Real Estate Market Report for
Watford, ON

Updated : Aug 2016

House

Median price $156,900
Monthly growth 20.78 %
Quarterly trend
Stock on market 0.84%

Apartment

Median price
Monthly growth
Quarterly trend
Stock on market

Watford Home Price

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Canada’s national median home listing price this month is $290,900, which means that Watford is in the bottom 40% for Canada.

With Watford’s median house price at $156,900 in Aug , it is one of the cheapest neighbourhoods compared to the rest of Ontario.

3 bedroom properties are the most common available for real estate investors this month in neighbourhood.

Is Watford a good investment prospect? It’s never a perfect science, but the data we have given us a number of indicators.

One of the important leading indicators for property investors is whether the amount of stock on the market is increasing or decreasing – as more comes on buyers have more choice so prices can tend to drop. In Watford, the amount of stock on the market has decreased which is a positive indicator for house prices. Three months ago there were 8, this month we show 12.

When it comes to the size of the properties currently available to property investors in this neighbourhood, they tend to have the average number of bedrooms than the most commonly available across the nation.

Is Watford a good investment prospect? It’s never a perfect science, but the data we have given us a number of indicators.

The amount of homes for sale in neighbourhood has stayed the same over the last three months – this means that supply and demand economics would mean that the pressure on house prices has also remained constant.

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Beds	Median price (House)	Median price (Apartment)
3 bedrooms	$132,400
4 bedrooms	$189,900

Demographics

Population in 20113717
Population in 20063945
2006 to 2011 population change (%)-5.8
Total private dwellings1434
Private dwellings occupied by usual residents1358
Population density per square kilometre12.8
Land area (square km)290.2

Age Characteristics

Total population by age groups	3715
0 to 4 years	215
5 to 9 years	235
10 to 14 years	270
15 to 19 years	290
15 years	55
16 years	60
17 years	70
18 years	55
19 years	55
20 to 24 years	220
25 to 29 years	175
30 to 34 years	210
35 to 39 years	200
40 to 44 years	245
45 to 49 years	280
50 to 54 years	305
55 to 59 years	280
60 to 64 years	235
65 to 69 years	160
70 to 74 years	115
75 to 79 years	90
80 to 84 years	90
85 years and over	95
Median age of the population	40.7
% of the population aged 15 and over	80.7

Marital Status

Total population 15 years and over by marital status	2995
Married or living with a common-law partner	1870
Married (and not separated)	1680
Living common-law	190
Not married and not living with a common-law partner	1125
Single (never legally married)	730
Separated	85
Divorced	120
Widowed	200

Family Characteristics

Total number of census families in private households	1020
Size of census family: 2 persons	480
Size of census family: 3 persons	190
Size of census family: 4 persons	190
Size of census family: 5 or more persons	165
Total number of census families in private households	1020
Total couple families by family structure and number of children	910
Married couples	820
Without children at home	365
With children at home	455
1 child	130
2 children	170
3 or more children	145
Common-law couples	95
Without children at home	55
With children at home	40
1 child	20
2 children	5
3 or more children	10
Total lone-parent families by sex of parent and number of children	105
Female parent	75
1 child	40
2 children	25
3 or more children	15
Male parent	35
1 child	20
2 children	10
3 or more children	0
Total children in census families in private households	1245
Under six years of age	255
6 to 14 years	455
15 to 17 years	180
18 to 24 years	260
25 years and over	100
Average number of children at home per census family	1.2

Household And Dwelling Characteristics

Total number of persons in private households	3600
Number of persons not in census families	420
Living with relatives	35
Living with non-relatives only	70
Living alone	315
Number of census family persons	3180
Average number of persons per census family	3.1
Total number of persons 65 years and over in private households	455
Number of persons not in census families aged 65 years and over	135
Living with relatives	15
Living with non-relatives only	5
Living alone	115
Number of census family persons aged 65 years and over	320
Total number of private households by household type	1360
Census-family households	1010
One-family-only households	975
Couple-family households	880
Without children	400
With children	475
Lone-parent-family households	95
Other family households	35
One-family households with persons not in a census family	20
Couple-family households	15
Without children	5
With children	5
Lone-parent-family households	5
Two-or-more-family households	15
Non-census-family households	350
One-person households	310
Two-or-more-person households	40
Total number of occupied private dwellings by structural type of dwelling	1360
Single-detached house	1220
Apartment, building that has five or more storeys	0
Movable dwelling	0
Other dwelling	135
Semi-detached house	10
Row house	45
Apartment, duplex	10
Apartment, building that has fewer than five storeys	75
Other single-attached house	5
Total number of private households by household size	1355
1 person	310
2 persons	485
3 persons	195
4 persons	195
5 persons	110
6 or more persons	65
Number of persons in private households	3600
Average number of persons in private households	2.6