Every home currently listed in Listowel, updated through the day. This is the fastest growing town in Perth County, so the supply here looks different from anywhere else on this site.
Listowel sits on the Maitland River in the north of Perth County and it is the largest centre in the Municipality of North Perth by a wide margin. Just over nine and a half thousand people live here. It was settled in 1852 and originally called Mapleton, then renamed in 1856 after Listowel in County Kerry, Ireland, when the post office opened.
The number worth knowing is the growth. Listowel added more than a quarter of its population between the 2016 and 2021 censuses, up 26.7 percent, while North Perth as a whole grew 18.3 percent. Municipal projections have the town passing ten thousand before 2030. That is not typical for a farming service town and it shows up directly in what is available to buy.
It is also better serviced than the size suggests. Listowel Memorial Hospital and the Fisher Family Primary Care Centre are both in town, along with the library, the Steve Kerr Memorial Complex and a Main Street that still carries independent shops and bakeries rather than only chains. Very few towns under ten thousand out here have a hospital.
Listowel is the fastest growing market I work in, and that cuts both ways. There is more new supply here than anywhere else in Perth County, and the older streets and the new subdivisions are genuinely different buys. If you are coming from Waterloo Region I will be straight with you about what the commute actually looks like day to day.
The growth has split this town into two fairly distinct markets, and it is worth understanding which one you are shopping in.
The heritage downtown and the streets around it. Older housing on established lots with mature trees, walking distance to the shops, the library and the hospital. Character, but expect the maintenance that comes with age.
The river side, with the parks and trail access. Worth knowing the town has a real flood history here. The 1948 flood reshaped the downtown and the conduit has been rebuilt since, so ask about the specific property rather than assuming.
Where most of that 26.7 percent went. Newer builds on planned streets, a good supply of bungalows and two storey family homes, and the easiest place in North Perth to buy something that needs nothing.
Outside town, North Perth runs to farmland and smaller communities including Atwood, Monkton, Trowbridge, Molesworth and Gowanstown. Acreages and hobby farms come up out here and they move quickly.
Not sure which suits you? Tell me what you are after and I will narrow it down.
Listowel has contributed more to Canadian sport and art than a town this size has any business doing.
Fred “Cyclone” Taylor grew up here and learned to skate on the frozen Maitland River before becoming a Hockey Hall of Fame figure. The junior team carries his nickname, and junior hockey is still a genuine Friday night in this town.
Baseball runs deep here too.
The river runs through the middle of town with parks, trails and an amphitheatre overlook along it. It is the spine of the recreation system rather than an afterthought.
Walkable from most of the older streets.
Independent shops, bakeries and cafes rather than a strip of franchises, plus heritage walking tours and a run of festivals through the year. For a service town it has held its main street together well.
Artist Horatio Walker was born here in 1858.
During the Second World War the people of Listowel raised $374,100 to fund a Lancaster bomber that cost $350,000. For a town of a few thousand at the time, that tells you something about the place that no amenity list will.
Local history worth asking about.
Two highways run through Listowel, and it is the one town on this site with a scheduled bus to Kitchener.
Perth County Connect runs three times a day from the Listowel library to Kitchener GO and VIA Rail.
Down Highway 23 through the West Perth farmland.
Along Highway 86 into Huron County.
Across Huron County to the Lake Huron shore.
Twenty three runs north and south through the county. Eighty six runs southeast toward Waterloo Region.
The smaller North Perth communities, along with Trowbridge, Molesworth and Gowanstown, where most of the acreages are.
Online estimates don’t know your kitchen was redone, or what the house down the street actually sold for. I do. Send me the address and I’ll put a real number together for you, personally.
Run your own numbers first. This uses the federal stress test rate, so what it gives you is closer to what a lender will actually approve than most online calculators.
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An estimate for planning only, not a mortgage approval or financial advice. It assumes property taxes near 1.3 percent of the purchase price, 150 dollars a month for heat, and the standard 39 and 44 percent debt service ratios. Your actual approval depends on your credit, employment, the property itself, and your lender’s own rules. Talk to a mortgage professional for real numbers, and I am happy to introduce you to a few I trust.
Down payments, closing costs, land transfer tax, and what actually happens at each stage. Written for buyers in Perth and Huron, not a generic national handout.
Prices move month to month, so rather than quote a stale number I would rather give you the current figure for what you are actually looking at. Send me a street or a property type and I will pull the real comparables the same day.
It grew 26.7 percent between the 2016 and 2021 censuses, and North Perth as a whole grew 18.3 percent, largely on migration from more expensive parts of the region. Municipal projections have Listowel passing ten thousand people before 2030. In practical terms that means more new build supply here than anywhere else in Perth County.
It suits people who want new build options and full services without big town prices. Listowel Memorial Hospital and the Fisher Family Primary Care Centre are both in town, which very few places under ten thousand can say, and the Main Street still has independent shops rather than only franchises.
Two fairly distinct markets. Older housing on established streets around the downtown, and a large supply of newer subdivision builds on the edges, including plenty of bungalows. Outside town in North Perth you will also find acreages and hobby farms around Atwood, Monkton and Molesworth.
The Avon Maitland District School Board and the Huron Perth Catholic District School Board both serve the town, and Listowel District Secondary School is the local secondary school. Catchments matter if a specific school is important to you, so check before you write an offer.
People do, by car on Highway 86. There is also a scheduled option, which is unusual out here: Perth County Connect runs a bus three times a day from the Listowel library to Kitchener GO and VIA Rail, taking about an hour and a quarter. Worth trying the drive at your actual commute time before you commit.
Listowel has more turnover than most towns out here because it is growing so fast. That means more choice, and it also means the well priced ones go quickly.
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