Photo: Shawn from Airdrie, Canada · CC BY-SA 2.0Homes in Electoral Area C, Bulkley-Nechako are worth 63% less than the median of British Columbia’s towns
At the 2021 census the median home was worth $268,000, where British Columbia’s towns sit at $720,000. Sales are published too: 55 buyers in 2023, at a median $135,000. Assessors valued the median residential property at $150,000 for 2024.
Three ways to price a home in Electoral Area C, Bulkley-Nechako
Three sources, each set against British Columbia’s towns only: provinces measure value differently, so they don’t line up across borders. These home values were given by owners themselves, in a census taken in May 2021.
median, owners’ estimate
- Average
- $296K
- Owners
- 485
- British Columbia’s towns
- $720K
- The typical Canadian town
- $406K
median sale price
- Average sale
- $220K
- 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).
A detached house in Electoral Area C, Bulkley-Nechako is assessed 63% lower than across British Columbia’s towns
Detached houses account for 86% of the 820 properties on Electoral Area C, Bulkley-Nechako’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.
13% of Electoral Area C, Bulkley-Nechako’s households are in core housing need, against 10% for British Columbia’s towns
The 2021 census counted 580 occupied homes in Electoral Area C, Bulkley-Nechako; 85% of them are single-detached houses. At least half predate 2001.
Homes by period of construction the tick is the median of British Columbia’s towns
Homes by kind
| Electoral Area C, Bulkley-Nechako | British Columbia | Canada | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Condominiums | under 1% | 10% | 8% |
| Needing major repairs | 9% | 6% | 6% |
| Too small for the household | 3% | 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 C, Bulkley-Nechako permitted 61.7 new homes a year per 1,000, above the 18.1 of British Columbia’s towns
From 2018 to 2023, permits in Electoral Area C, Bulkley-Nechako created 211 homes, about 35 a year. Houses dominate the permits, at 96% in single-unit buildings (British Columbia’s towns: 27%).
A peak in 2021: 45 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.
Electoral Area C, Bulkley-Nechako against British Columbia’s towns: 63% under the $720,000 median
254 of British Columbia’s towns (2,500 people or more), by median value at the 2021 census, dearest first.
Census 2021, owners’ estimates; towns and neighbourhoods of 2,500 or more, no city as a whole, no reserve.
Lower values near Electoral Area C, Bulkley-Nechako: Fort St. James and Electoral Area D, Bulkley-Nechako
The places around Electoral Area C, Bulkley-Nechako at the 2021 census: median and average value, and how many own. No closer places have figures: these lie 5–59 km from Electoral Area C, Bulkley-Nechako.
| Town | Median home value | Average | Owners | km |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Electoral Area C, Bulkley-Nechako | $268K | $296K | 86% | |
| Fort St. James | $200K | $208K | 67% | 5.4 |
| Vanderhoof | $300K | $314K | 70% | 49.6 |
| Electoral Area D, Bulkley-Nechako | $230K | $256K | 85% | 58.1 |
| Electoral Area F, Bulkley-Nechako | $310K | $344K | 87% | 59.1 |
Census 2021 values; km.
Questions about property prices in Electoral Area C, Bulkley-Nechako
Is Electoral Area C, Bulkley-Nechako expensive for British Columbia?
Cheaper than the middle: British Columbia’s towns come to $720,000, Electoral Area C, Bulkley-Nechako to less.
What is the average house price in Electoral Area C, Bulkley-Nechako?
An average of $220,000 in 2023, with the median sale at – times the buyer’s 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).