A median $348,000: what owners say homes in Kingston are worth
That figure comes from 370 owner households at the 2021 census. Those values come from owners at the 2021 census and predate the prices of the years since. For Kingston there is no published sale price, as for every town on Prince Edward Island.
Two ways to price a home in Kingston
Each source sits beside its own median for Prince Edward Island’s towns; none compares across provinces, which value homes in their own ways.
median, owners’ estimate
- Average
- $354K
- Owners
- 370
- 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).
A detached house in Kingston is assessed 23% higher than across Prince Edward Island’s towns
Of Kingston’s 445 residential properties on the 2024 roll, 84% 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.
Major repairs needed: 10% of the homes in Kingston, where Prince Edward Island’s towns have 7%
At the 2021 census, 91% of Kingston’s 395 occupied homes were single-detached houses. The older half dates from before 2001.
Homes by period of construction the tick is the median of Prince Edward Island’s towns
Homes by kind
| Kingston | Prince Edward Island | Canada | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Condominiums | under 1% | 1% | 8% |
| Needing major repairs | 10% | 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.
Kingston against Prince Edward Island’s towns: 21% over the $288,000 median
12 of Prince Edward Island’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 Kingston: Miltonvale Park, Cornwall and West River
Next to Kingston: 2021 census values and the share of owners.
| Town | Median home value | Average | Owners | km |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kingston | $348K | $354K | 96% | |
| Miltonvale Park | $280K | $300K | 88% | 7.6 |
| Cornwall | $324K | $358K | 67% | 8.8 |
| West River | $302K | $354K | 94% | 11.8 |
| Charlottetown | $348K | $379K | 46% | 12.7 |
| Crapaud, Part 1 | $300K | $362K | 94% | 12.8 |
| New Glasgow | $300K | $331K | 87% | 13.3 |
Census 2021 values; km.
Questions about property prices in Kingston
How many households in Kingston are in core housing need?
Fewer than most: under 1% of households in Kingston, where Prince Edward Island’s towns sit at 5%.
Is Kingston expensive for Prince Edward Island?
Yes: Kingston’s census median is above the $288,000 of Prince Edward Island’s towns.
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).