Houghton Centre, Ontario
As of October 16, 2026, the median asking price in Houghton Centre, Simcoe is $675,000, across 627 active MLS® listings.
Those listings have been on the market an average of 85 days.
190 new listings came to market in Houghton Centre in the last 30 days.
Asking prices work out to about $413 per square foot, based on the 478 listings that report floor area.
Detached homes in Houghton Centre are listed at an average of $823,553 across 509 active listings.
Townhouses in Houghton Centre are listed at an average of $581,758 across 62 active listings.
Homes in Houghton Centre are listed at an average of $1,486,344 across 17 active listings.
Condos in Houghton Centre are listed at an average of $425,236 across 11 active listings.
Norfolk County had a population of 67,490, a median household income of $82,000, 82% of households owning their home at the 2021 Census of Population. These figures describe the broader census geography, not Houghton Centre specifically.
Rural Ontario living with mostly detached homes
Houghton Centre is about low-density country living, not a built-up main street.
This is a rural area where the appeal is space, a quieter setting, and access to natural areas, with most homes being detached. It is not a place defined by dense services, frequent transit, or doing daily errands on foot—most practical needs are handled by driving across the wider region.
Houghton Centre is made up mostly of detached houses, reinforcing a low-density, country-living character. The housing stock reads more like standalone properties and rural dwellings than multi-unit buildings.
A typical home in Houghton Centre is a detached house in a rural setting.
Selling in Houghton Centre comes down to two comparisons buyers make: your home against what else is for sale, and this location against the alternatives.
Buyers weigh your home against the homes listed in Houghton Centre right now. The current listings and asking prices are in the Market section of this page.
Put the places a buyer will use in the listing: St. Williams Forest, Vittoria Conservation Area and Colonel Stalker Park.
Photography, condition and first impressions decide which listings buyers book to see. Have the home ready before it goes live.
Houghton Centre offers rural Ontario living where detached homes dominate and the surrounding landscape is a meaningful part of the draw. It works well for people who want low-density country living and are comfortable treating the wider region as their service map. It is not the right match for a walk-to-everything routine or for those who want one concentrated centre to define local life.
This description is compiled from the figures above and from published sources. It is not a statistic.
Houghton Centre’s for-sale market is active and diverse, with 629 active listings spanning a range of property types and areas across the city, at a median asking price of $661,950 and an average of $415 per square foot. Inventory has been building with 231 new listings in the past 30 days, and homes are spending an average of 82 days on market so far, suggesting buyers and investors may have more time and selection to compare options and negotiate—especially as pricing and value can vary meaningfully between different parts of the city.
AI-written commentary on the active MLS® listing snapshot as of October 7, 2026. Not financial advice.
Houghton Centre covers about 1,603 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 Houghton Centre you are in — check the score for a specific address.
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