Photo: Erikallen920 · CC BY-SA 4.0Core housing need reaches 15% of St. George's’s households, where Newfoundland and Labrador’s towns sit at 6%
By the 2021 census, half of owned homes were worth more than $150,000; the average was $168,000. Sale prices aren’t published in Newfoundland and Labrador: what owners told the census is the figure to go on for St. George's. For 2024, the median assessed value of a residential property is $79,500.
Two ways to price a home in St. George's
Every figure here is compared within the province, against Newfoundland and Labrador’s towns, since each province assesses on its own terms. An owner’s figure, not a sale: the census of May 2021 asked what each home would fetch.
median, owners’ estimate
- Average
- $168K
- Owners
- 440
- Newfoundland and Labrador’s towns
- $215K
- The typical Canadian town
- $406K
all residential
- Properties
- 755
- 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).
More homes in poor repair than most: 9% in St. George's (Newfoundland and Labrador’s towns: 5%)
Of the 530 homes people lived in across St. George's at the 2021 census, 92% were single-detached houses. At least half predate 1981.
Homes by period of construction the tick is the median of Newfoundland and Labrador’s towns
Homes by kind
| St. George's | Newfoundland and Labrador | Canada | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Condominiums | under 1% | 2% | 8% |
| Needing major repairs | 9% | 5% | 6% |
| Too small for the household | 4% | 1% | 3% |
| Households in core housing need | 15% | 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.
Permits in St. George's ran at 10.4 homes a year per 1,000, where Newfoundland and Labrador’s towns ran at 6.1
St. George's issued permits for 12 new homes from 2018 to 2023, or about 4 a year. 100% were single-unit buildings, beside 83% for Newfoundland and Labrador’s towns.
Most in 2023: 10 new homes
A year with no report is left out.
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.
St. George's is 30% below the $215,000 median of Newfoundland and Labrador’s towns
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.
Home values around St. George's
Next to St. George's: 2021 census values and the share of owners.
| Town | Median home value | Average | Owners | km |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| St. George's | $150K | $168K | 82% | |
| Stephenville Crossing | $160K | $189K | 68% | 10 |
| Stephenville | $200K | $214K | 49% | 15.3 |
| Kippens | $276K | $271K | 88% | 16.7 |
Census 2021 values; km.
Questions about property prices in St. George's
Is St. George's expensive for Newfoundland and Labrador?
No: St. George's’s census median is below 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).