Thinking about moving up to a detached house? This monthly report tracks what detached homes actually sold for across Ontario in October 2026, then translates the prices into what matters for a family budget: the monthly mortgage payment, how much of the market sits under $1 million, what each extra bedroom costs, and where buyers still have room to negotiate. It updates through the month as sales are reported.
So far in October 2026, 5,885 detached homes have sold across Ontario (sales reported through 2026-10-27). The median sale price was $749,900, which with 20% down means a mortgage payment of about $3,317 a month. The median is down 1.7% from the month before. Comparing the same regions a year apart, it is down 5.7% from October 2025.
How many detached sales were within reach?
Read the last column as "this share of detached homes sold for this much or less". 72% of detached sales in Ontario this month were under $1 million, which is a better guide to what your budget can find than the median alone.
| Sale price | Sold | Share | This much or less |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under $500K | 1,217 | 21% | 21% |
| $500K–$750K | 1,728 | 29% | 50% |
| $750K–$1M | 1,288 | 22% | 72% |
| $1M–$1.25M | 672 | 11% | 83% |
| $1.25M–$1.5M | 375 | 6% | 90% |
| $1.5M–$2M | 330 | 6% | 95% |
| $2M+ | 275 | 5% | 100% |
Sold prices by house style
A 2-storey sold for a median of $948,000, 54% more than a bungalow at $615,000. The quickest style to sell was the 3-storey, at a median of 16 days.
| Style | Sold | Median price | Sale-to-list | Days |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2-storey | 2,422 | $948K | 96.9% | 23 |
| Bungalow | 1,923 | $615K | 96.9% | 26 |
| 1½ storey | 449 | $485K | 96.9% | 23 |
| Raised bungalow | 421 | $658K | 97.1% | 28 |
| Sidesplit | 215 | $702K | 97.2% | 24 |
| Backsplit | 215 | $720K | 96.8% | 20 |
| 2½ storey | 90 | $1.06M | 96.9% | 22 |
| 3-storey | 51 | $1.6M | 96.4% | 16 |
| Bungaloft | 39 | $1.03M | 97.0% | 30 |
What each extra bedroom cost
Stepping up a bedroom at the median: from 1 bedroom to 2 bedrooms: +$133K; from 2 bedrooms to 3 bedrooms: +$140K; from 3 bedrooms to 4+ bedrooms: +$367K.
| Bedrooms | Sold | Median price | Payment, 20% down |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 bedroom | 90 | $418K | $1,847 |
| 2 bedrooms | 975 | $550K | $2,433 |
| 3 bedrooms | 2,875 | $690K | $3,050 |
| 4+ bedrooms | 1,936 | $1.06M | $4,672 |
Where detached homes sold closest to asking
Regions with at least 30 detached sales, ranked by how close the sale price came to the asking price. The higher the figure, the more competition buyers faced.
| Region | Sold | Median | Sale-to-list | Over asking |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Thunder Bay | 118 | $400K | 101.1% | 58% |
| Cochrane | 59 | $285K | 99.5% | 36% |
| Waterloo | 169 | $748K | 98.7% | 34% |
| Durham | 330 | $825K | 97.8% | 19% |
| Ottawa | 347 | $784K | 97.7% | 10% |
| Algoma | 96 | $307K | 97.5% | 19% |
| Leeds and Grenville | 83 | $505K | 97.5% | 14% |
| Stormont, Dundas and Glengarry | 88 | $420K | 97.5% | 9% |
| Perth | 45 | $600K | 97.4% | 16% |
| Nipissing | 62 | $449K | 97.3% | 19% |
Lowest median detached prices among busy regions: Cochrane ($285K), Algoma ($307K), Kenora ($385K), Thunder Bay ($400K), Renfrew ($419K).
City spotlight: the busiest detached markets
| City | Sold | Median | Payment, 20% down | Days |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Toronto | 561 | $1.23M | $5,441 | 17 |
| Hamilton | 212 | $710K | $3,141 | 24 |
| Brampton | 180 | $911K | $4,027 | 19 |
| Mississauga | 156 | $1.15M | $5,085 | 21 |
| Vaughan | 118 | $1.41M | $6,215 | 21 |
| London South | 96 | $617K | $2,727 | 22 |
| Thunder Bay | 92 | $405K | $1,791 | 15 |
| Burlington | 87 | $1.21M | $5,352 | 19 |
| Oakville | 86 | $1.51M | $6,690 | 21 |
| Oshawa | 86 | $687K | $3,039 | 17 |
| Markham | 82 | $1.35M | $5,972 | 21 |
| Richmond Hill | 77 | $1.42M | $6,281 | 23 |
The GTA and the rest of Ontario
1,996 of the detached sales were in the GTA (Toronto, York, Peel, Durham and Halton), at a median of $1,126,000 and 96.9% of asking. The other 3,889 sales were spread across the rest of the province. A GTA detached home at the median carries a payment of about $4,981 a month with 20% down.
Thirteen months of detached sales
| Month | Sold | Median | Days |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 2026 (so far) | 5,847 | $750K | 24 |
| Sep 2026 | 6,924 | $767K | 25 |
| Aug 2026 | 7,014 | $755K | 27 |
| Jul 2026 | 8,367 | $770K | 25 |
| Jun 2026 | 9,290 | $797K | 20 |
| May 2026 | 9,065 | $810K | 18 |
| Apr 2026 | 7,430 | $810K | 19 |
| Mar 2026 | 5,969 | $792K | 20 |
| Feb 2026 | 4,450 | $788K | 22 |
| Jan 2026 | 3,644 | $774K | 42 |
| Dec 2025 | 4,031 | $777K | 35 |
| Nov 2025 | 5,939 | $774K | 28 |
| Oct 2025 | 7,784 | $795K | 25 |
Detached market questions
What is the median price of a detached home in Ontario in October 2026?
$749,900, across 5,885 detached sales reported so far.
What is the mortgage payment on a median-priced detached home?
About $3,317 a month with 20% down, a 25-year amortization and an illustrative 4.49% rate, before property tax and insurance.
How fast are detached homes selling in Ontario?
The median detached home that sold in October 2026 was on the market for 24 days and sold for 96.9% of its asking price.
Every figure is a total or median of detached homes reported sold on the MLS® System in Ontario in October 2026, from DetachedConnect's sold history. Individual sold prices are shown to signed-in members only. Payments and minimum down payments are estimates for comparison, not a mortgage offer.
Your next step
See today’s detached homes for sale in Ontario, check what a specific address sold for (free with a member account), or get an estimate of your own home’s value before you move up.