Houghton Centre, Ontario, Canada
As of September 5, 2026, the median asking price in Houghton Centre is $699,900, across 919 active MLS® listings.
Those listings have been on the market an average of 90 days.
236 new listings came to market in Houghton Centre in the last 30 days.
Asking prices work out to about $495 per square foot, based on the 594 listings that report floor area.
Detached homes in Houghton Centre are listed at an average of $838,447 across 594 active listings.
Vacant land in Houghton Centre are listed at an average of $875,767 across 93 active listings.
Townhouses in Houghton Centre are listed at an average of $574,520 across 57 active listings.
Homes in Houghton Centre are listed at an average of $1,857,024 across 52 active listings.
Houghton Centre is a very small, rural hamlet-style community in Ontario with a quiet, low-density character and a housing stock dominated by detached homes, farm/acreage properties, and older single-family dwellings. The area tends to skew toward long-term residents and owner-occupiers, with a smaller renter base than nearby larger towns. Lifestyle is defined by country living—privacy, larger lots, and proximity to agriculture and natural areas—rather than walkable retail; most daily services, groceries, and healthcare are typically reached by car in nearby communities.
Amenities are limited within the neighbourhood itself, so residents rely on regional schools and services in surrounding townships and small towns. Transit is effectively car-dependent (no practical local public transit), which narrows the tenant pool largely to households with vehicles and local workers. Real estate trends generally follow broader rural-market dynamics: lower liquidity, wider pricing spreads based on lot size/condition, and rent growth that is steadier but less explosive than major urban centres. For investors, returns tend to come more from cash flow on lower-priced housing and stable tenancy than from rapid appreciation, with demand most resilient for well-maintained family rentals and properties near main road access to larger employment nodes.
Houghton Centre currently has 2 active listings with a median asking price of $1,102,000, pointing to a small, higher-priced inventory pool. Homes are averaging 53 days on market and only 1 new listing came on in the past 30 days, suggesting limited fresh supply and a market where buyers may have some time to evaluate options, while investors should expect slower turnover and fewer acquisition opportunities.
The median asking price in Houghton Centre is $699,900, across 919 active MLS® listings as of September 5, 2026. The average asking price is $879,735. These are list prices on homes currently for sale, not sale prices.
There are 919 active MLS® listings in Houghton Centre as of September 5, 2026. 236 of them came to market in the last 30 days.
Homes currently listed in Houghton Centre have been on the market an average of 90 days as of September 5, 2026. This measures how long active listings have been available so far, not how long they take to sell.
Of the 919 homes currently listed in Houghton Centre, 65% detached houses, 10% vacant land, 6% townhouses, 2% condos.
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