Photo: Magicpiano · CC BY-SA 3.0Homes from 2001 on make up 51% of Witless Bay, where Newfoundland and Labrador’s towns have 22%
Census values for 2021: a median of $324,000 and an average of $342,000. For Witless Bay there is no published sale price, as for every town in Newfoundland and Labrador. On the 2024 assessment, the middle residential property is valued at $216,000.
Witless Bay’s homes, by two sources
Two sources, each set against Newfoundland and Labrador’s towns only: provinces measure value differently, so they don’t line up across borders. What owners reported in May 2021 is an opinion of value; interest rates and prices have both moved since.
median, owners’ estimate
- Average
- $342K
- Owners
- 590
- Newfoundland and Labrador’s towns
- $215K
- The typical Canadian town
- $406K
all residential
- Properties
- 885
- 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: 98% of the homes in Witless Bay stand alone (Newfoundland and Labrador’s towns: 80%)
Witless Bay had 610 occupied homes at the 2021 census.
Homes by period of construction the tick is the median of Newfoundland and Labrador’s towns
Homes by kind
| Witless Bay | Newfoundland and Labrador | Canada | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Condominiums | under 1% | 2% | 8% |
| Needing major repairs | 4% | 5% | 6% |
| Too small for the household | under 1% | 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.
9.5 new homes a year per 1,000 in Witless Bay: more than Newfoundland and Labrador’s towns (6.1)
Building permits added 36 homes in Witless Bay between 2018 and 2023: some 6 a year. Most were houses: 100% went into single-unit buildings, against 83% for Newfoundland and Labrador’s towns.
Most in 2019: 9 new homes
New homes a year per 1,000 homes
Up 22%: 1,578 new homes in the year to August 2026
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
Witless Bay is dearer than most of Newfoundland and Labrador’s towns: 51% 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 Witless Bay: Division No. 1, Subdivision U
Next to Witless Bay: 2021 census values and the share of owners.
| Town | Median home value | Average | Owners | km |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Witless Bay | $324K | $342K | 97% | |
| Bay Bulls | $324K | $324K | 88% | 5.1 |
| Division No. 1, Subdivision U | $230K | $247K | 97% | 9.8 |
Census 2021 values; km.
Questions about property prices in Witless Bay
How many households in Witless Bay are in core housing need?
Statistics Canada puts under 1% of Witless Bay’s households in core housing need, a smaller share than the 6% of Newfoundland and Labrador’s towns.
Is Witless Bay expensive for Newfoundland and Labrador?
On census values, Witless Bay 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 · 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).