South Africa, Ontario, Canada
As of August 12, 2026, the median asking price in South Africa is $789,000, across 94 active MLS® listings.
Those listings have been on the market an average of 120 days.
30 new listings came to market in South Africa in the last 30 days.
Asking prices work out to about $327 per square foot, based on the 18 listings that report floor area.
Detached homes in South Africa are listed at an average of $985,685 across 54 active listings.
Townhouses in South Africa are listed at an average of $658,958 across 12 active listings.
Vacant land in South Africa are listed at an average of $2,828,918 across 9 active listings.
Condos in South Africa are listed at an average of $471,967 across 6 active listings.
Big skies, bigger backyards
South Africa is the kind of rural pocket in southwestern Ontario where the road names matter more than street names and the landscape does most of the talking. Set among working fields and woodlots, the settlement reads as a scattering of homes, farm drives, and outbuildings—quiet in the day, especially at night, with traffic mostly belonging to locals, farm equipment, and commuters heading toward larger centres.
The people who choose South Africa tend to be long-timers with deep roots, tradespeople who like room for a shop or a trailer, and families drawn by acreage and the freedom that comes with it. Life here isn’t built around errands on foot—services, coffee, groceries, and most activities mean getting in the car and heading to nearby towns. The payoff is space: room for gardens, a firepit, a couple of vehicles (or a few), and the kind of privacy that’s hard to find closer to urban edges.
Real estate reflects that rural practicality: low-density housing on larger lots, with a mix of older country homes and newer custom builds, plus occasional hobby-farm-style properties. Buyers often look for usable land, outbuildings, and a straightforward commute rather than sidewalks and nightlife, while sellers benefit when properties are well-maintained and “turnkey rural” (septic, well, and outbuildings in good order). The market here tends to move on lifestyle fit—when the right buyer shows up for the right property, it clicks; when it doesn’t, homes can take longer as shoppers compare with other countryside options across the region.
South Africa in South Africa, Ontario currently has 100 active listings with a median asking price of $789,000 and an average of $344/sqft, giving buyers and investors a fairly broad set of options across price points. With homes averaging 113 days on market and 35 new listings added in the past 30 days, conditions point to a slower-moving, supply-supported market where patient buyers may find negotiating leverage and investors should underwrite longer hold times to secure tenants or exit.
Walk Score 4 · Transit Score 22 · Bike Score 21
The median asking price in South Africa is $789,000, across 94 active MLS® listings as of August 12, 2026. The average asking price is $1,098,081. These are list prices on homes currently for sale, not sale prices.
There are 94 active MLS® listings in South Africa as of August 12, 2026. 30 of them came to market in the last 30 days.
Homes currently listed in South Africa have been on the market an average of 120 days as of August 12, 2026. This measures how long active listings have been available so far, not how long they take to sell.
Of the 94 homes currently listed in South Africa, 57% detached houses, 13% townhouses, 10% vacant land, 6% condos.
South Africa has a Walk Score of 4 out of 100, which Walk Score classifies as Car-Dependent — almost all errands require a car. Transit Score is 22. Bike Score is 21.