Although Carmacks is relatively close to Whitehorse and on a major highway, prices in all categories are higher than equivalent prices in Whitehorse. On average, it costs almost 9 percent more to live in Carmacks than in Whitehorse.
In 2001, according to the Census, there were 160 occupied dwellings in Carmacks. The average value was $106,000 for a two- to three-bedroom house. Rental housing cost, on average, just over $600 a month in 2001. The Little Salmon/Carmacks First Nation management note that they administer 108 houses for the use of First Nation members.
