Windsor-Essex Market Report

2025 Second Quarter Update

Windsor-Essex resale prices remain flat year-over-year with balanced market conditions at 4 months of inventory in the second quarter ; properties continue to sell faster than those in nearby London and Toronto.

In 2023, Windsor & Essex County, like other real estate markets across the country, saw a continued slowdown in sales activity. Overall resale units sold were down 16% year-over-year and 36% from record levels set in 2021. Sales activity remained sluggish in 2024, with unit sales only up 3% from depressed levels in 2023. Despite a relative lack of buying activity, the average price in Windsor-Essex is up 47% compared to five years ago, outperforming the province and expensive GTA. The Canadian Real Estate Association (CREA), through its various real estate boards and provincial associations, compiles transaction data for each of its major markets, with the CREA Stats Centre reporting sales data going as far back as 1980. While historical stats should never be the sole indicator of what’s to come, they are helpful to review and consider as part of the broader context. In this second quarter update, we'll outline transaction highlights for each community comprising Windsor and Essex County, as well as overall performance by property type.

An Introduction to Windsor & Essex County

Windsor, the start of the Quebec City-Windsor population corridor, is the seventh largest city in Ontario and the 15th largest metropolitan area in Canada. Directly across the river from Windsor is the American city of Detroit, with the two cities forming the largest and busiest trans-border urban area in North America. Windsor-Detroit experiences significant cross-border travel and tourism, as well as commerce, with the area well known for being the automotive capital of North America. Directly south of Lake St. Clair and 30 minutes north of the banks of Lake Erie, Windsor locals are a short drive from miles of beautiful waterfront and surrounding nature. However, despite close proximity to Detroit and a large economy of its own, homes in Windsor are significantly more affordable than other cities in Southern Ontario, with an average price in the second quarter of $563K.

45 minutes south-east of Windsor lies the town of Leamington and Point Pelee National Park, the southernmost point in mainland Canada. From there, driving up the peninsula along the shores of Lake Erie you will find the picturesque towns of Kingsville and Amherstburg, along with some of the most fertile and tropical landscapes in our country. For anyone who has spent time in Windsor and surrounding Essex County, they will be familiar with greenhouses and fruit stands, breathtaking escarpment views along the lakefront, and a growing number of wineries. The area is experiencing significant growth in recent years, with prominent new investment into the region from Canadian cannabis producers, the broader agricultural sector, as well as residential home builders. To the north and running along Lake St. Clair, the growing sub-market of Lakeshore rounds out the region, with the combined Windsor-Essex area recording 6% growth in population between 2016 and 2021.

Market Highlights: Windsor & Essex County

Across all communities included in Windsor & Essex County, the median sale price observed in the second quarter of 2025 was $530K, up slightly year-over-year. A quick note on median versus average values: median sale price, which reports the sale price of the middle-priced property in a group, is a more reliable metric than average sale price because it removes outlier transactions (i.e. properties that have sold for a lot of money or next to nothing). Outlier transactions skew the average from what it really should be, which is the price of the average, or mid-priced home, in a particular community. The same concept extends to selling times, with Windsor's average days on market currently at 22 days while the median listing time is actually 14 days for Q2-2025. A few select listings that sit on market for 100 days or longer skews the average higher than what is actually happening for most resale properties.

Windsor-Essex has outperformed the province and most markets in Southern Ontario over the past 5 years. This can be widely attributed to the relative affordability of Windsor homes when compared to homes in these nearby markets. To compare Windsor’s performance against other major markets in the province, check out our article on Top Markets in Ontario here.

Part of what drove Windsor’s strong price growth during the pandemic was its shortage of homes available for buyers. At the end of 2021, Windsor-Essex was reporting 0.7 months of inventory, which meant that listed homes were selling in just under three weeks. Without new homes hitting the market, Windsor inventory would have disappeared in less than a month. When inventory levels are this low, prices have to rise on account of too many buyers bidding on too few properties. This leads to bidding wars and runaway prices, explaining part of why Windsor prices are double what they were 5 years ago. Over the trailing 5 years, Windsor-Essex has been a tight sellers’ market, with an average of two months of resale inventory.

Throughout 2022 and extending into 2023, multiple interest rate hikes resulted in a temporary cooling of the market, with Windsor-Essex ending 2024 with close to 4 months of available inventory, more than double the trailing 5 year average. For most of 2024 and extending into the first half of 2025, resale supply reflects fairly balanced conditions at around 4 months of inventory.

Due to its low population density relative to the rest of Southern Ontario, over 90% of properties in Windsor-Essex are detached homes. With a limited number of apartments and townhomes, small sample size can result in large price swings between quarters. Detached homes, as expected, are more expensive than the apartment and townhome segment, with second quarter median sale prices of $542K and $405K respectively. Supply of apartment and townhome properties increased in the second quarter to 7 months, more than double its trailing 5-year average and featuring more supply than the detached segment at 3.6 months.

Community Overview

Windsor-Lasalle-Tecumseh

The city of Windsor is comprised of three main regions: Windsor, Lasalle, and Tecumseh. These three sub-regions, most notably Windsor proper, each have multiple neighbourhoods within them and account for two-thirds of resale activity in Essex County. Given the wide variety of neighbourhoods, it’s important to speak with a realtor knowledgeable in your preferred location and property type in order to get a better sense of what – and where – you may be able to afford.

