Photo: Quintin Soloviev · CC BY 4.0St. John's has more households in core housing need than most: 11%, beside 6% for Newfoundland and Labrador’s towns
By the 2021 census, half of owned homes were worth more than $306,000; the average was $343,200. Sales are published too: 2,320 buyers in 2023, at a median $337,000. Assessors valued the median residential property at $262,000 for 2024.
What St. John's’s homes are worth, three ways
Every figure here is compared within the province, against Newfoundland and Labrador’s towns, since each province assesses on its own terms. No sale stands behind these values: owners named them at the census of May 2021.
median, owners’ estimate
- Average
- $343K
- Owners
- 29,900
- Newfoundland and Labrador’s towns
- $215K
- The typical Canadian town
- $406K
median sale price
- Average sale
- $360K
- ÷ buyers’ income
- 2.6×
- Buyers
- 2,320
all residential
- 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).
St. John's’s homes by type: detached houses lead, at 52%
Detached houses account for 52% of the 41,145 properties on St. John's’s 2024 roll; condos for 5%.
Median assessment by type, 2024
Canadian Housing Statistics Program, table 46-10-0093 (2024): residential properties on the assessment roll, vacant land left out; too few towns here for a median to compare with.
St. John's’s homes: when they went up and what they are
The 2021 census counted 49,255 occupied homes in St. John's; 42% of them are single-detached houses. Half or more were standing by 1980.
Homes by period of construction the tick is the median of Newfoundland and Labrador’s towns
Homes by kind
| St. John's | Newfoundland and Labrador | Canada | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Condominiums | 6% | 2% | 8% |
| Needing major repairs | 5% | 5% | 6% |
| Too small for the household | 3% | 1% | 3% |
| Households in core housing need | 11% | 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.
Building at the pace of Newfoundland and Labrador’s towns: 5 new homes a year per 1,000 in St. John's, against 6.1
From 2018 to 2023, permits in St. John's created 1,544 homes, about 257 a year. Most were houses: 53% went into single-unit buildings, against 83% for Newfoundland and Labrador’s towns.
A peak in 2023: 330 new homes
New homes a year per 1,000 homes
Rising: 1,578 new homes in the 12 months to August 2026, 22% more
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. · Monthly permits: the St. John's metro area
St. John's is dearer than most of Newfoundland and Labrador’s towns: 42% 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 St. John's: Mount Pearl and Petty Harbour-Maddox Cove
The places around St. John's at the 2021 census: median and average value, and how many own.
| Town | Median home value | Average | Owners | km |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| St. John's | $306K | $343K | 61% | |
| Mount Pearl | $290K | $297K | 71% | 6.6 |
| Petty Harbour-Maddox Cove | $276K | $275K | 88% | 9.4 |
| Portugal Cove-St. Philip's | $376K | $408K | 86% | 9.7 |
| Paradise | $348K | $373K | 78% | 9.8 |
| Logy Bay-Middle Cove-Outer Cove | $424K | $518K | 92% | 10 |
| Torbay | $348K | $388K | 82% | 11.4 |
Census 2021 values; km.
Questions about property prices in St. John's
Is St. John's expensive for Newfoundland and Labrador?
Yes: St. John's’s census median is above the $215,000 of Newfoundland and Labrador’s towns.
What is the average house price in St. John's?
An average of $360,000 in 2023, with the median sale at 2.6 times the buyer’s income.
Can I see individual sales or prices by street?
No. Canada has no open register of individual sales; Statistics Canada publishes medians and averages by town only.
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).