Photo: The Interior · CC BY-SA 4.0The middle home in Blind Bay is valued at $600,000
That figure comes from 3,500 owner households at the 2021 census. In 2023, 335 homes changed hands at a median price of $675,000, by Statistics Canada’s count. For 2024, the median assessed value of a residential property is $671,000.
Three ways to price a home in Blind Bay
Each source sits beside its own median for British Columbia’s towns; none compares across provinces, which value homes in their own ways. Treat the values as owners’ May 2021 guesses: they are self-reported, and they come from before rates went up.
median, owners’ estimate
- Average
- $626K
- Owners
- 3,500
- British Columbia’s towns
- $720K
- The typical Canadian town
- $406K
median sale price
- Average sale
- $660K
- ÷ buyers’ income
- 4.7×
- Buyers
- 335
- 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).
Detached houses make up 85% of Blind Bay’s residential properties
Of Blind Bay’s 4,860 residential properties on the 2024 roll, 85% are 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.
86% of Blind Bay’s homes are detached houses, where British Columbia’s towns have 62%
At the 2021 census, Blind Bay had 3,995 homes with someone living in them. The older half dates from before 2001.
Homes by period of construction the tick is the median of British Columbia’s towns
Homes by kind
| Blind Bay | British Columbia | Canada | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Condominiums | 3% | 10% | 8% |
| Needing major repairs | 5% | 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.
Blind Bay against British Columbia’s towns: 17% 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 Blind Bay: Electoral Area F, Columbia-Shuswap and Salmon Arm
Next to Blind Bay: 2021 census values and the share of owners.
| Town | Median home value | Average | Owners | km |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Blind Bay | $600K | $626K | 90% | |
| Electoral Area F, Columbia-Shuswap | $420K | $522K | 90% | 11 |
| Salmon Arm | $500K | $542K | 78% | 18.8 |
Census 2021 values; km.
Questions about property prices in Blind Bay
How many households in Blind Bay are in core housing need?
Below the norm for British Columbia’s towns (10%): 6% in Blind Bay, counting the households whose home falls short on cost, size or repair.
Is Blind Bay expensive for British Columbia?
No: Blind Bay’s census median is below the $720,000 of British Columbia’s towns.
What is the average house price in Blind Bay?
The average sale was $660,000 in 2023, and at the median, buyers paid 4.7 times their 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).