Photo: Magicpiano · CC BY-SA 3.0Homes in Carbonear are worth a median $200,000
It is the middle of what 1,540 owner households told the 2021 census. Statistics Canada’s housing statistics carry no sale prices in Newfoundland and Labrador; the census value stands in for Carbonear. For 2024, the median assessed value of a residential property is $136,000.
Carbonear’s homes, by two sources
Every figure here is compared within the province, against Newfoundland and Labrador’s towns, since each province assesses on its own terms. Keep in mind these are owners’ estimates from the 2021 census, not recorded sales.
median, owners’ estimate
- Average
- $216K
- Owners
- 1,540
- Newfoundland and Labrador’s towns
- $215K
- The typical Canadian town
- $406K
all residential
- Properties
- 2,325
- Newfoundland and Labrador’s towns
- $173K
Census 2021 (Statistics Canada); Canadian Housing Statistics Program, tables 46-10-0099 and 46-10-0093; Québec rôle d’évaluation foncière 2026 (MAMH).
The homes of Carbonear, by period and type
At the 2021 census, 85% of Carbonear’s 2,095 occupied homes were single-detached houses. Half or more were standing by 1980.
Homes by period of construction the tick is the median of Newfoundland and Labrador’s towns
Homes by kind
| Carbonear | Newfoundland and Labrador | Canada | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Condominiums | 2% | 2% | 8% |
| Needing major repairs | 6% | 5% | 6% |
| Too small for the household | 1% | 1% | 3% |
| Households in core housing need | 3% | 6% | 7% |
Census 2021 (Statistics Canada): occupied private dwellings; core housing need as Statistics Canada defines it. Ticks and columns are medians of the towns and neighbourhoods of 2,500 or more.
Building ahead of Newfoundland and Labrador’s towns: 8.7 new homes a year per 1,000 in Carbonear, against 6.1
Carbonear issued permits for 100 new homes from 2018 to 2023, or about 17 a year. Single-unit buildings took 40%, the rest buildings of two or more, against 83% for Newfoundland and Labrador’s towns.
A peak in 2023: 35 new homes
New homes a year per 1,000 homes
Statistics Canada, tables 46-10-0087 (building permits by census subdivision, 2018–2023: dwelling units created, new construction and conversions) and 34-10-0292 (monthly, metro areas). Per 1,000: units a year over 2019–2023 against occupied homes in 2021.
Carbonear sits close to the $215,000 median of Newfoundland and Labrador’s towns
The census values of Newfoundland and Labrador’s towns, 32 of them with 2,500+ people, from dearest to cheapest.
Census 2021, owners’ estimates; towns and neighbourhoods of 2,500 or more, no city as a whole, no reserve.
Cheaper next to Carbonear: Harbour Grace
The places around Carbonear at the 2021 census: median and average value, and how many own.
| Town | Median home value | Average | Owners | km |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Carbonear | $200K | $216K | 73% | |
| Victoria | $200K | $216K | 82% | 3.6 |
| Harbour Grace | $170K | $187K | 84% | 5.6 |
| Upper Island Cove | $200K | $201K | 91% | 9.6 |
| Spaniard's Bay | $200K | $212K | 87% | 13.6 |
| Bay Roberts | $250K | $250K | 81% | 16.7 |
Census 2021 values; km.
Questions about property prices in Carbonear
How many households in Carbonear are in core housing need?
3% of Carbonear’s households, under the 6% of Newfoundland and Labrador’s towns, live in a home that is unaffordable, crowded or in poor repair and can’t afford a better one nearby.
Is Carbonear expensive for Newfoundland and Labrador?
Neither more nor less: Newfoundland and Labrador’s towns have a median of $215,000, and Carbonear is near it.
Sources: Statistics Canada, Census of Population 2021 · Statistics Canada, Canadian Housing Statistics Program · Statistics Canada, building permits (tables 46-10-0087 and 34-10-0292). Under the Statistics Canada Open Licence.
Adapted from Statistics Canada (Census of Population 2021, population estimates 2025, 2021 census boundaries) under the Statistics Canada Open Licence; this does not constitute an endorsement by Statistics Canada. Neighbourhood names in some cities © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL).