Average price — Mean sale price across all transactions. Sensitive to the mix of homes that sold.
$776,223
MoM −$82,569 −9.6% down $82,569, 9.6% versus July 2026 YoY +4.9% up 4.9% versus August 2025
Source: TRREB MarketWatch, August 2026
Simcoe County
Essa
Essa, Simcoe County
August 2026
Headline indicators
All home types · August 2026
Median price — The midpoint sale price. Less affected by a few very high or low sales than the average.
$675,000
MoM −$85,000 −11.2% down $85,000, 11.2% versus July 2026 YoY −4.3% down 4.3% versus August 2025
MLS® HPI benchmark — Quality-adjusted price for a typical home. The cleanest like-for-like price signal.
$708,300
MoM −$18,300 −2.5% down $18,300, 2.5% versus July 2026 YoY −4.0% down 4.0% versus August 2025
Sales — Firm transactions reported through the MLS® System during the month.
22
MoM −2 −8.3% down 2, 8.3% versus July 2026 YoY −8.3% down 8.3% versus August 2025
Dollar volume — Total value of all sales in the month.
$17.1M
MoM −$3,534,101 −17.1% down $3,534,101, 17.1% versus July 2026 YoY −3.9% down 3.9% versus August 2025
New listings — Properties newly listed during the month.
77
MoM +9 +13.2% up 9, 13.2% versus July 2026 YoY +18.5% up 18.5% versus August 2025
Active listings — Listings available at month end.
136
MoM +18 +15.3% up 18, 15.3% versus July 2026 YoY +2.3% up 2.3% versus August 2025
Avg. LDOM — Average days on market for the current listing. Not reported before 2020.
36
MoM −11 days −23.4% down 11 days, 23.4% versus July 2026 YoY +16.1% up 16.1% versus August 2025
Avg. PDOM — Average days on market across the property’s consecutive listings. Not reported before 2020.
56
MoM −12 days −17.6% down 12 days, 17.6% versus July 2026 YoY +3.7% up 3.7% versus August 2025
Avg. SP/LP — Average sale price as a share of list price. Above 100% means competing offers were common.
96%
MoM no change no change versus July 2026 YoY −2.0% down 2.0% versus August 2025
SNLR — Sales-to-new-listings ratio, computed here from this month’s counts. Below 40% favours buyers, above 60% favours sellers.
28.6%
MoM −6.7 pp −19.0% down 6.7 pp, 19.0% versus July 2026 YoY −22.6% down 22.6% versus August 2025
Months of inventory — Active listings divided by monthly sales — how long the current stock would take to sell. Computed here, not TRREB’s trend figure.
6.2
MoM +1 +25.7% up 1, 25.7% versus July 2026 YoY +11.6% up 11.6% versus August 2025
- Share of region sales
- 12.36%
- Share of TRREB sales
- 0.43%
- Average vs median gap
- 15.0%
- TRREB SNLR (trend)
- 35.5%
- TRREB months inv. (trend)
- 4.9
The last two are TRREB's own trend-smoothed figures, kept separate from the SNLR and months of inventory computed here from this month's raw counts. They are not the same measure.
In short
- Essa average selling price dropped 9.6% to $776,223 versus July 2026.
- Essa sales dropped 8.3% to 22 versus July 2026.
- Essa sits in a buyer's market: 28.6% of new listings sold and 6.2 months of inventory on hand.
By home type
| Home type | Sales | MoM | $ volume | Average | MoM | Median | New | Active | SP/LP | LDOM | PDOM | SNLR | MOI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| All home types | 22 | −2 −8.3% down 2, 8.3% versus July 2026 | $17,076,899 | $776,223 | −$82,569 −9.6% down $82,569, 9.6% versus July 2026 | $675,000 | 77 | 136 | 96% | 36 | 56 | 28.6% | 6.2 |
| Detached | 19 | +3 +18.8% up 3, 18.8% versus July 2026 | $15,285,899 | $804,521 | −$213,385 −21.0% down $213,385, 21.0% versus July 2026 | $710,000 | 63 | 114 | 96% | 40 | — | 30.2% | 6.0 |
| Semi-detached low sample | 2 | −2 −50.0% down 2, 50.0% versus July 2026 | $1,228,000 | $614,000 | +$86,500 +16.4% up $86,500, 16.4% versus July 2026 | $614,000 | 2 | 0 | 99% | 7 | — | 100.0% | 0.0 |
| Att/row/townhouse low sample | 0 | −3 −100.0% down 3, 100.0% versus July 2026 | $1,468,000 | $734,000 | +$170,000 +30.1% up $170,000, 30.1% versus July 2026 | $734,000 | 6 | 14 | 105% | 18 | — | 0.0% | — |
