Teslin is close to Whitehorse and on the Alaska Highway, the main supply route for the Yukon. These factors help keep prices relatively low. Although prices for some things are higher, on average, than in Whitehorse, other prices are lower. Overall, it costs about 2 percent more to live in Teslin than to live in Whitehorse.
The 2001 Census reported 110 occupied private dwellings in Teslin. The Census indicated that the average value of houses in Teslin was $110,000. In 2004 the Teslin Tlingit Council reported that it managed a total of 33 units on and off settlement land. Rented houses within the settlement of Teslin cost an average of $560 a month in 2001. Summer rentals of lodges and houses on Teslin Lake are often advertised at much higher rates, depending on the quality of the facility.
