Photo: George Dean · CC BY-SA 3.0Electoral Area A, Bulkley-Nechako sits 31% below British Columbia’s towns on home values
At the 2021 census the median home was worth $500,000, where British Columbia’s towns sit at $720,000. In 2023, 115 homes changed hands at a median price of $493,000, by Statistics Canada’s count. The 2024 property assessment puts the median residential property at $440,000.
Three ways to price a home in Electoral Area A, Bulkley-Nechako
Every figure here is compared within the province, against British Columbia’s towns, since each province assesses on its own terms. Treat the values as owners’ May 2021 guesses: they are self-reported, and they come from before rates went up.
median, owners’ estimate
- Average
- $518K
- Owners
- 1,700
- British Columbia’s towns
- $720K
- The typical Canadian town
- $406K
median sale price
- Average sale
- $500K
- ÷ buyers’ income
- 3.2×
- Buyers
- 115
- 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).
Electoral Area A, Bulkley-Nechako’s detached houses are assessed 32% below the median of British Columbia’s towns
Of Electoral Area A, Bulkley-Nechako’s 1,965 residential properties on the 2024 roll, 87% 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.
A town of houses: 89% of the homes in Electoral Area A, Bulkley-Nechako stand alone (British Columbia’s towns: 62%)
At the 2021 census, Electoral Area A, Bulkley-Nechako had 2,140 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
| Electoral Area A, Bulkley-Nechako | British Columbia | Canada | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Condominiums | 1% | 10% | 8% |
| Needing major repairs | 7% | 6% | 6% |
| Too small for the household | 4% | 4% | 3% |
| Households in core housing need | 3% | 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 A, Bulkley-Nechako is cheaper than most of British Columbia’s towns: 31% 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 Electoral Area A, Bulkley-Nechako: Smithers and Telkwa
The places around Electoral Area A, Bulkley-Nechako at the 2021 census: median and average value, and how many own.
| Town | Median home value | Average | Owners | km |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Electoral Area A, Bulkley-Nechako | $500K | $518K | 86% | |
| Smithers | $400K | $407K | 70% | 4.2 |
| Telkwa | $384K | $398K | 88% | 10.1 |
Census 2021 values; km.
Questions about property prices in Electoral Area A, Bulkley-Nechako
How many households in Electoral Area A, Bulkley-Nechako are in core housing need?
Fewer than most: 3% of households in Electoral Area A, Bulkley-Nechako, where British Columbia’s towns sit at 10%.
Is Electoral Area A, Bulkley-Nechako expensive for British Columbia?
Less than most: British Columbia’s towns have a median of $720,000, and Electoral Area A, Bulkley-Nechako sits below it.
What is the average house price in Electoral Area A, Bulkley-Nechako?
Buyers paid $500,000 on average in 2023, or 3.2 years of their income at the median.
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).