Photo: Dan Fleet at English Wikipedia · Public domainThe middle home in Wabush is valued at $250,000
The census of 2021 asked 680 owner households what their home was worth. Statistics Canada’s housing statistics carry no sale prices in Newfoundland and Labrador; the census value stands in for Wabush. Assessors valued the median residential property at $188,000 for 2024.
Two ways to price a home in Wabush
Each source sits beside its own median for Newfoundland and Labrador’s towns; none compares across provinces, which value homes in their own ways. What owners reported in May 2021 is an opinion of value; interest rates and prices have both moved since.
median, owners’ estimate
- Average
- $283K
- Owners
- 680
- 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).
Wabush’s homes: when they went up and what they are
Of the 810 homes people lived in across Wabush at the 2021 census, 53% 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
| Wabush | Newfoundland and Labrador | Canada | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Condominiums | 2% | 2% | 8% |
| Needing major repairs | 4% | 5% | 6% |
| Too small for the household | 2% | 1% | 3% |
| Households in core housing need | under 1% | 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.
Wabush is 16% above the $215,000 median of Newfoundland and Labrador’s towns
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 Wabush: Fermont
Next to Wabush: 2021 census values and the share of owners.
| Town | Median home value | Average | Owners | km |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wabush | $250K | $283K | 84% | |
| Labrador City | $300K | $296K | 78% | 5.7 |
| Fermont | $50K | $75K | 59% | 19.1 |
Census 2021 values; km.
Questions about property prices in Wabush
How many households in Wabush are in core housing need?
Fewer than most: under 1% of households in Wabush, where Newfoundland and Labrador’s towns sit at 6%.
Is Wabush expensive for Newfoundland and Labrador?
On census values, Wabush ranks among the dearer of Newfoundland and Labrador’s towns (median $215,000).
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).