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Homes for sale in Essa

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Browse all Essa real estate listings in one place: 151 homes for sale in Essa, ON, from $150,000 to $3,999,900, with a median asking price of $833,400. Most are detached houses and link homes.

quiet residential family-friendly

22,970 people lived in Essa at the 2021 Census, in 7,955 households. 81% of households owned their home and 19% rented. The most common homes were single-detached houses (77%) and semi-detached houses (10%). 36% of homes were built before 1981, and 20% since 2011. 96% of commuters went to work by car and 0% by public transit.

Essa, Ontario

Essa MLS® Listings

Day to dayLivability

Walkability

out of 100 · averaged over 10,977 past and present listings

Average walk score reported on listings here

4.8

Schools near listings

out of 10 · averaged over 10,977 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

$829,900

16% above Ontario

In Essa

$829,900

In Ontario

$716,900

Median monthly rent

$2,900/mo

16% above Ontario

In Essa

$2,900

In Ontario

$2,499

$481

Per square foot

≈ 23.8 years

Of rent to match the purchase price

On the marketMarket snapshot

For sale

151

Median $829,900

Houses 151

For rent

Median $2,900

Houses 17

Recently sold

Recently leased

Market data as of 2026-08-16. 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

Affordable compared to provincial median prices
Quiet residential environment
Access to parks for outdoor activities

Keep in mind

Limited amenities such as restaurants and shops
Low walkability score
No public transit options

The feel of the placeLifestyle

Daily life in Essa is peaceful, with a focus on residential living. Residents enjoy outdoor spaces but may need to travel for shopping and dining.

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

Within the boundaryWhat's nearby

The boundary

279.3 km²

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

Parks

Playgrounds

Grocery stores

Restaurants

Cafés

Gyms

Libraries

Pharmacies

Counted across all 279.3 km² of Essa. From OpenStreetMap, as of 2026-10-19.

The schoolsWhich schools, and how they rate

4.8/10

Average rating of the 7 rated schools in this area

Elementary

Secondary

Académie La Pinède
Public · French · Grades JK–6 · Conseil scolaire Viamonde
8.0/10
337th of 3,045 Ontario elementary schools
110 students · EQAO 2024-2025
Angus Morrison Elementary School
Public · Grades JK–8 · Simcoe County DSB
5.2/104.5 over 5 yrs
2,081st of 3,045 Ontario elementary schools
700 students · EQAO 2024-2025
Nottawasaga Pines Secondary School
Public · Grades 9–12 · Simcoe County DSB
5.0/105.1 over 5 yrs
552nd of 742 Ontario secondary schools
845 students · EQAO 2024-2025
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
Our Lady of Grace School
Catholic · Grades JK–8 · Simcoe Muskoka CDSB
4.2/103.8 over 5 yrs
2,505th of 3,045 Ontario elementary schools
875 students · EQAO 2024-2025
Pine River Elementary School
Public · Grades JK–8 · Simcoe County DSB
3.9/104.4 over 5 yrs
2,601st of 3,045 Ontario elementary schools
400 students · EQAO 2024-2025

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

22,970

Population (2021)

279.9 km²

Area

People per km²

39.8

Median age

$110,088

Median income

81%

Own their home

2.9

People per household

7,955

Households

Every age

Children (under 15)20.2%
Working age (15–64)68.0%
Seniors (65+)11.8%

What is built here

Detached houses76.9%
Semi-detached10%
Townhouses5.7%
Duplexes1.8%
Low-rise apartments2.8%
High-rise apartments0.7%

Own or rent

81%Owners

19%Renters

Across 7,955 households

When it was built

1960 or earlier17%
1961–198019%
1981–199014%
1991–200013%
2001–20055%
2006–201010%
2011–201510%
2016–202110%

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.

11.6%
Born outside Canada: 15.2%
Hold a degree or higher: 63.2%
Employment rate: 0%
Commute by transit: 96%
Commute by car: 1.8
Children per family: $94,356
Median income after tax: $122,254
Average household income: 6.2%
Living on a low income: $1,365/mo
Renters pay, per month: $1,653/mo
Owners pay, per month: $725,104
Median home value at census: 19.3%
Renters spending 30%+ of income on housing: 15.6%
Owners spending 30%+ of income on housing

Statistics Canada, Census of Population 2021. Added up from 35 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, HOMEH school registry, Photo: © Wikimedia Commons contributors (CC BY-SA)

HOMEH Market Pulse Through September 2026 Deep sales history

What Homes in Essa Actually Sell For

293 homes changed hands in Essa over the 12 months to September 2026. Half sold above $699,045 and half below, 7.8% lower than the 12 months before. A typical home found its buyer in 30 days.

Median sold price: $699K; -7.8% year over year
Days to sell: 30; Unchanged
Sales closed: 293; last 12 months
Per square foot: $464; from 284 sized sales

Three years of sold prices

The line is the median. The band is the middle half of every sale — how wide it runs tells you how much one home here differs from the next.

$1.13M$920K$714K$507K

Oct ’23Oct ’24Sep ’25Sep ’26

Median sold price Middle half of sales

What buyers actually paid

$971,200

on a $1,000,000 asking price — under ask by $28,800

−10%Asking price+10%

Of the asking price: 97.1%
Sold over asking: 7.2%

From 293 sales that closed here in the last 12 months.

Rent or buy in Essa

22.6 years

of rent, at the going rate here, adds up to what a home here costs.

