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The Thunder Bay real estate market — Aug 2026

Thunder Bay sits at the head of Lake Superior, the westernmost port on the Great Lakes and the largest city in northwestern Ontario, closer to Winnipeg than to Toronto. Grain, forestry and a growing health and education sector carry the economy, and housing costs a fraction of what it does in the province's south. That gap is the entire argument for the city, and it is a real one for remote workers and for buyers who want land.

In August 2026, the median reference price in Thunder Bay stood at $405,819. There were 104 sales during the month, 10.3% fewer than a year earlier. Homes in Thunder Bay took an average of 17 days to sell. Source: Thunder Bay Real Estate Board, August 2026.

The Thunder Bay Real Estate Board reports a median for detached single-family homes specifically rather than an MLS® HPI composite covering every property type. That distinction matters when comparing Thunder Bay to markets quoted on a benchmark basis, because a detached-only median and an all-types composite are not interchangeable. Payotte labels the figure for what it is rather than presenting it as an equivalent number.

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