Real Estate for Rent in Rural Central Elgin, Central Elgin, ON
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Neighbourhood in Central Elgin
Rural Central Elgin
Rural Central Elgin is a quiet neighbourhood in Central Elgin, Ontario. It offers a mix of residential homes and a peaceful lifestyle surrounded by nature.
At a glance
Day to dayLivability
6.3
Schools near listings
out of 10 · averaged over 548 past and present listings
Fraser Institute ratings within 2 km of each listing, closer schools weighted more
Each score is an average over this area's own listings and is shown only where at least 5 of them carry one. Scores are reported by listing agents, not measured by HOMEH.
What it costsAffordability
Median asking price
$634,900
In Rural Central Elgin
$634,900
In Central Elgin
$629,900
In Ontario
$714,900
Median monthly rent
In Central Elgin
$2,100
In Ontario
$2,500
$520
Per square foot
On the marketMarket snapshot
For sale
46
Median $634,900
Houses 42 · Condos 4
For rent
0
Recently sold
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Recently leased
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Market data as of 2026-10-19. Sold and leased figures are neighbourhood medians over the last 12 months, published only where at least 5 homes closed — never a single sale.
The honest readPros & cons
What people love
- Family-friendly environment
- Low percentage of low-income households
- High home ownership rate
- Access to nature and parks
Keep in mind
- Limited rental options
- Few restaurants and cafes
- Dependence on cars for commuting
The feel of the placeLifestyle
Daily life here is relaxed, with a strong sense of community. Residents enjoy outdoor activities and family-friendly amenities.
Within the boundaryWhat's nearby
The boundary
267.6 km²
Every count and every census figure on this page was measured inside this line — not within a circle drawn around a centre point.
19
Parks
4
Playgrounds
1
Transit stations
1
Restaurants
Counted across all 267.6 km² of Rural Central Elgin. From OpenStreetMap, as of 2026-10-19.
The schoolsWhich schools, and how they rate
5.0/10
Average rating of the 1 rated school in this area
3
Elementary
New Sarum Public School
Public · Grades JK–8 · Thames Valley DSB
5.0/105.8 over 5 yrs2,196th of 3,045 Ontario elementary schools
220 students · EQAO 2024-2025
Eva Circe-Cote FI
Public · Thames Valley DSB
Not rated
Eva Circe-Cote French Immersion Public School
Public · Grades JK–8 · Thames Valley DSB
Not rated
245 students · EQAO 2024-2025
Ontario Ministry of Education school registry; ratings from the Fraser Institute report card. These are the schools that stand inside Rural Central Elgin, not a catchment — most Ontario boards do not publish attendance boundaries, and we will not draw a line we cannot source. Confirm enrolment with the school board before you buy.
The peopleWho lives here
9,125
Population (2021)
270.8 km²
Area
34
People per km²
47.6
Median age
$106,550
Median income
92%
Own their home
2.6
People per household
3,490
Households
Every age
- Children (under 15)15.4%
- Working age (15–64)63.2%
- Seniors (65+)21.4%
What is built here
- Detached houses96.8%
- Duplexes0.6%
- Low-rise apartments1.9%
Own or rent
92%Owners
7%Renters
Across 3,490 households
When it was built
Mostly 1960 or earlier
- 1960 or earlier33%
- 1961–198028%
- 1981–19905%
- 1991–200010%
- 2001–20055%
- 2006–20105%
- 2011–20154%
- 2016–20219%
Share of occupied homes, by the era they were built in. Bars are drawn against the busiest era, not against each other, because the eras are not the same length. The eight shares are unlikely to total exactly 100: Statistics Canada rounds each era's count to the nearest 5 before publishing it, so we print what the census reports rather than adjusting a figure to make the column add up.
- 10.1%
- Born outside Canada
- 18%
- Hold a degree or higher
- 59%
- Employment rate
- 0%
- Commute by transit
- 96.2%
- Commute by car
- 1.8
- Children per family
- $92,374
- Median income after tax
- $121,268
- Average household income
- 4.7%
- Living on a low income
- $1,002/mo
- Renters pay, per month
- $1,249/mo
- Owners pay, per month
- $597,680
- Median home value at census
- 10.2%
- Renters spending 30%+ of income on housing
- 10.1%
- Owners spending 30%+ of income on housing
Statistics Canada, Census of Population 2021. Added up from 13 census areas inside the boundary. Medians and rates are a population-weighted average of dissemination-area figures.
Sources: HOMEH listings, Statistics Canada, Census of Population 2021, OpenStreetMap
What homes in Rural Central Elgin actually rent for
17 homes were leased in Rural Central Elgin over the 12 months to September 2026. Half leased above $2,693 and half below, 2.6% higher than the 12 months before. A typical home found its tenant in 30 days — 10 days quicker than a year ago.
- Median rent
- $2,693
- +2.6% year over year
- Days to lease
- 30
- 10 days quicker
- Leases closed
- 17
- last 12 months
- Rent per square foot
- $1.97/mo
- from 17 sized leases
Three years of rents
The line is the median. The band is the middle half of every lease — how wide it runs tells you how much one home here differs from the next.
What renters actually paid
$3,006/mo
on a $3,000 asking rent — over ask by $6
- Of the asking rent
- 100.2%
- Leased over asking
- 17.6%
From 17 leases that closed here in the last 12 months.
Rent or buy in Rural Central Elgin
20.6 years
of rent, at the going rate here, adds up to what a home here costs.
Median sold price
$664,416
102 sales
Median rent
$2,693/mo
17 leases
Gross rental yield
4.86%
before costs
Both figures come from deals that actually closed in Rural Central Elgin over the last 12 months. Gross yield is annual rent divided by price; it does not account for taxes, fees, maintenance, vacancy or financing.
Every month behind these charts — Rural Central Elgin, rentals
| Month | Closed | Median | Middle half | Days | % of ask |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2026 | 2 | Not enough leases this month to report a median | |||
| Aug 2026 | 1 | Not enough leases this month to report a median | |||
| Jun 2026 | 4 | Not enough leases this month to report a median | |||
| May 2026 | 1 | Not enough leases this month to report a median | |||
| Apr 2026 | 4 | Not enough leases this month to report a median | |||
| Mar 2026 | 1 | Not enough leases this month to report a median | |||
| Feb 2026 | 2 | Not enough leases this month to report a median | |||
| Jan 2026 | 1 | Not enough leases this month to report a median | |||
| Nov 2025 | 1 | Not enough leases this month to report a median | |||
| Sep 2025 | 1 | Not enough leases this month to report a median | |||
| Jul 2025 | 1 | Not enough leases this month to report a median | |||
| Jun 2025 | 1 | Not enough leases this month to report a median | |||
| May 2025 | 1 | Not enough leases this month to report a median | |||
| Apr 2025 | 1 | Not enough leases this month to report a median | |||
| Jan 2025 | 2 | Not enough leases this month to report a median | |||
| Dec 2024 | 1 | Not enough leases this month to report a median | |||
| Nov 2024 | 1 | Not enough leases this month to report a median | |||
| Oct 2024 | 1 | Not enough leases this month to report a median | |||
| Sep 2024 | 1 | Not enough leases this month to report a median | |||
| Aug 2024 | 2 | Not enough leases this month to report a median | |||
| Jul 2024 | 1 | Not enough leases this month to report a median | |||
| Jun 2024 | 1 | Not enough leases this month to report a median | |||
| May 2024 | 1 | Not enough leases this month to report a median | |||
| Mar 2024 | 1 | Not enough leases this month to report a median | |||
| Feb 2024 | 2 | Not enough leases this month to report a median | |||
25 of these months closed fewer than 5 leases. A middle value taken over that few is not a market figure — with one lease it is simply that lease — so the count is shown and the median is not. The leases themselves still count toward the 12-month figures above.
What people ask about Rural Central Elgin
How much does a home cost in Rural Central Elgin?
Homes in Rural Central Elgin sold for a median of $664,416 over the 12 months to September 2026, across 102 closed sales — half sold for more and half for less. That is 1.8% higher than the 12 months before it.
How long does it take to sell a home in Rural Central Elgin?
A home in Rural Central Elgin took a median of 50 days on the market over the 12 months to September 2026. Homes there closed at 97.4% of the asking price on average, with 7.8% selling over asking.
How much is rent in Rural Central Elgin?
The median lease in Rural Central Elgin closed at $2,693 a month over the 12 months to September 2026, across 17 leases.
Is it cheaper to rent or buy in Rural Central Elgin?
A home in Rural Central Elgin costs about 20.6 years of the rent on one — the median price of $664,416 against a median rent of $2,693 a month, a gross yield of 4.86%. The shorter that number, the closer buying is to renting before financing costs.
Compiled by HOMEH from leases reported closed in Rural Central Elgin on the Toronto Regional Real Estate Board MLS® System, through September 2026. Medians are taken over closed prices, not asking prices. Per-square-foot figures use the midpoint of the banded floor-area range MLS® carries, so they describe the group and not any one home. Not an appraisal or an opinion of value.
A condo here is its own market
1 condo apartment and 1 condo townhouse are on the market in Rural Central Elgin right now. Too few have closed here in the last year for us to publish a median we would stand behind.