Photo: Wakasui · CC0Holdom’s home values run 2.2 times those of the middle of British Columbia’s towns
That is a median of $1,600,000 at the 2021 census, set beside $720,000 for British Columbia’s towns. Statistics Canada counted 7,270 buyers in 2023, paying a median $761,000. For sale prices, assessed values, values by property type and building permits, the only official count covers all of the city of Burnaby, Holdom included.
Three ways to price a home in Holdom
Three sources, each set against British Columbia’s towns only: provinces measure value differently, so they don’t line up across borders. The values date from May 2021 and are what owners thought their homes were worth, not sale prices.
median, owners’ estimate
- Average
- $1.43M
- Owners
- 1,980
- British Columbia’s towns
- $720K
- The typical Canadian town
- $406K
median sale, wider area
- Average sale
- $950K
- ÷ buyers’ income
- 6.2×
- Buyers
- 7,270
- 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).
Houses in Burnaby carry 2.6 times the assessment of the median for British Columbia’s towns
The 2024 assessment roll counts 87,280 homes in Burnaby, condos 51% 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.
Apartments are 37% of Holdom’s homes, against 12% for British Columbia’s towns
At the 2021 census, Holdom had 3,015 homes with someone living in them. The older half dates from before 1981. Neighbourhood figures add up small census areas, and rounding can leave the parts a little under the total.
Homes by period of construction the tick is the median of British Columbia’s towns
Homes by kind
| Holdom | British Columbia | Canada | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Condominiums | 26% | 10% | 8% |
| Needing major repairs | 7% | 6% | 6% |
| Too small for the household | 5% | 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.
Building ahead of British Columbia’s towns: 38.9 new homes a year per 1,000 in Burnaby, against 18.1
From 2018 to 2023, permits in Burnaby created 26,151 homes, about 4,359 a year. Multi-unit buildings took most: single-unit ones were just under 1%, where British Columbia’s towns built 27%.
A peak in 2022: 6,578 new homes
New homes a year per 1,000 homes
Down 11%: 26,358 new homes in the year to August 2026
Measured across the Vancouver metro area: monthly permits
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.
Holdom is 122% above the $720,000 median of British Columbia’s towns
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 Holdom: Brentwood, Lochdale and Deer Lake
The places around Holdom at the 2021 census: median and average value, and how many own.
Questions about property prices in Holdom
Is Holdom expensive for British Columbia?
On census values, Holdom ranks among the dearer of British Columbia’s towns (median $720,000).
How many households in Holdom are in core housing need?
Above the norm for British Columbia’s towns (10%): 14% in Holdom, counting the households whose home falls short on cost, size or repair.
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 · 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).