Neighbourhood guides

What each area actually costs, what the housing stock is like, and the thing nobody mentions until after you've bought.

Old Barrie & Codrington

BARRIE

Old Barrie & Codrington

Century brick, mature trees, and the shortest walk to the water of anywhere in the city.

Median price
$742,000
Typical age
1890 – 1940
Walk to the bay
5 – 12 min
Sparrow Lake & Severn

SEVERN

Sparrow Lake & Severn

The first real cottage water north of the city, and still the most reasonably priced.

Median waterfront
$684,000
Typical frontage
80 – 150 ft
To Orillia
30 – 40 min
Ardagh Bluffs

BARRIE

Ardagh Bluffs

Nineties and early-2000s family housing wrapped around 550 acres of protected forest.

Median price
$838,000
Typical age
1992 – 2006
Protected forest
550 acres