Creston, Newfoundland & Labrador, Canada
As of August 12, 2026, the median asking price in Creston is $299,000, across 11 active MLS® listings.
Those listings have been on the market an average of 75 days.
5 new listings came to market in Creston in the last 30 days.
Asking prices work out to about $171 per square foot, based on the 8 listings that report floor area.
Detached homes in Creston are listed at an average of $353,088 across 8 active listings.
Quiet lots, coastal air, old roots
Creston is the kind of Avalon Peninsula place where the road feels more like a ribbon between spruce and sea than a commuter corridor. Homes sit back from the shoulder on generous lots, with sheds, woodpiles, and practical additions that tell you people here plan to stay. With a walk score around 11, daily life is built around vehicles, neighbours, and the rhythm of the seasons rather than errands on foot.
Like many small outport-style communities, Creston leans older and long-established—families who know one another by surname, retirees who came back home, and households with deep ties to the land and coastline. The setting is quiet and rural, with low-density streetscapes and a sense that “town” is something you drive to when you need it. Community life tends to show up in small, familiar ways: a quick chat at the post office, volunteer events, and the everyday courtesy of people who share weather, roads, and winters.
Real estate here is defined by single-detached houses—often older, frequently updated in stages, and typically paired with larger parcels than you’d expect in bigger centres. Buyers look for space, privacy, and the ability to make a home their own, while sellers benefit from the appeal of stable, lived-in streets and the value proposition of rural Avalon living. Inventory can be limited and idiosyncratic: each property has its own story, its own outbuildings, and its own mix of repairs and upgrades.
Creston’s market pulse is currently hard to quantify because there is limited market data available, so indicators like pricing trends, days on market, and inventory can’t be stated with confidence right now. For buyers and investors, this means decisions should lean more heavily on recent comparable sales, property condition, and on-the-ground demand signals, with extra caution around pricing expectations until more live data emerges.
Walk Score 11 · Bike Score 9
The median asking price in Creston is $299,000, across 11 active MLS® listings as of August 12, 2026. The average asking price is $267,318. These are list prices on homes currently for sale, not sale prices.
There are 11 active MLS® listings in Creston as of August 12, 2026. 5 of them came to market in the last 30 days.
Homes currently listed in Creston have been on the market an average of 75 days as of August 12, 2026. This measures how long active listings have been available so far, not how long they take to sell.
Of the 11 homes currently listed in Creston, 73% detached houses, 27% vacant land.
Creston has a Walk Score of 11 out of 100, which Walk Score classifies as Car-Dependent — almost all errands require a car. Bike Score is 9.