Photo: Quintin Soloviev · CC BY 4.0Little is being built in Grand Falls-Windsor: 2 new homes a year per 1,000, against 6.1 for Newfoundland and Labrador’s towns
By the 2021 census, half of owned homes were worth more than $210,000; the average was $237,800. Self-assessed in May 2021, these values predate the rate rises that followed. What homes sold for in Grand Falls-Windsor isn’t public: no sale figures are released in Newfoundland and Labrador.
Grand Falls-Windsor’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
- $238K
- Owners
- 4,110
- Newfoundland and Labrador’s towns
- $215K
- The typical Canadian town
- $406K
all residential
- Properties
- 5,420
- 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).
26% of Grand Falls-Windsor’s homes predate 1961, against 17% for Newfoundland and Labrador’s towns
Grand Falls-Windsor had 6,125 occupied homes at the 2021 census, 65% of them single-detached houses.
Homes by period of construction the tick is the median of Newfoundland and Labrador’s towns
Homes by kind
| Grand Falls-Windsor | Newfoundland and Labrador | Canada | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Condominiums | 2% | 2% | 8% |
| Needing major repairs | 5% | 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.
2018 was the year Grand Falls-Windsor built most: 29 new homes permitted
Over 2018–2023, 89 homes were permitted in Grand Falls-Windsor, close to 15 each year. Most were houses: 68% went into single-unit buildings, against 83% for Newfoundland and Labrador’s towns.
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.
Grand Falls-Windsor against Newfoundland and Labrador’s towns: about level with the $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 Grand Falls-Windsor: Bishop's Falls, Botwood and Lewisporte
Next to Grand Falls-Windsor: 2021 census values and the share of owners. Distances here run 14–75 km: that is how far the nearest places with figures are from Grand Falls-Windsor.
| Town | Median home value | Average | Owners | km |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Grand Falls-Windsor | $210K | $238K | 67% | |
| Bishop's Falls | $176K | $182K | 76% | 13.7 |
| Botwood | $155K | $165K | 71% | 30.2 |
| Lewisporte | $180K | $199K | 69% | 54.2 |
| Springdale | $180K | $198K | 69% | 69 |
| Gander | $260K | $283K | 63% | 74.9 |
Census 2021 values; km.
Questions about property prices in Grand Falls-Windsor
How many households in Grand Falls-Windsor are in core housing need?
Statistics Canada puts 10% of Grand Falls-Windsor’s households in core housing need, a higher share than the 6% of Newfoundland and Labrador’s towns.
Is Grand Falls-Windsor expensive for Newfoundland and Labrador?
About average: Grand Falls-Windsor’s census median is close to 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).