| Condo townhouse low sample | 0 | n/a not available, prior month not on file versus July 2026 | $1,262,000 | $631,000 | n/a not available, prior month not on file versus July 2026 | $631,000 | 0 | 0 | 96% | 76 | — | — | — |
| Link low sample | 1 | no change no change versus July 2026 | $563,000 | $563,000 | +$40,500 +7.8% up $40,500, 7.8% versus July 2026 | $563,000 | 6 | 8 | 102% | 28 | — | 16.7% | 8.0 |
MLS® Home Price Index
| Category | Index | Benchmark | YoY | MoM |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Composite | 364.5 | $708,300 | −4.0% down 4.0% | −$18,300 −2.5% down $18,300, 2.5% versus July 2026 |
| Single-family detached | 365.3 | $737,100 | −3.7% down 3.7% | −$23,100 −3.0% down $23,100, 3.0% versus July 2026 |
| Single-family attached | 382.3 | $586,900 | −4.7% down 4.7% | −$5,500 −0.9% down $5,500, 0.9% versus July 2026 |
| Townhouse | 389.4 | $539,300 | −9.0% down 9.0% | −$15,300 −2.8% down $15,300, 2.8% versus July 2026 |
| Apartment | — | — | n/a not available, prior month not on file | n/a not available, prior month not on file versus July 2026 |
Trends
13 months to August 2026
Average and median price
| Month | Average price | Median price |
|---|---|---|
| Aug '25 | 740246 | 705000 |
| Sep '25 | 1028381 | 785000 |
| Oct '25 | 745654 | 655000 |
| Nov '25 | 755972 | 670000 |
| Dec '25 | 701231 | 599000 |
| Jan '26 | 820467 | 780000 |
| Feb '26 | 778967 | 793850 |
| Mar '26 | 707861 | 639000 |
| Apr '26 | 818280 | 740000 |
| May '26 | 819959 | 720000 |
| Jun '26 | 817110 | 770000 |
| Jul '26 | 858792 | 760000 |
| Aug '26 | 776223 | 675000 |
Sales and new listings
| Month | Sales | New listings |
|---|---|---|
| Aug '25 | 24 | 65 |
| Sep '25 | 21 | 70 |
| Oct '25 | 22 | 77 |
| Nov '25 | 18 | 45 |
| Dec '25 | 13 | 24 |
| Jan '26 | 15 | 42 |
| Feb '26 | 12 | 44 |
| Mar '26 | 18 | 84 |
| Apr '26 | 41 | 77 |
| May '26 | 37 | 86 |
| Jun '26 | 30 | 75 |
| Jul '26 | 24 | 68 |
| Aug '26 | 22 | 77 |
Active listings
| Month | Active listings |
|---|---|
| Aug '25 | 133 |
| Sep '25 | 128 |
| Oct '25 | 129 |
| Nov '25 | 108 |
| Dec '25 | 83 |
| Jan '26 | 80 |
| Feb '26 | 91 |
| Mar '26 | 123 |
| Apr '26 | 119 |
| May '26 | 121 |
| Jun '26 | 121 |
| Jul '26 | 118 |
| Aug '26 | 136 |
Days on market
| Month | LDOM | PDOM |
|---|---|---|
| Aug '25 | 31 | 54 |
| Sep '25 | 58 | 76 |
| Oct '25 | 38 | 47 |
| Nov '25 | 44 | 74 |
| Dec '25 | 45 | 79 |
| Jan '26 | 43 | 55 |
| Feb '26 | 41 | 66 |
| Mar '26 | 34 | 53 |
| Apr '26 | 33 | 45 |
| May '26 | 31 | 45 |
| Jun '26 | 32 | 57 |
| Jul '26 | 47 | 68 |
| Aug '26 | 36 | 56 |
Sale price to list price
| Month | Avg. SP/LP |
|---|---|
| Aug '25 | 98 |
| Sep '25 | 89 |
| Oct '25 | 97 |
| Nov '25 | 96 |
| Dec '25 | 97 |
| Jan '26 | 95 |
| Feb '26 | 97 |
| Mar '26 | 98 |
| Apr '26 | 97 |
| May '26 | 97 |
| Jun '26 | 98 |
| Jul '26 | 96 |
| Aug '26 | 96 |
Sales-to-new-listings
| Month | SNLR |
|---|---|
| Aug '25 | 36.92307692307693 |
| Sep '25 | 30 |
| Oct '25 | 28.57142857142857 |
| Nov '25 | 40 |
| Dec '25 | 54.166666666666664 |
| Jan '26 | 35.714285714285715 |
| Feb '26 | 27.27272727272727 |
| Mar '26 | 21.428571428571427 |
| Apr '26 | 53.246753246753244 |
| May '26 | 43.02325581395349 |
| Jun '26 | 40 |
| Jul '26 | 35.294117647058826 |
| Aug '26 | 28.57142857142857 |
MLS® HPI composite benchmark
| Month | Composite benchmark |
|---|---|
| Aug '25 | 738300 |
| Sep '25 | 735000 |
| Oct '25 | 736700 |
| Nov '25 | 717900 |
| Dec '25 | 709900 |
| Jan '26 | 713100 |
| Feb '26 | 706800 |
| Mar '26 | 725100 |
| Apr '26 | 718500 |
| May '26 | 730800 |
| Jun '26 | 731200 |
| Jul '26 | 726600 |
| Aug '26 | 708300 |
Days-on-market shows a break at January 2020. TRREB published a single average DOM before then and split it into LDOM and PDOM afterwards; they are different measurements, so the chart shows the change rather than joining them into one line.