Median sold price

$699,045

293 sales

Median rent

$2,574/mo

92 leases

Gross rental yield

4.42%

before costs

Both figures come from deals that actually closed in Essa over the last 12 months. Gross yield is annual rent divided by price; it does not account for taxes, fees, maintenance, vacancy or financing.

What actually trades in Essa

A single median hides this: the mix of homes behind it, and what each kind costs.

293sales

Detached$789K64.2%
Freehold town$612K8.9%
Link home$619K2.0%
Other kinds, too few of each —24.9%

How fast it moves

Median days on market, month by month. Taller means slower.

Oct 2024Sep 2026

Terracotta marks the last 12 months.

Every month behind these charts — Essa, sales

Monthly closed sales in Essa
Month	Closed	Median	Middle half	Days	% of ask
Sep 2026	26	$665,000	$581K – $850K	37	96.1%
Aug 2026	24	$675,000	$599K – $842K	34	96.6%
Jul 2026	24	$759,675	$578K – $1.04M	35	97.1%
Jun 2026	32	$757,500	$612K – $869K	22	98.3%
May 2026	39	$720,000	$603K – $885K	22	96.7%
Apr 2026	42	$735,000	$621K – $867K	22	97.9%
Mar 2026	21	$615,000	$550K – $705K	25	96.8%
Feb 2026	14	$705,000	$564K – $932K	26	97.1%
Jan 2026	16	$710,000	$593K – $888K	52	96.5%
Dec 2025	14	$617,000	$581K – $840K	42	97.2%
Nov 2025	18	$670,000	$599K – $760K	36	97.5%
Oct 2025	23	$655,000	$614K – $818K	28	97.0%
Sep 2025	22	$783,056	$603K – $1.01M	44	97.1%
Aug 2025	24	$705,000	$630K – $792K	21	98.5%
Jul 2025	28	$796,875	$695K – $899K	34	97.3%
Jun 2025	26	$760,000	$637K – $860K	33	97.9%
May 2025	38	$830,000	$686K – $1.04M	27	97.3%
Apr 2025	31	$743,000	$653K – $815K	23	97.2%
Mar 2025	22	$754,950	$673K – $1.08M	36	98.0%
Feb 2025	17	$750,000	$685K – $815K	25	98.6%
Jan 2025	15	$731,500	$664K – $785K	26	97.9%
Dec 2024	11	$760,000	$699K – $925K	28	97.6%
Nov 2024	18	$680,000	$604K – $761K	37	97.1%
Oct 2024	19	$720,000	$633K – $843K	26	98.0%
Sep 2024	29	$710,000	$575K – $950K	29	97.3%
Aug 2024	29	$730,000	$613K – $800K	34	98.1%
Jul 2024	31	$705,000	$575K – $970K	29	97.4%
Jun 2024	29	$750,000	$695K – $827K	34	98.6%
May 2024	28	$789,000	$716K – $957K	20	97.7%
Apr 2024	38	$773,500	$631K – $887K	26	98.6%
Mar 2024	29	$782,500	$698K – $970K	16	100.0%
Feb 2024	24	$703,500	$641K – $811K	26	100.0%
Jan 2024	14	$715,000	$666K – $808K	36	100.0%
Dec 2023	9	$670,000	$565K – $780K	29	100.0%
Nov 2023	19	$727,500	$601K – $768K	21	100.0%
Oct 2023	15	$705,000	$673K – $880K	19	100.0%

What people ask about Essa

How much does a home cost in Essa?

Homes in Essa sold for a median of $699,045 over the 12 months to September 2026, across 293 closed sales — half sold for more and half for less. That is 7.8% lower than the 12 months before it.

How long does it take to sell a home in Essa?

A home in Essa took a median of 30 days on the market over the 12 months to September 2026. Homes there closed at 97.1% of the asking price on average, with 7.2% selling over asking.

How much is rent in Essa?

The median lease in Essa closed at $2,574 a month over the 12 months to September 2026, across 92 leases.

Is it cheaper to rent or buy in Essa?

A home in Essa costs about 22.6 years of the rent on one — the median price of $699,045 against a median rent of $2,574 a month, a gross yield of 4.42%. The shorter that number, the closer buying is to renting before financing costs.

What kind of homes sell in Essa?

Over the 12 months to September 2026 the mix in Essa was detached (64.2% of sales, median $789,186), freehold town (8.9% of sales, median $611,962) and link home (2.0% of sales, median $618,500).

Compiled by HOMEH from sales reported closed in Essa 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.

Questions, answered

Common questions about homes for sale in Essa

How many homes are for sale in Essa, ON right now?

151 homes are for sale in Essa on MLS® right now. The busiest neighbourhood is Angus, with 86 homes for sale.

Homes for sale in Angus

What is the average house price in Essa?

The median asking price of the 151 homes for sale in Essa is $833,400: half are listed above it and half below. By type, the median is $899,053 for detached houses, $729,999 for link homes and $591,000 for freehold townhouses.

Houses for sale in Essa

Where can I find cheap houses for sale in Essa?

71 homes in Essa are listed under $800K and 105 under $1M. The lowest asking price today is $150,000.

Homes under $800K in Essa

Are there new homes for sale in Essa?

Yes. 12 of the 151 homes for sale in Essa are new construction.

New construction homes in Essa

How do I get cash back when I buy a home in Essa?

Buy through HOMEH and you get a Cashback Rebate of 1.5% of the purchase price, paid at closing, subject to eligibility and your buyer agreement. On Essa’s median asking price of $833,400, that would be $12,501.

How the Cashback Rebate works

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