Although information about specific costs in Carcross and Tagish is not available, both communities are close enough to Whitehorse that people can do much of their purchasing there. This makes the cost of living in the two communities only slightly higher than in Whitehorse.
The 2001 Census reported 100 occupied private dwellings in Carcross and a further 95 in Tagish. Information from the 2001 Census suggests that houses in the Village of Carcross are valued, on average, at $104,000 and that similar houses in Tagish are valued at about $96,000. Most houses have two bedrooms. According to local information, the Carcross/Tagish First Nation has a little more than 100 houses under its administration.
