Photo: JFVoll · CC BY-SA 4.0Owners in River West value their homes 64% below the median of Ontario’s towns
The census median was $250,000 in 2021, against $695,000 for Ontario’s towns. There is no public record of sale prices in Ontario, which leaves the census value as the guide for River West. The 2024 property assessment puts the median residential property at $156,000. 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. Figures for assessed values, values by property type and building permits are published for the city of Windsor as a whole, not for River West alone.
River West’s homes, by two sources
Two sources, each set against Ontario’s towns only: provinces measure value differently, so they don’t line up across borders. The census figure is the owner’s own reckoning of value in May 2021; actual sale prices may differ.
median, owners’ estimate
- Average
- $291K
- Owners
- 2,015
- 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 Windsor is assessed 34% lower than across Ontario’s towns
The 2024 assessment roll counts 78,145 homes in Windsor: detached houses make 74% of them, condos 10%.
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 35% of River West’s homes, against 13% for Ontario’s towns
People lived in 6,130 homes in River West at the 2021 census. More than half were built before 1961. A neighbourhood’s counts are summed from small census areas, so its parts can fall a little short of the whole.
Homes by period of construction the tick is the median of Ontario’s towns
Homes by kind
| River West | Ontario | Canada | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Condominiums | 4% | 7% | 8% |
| Needing major repairs | 9% | 6% | 6% |
| Too small for the household | 10% | 5% | 3% |
| Households in core housing need | 15% | 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.
7.5 new homes a year per 1,000 in Windsor: fewer than Ontario’s towns (15)
Building permits added 3,895 homes in Windsor between 2018 and 2023: some 649 a year. The mix: 25% in single-unit buildings, beside 66% for Ontario’s towns.
Most in 2021: 949 new homes
New homes a year per 1,000 homes
Down 32%: 1,277 new homes in the year to August 2026
Measured across the Windsor metro area: monthly permits
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.
River West is cheaper than most of Ontario’s towns: 64% 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.
River West’s neighbours by home value
Next to River West: 2021 census values and the share of owners.
| Town | Median home value | Average | Owners | km |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| River West | $250K | $291K | 33% | |
| City Centre | $250K | $282K | 20% | 1.6 |
| Sandwich | $280K | $319K | 47% | 2.1 |
| South Central | $260K | $311K | 38% | 2.3 |
| South Cameron | $500K | $506K | 75% | 2.7 |
| Walkerville | $300K | $347K | 48% | 3.3 |
| South Walkerville | $348K | $371K | 85% | 4.7 |
Census 2021 values; km.
Questions about property prices in River West
Is River West expensive for Ontario?
On census values, River West sits among the cheaper of Ontario’s towns (median $695,000).
How many households in River West are in core housing need?
Above the norm for Ontario’s towns (9%): 15% in River West, 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).