Home values in Electoral Area E, Alberni-Clayoquot run 23% lower than the median of British Columbia’s towns
In figures: $552,000 for the median home in 2021, $720,000 for the middle of British Columbia’s towns. Those values come from owners at the 2021 census and predate the prices of the years since. The median sale in 2023 was $640,000, across 25 buyers.
What Electoral Area E, Alberni-Clayoquot’s homes are worth, three ways
Three sources, each set against British Columbia’s towns only: provinces measure value differently, so they don’t line up across borders.
median, owners’ estimate
- Average
- $592K
- Owners
- 1,085
- British Columbia’s towns
- $720K
- The typical Canadian town
- $406K
median sale price
- Average sale
- $700K
- ÷ buyers’ income
- 4.8×
- Buyers
- 25
- British Columbia’s towns
- $682K
all residential
- British Columbia’s towns
- $671K
Census 2021 (Statistics Canada); Canadian Housing Statistics Program, tables 46-10-0099 and 46-10-0093; Québec rôle d’évaluation foncière 2026 (MAMH).
On the roll, 87% of Electoral Area E, Alberni-Clayoquot’s properties are detached houses
Assessors listed 1,085 residential properties in Electoral Area E, Alberni-Clayoquot for 2024, 87% of them detached houses.
Median assessment by type, 2024 the tick is the median of British Columbia’s towns
Canadian Housing Statistics Program, table 46-10-0093 (2024): residential properties on the assessment roll, vacant land left out. The ticks are the median of British Columbia’s towns with their own figure; assessments compare within a province only.
Single-detached houses are 85% of Electoral Area E, Alberni-Clayoquot’s homes, against 62% for British Columbia’s towns
At the 2021 census, Electoral Area E, Alberni-Clayoquot had 1,265 homes with someone living in them. The older half dates from before 1981.
Homes by period of construction the tick is the median of British Columbia’s towns
Homes by kind
| Electoral Area E, Alberni-Clayoquot | British Columbia | Canada | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Condominiums | under 1% | 10% | 8% |
| Needing major repairs | 8% | 6% | 6% |
| Too small for the household | 2% | 4% | 3% |
| Households in core housing need | 6% | 10% | 7% |
Census 2021 (Statistics Canada): occupied private dwellings; core housing need as Statistics Canada defines it. Ticks and columns are medians of the towns and neighbourhoods of 2,500 or more.
Electoral Area E, Alberni-Clayoquot against British Columbia’s towns: 23% under the $720,000 median
The census values of British Columbia’s towns, 254 of them with 2,500+ people, from dearest to cheapest.
Census 2021, owners’ estimates; towns and neighbourhoods of 2,500 or more, no city as a whole, no reserve.
Cheaper next to Electoral Area E, Alberni-Clayoquot: Port Alberni
Next to Electoral Area E, Alberni-Clayoquot: 2021 census values and the share of owners.
| Town | Median home value | Average | Owners | km |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Electoral Area E, Alberni-Clayoquot | $552K | $592K | 87% | |
| Electoral Area F, Alberni-Clayoquot | $552K | $546K | 85% | 5.9 |
| Port Alberni | $400K | $421K | 69% | 6 |
| Electoral Area D, Alberni-Clayoquot | $800K | $930K | 90% | 8.5 |
| Electoral Area H, Nanaimo | $700K | $752K | 86% | 19 |
Census 2021 values; km.
Questions about property prices in Electoral Area E, Alberni-Clayoquot
How many households in Electoral Area E, Alberni-Clayoquot are in core housing need?
Below the norm for British Columbia’s towns (10%): 6% in Electoral Area E, Alberni-Clayoquot, counting the households whose home falls short on cost, size or repair.
Is Electoral Area E, Alberni-Clayoquot expensive for British Columbia?
No: Electoral Area E, Alberni-Clayoquot’s census median is below the $720,000 of British Columbia’s towns.
What is the average house price in Electoral Area E, Alberni-Clayoquot?
An average of $700,000 in 2023, with the median sale at 4.8 times the buyer’s income.
Can I see individual sales or prices by street?
Not here: individual sales sit with provincial registries and aren’t open, so the published figures are town medians and averages.
Sources: Statistics Canada, Census of Population 2021 · Statistics Canada, Canadian Housing Statistics Program. Under the Statistics Canada Open Licence.
Adapted from Statistics Canada (Census of Population 2021, population estimates 2025, 2021 census boundaries) under the Statistics Canada Open Licence; this does not constitute an endorsement by Statistics Canada. Neighbourhood names in some cities © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL).