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Rural Essa is a quiet neighbourhood in Essa, Ontario. It offers a mix of residential living with a close-knit community feel.
Essa, Ontario
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At a glance
26 Birchwood Lane
Essa (Rural Essa)
Listed 15 days ago
- 5Bedrooms
- 6Bathrooms
- 3Garage
- 3.5K~5KSq.Ft.
DetachedFor Rent
Day to dayLivability
5.2
Schools near listings
out of 10 · averaged over 66 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
$1,100,000
In Rural Essa
$1,100,000
In Essa
$837,950
In Ontario
$709,000
Median monthly rent
$7,250/mo
In Rural Essa
$7,250
In Essa
$2,900
In Ontario
$2,500
≈ 12.6 years
Of rent to match the purchase price
On the marketMarket snapshot
For sale
41
Median $1,100,000
Houses 41
For rent
3
Median $7,250
Houses 3
Recently sold
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Recently leased
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Market data as of 2026-10-27. 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 with good schools
- Low low-income percentage at 6.4%
- High home ownership rate of 70.9%
- Access to parks and recreational facilities
Keep in mind
- Higher home prices compared to city median
- Limited public transit options
- Fewer grocery stores and restaurants
The feel of the placeLifestyle
Residents enjoy a peaceful lifestyle with access to nature and community activities. Daily life is centered around family and local amenities.
Within the boundaryWhat's nearby
The boundary
268.5 km²
Every count and every census figure on this page was measured inside this line — not within a circle drawn around a centre point.
5
Parks
5
Playgrounds
1
Grocery stores
1
Restaurants
2
Cafés
5
Gyms
1
Libraries
Counted across all 268.5 km² of Rural Essa. From OpenStreetMap, as of 2026-10-26.
The schoolsWhich schools, and how they rate
5.2/10
Average rating of the 3 rated schools in this area
5
Elementary
2
Secondary
Académie La Pinède
Public · French · Grades JK–6 · Conseil scolaire Viamonde
8.0/10337th of 3,045 Ontario elementary schools
110 students · EQAO 2024-2025
Baxter Central Public School
Public · Grades JK–8 · Simcoe County DSB
4.4/105.5 over 5 yrs2,432nd of 3,045 Ontario elementary schools
375 students · EQAO 2024-2025
ÉÉC Marguerite-Bourgeois-Borden
Independent · French · Grades JK–8 · CSC MonAvenir
3.1/105.8 over 5 yrs2,807th of 3,045 Ontario elementary schools
120 students · EQAO 2024-2025
Convoy Int'l Secondary Academy-Essa
Independent
Not rated
Convoy International Secondary Academy
Independent
Not rated
The Three Sisters Village
Independent
Not rated
Ontario Ministry of Education school registry; ratings from the Fraser Institute report card. These are the schools that stand inside Rural 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
8,749
Population (2021)
253.4 km²
Area
35
People per km²
42.7
Median age
$110,986
Median income
71%
Own their home
2.8
People per household
3,060
Households
Every age
- Children (under 15)18.1%
- Working age (15–64)68.0%
- Seniors (65+)13.9%
What is built here
- Detached houses80.6%
- Semi-detached15.3%
- Duplexes1.6%
- Low-rise apartments1.2%
Own or rent
71%Owners
29%Renters
Across 3,060 households
When it was built
Mostly 1961–1980
- 1960 or earlier26%
- 1961–198027%
- 1981–199018%
- 1991–200014%
- 2001–20053%
- 2006–20105%
- 2011–20152%
- 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.
- 9.1%
- Born outside Canada
- 15.5%
- Hold a degree or higher
- 66%
- Employment rate
- 0%
- Commute by transit
- 96.2%
- Commute by car
- 1.8
- Children per family
- $94,746
- Median income after tax
- $130,598
- Average household income
- 6.4%
- Living on a low income
- $1,037/mo
- Renters pay, per month
- $1,454/mo
- Owners pay, per month
- $815,650
- Median home value at census
- 4.6%
- Renters spending 30%+ of income on housing
- 14.6%
- Owners spending 30%+ of income on housing
Statistics Canada, Census of Population 2021. Added up from 20 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, Photo: © Mapbox © OpenStreetMap
What homes in Rural Essa actually rent for
15 homes were leased in Rural Essa over the 12 months to September 2026. Half leased above $2,263 and half below, 32.3% lower than the 12 months before. A typical home found its tenant in 40 days — 7 days slower than a year ago.
- Median rent
- $2,263
- -32.3% year over year
- Days to lease
- 40
- 7 days slower
- Leases closed
- 15
- last 12 months
- Rent per square foot
- $1.60/mo
- from 9 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
$2,982/mo
on a $3,000 asking rent — under ask by $18
- Of the asking rent
- 99.4%
- Leased over asking
- 20%
From 15 leases that closed here in the last 12 months.
Rent or buy in Rural Essa
32.4 years
of rent, at the going rate here, adds up to what a home here costs.
Median sold price
$881,121
48 sales
Median rent
$2,263/mo
15 leases
Gross rental yield
3.08%
before costs
Both figures come from deals that actually closed in Rural 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.
Every month behind these charts — Rural Essa, rentals
| Month | Closed | Median | Middle half | Days | % of ask |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2026 | 2 | Not enough leases this month to report a median | |||
| Aug 2026 | 2 | Not enough leases this month to report a median | |||
| Jul 2026 | 2 | Not enough leases this month to report a median | |||
| May 2026 | 2 | Not enough leases this month to report a median | |||
| Mar 2026 | 3 | Not enough leases this month to report a median | |||
| Feb 2026 | 1 | Not enough leases this month to report a median | |||
| Jan 2026 | 1 | Not enough leases this month to report a median | |||
| Dec 2025 | 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 | |||
| Apr 2025 | 1 | Not enough leases this month to report a median | |||
| Nov 2024 | 3 | Not enough leases this month to report a median | |||
| Oct 2024 | 1 | Not enough leases this month to report a median | |||
| Aug 2024 | 1 | 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 | 2 | Not enough leases this month to report a median | |||
| Apr 2024 | 1 | Not enough leases this month to report a median | |||
| Mar 2024 | 1 | Not enough leases this month to report a median | |||
| Nov 2023 | 1 | Not enough leases this month to report a median | |||
21 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 Essa
How much does a home cost in Rural Essa?
Homes in Rural Essa sold for a median of $881,121 over the 12 months to September 2026, across 48 closed sales — half sold for more and half for less. That is 18.0% lower than the 12 months before it.
How long does it take to sell a home in Rural Essa?
A home in Rural Essa took a median of 40 days on the market over the 12 months to September 2026. Homes there closed at 94.3% of the asking price on average, with 8.3% selling over asking.
How much is rent in Rural Essa?
The median lease in Rural Essa closed at $2,263 a month over the 12 months to September 2026, across 15 leases.
Is it cheaper to rent or buy in Rural Essa?
A home in Rural Essa costs about 32.4 years of the rent on one — the median price of $881,121 against a median rent of $2,263 a month, a gross yield of 3.08%. The shorter that number, the closer buying is to renting before financing costs.
Compiled by HOMEH from leases reported closed in Rural 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.