Photo: Earth Science and Remote Sensing Unit , Lyndon B. Johnson Space Center · Public domainHomes in Wellington are worth 31% less than the median of Prince Edward Island’s towns
The 2021 census gives $200,000 as the median value; Prince Edward Island’s towns come to $288,000. There is no public record of sale prices on Prince Edward Island, which leaves the census value as the guide for Wellington. For 2024, the median assessed value of a residential property is $91,300.
Two ways to price a home in Wellington
Every figure here is compared within the province, against Prince Edward Island’s towns, since each province assesses on its own terms. A census value is an owner’s guess at a selling price in May 2021, and prices have moved since.
median, owners’ estimate
- Average
- $232K
- Owners
- 715
- 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 Wellington carry assessments 41% under the middle of Prince Edward Island’s towns
Detached houses account for 82% of the 1,155 properties on Wellington’s 2024 roll.
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.
10% of Wellington’s homes need major repairs, against 7% for Prince Edward Island’s towns
Wellington had 780 occupied homes at the 2021 census, 87% of them single-detached houses. Half went up before 2001.
Homes by period of construction the tick is the median of Prince Edward Island’s towns
Homes by kind
| Wellington | Prince Edward Island | Canada | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Condominiums | 3% | 1% | 8% |
| Needing major repairs | 10% | 7% | 6% |
| Too small for the household | 2% | 3% | 3% |
| Households in core housing need | 3% | 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.
Wellington against Prince Edward Island’s towns: 31% under 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 Wellington: Central Prince
Next to Wellington: 2021 census values and the share of owners.
| Town | Median home value | Average | Owners | km |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wellington | $200K | $232K | 94% | |
| Miscouche | $260K | $268K | 77% | 12 |
| Central Prince | $180K | $201K | 90% | 14.1 |
| Summerside | $250K | $262K | 53% | 18.2 |
Census 2021 values; km.
Questions about property prices in Wellington
Is Wellington expensive for Prince Edward Island?
Below the norm for Prince Edward Island’s towns, whose median home is worth $288,000; Wellington’s is worth less.
How many households in Wellington are in core housing need?
Statistics Canada puts 3% of Wellington’s households in core housing need, much as for Prince Edward Island’s towns (5%).
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).