. No sales are published for towns in Ontario, Winchester included, so owners’ values are the measure.
Two ways to price a home in Winchester
Each source sits beside its own median for Ontario’s towns; none compares across provinces, which value homes in their own ways. 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
- $448K
- Owners
- 3,485
- 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 roll, 92% of Winchester’s properties are detached houses
Detached houses account for 92% of the 4,420 properties on Winchester’s 2024 roll.
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.
32% of Winchester’s homes predate 1961, against 22% for Ontario’s towns
Winchester had 4,540 occupied homes at the 2021 census, 85% of them single-detached houses.
Homes by period of construction the tick is the median of Ontario’s towns
Homes by kind
| Winchester | Ontario | Canada | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Condominiums | 1% | 7% | 8% |
| Needing major repairs | 7% | 6% | 6% |
| Too small for the household | 2% | 5% | 3% |
| Households in core housing need | 5% | 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.
Winchester permitted 24.4 new homes a year per 1,000, above the 15 of Ontario’s towns
Winchester issued permits for 597 new homes from 2018 to 2023, or about 100 a year. About 38% went into single-unit buildings, where Ontario’s towns built 66%.
The busiest year: 2023, with 184 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.
Winchester is cheaper than most of Ontario’s towns: 42% under their $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.
Cheaper next to Winchester: Morrisburg and North Stormont
Next to Winchester: 2021 census values and the share of owners. No closer places have figures: these lie 20–26 km from Winchester.
| Town | Median home value | Average | Owners | km |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Winchester | $400K | $448K | 82% | |
| Morrisburg | $300K | $355K | 81% | 19.8 |
| Embrun | $552K | $560K | 84% | 20.7 |
| North Stormont | $348K | $378K | 83% | 23.4 |
| Kemptville | $500K | $554K | 88% | 26 |
Census 2021 values; km.
Questions about property prices in Winchester
Is Winchester expensive for Ontario?
Less than most: Ontario’s towns have a median of $695,000, and Winchester sits below it.
How many households in Winchester are in core housing need?
Statistics Canada puts 5% of Winchester’s households in core housing need, a smaller share than the 9% of Ontario’s towns.
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).