Photo: Alain.boucher86 · Public domainLittle is being built in Saint-Ferdinand: 5.5 new homes a year per 1,000, against 15.1 for Quebec’s towns
By the 2021 census, half of owned homes were worth more than $200,000; the average was $230,000. There is no public record of sale prices in Quebec, which leaves the census value as the guide for Saint-Ferdinand. The municipal roll for 2026 values single-family homes at a median $265,700, at July 1, 2024 prices.
Saint-Ferdinand’s homes, by two sources
Two sources, each set against Quebec’s towns only: provinces measure value differently, so they don’t line up across borders. The census asks owners what their home would sell for, so the values are estimates from May 2021.
median, owners’ estimate
- Average
- $230K
- Owners
- 780
- Quebec’s towns
- $300K
- The typical Canadian town
- $406K
single-family, market at July 1, 2024
- Quebec’s towns
- $353K
Census 2021 (Statistics Canada); Canadian Housing Statistics Program, tables 46-10-0099 and 46-10-0093; Québec rôle d’évaluation foncière 2026 (MAMH).
Saint-Ferdinand’s plexes have a median roll value of $255,600, 38% under Quebec’s towns
The roll puts Saint-Ferdinand’s dwellings at 60% in single-family houses, 13% in plexes, 4% in condos and 4% in buildings of six units or more. It lists 212 chalets as well, at $290,100 in the middle.
Median roll value by kind, 2026 the tick is the median of Quebec’s towns
Dwellings by kind of building
Rôle d’évaluation foncière 2026 (MAMH): a kind’s median needs 10 units or more; plexes are valued per building; each municipality’s roll has its own market date. The ticks are the median of Québec’s municipalities with their own roll.
An older stock than most: 31% of Saint-Ferdinand’s homes go back before 1961 (Quebec’s towns: 21%)
Saint-Ferdinand had 985 occupied homes at the 2021 census, 82% of them single-detached houses.
Homes by period of construction the tick is the median of Quebec’s towns
Homes by kind
| Saint-Ferdinand | Quebec | Canada | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Condominiums | 9% | 8% | 8% |
| Needing major repairs | 4% | 6% | 6% |
| Too small for the household | 1% | 2% | 3% |
| Households in core housing need | under 1% | 3% | 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.
The peak came in 2018, when Saint-Ferdinand permitted 49 new homes
From 2018 to 2023, permits in Saint-Ferdinand created 76 homes, about 13 a year. 93% were single-unit buildings, beside 39% for Quebec’s towns.
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.
Saint-Ferdinand against Quebec’s towns: 33% under the $300,000 median
510 of Quebec’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.
Home values around Saint-Ferdinand
Next to Saint-Ferdinand: 2021 census values and the share of owners.
| Town | Median home value | Average | Owners | km |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Saint-Ferdinand | $200K | $230K | 82% | |
| Plessisville | $190K | $216K | 91% | 17.4 |
| Saint-Norbert-d'Arthabaska | $234K | $243K | 82% | 19.1 |
Census 2021 values; km.
Questions about property prices in Saint-Ferdinand
How many households in Saint-Ferdinand are in core housing need?
In Saint-Ferdinand, under 1% of households are in core housing need, against 3% for Quebec’s towns: those whose home costs too much, is too small or needs major repairs, with nothing suitable nearby under 30% of their income.
Is Saint-Ferdinand expensive for Quebec?
Cheaper than the middle: Quebec’s towns come to $300,000, Saint-Ferdinand to less.
Sources: Statistics Canada, Census of Population 2021 · Statistics Canada, building permits (tables 46-10-0087 and 34-10-0292) · Ministère des Affaires municipales et de l’Habitation, rôle d’évaluation foncière 2026. 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).