Photo: Kayoty · CC BY-SA 3.0Owners in Barriere value their homes 51% below the median of British Columbia’s towns
At the 2021 census the median home was worth $352,000, where British Columbia’s towns sit at $720,000. Owners gave those values at the May 2021 census; they are estimates, and older than today’s prices. Sales are published too: 50 buyers in 2023, at a median $477,000.
Barriere’s homes, by three sources
Every figure here is compared within the province, against British Columbia’s towns, since each province assesses on its own terms.
median, owners’ estimate
- Average
- $360K
- Owners
- 670
- British Columbia’s towns
- $720K
- The typical Canadian town
- $406K
median sale price
- Average sale
- $490K
- ÷ buyers’ income
- 4.1×
- Buyers
- 50
- 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).
Barriere’s detached houses are assessed 36% below the median of British Columbia’s towns
Detached houses account for 74% of the 655 properties on Barriere’s 2024 roll.
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.
9% of Barriere’s homes need major repairs, against 6% for British Columbia’s towns
The 2021 census counted 760 occupied homes in Barriere; 81% of them are single-detached houses. Half or more were standing by 2000.
Homes by period of construction the tick is the median of British Columbia’s towns
Homes by kind
| Barriere | British Columbia | Canada | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Condominiums | 2% | 10% | 8% |
| Needing major repairs | 9% | 6% | 6% |
| Too small for the household | 2% | 4% | 3% |
| Households in core housing need | 14% | 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.
11.3 new homes a year per 1,000 in Barriere: fewer than British Columbia’s towns (18.1)
From 2018 to 2023, permits in Barriere created 50 homes, about 8 a year. Houses dominate the permits, at 81% in single-unit buildings (British Columbia’s towns: 27%).
A peak in 2021: 18 new homes
New homes a year per 1,000 homes
Statistics Canada, tables 46-10-0087 (building permits by census subdivision, 2018–2023: dwelling units created, new construction and conversions) and 34-10-0292 (monthly, metro areas). Per 1,000: units a year over 2019–2023 against occupied homes in 2021.
Barriere is cheaper than most of British Columbia’s towns: 51% under their $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 Barriere: Electoral Area A (Wells Gray Country), Thompson-Nicola
The places around Barriere at the 2021 census: median and average value, and how many own. No closer places have figures: these lie 16–47 km from Barriere.
| Town | Median home value | Average | Owners | km |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Barriere | $352K | $360K | 90% | |
| Electoral Area O (Lower North Thompson), Thompson-Nicola | $420K | $472K | 89% | 16.2 |
| Sun Peaks Mountain | $750K | $816K | 73% | 37.5 |
| Electoral Area P (Rivers and the Peaks), Thompson-Nicola | $552K | $630K | 91% | 42.2 |
| Electoral Area A (Wells Gray Country), Thompson-Nicola | $280K | $296K | 86% | 46.7 |
Census 2021 values; km.
Questions about property prices in Barriere
Is Barriere expensive for British Columbia?
Cheaper than the middle: British Columbia’s towns come to $720,000, Barriere to less.
How many households in Barriere are in core housing need?
14% of Barriere’s households, above the 10% of British Columbia’s towns, live in a home that is unaffordable, crowded or in poor repair, with no acceptable one nearby they could afford.
What is the average house price in Barriere?
Homes sold for an average $490,000 in 2023; the median buyer paid 4.1 times their household income.
Can I see individual sales or prices by street?
No. Canada has no open register of individual sales; Statistics Canada publishes medians and averages by town only.
Sources: Statistics Canada, Census of Population 2021 · Statistics Canada, Canadian Housing Statistics Program · Statistics Canada, building permits (tables 46-10-0087 and 34-10-0292). 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).