Photo: JohnHinks · CC BY-SA 3.0Homes in Stephenville are worth a median $200,000
Behind it are the answers of 1,560 owners at the 2021 census. There is no public record of sale prices in Newfoundland and Labrador, which leaves the census value as the guide for Stephenville. The 2024 property assessment puts the median residential property at $163,000.
Stephenville’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. Treat the values as owners’ May 2021 guesses: they are self-reported, and they come from before rates went up.
median, owners’ estimate
- Average
- $214K
- Owners
- 1,560
- Newfoundland and Labrador’s towns
- $215K
- The typical Canadian town
- $406K
all residential
- Properties
- 2,485
- 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).
11% of Stephenville’s households are in core housing need, against 6% for Newfoundland and Labrador’s towns
Of the 3,190 homes people lived in across Stephenville at the 2021 census, 53% were 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
| Stephenville | Newfoundland and Labrador | Canada | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Condominiums | 2% | 2% | 8% |
| Needing major repairs | 7% | 5% | 6% |
| Too small for the household | 1% | 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.
4.7 new homes a year per 1,000 in Stephenville: fewer than Newfoundland and Labrador’s towns (6.1)
Some 15 homes a year: 87 in all were permitted in Stephenville from 2018 to 2023. Most were houses: 84% went into single-unit buildings, against 83% for Newfoundland and Labrador’s towns.
The busiest year: 2019, with 18 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.
Stephenville sits near the middle of Newfoundland and Labrador’s towns ($215,000)
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.
Lower values near Stephenville: Stephenville Crossing and St. George's
The places around Stephenville at the 2021 census: median and average value, and how many own.
| Town | Median home value | Average | Owners | km |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Stephenville | $200K | $214K | 49% | |
| Kippens | $276K | $271K | 88% | 2.9 |
| Stephenville Crossing | $160K | $189K | 68% | 11.9 |
| St. George's | $150K | $168K | 82% | 15.3 |
Census 2021 values; km.
Questions about property prices in Stephenville
Is Stephenville expensive for Newfoundland and Labrador?
On census values, Stephenville sits mid-table among Newfoundland and Labrador’s towns (median $215,000).
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).