Photo: Ayadm · CC BY-SA 3.0A median $200,000: what owners say homes in Upper Island Cove are worth
530 owner households answered the census question on value in 2021. Owners gave those values at the May 2021 census; they are estimates, and older than today’s prices. What homes sold for in Upper Island Cove isn’t public: no sale figures are released in Newfoundland and Labrador.
Two ways to price a home in Upper Island Cove
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
- $201K
- Owners
- 530
- Newfoundland and Labrador’s towns
- $215K
- The typical Canadian town
- $406K
all residential
- Properties
- 995
- 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).
A town of houses: 95% of the homes in Upper Island Cove stand alone (Newfoundland and Labrador’s towns: 80%)
People lived in 585 homes in Upper Island Cove at the 2021 census. 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
| Upper Island Cove | Newfoundland and Labrador | Canada | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Condominiums | 2% | 2% | 8% |
| Needing major repairs | 9% | 5% | 6% |
| Too small for the household | 3% | 1% | 3% |
| Households in core housing need | 3% | 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.
Upper Island Cove against Newfoundland and Labrador’s towns: about level with the $215,000 median
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 Upper Island Cove: Harbour Grace
The places around Upper Island Cove at the 2021 census: median and average value, and how many own.
| Town | Median home value | Average | Owners | km |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Upper Island Cove | $200K | $201K | 91% | |
| Harbour Grace | $170K | $187K | 84% | 4.1 |
| Spaniard's Bay | $200K | $212K | 87% | 6.3 |
| Bay Roberts | $250K | $250K | 81% | 8 |
| Carbonear | $200K | $216K | 73% | 9.6 |
| Victoria | $200K | $216K | 82% | 13.1 |
| Clarke's Beach | $250K | $271K | 77% | 16.2 |
Census 2021 values; km.
Questions about property prices in Upper Island Cove
How many households in Upper Island Cove are in core housing need?
3% of Upper Island Cove’s households, under the 6% of Newfoundland and Labrador’s towns, live in a home that is unaffordable, crowded or in poor repair and can’t afford a better one nearby.
Is Upper Island Cove expensive for Newfoundland and Labrador?
In the middle: Newfoundland and Labrador’s towns come to $215,000, and so, near enough, does Upper Island Cove.
Sources: Statistics Canada, Census of Population 2021 · Statistics Canada, Canadian Housing Statistics Program. 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).