Photo: George Dean · CC BY-SA 3.0Homes in Electoral Area B, Bulkley-Nechako are worth 65% less than the median of British Columbia’s towns
At the 2021 census the median home was worth $250,000, where British Columbia’s towns sit at $720,000. Statistics Canada counted 50 buyers in 2023, paying a median $250,000. On the 2024 assessment, the middle residential property is valued at $189,000.
Three ways to price a home in Electoral Area B, Bulkley-Nechako
Three sources, each set against British Columbia’s towns only: provinces measure value differently, so they don’t line up across borders. Self-assessed in May 2021, these values predate the rate rises that followed.
median, owners’ estimate
- Average
- $301K
- Owners
- 600
- British Columbia’s towns
- $720K
- The typical Canadian town
- $406K
median sale price
- Average sale
- $260K
- ÷ buyers’ income
- 1.6×
- 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).
Electoral Area B, Bulkley-Nechako’s detached houses are assessed 60% below the median of British Columbia’s towns
The 2024 assessment roll counts 815 homes in Electoral Area B, Bulkley-Nechako, detached houses 81% of them.
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: 13% of the homes in Electoral Area B, Bulkley-Nechako, where British Columbia’s towns have 6%
Of the 710 homes people lived in across Electoral Area B, Bulkley-Nechako at the 2021 census, 85% were single-detached houses. At least half predate 1981.
Homes by period of construction the tick is the median of British Columbia’s towns
Homes by kind
| Electoral Area B, Bulkley-Nechako | British Columbia | Canada | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Condominiums | under 1% | 10% | 8% |
| Needing major repairs | 13% | 6% | 6% |
| Too small for the household | 6% | 4% | 3% |
| Households in core housing need | 13% | 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 B, Bulkley-Nechako against British Columbia’s towns: 65% 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 B, Bulkley-Nechako: Burns Lake, Houston and Electoral Area D, Bulkley-Nechako
Next to Electoral Area B, Bulkley-Nechako: 2021 census values and the share of owners. No closer places have figures: these lie 3–72 km from Electoral Area B, Bulkley-Nechako.
| Town | Median home value | Average | Owners | km |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Electoral Area B, Bulkley-Nechako | $250K | $301K | 87% | |
| Burns Lake | $188K | $218K | 59% | 3.3 |
| Electoral Area E, Bulkley-Nechako | $300K | $352K | 85% | 25.6 |
| Houston | $224K | $237K | 71% | 59.7 |
| Electoral Area D, Bulkley-Nechako | $230K | $256K | 85% | 72 |
Census 2021 values; km.
Questions about property prices in Electoral Area B, Bulkley-Nechako
What is the average house price in Electoral Area B, Bulkley-Nechako?
Homes sold for an average $260,000 in 2023; the median buyer paid 1.6 times their household income.
Is Electoral Area B, Bulkley-Nechako expensive for British Columbia?
Below the norm for British Columbia’s towns, whose median home is worth $720,000; Electoral Area B, Bulkley-Nechako’s is worth less.
How many households in Electoral Area B, Bulkley-Nechako are in core housing need?
Statistics Canada puts 13% of Electoral Area B, Bulkley-Nechako’s households in core housing need, a higher share than the 10% of British Columbia’s towns.
Can I see individual sales or prices by street?
Only in total: Statistics Canada releases each town’s median and average sale and its number of buyers, never a single sale.
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).