Photo: Chris Woodrich · CC BY-SA 4.0A home in South Central is worth 63% less than the middle of Ontario’s towns
That is a median of $260,000 at the 2021 census, set beside $695,000 for Ontario’s towns. The values date from May 2021 and are what owners thought their homes were worth, not sale prices. For South Central there is no published sale price, as for every town in Ontario.
Two ways to price a home in South Central
Two sources, each set against Ontario’s towns only: provinces measure value differently, so they don’t line up across borders. 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
- $311K
- Owners
- 1,830
- 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 Windsor
Windsor’s detached houses are assessed 34% below the median of Ontario’s towns
Assessors listed 78,145 residential properties in Windsor for 2024, 74% of them detached houses and 10% condos.
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 43% of South Central’s homes, against 13% for Ontario’s towns
At the 2021 census, South Central had 4,880 homes with someone living in them. The majority date from before 1961. 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
| South Central | Ontario | Canada | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Condominiums | 1% | 7% | 8% |
| Needing major repairs | 12% | 6% | 6% |
| Too small for the household | 8% | 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.
7.5 new homes a year per 1,000 in Windsor: fewer than Ontario’s towns (15)
Over 2018–2023, 3,895 homes were permitted in Windsor, close to 649 each year. About 25% went into single-unit buildings, where Ontario’s towns built 66%.
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
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. · Monthly permits: one figure for all of the Windsor metro area
South Central is 63% below the $695,000 median of Ontario’s towns
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.
South Central’s neighbours by home value
Next to South Central: 2021 census values and the share of owners.
| Town | Median home value | Average | Owners | km |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| South Central | $260K | $311K | 38% | |
| City Centre | $250K | $282K | 20% | 1.7 |
| Walkerville | $300K | $347K | 48% | 1.8 |
| South Cameron | $500K | $506K | 75% | 2 |
| River West | $250K | $291K | 33% | 2.3 |
| South Walkerville | $348K | $371K | 85% | 2.4 |
| Remington Park | $400K | $378K | 73% | 2.9 |
Census 2021 values; km.
Questions about property prices in South Central
Is South Central expensive for Ontario?
Below the norm for Ontario’s towns, whose median home is worth $695,000; South Central’s is worth less.
How many households in South Central are in core housing need?
Statistics Canada puts 17% of South Central’s households in core housing need, a higher 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).