Photo: Dennis G. Jarvis · CC BY-SA 2.0Half the owned homes in North Shore are valued above $348,000
That figure comes from 835 owner households at the 2021 census. Self-assessed in May 2021, these values predate the rate rises that followed. No sales are published for towns on Prince Edward Island, North Shore included, so owners’ values are the measure.
North Shore’s homes, by two sources
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
- $372K
- Owners
- 835
- 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 North Shore is assessed 30% higher than across Prince Edward Island’s towns
Of North Shore’s 1,505 residential properties on the 2024 roll, 87% 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.
42% of North Shore’s homes are from 2001 or later, against 26% for Prince Edward Island’s towns
At the 2021 census, 88% of North Shore’s 980 occupied homes were single-detached houses.
Homes by period of construction the tick is the median of Prince Edward Island’s towns
Homes by kind
| North Shore | Prince Edward Island | Canada | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Condominiums | 1% | 1% | 8% |
| Needing major repairs | 7% | 7% | 6% |
| Too small for the household | 2% | 3% | 3% |
| Households in core housing need | 2% | 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.
North Shore is dearer than most of Prince Edward Island’s towns: 21% above their $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 North Shore: North Shore, Miltonvale Park and East River, Part 1
Next to North Shore: 2021 census values and the share of owners.
| Town | Median home value | Average | Owners | km |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| North Shore | $348K | $372K | 86% | |
| North Shore | $300K | $330K | 83% | 4.6 |
| Charlottetown | $348K | $379K | 46% | 12.6 |
| Miltonvale Park | $280K | $300K | 88% | 12.9 |
| East River, Part 1 | $250K | $292K | 93% | 14.1 |
| Crossroads | $332K | $362K | 91% | 14.5 |
| Stratford | $400K | $433K | 71% | 16.5 |
Census 2021 values; km.
Questions about property prices in North Shore
How many households in North Shore are in core housing need?
Fewer than most: 2% of households in North Shore, where Prince Edward Island’s towns sit at 5%.
Is North Shore expensive for Prince Edward Island?
On census values, North Shore ranks among the dearer of Prince Edward Island’s towns (median $288,000).
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).