Photo: Ansgar Walk · CC BY-SA 2.5The middle home in Arviat is valued at $250,000
125 owner households answered the census question on value in 2021. There is no public record of sale prices in Nunavut, which leaves the census value as the guide for Arviat. For 2024, the median assessed value of a residential property is $101,000.
Arviat’s homes, by two sources
Every figure here is compared within the province, against Nunavut’s towns, since each province assesses on its own terms. Keep in mind these are owners’ estimates from the 2021 census, not recorded sales.
median, owners’ estimate
- Average
- $268K
- Owners
- 125
- The typical Canadian town
- $406K
all residential
- Properties
- 595
Census 2021 (Statistics Canada); Canadian Housing Statistics Program, tables 46-10-0099 and 46-10-0093; Québec rôle d’évaluation foncière 2026 (MAMH).
Arviat’s homes: when they went up and what they are
Arviat had 630 occupied homes at the 2021 census, 53% of them single-detached houses. Half or more were standing by 2000.
Homes by period of construction
Homes by kind
| Arviat | Canada | |
|---|---|---|
| Condominiums | 2% | 8% |
| Needing major repairs | 39% | 6% |
| Too small for the household | 50% | 3% |
| Households in core housing need | 44% | 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 Canada’s towns: 15.9 new homes a year per 1,000 in Arviat, against 13.8
From 2018 to 2022, permits in Arviat created 50 homes, about 13 a year. Only under 1% went into single-unit buildings, beside 54% for Canada’s towns.
Most in 2018: 20 new homes
A year with no report is left out.
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.
Questions about property prices in Arviat
How many households in Arviat are in core housing need?
Above the norm for Canada’s towns (7%): 44% in Arviat, counting the households whose home falls short on cost, size or repair.
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).