Photo: Rioux Photography Edmonton, AB · Public domainNew building in Clarenville runs at 15.1 homes a year per 1,000, beside 6.1 for Newfoundland and Labrador’s towns
The middle home was worth $250,000 at the 2021 census, the average $264,000. Owners gave those values at the May 2021 census; they are estimates, and older than today’s prices. No open sale prices are published in Newfoundland and Labrador, so for Clarenville the census value is the measure.
What Clarenville’s homes are worth, two ways
Every figure here is compared within the province, against Newfoundland and Labrador’s towns, since each province assesses on its own terms.
median, owners’ estimate
- Average
- $264K
- Owners
- 1,845
- Newfoundland and Labrador’s towns
- $215K
- The typical Canadian town
- $406K
all residential
- Properties
- 2,715
- 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).
Since 2001: 36% of the homes in Clarenville, where Newfoundland and Labrador’s towns have 22%
Of the 2,805 homes people lived in across Clarenville at the 2021 census, 66% were single-detached houses.
Homes by period of construction the tick is the median of Newfoundland and Labrador’s towns
Homes by kind
| Clarenville | Newfoundland and Labrador | Canada | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Condominiums | 2% | 2% | 8% |
| Needing major repairs | 3% | 5% | 6% |
| Too small for the household | 2% | 1% | 3% |
| Households in core housing need | 10% | 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.
The peak came in 2021, when Clarenville permitted 91 new homes
From 2018 to 2023, permits in Clarenville created 219 homes, about 37 a year. Very few were houses: 17% in single-unit buildings (Newfoundland and Labrador’s towns: 83%).
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.
Clarenville is dearer than most of Newfoundland and Labrador’s towns: 16% above their $215,000 median
32 of Newfoundland and Labrador’s towns (2,500 people or more), by median value at the 2021 census, dearest first.
Census 2021, owners’ estimates; towns and neighbourhoods of 2,500 or more, no city as a whole, no reserve.
Lower values near Clarenville: Division No. 7, Subdivision K, Division No. 7, Subdivision L and Division No. 7, Subdivision M
Next to Clarenville: 2021 census values and the share of owners.
| Town | Median home value | Average | Owners | km |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Clarenville | $250K | $264K | 66% | |
| Division No. 7, Subdivision K | $160K | $204K | 79% | 9 |
| Division No. 7, Subdivision L | $150K | $178K | 94% | 17 |
| Division No. 7, Subdivision M | $150K | $165K | 95% | 18.1 |
Census 2021 values; km.
Questions about property prices in Clarenville
How many households in Clarenville are in core housing need?
Above the norm for Newfoundland and Labrador’s towns (6%): 10% in Clarenville, counting the households whose home falls short on cost, size or repair.
Is Clarenville expensive for Newfoundland and Labrador?
Yes: Clarenville’s census median is above the $215,000 of Newfoundland and Labrador’s towns.
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).