Real Estate for Sale in Baxter, Essa, ON

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Neighbourhood in Essa

Baxter

quiet family-friendly suburban

Baxter is a quiet neighbourhood in Essa, Ontario. It offers a mix of residential homes and a calm atmosphere.

High school rating average of 4.5 Majority of homes are single-detached Low population density of 47.8 per km² 88.4% home ownership rate Median income is $106,144

Baxter, Essa — HOMEH neighbourhood guide

Essa, Ontario

Day to dayLivability

4.5

Schools near listings

out of 10 · averaged over 37 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

$998,990

19% above Essa 39% above Ontario

In Baxter

$998,990

In Essa

$839,900

In Ontario

$718,000

Median monthly rent

In Essa

$2,900

In Ontario

$2,500

On the marketMarket snapshot

For sale

Median $998,990

Houses 11

For rent

Recently sold

Recently leased

Market data as of 2026-10-14. 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
Good school ratings
Strong community feel
Majority own their homes

Keep in mind

Limited amenities like parks and shops
Higher median sale price than city average

The feel of the placeLifestyle

Daily life in Baxter is peaceful, with a focus on community and family. Residents enjoy a suburban lifestyle with access to nature.

Great for families first-time buyers those seeking a quiet lifestyle

Within the boundaryWhat's nearby

The boundary

0.7 km²

Every count and every census figure on this page was measured inside this line — not within a circle drawn around a centre point.

Schools

Counted across all 0.7 km² of Baxter. Schools from the HOMEH school registry; everything else from OpenStreetMap, as of 2026-10-12.

The schoolsWhich schools, and how they rate

4.4/10

Average rating of the 1 rated school in this area

Elementary

Baxter Central Public School
Public · Grades JK–8 · Simcoe County DSB
4.4/105.5 over 5 yrs
2,432nd of 3,045 Ontario elementary schools
375 students · EQAO 2024-2025

Ontario Ministry of Education school registry; ratings from the Fraser Institute report card. These are the schools that stand inside Baxter, 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

10,102

Population (2021)

211.5 km²

Area

People per km²

45.7

Median age

$106,144

Median income

88%

Own their home

2.8

People per household

3,750

Households

Every age

Children (under 15)15.6%
Working age (15–64)65.8%
Seniors (65+)18.6%

What is built here

Detached houses82.3%
Semi-detached2.4%
Townhouses1.9%
Duplexes2.8%
Low-rise apartments5%
High-rise apartments1.9%

Own or rent

88%Owners

11%Renters

Across 3,750 households

When it was built

Mostly 1961–1980

1960 or earlier18%
1961–198023%
1981–199018%
1991–200021%
2001–20054%
2006–20108%
2011–20156%
2016–20213%

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.

9.8%
Born outside Canada: 12.9%
Hold a degree or higher: 60.9%
Employment rate: 0%
Commute by transit: 95.5%
Commute by car: 1.8
Children per family: $90,915
Median income after tax: $124,820
Average household income: 6.5%
Living on a low income: $1,149/mo
Renters pay, per month: $1,385/mo
Owners pay, per month: $721,729
Median home value at census: 10.6%
Renters spending 30%+ of income on housing: 13.6%
Owners spending 30%+ of income on housing

Statistics Canada, Census of Population 2021. Added up from 17 census areas around the listings we hold here. Medians and rates are a population-weighted average of dissemination-area figures.