Photo: Earth Science and Remote Sensing Unit , Lyndon B. Johnson Space Center · Public domainHalf the owned homes in East River, Part 1 are valued above $250,000
It is the middle of what 820 owner households told the 2021 census. No sales are published for towns on Prince Edward Island, East River, Part 1 included, so owners’ values are the measure. For 2024, the median assessed value of a residential property is $135,000.
What East River, Part 1’s homes are worth, two ways
Two sources, each set against Prince Edward Island’s towns only: provinces measure value differently, so they don’t line up across borders. An owner’s figure, not a sale: the census of May 2021 asked what each home would fetch.
median, owners’ estimate
- Average
- $292K
- Owners
- 820
- Prince Edward Island’s towns
- $288K
- The typical Canadian town
- $406K
all residential
- Prince Edward Island’s towns
- $159K
Census 2021 (Statistics Canada); Canadian Housing Statistics Program, tables 46-10-0099 and 46-10-0093; Québec rôle d’évaluation foncière 2026 (MAMH).
Houses in East River, Part 1 carry assessments 11% under the middle of Prince Edward Island’s towns
Of East River, Part 1’s 1,270 residential properties on the 2024 roll, 85% are detached houses.
Median assessment by type, 2024 the tick is the median of Prince Edward Island’s towns
Canadian Housing Statistics Program, table 46-10-0093 (2024): residential properties on the assessment roll, vacant land left out. The ticks are the median of Prince Edward Island’s towns with their own figure; assessments compare within a province only.
East River, Part 1’s homes: when they went up and what they are
915 occupied homes stood in East River, Part 1 in 2021, and single-detached houses made up 93% of them. Half or more were standing by 2000.
Homes by period of construction the tick is the median of Prince Edward Island’s towns
Homes by kind
| East River, Part 1 | Prince Edward Island | Canada | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Condominiums | under 1% | 1% | 8% |
| Needing major repairs | 8% | 7% | 6% |
| Too small for the household | 3% | 3% | 3% |
| Households in core housing need | under 1% | 5% | 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.
East River, Part 1 is 13% below the $288,000 median of Prince Edward Island’s towns
The census values of Prince Edward Island’s towns, 12 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 East River, Part 1: Morell
The places around East River, Part 1 at the 2021 census: median and average value, and how many own.
| Town | Median home value | Average | Owners | km |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| East River, Part 1 | $250K | $292K | 93% | |
| Vernon River | $250K | $287K | 92% | 10.6 |
| North Shore | $300K | $330K | 83% | 10.9 |
| Crossroads | $332K | $362K | 91% | 11.2 |
| North Shore | $348K | $372K | 86% | 14.1 |
| Morell | $224K | $251K | 93% | 15.8 |
| Stratford | $400K | $433K | 71% | 17 |
Census 2021 values; km.
Questions about property prices in East River, Part 1
How many households in East River, Part 1 are in core housing need?
Below the norm for Prince Edward Island’s towns (5%): under 1% in East River, Part 1, counting the households whose home falls short on cost, size or repair.
Is East River, Part 1 expensive for Prince Edward Island?
Cheaper than the middle: Prince Edward Island’s towns come to $288,000, East River, Part 1 to less.
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).