Photo: Balcer · Public domainHomes in Woodstock are worth 23% less than the median of Ontario’s towns
That is a median of $536,000 at the 2021 census, set beside $695,000 for Ontario’s towns. For Woodstock there is no published sale price, as for every town in Ontario. Assessors valued the median residential property at $218,000 for 2024. 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.
Woodstock’s homes, by two sources
Every figure here is compared within the province, against Ontario’s towns, since each province assesses on its own terms. Self-assessed in May 2021, these values predate the rate rises that followed.
median, owners’ estimate
- Average
- $563K
- Owners
- 12,290
- 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).
Woodstock’s houses carry assessments 88% higher than its condos
In 2024, Woodstock had 17,260 residential properties on the roll, detached houses 65% of them and condos 11%.
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.
The homes of Woodstock, by period and type
Woodstock had 18,885 occupied homes at the 2021 census, 58% of them single-detached houses. Half or more were standing by 1980.
Homes by period of construction the tick is the median of Ontario’s towns
Homes by kind
| Woodstock | Ontario | Canada | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Condominiums | 10% | 7% | 8% |
| Needing major repairs | 5% | 6% | 6% |
| Too small for the household | 4% | 5% | 3% |
| Households in core housing need | 6% | 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.
21.4 new homes a year per 1,000 in Woodstock: more than Ontario’s towns (15)
From 2018 to 2023, permits in Woodstock created 2,676 homes, about 446 a year. Single-unit buildings took 36%, the rest buildings of two or more, against 66% for Ontario’s towns.
Most in 2018: 658 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.
Woodstock is 23% 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.
Cheaper next to Woodstock: Ingersoll
The places around Woodstock at the 2021 census: median and average value, and how many own.
| Town | Median home value | Average | Owners | km |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Woodstock | $536K | $563K | 65% | |
| Tavistock | $600K | $635K | 81% | 12.2 |
| Ingersoll | $500K | $512K | 76% | 16.1 |
| South-West Oxford | $600K | $627K | 86% | 16.3 |
| Thamesford | $600K | $664K | 83% | 17.5 |
| Plattsville | $700K | $766K | 85% | 18.4 |
Census 2021 values; km.
Questions about property prices in Woodstock
How many households in Woodstock are in core housing need?
Statistics Canada puts 6% of Woodstock’s households in core housing need, a smaller share than the 9% of Ontario’s towns.
Is Woodstock expensive for Ontario?
Cheaper than the middle: Ontario’s towns come to $695,000, Woodstock 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).