Photo: Themightyquill · CC BY-SA 2.5Home values in Ashcroft run 58% lower than the median of British Columbia’s towns
In figures: $300,000 for the median home in 2021, $720,000 for the middle of British Columbia’s towns. Statistics Canada counted 55 buyers in 2023, paying a median $319,000. For 2024, the median assessed value of a residential property is $355,000.
Three ways to price a home in Ashcroft
Each source sits beside its own median for British Columbia’s towns; none compares across provinces, which value homes in their own ways. Keep in mind these are owners’ estimates from the 2021 census, not recorded sales.
median, owners’ estimate
- Average
- $304K
- Owners
- 630
- British Columbia’s towns
- $720K
- The typical Canadian town
- $406K
median sale price
- Average sale
- $360K
- ÷ buyers’ income
- 3.1×
- Buyers
- 55
- 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).
Ashcroft’s detached houses are assessed 46% below the median of British Columbia’s towns
Detached houses account for 68% of the 720 properties on Ashcroft’s 2024 roll; condos for 12%.
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.
Major repairs needed: 9% of the homes in Ashcroft, where British Columbia’s towns have 6%
Of the 795 homes people lived in across Ashcroft at the 2021 census, 65% were single-detached houses. 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
| Ashcroft | British Columbia | Canada | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Condominiums | 14% | 10% | 8% |
| Needing major repairs | 9% | 6% | 6% |
| Too small for the household | 3% | 4% | 3% |
| Households in core housing need | 4% | 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.
Ashcroft against British Columbia’s towns: 58% 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 Ashcroft: Cache Creek
Next to Ashcroft: 2021 census values and the share of owners.
| Town | Median home value | Average | Owners | km |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ashcroft | $300K | $304K | 79% | |
| Cache Creek | $256K | $276K | 86% | 9.2 |
| Electoral Area I (Blue Sky Country), Thompson-Nicola | $348K | $366K | 89% | 15.6 |
Census 2021 values; km.
Questions about property prices in Ashcroft
Is Ashcroft expensive for British Columbia?
Less than most: British Columbia’s towns have a median of $720,000, and Ashcroft sits below it.
How many households in Ashcroft are in core housing need?
In Ashcroft, 4% of households are in core housing need, against 10% for British Columbia’s towns: those whose home costs too much, is too small or needs major repairs, with nothing suitable nearby under 30% of their income.
What is the average house price in Ashcroft?
An average of $360,000 in 2023, with the median sale at 3.1 times the buyer’s income.
Can I see individual sales or prices by street?
No. Sales are published as town figures (median, average, buyers); street-level or single sales aren’t released.
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).