Photo: Quintin Soloviev · CC BY 4.0A median $260,000: what owners say homes in Gander are worth
Some 3,195 owner households gave their home’s value to the 2021 census. What homes sold for in Gander isn’t public: no sale figures are released in Newfoundland and Labrador. Assessors valued the median residential property at $215,000 for 2024.
Gander’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. Owners gave those values at the May 2021 census; they are estimates, and older than today’s prices.
median, owners’ estimate
- Average
- $283K
- Owners
- 3,195
- Newfoundland and Labrador’s towns
- $215K
- The typical Canadian town
- $406K
all residential
- Properties
- 4,350
- 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 Gander, by period and type
At the 2021 census, 66% of Gander’s 5,070 occupied homes were single-detached houses. Half went up before 1981.
Homes by period of construction the tick is the median of Newfoundland and Labrador’s towns
Homes by kind
| Gander | Newfoundland and Labrador | Canada | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Condominiums | 3% | 2% | 8% |
| Needing major repairs | 4% | 5% | 6% |
| Too small for the household | 2% | 1% | 3% |
| Households in core housing need | 6% | 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.
6 new homes a year per 1,000 in Gander: in step with Newfoundland and Labrador’s towns (6.1)
Gander issued permits for 174 new homes from 2018 to 2023, or about 29 a year. Single-unit buildings took 58% of them, where Newfoundland and Labrador’s towns built 83%.
Most in 2019: 43 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.
Gander is dearer than most of Newfoundland and Labrador’s towns: 21% above 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 Gander: Gambo, Lewisporte and Division No. 8, Subdivision L
The places around Gander at the 2021 census: median and average value, and how many own. The nearest places to Gander with figures are 36–46 km away.
| Town | Median home value | Average | Owners | km |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gander | $260K | $283K | 63% | |
| Gambo | $150K | $163K | 84% | 35.8 |
| Lewisporte | $180K | $199K | 69% | 44.7 |
| Division No. 8, Subdivision L | $120K | $148K | 89% | 45.6 |
Census 2021 values; km.
Questions about property prices in Gander
Is Gander expensive for Newfoundland and Labrador?
Yes: Gander’s census median is above the $215,000 of Newfoundland and Labrador’s towns.
How many households in Gander are in core housing need?
In line with Newfoundland and Labrador’s towns (6%): 6% in Gander, counting the households whose home falls short on cost, size or repair.
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).