Photo: https://www.flickr.com/photos/72874821@N03/ · CC BY 2.0A home in Fogo Island is worth 35% less than the middle of Newfoundland and Labrador’s towns
At the 2021 census the median home was worth $139,000, where Newfoundland and Labrador’s towns sit at $215,000. Keep in mind these are owners’ estimates from the 2021 census, not recorded sales. There is no public record of sale prices in Newfoundland and Labrador, which leaves the census value as the guide for Fogo Island.
Fogo Island’s homes, by two sources
Two sources, each set against Newfoundland and Labrador’s towns only: provinces measure value differently, so they don’t line up across borders.
median, owners’ estimate
- Average
- $152K
- Owners
- 885
- Newfoundland and Labrador’s towns
- $215K
- The typical Canadian town
- $406K
all residential
- Properties
- 1,545
- 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).
Before 1961: 33% of the homes in Fogo Island, where Newfoundland and Labrador’s towns have 17%
965 occupied homes stood in Fogo Island in 2021, and single-detached houses made up 95% of them.
Homes by period of construction the tick is the median of Newfoundland and Labrador’s towns
Homes by kind
| Fogo Island | Newfoundland and Labrador | Canada | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Condominiums | 2% | 2% | 8% |
| Needing major repairs | 6% | 5% | 6% |
| Too small for the household | 2% | 1% | 3% |
| Households in core housing need | 7% | 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.
Fogo Island is cheaper than most of Newfoundland and Labrador’s towns: 35% under their $215,000 median
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 Fogo Island: Division No. 8, Subdivision H and Division No. 8, Subdivision L
The places around Fogo Island at the 2021 census: median and average value, and how many own. Fogo Island has few close neighbours with figures, so the list reaches 40–43 km out.
| Town | Median home value | Average | Owners | km |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fogo Island | $139K | $152K | 91% | |
| Division No. 8, Subdivision H | $100K | $111K | 91% | 40 |
| Twillingate | $150K | $162K | 85% | 41.1 |
| Division No. 8, Subdivision L | $120K | $148K | 89% | 42.7 |
Census 2021 values; km.
Questions about property prices in Fogo Island
Is Fogo Island expensive for Newfoundland and Labrador?
Below the norm for Newfoundland and Labrador’s towns, whose median home is worth $215,000; Fogo Island’s is worth less.
How many households in Fogo Island are in core housing need?
In Fogo Island, 7% of households are in core housing need, close to the 6% of Newfoundland and Labrador’s towns: those whose home costs too much, is too small or needs major repairs, with nothing suitable nearby under 30% of their income.
Sources: Statistics Canada, Census of Population 2021 · Statistics Canada, Canadian Housing Statistics Program. 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).