At 2023 year-end and continuing through the second quarter of 2025, resale inventory in Windsor-Lasalle-Tecumseh is lower than anywhere else in Essex County. Inventory decreased slightly to start the year but ticked back up in the second quarter to 3.8 months. Listings in Windsor proper now have a median sale time of 13 days, 2 days slower than a year ago but remaining the fastest-selling region in Essex County. During the second quarter, Windsor-Lasalle-Tecumseh reported a median sale price of $510K, up 4% year-over-year.

Community Overview

Lakeshore & Area

The municipality of Lakeshore runs along the shores of Lake St. Clair, with the town centre of Belle River less than 20 minutes from Tecumseh and West Windsor. Alongside Belle River, Lakeshore is comprised of multiple small communities along the lake and throughout the interior, which is mostly rural landscape on both sides of the 401 highway.

The municipality of Lakeshore, while just over 10% of current resale activity, is one of the most expensive markets in Windsor-Essex, with a median sale price of $622K in the second quarter. With a population of just over 40K, the Lakeshore sub-market has grown at close to twice the pace of the Windsor-Essex region. Compared to a year ago, median prices are down 8% with 2 months more inventory for buyers to choose from at 6.6 months. Median selling time has fallen substantially in 2025, now down to 16 days in the second quarter but still 3 days longer when compared to the 2024 spring market.

Community Overview

Amherstburg

The town of Amherstburg is a 30 minute drive south of downtown Windsor, located along the Detroit River at the mouth of Lake Erie. Its population of 24,000 is mostly based in the town centre, although there are many small hamlets and rural communities nearby. Golf courses, wineries, and conservation areas dominate the surrounding landscape. It is second smallest sub-market in Windsor-Essex after Leamington, with 335 resale units sold over the last twelve months.

During the second quarter, Amherstburg reported a median sale price of $645K, up 2% year-over-year. Inventory levels declined from 7 months in the first quarter to 4.4 months in Q2-2025. Given Amherstburg's small sample size of resale activity, median prices can be deceiving - be sure to speak with a local realtor to understand how a specific property or neighbourhood may be shifting over time.

Community Overview

Kingsville & Essex

Moving further south past Amherstburg along highway 20 is the lakeside town of Kingsville, with the town of Essex fifteen minutes inland. Beyond these primary towns centres, the surrounding landscape is mainly agricultural, with a vibrant winery scene centered near Kingsville and along the waterfront. In total, this sub-market has a population of just over 40K, with 602 units sold over the last twelve months.

Kingsville & Essex recorded a median sale price of $554K in the second quarter, flat from the prior quarter and down 2% year-over-year. With prices drastically more expensive in the luxury lakefront neighbourhoods of Kingsville when compared to the town of Essex and the surrounding rural areas, large swings in prices can be observed quarter-to-quarter due to changes in property mix across a small sample size of transactions. As always, speak with a realtor experienced in your market to get a more refined view on how demand may be shifting for a specific property.

During the peak of the market in 2022, inventory levels in Kingsville & Essex were much lower. Inventory decreased to start the new year and remains in balanced territory at 4.4 months in Q2-2025, in line with supply levels recorded a year ago. Decreasing supply is resulting in faster selling times, now 15 median days on market homes compared to 21 days to end 2024 and 17 days a year ago.

Community Overview:

Leamington

Leamington, home to Point Pelee National Park and the Pelee Island Ferry Service, represents the most southern part of our beautiful country. It is also known by a few for being the Tomato Capital of Canada. Leamington can be reached from Windsor in 45 minutes along Highway 3, but if you prefer the scenic route, you can take the 90 minute drive along the Lake Erie waterfront. The scenic route passes first through Kingsville, with the surrounding neighbourhoods along the escarpment featuring some of the finest luxury properties in Windsor-Essex. In the opposite direction along the Point Pelee peninsula is the small town of Wheatley, with mostly rural properties, greenhouses, and farmland beyond the Leamington and Wheatley town centres.

With only 324 resales over the last 12 months, Leamington is the smallest region within Essex County. Luxury homes aside, the average home in Leamington is relatively affordable, with a median sale price of $513K in the second quarter. Prices are up 16% year-over-year while inventory remains in balanced conditions at just under 4 months. Similar to Kingsville, Lakeshore, and Amherstburg, Leamington's small market can result in large swings in median price reported each quarter...speak with a realtor to better understand latest conditions for your specific property type and neighbourhood.

Summary

The Windsor & Essex County report will be updated on a quarterly basis. Every market is different, but understanding available inventory levels alongside recent price and market trends can help prospective buyers and sellers make more informed decisions. Subscribe to quarterly updates of the Windsor-Essex Market Report report by completing the contact form below.

Thank you for taking the time to read this article. As you contemplate the next steps in your real estate journey, there are a variety of helpful online resources you can leverage, such as realtor.ca, the Canadian Mortgage and Housing Corp, and historical sales data and market insights from leading real estate websites like Zolo, Royal LePage, HouseSigma, and Wahi.

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