Marystown

Marystown, Newfoundland and Labrador

Market snapshot

As of September 27, 2026, the median asking price in Marystown is $232,450, across 16 active MLS® listings.

Those listings have been on the market an average of 146 days.

1 new listing came to market in Marystown in the last 30 days.

Asking prices work out to about $125 per square foot, based on the 16 listings that report floor area.

Detached homes in Marystown are listed at an average of $214,227 across 15 active listings.

About Marystown

A service-centred hub on the Burin Peninsula

Marystown is where day-to-day errands and civic amenities concentrate in the area.

This is a functional, lived-in place with a mix of homes and the kind of retail and services that reduce the need to leave the peninsula for basics. The appeal is convenience to shopping, healthcare, and community facilities in a small footprint; it is not a walkable, bike-first environment, and most routines are built around driving between stops.

Why Marystown

Errands in one area

Peninsula Mall, Marystown Mall, Canadian Tire, Rossy, and multiple grocery options put most practical shopping in one place.

Everyday health access

Care options cluster nearby, including Shoppers Drug Mart, Pharmasave Kings, and multiple dental clinics.

Weeknight dining variety

From Stagehead Restaurant & Lounge to Subway, Mary Brown's, and Wing'n It, there’s a noticeable range of familiar, easy choices close by.

Culture close at hand

The area’s library-and-museum mix—Marystown Public Library, Marystown Heritage Museum, and Marystown Model Ship Gallery—adds low-key weekend options without planning a longer outing.

Living in Marystown

Housing in Marystown is predominantly low-rise and low-density, with single-detached homes making up the bulk of the stock. There is a smaller share of duplexes and modest apartment buildings, keeping the built form practical and straightforward rather than high-density.

A typical home here is a low-rise single-detached property, with duplex and modest apartment options as alternatives.

Day to day

Weekends in the area often look like a mix of practical errands and low-key local stops: a run through Peninsula Mall or a grocery trip, plus time at places like Marystown Public Library or Marystown Heritage Museum. Recreation tends to be structured around specific facilities, such as Smallwood Crescent Community Centre or Marystown Track and Field.

Is Marystown right for you?

May be a strong fit if you want

May be less suited if you prioritize

Buying in Marystown

In Marystown, look past the asking price at how a specific home fits a car-based routine and how its condition lines up with the area’s predominantly low-rise housing stock.

What to look at

Trip patterns

With walk and bike scores of 1/100 and 18/100, check how the home’s location supports the errands you’ll do most—groceries, pharmacy runs, and general shopping—since driving is the practical default.

Home type fit

Inventory is mainly single-detached homes with some duplexes and modest apartment buildings; confirm the ownership setup and what that means for maintenance responsibilities on the specific property.

Amenity proximity

If healthcare access matters, map your routine to nearby options like Shoppers Drug Mart, Pharmasave Kings, and local dental clinics so the home’s location matches how you’ll use the area.

School adjacency

If schools are part of your decision, note what’s nearby—Marystown Central High School and Sacred Heart Academy—without assuming attendance boundaries.

Selling in Marystown

Selling in Marystown works when marketing makes the property’s practical day-to-day value obvious: what errands are close, what services are nearby, and how the home fits a mostly low-rise, low-density housing mix. Buyers tend to compare homes on condition, layout usefulness, and access to the area’s shopping and civic amenities rather than on a single defining feature, so details need to be easy to scan and verify.

What the marketing has to address

Access to services

Make proximity to everyday stops easy to understand by naming what’s nearby, such as Sobeys, Canadian Tire, Shoppers Drug Mart, and Peninsula Mall. Clear directions and a simple list of nearby options help buyers picture routine errands in a car-oriented setting.

Home type clarity

Call out what the home is within the area’s typical mix—single-detached, duplex, or a modest apartment-style unit—and then show how the layout functions. Floor plans and room-by-room photos do more here than broad lifestyle claims.

Community anchors

If the home is near established public places, name them plainly—Marystown Public Library, Marystown Heritage Museum, or Smallwood Crescent Community Centre. These landmarks help orient out-of-area buyers without overstating walkability.

School nearby

Where relevant, reference nearby schools like Marystown Central High School and Sacred Heart Academy as local context, without implying attendance boundaries. Simple mapping in the listing can help buyers place the home in relation to these facilities.

The bottom line

Marystown offers a concentrated set of shopping, services, and community amenities within a small footprint on the Burin Peninsula, paired with a housing mix that stays mostly low-rise and low-density. It works well for people who want practical access to groceries, pharmacies, and day-to-day retail without relying on a larger urban centre. It is not the right fit if your lifestyle depends on walking to daily errands or using cycling as a primary way to get around.

This description is compiled from the figures above and from published sources. It is not a statistic.

Market pulse

Marystown’s for-sale market is currently modest in size with 16 active listings, showing a wide mix of housing across the city—from older, lower-priced homes in established areas to larger, newer or updated properties on bigger lots—at a median asking price of $232,450 and an average $125 per square foot. With listings averaging 146 days on market so far and just 1 new listing in the past 30 days, supply appears steady but not fast-moving, giving buyers time to compare options while investors may find room to negotiate on properties that have been listed longer.

AI-written commentary on the active MLS® listing snapshot as of September 27, 2026. Not financial advice.

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