Horton, Ontario
As of September 26, 2026, the median asking price in Horton is $649,900, across 19 active MLS® listings.
Those listings have been on the market an average of 78 days.
4 new listings came to market in Horton in the last 30 days.
Detached homes in Horton are listed at an average of $760,789 across 18 active listings.
Rural Ottawa Valley township, highway-and-hamlet living
Horton is a rural Ottawa Valley setting where homes cluster along Highway 17 and around small hamlets, with most daily services handled in nearby Renfrew and Pembroke.
This is a low-density area dominated by detached homes, hobby farms, and seasonal or recreational properties near the Ottawa River, built around driving rather than walkability. The appeal is space and a country lifestyle while staying connected via Highway 17, with community-scale recreation options such as Horton Community Centre and nearby destinations like Renfrew Golf Club and Steamboat Bay. It is not a place for running most errands on foot, and it is not a complete service centre compared with nearby Renfrew and Pembroke.
The area is defined by a rural Ottawa Valley landscape, with a mix of full-time homes and recreational properties that fit a country-oriented lifestyle.
Housing clustering along Highway 17 gives Horton a clear transportation backbone through the area, shaping how people orient to nearby centres.
With places like Steamboat Bay among the nearby recreation options, the area appeals to buyers who want water- and outdoors-adjacent downtime as part of the mix.
Housing in Horton is quiet and low-density, dominated by detached homes, with hobby farms and a meaningful presence of seasonal/recreational properties near the Ottawa River. Development is not uniform, with homes tending to appear in clusters along Highway 17 and around small hamlets rather than in a single continuous built-up area.
A typical home here is a detached house in a rural setting, with day-to-day services commonly handled in nearby Renfrew or Pembroke.
A weekend in the area often looks like choosing from nearby, low-key recreation rather than a dense schedule of in-town events. Options can include community programming at Horton Community Centre, time near the water at places like Steamboat Bay, a round at Renfrew Golf Club, or camping through options such as Renfrew Ottawa West KOA Journey and Kampgrounds Of America.
Look past the asking price at how the home’s location within Horton aligns with a driving-first routine and how its property type fits your intended use (full-time versus recreational).
Horton is dispersed, with housing clustered along Highway 17 and in hamlets; where a property sits can change how you handle errands and appointments typically done in nearby service centres.
The area includes seasonal/recreational properties alongside full-time homes, so confirm whether the property’s features and local context match how you plan to use it across the year.
Amenities within Horton itself are limited, so evaluate the practical rhythm of relying on nearby Renfrew and Pembroke for many daily needs.
Detached rural housing can vary widely from home to home; focus due diligence on the specific property rather than assuming uniformity across the area.
Selling in Horton is about making the specific property’s story easy to grasp: where it sits in the area’s dispersed layout, how it connects to Highway 17 or nearby centres, and what kind of rural living it supports. Buyers are often comparing distinctive properties rather than interchangeable homes, so clarity beats hype. Make the practical picture legible, especially for those weighing full-time use versus recreational use.
Position the home within Horton’s pattern of hamlets and Highway 17 clustering, so a buyer can understand the day-to-day practicality of the location.
If the property aligns with seasonal/recreational living or a hobby-farm style of ownership, present that fit plainly and consistently throughout the marketing.
Because many services are accessed in nearby centres, help buyers quickly understand how the home relates to Renfrew and Pembroke as service hubs—without over-promising convenience.
In a market with high property-to-property variation, highlight the concrete features a buyer can verify rather than leaning on general rural descriptors.
Horton offers a rural Ottawa Valley setting with a detached-home-dominant mix and a lifestyle organized around Highway 17 and nearby service centres. It stands apart for buyers who want lower-density living and are comfortable relying on Renfrew and Pembroke for many everyday needs. It is not a place defined by walkable errands, local transit, or a concentrated commercial core within the area.
This description is compiled from the figures above and from published sources. It is not a statistic.
Horton covers about 168 km², so a single Walk Score®, Transit Score® or Bike Score® measured at one point would not describe it. How easily you can get around depends on which part of Horton you are in — check the score for a specific address.
Communities.ca Inc.
Stuart Hall, REALTOR® · Licence #LIC-00651009 · Century 21 Bravo
Data from MLS® System. Deemed reliable but not guaranteed accurate by CREA. The trademarks MLS®, Multiple Listing Service® and the associated logos are owned by The Canadian Real Estate Association (CREA) and identify the quality of services provided by real estate professionals who are members of CREA.
REALTOR®, REALTORS®, and the REALTOR® logo are certification marks that are owned by REALTOR® Canada Inc. and licensed exclusively to The Canadian Real Estate Association (CREA). These certification marks identify real estate professionals who are members of CREA and who must abide by CREA’s By-Laws, Rules, and the REALTOR® Code.
Powered by CREA DDF®