Photo: Britcruise · CC BY-SA 3.0Burns Lake sits 74% below British Columbia’s towns on home values
Owners valued the median home at $188,000 in 2021, where the median of British Columbia’s towns was $720,000. The median sale in 2023 was $295,000, across 35 buyers. Assessors valued the median residential property at $221,000 for 2024.
What Burns Lake’s homes are worth, three ways
Three sources, each set against British Columbia’s towns only: provinces measure value differently, so they don’t line up across borders. The census asks owners what their home would sell for, so the values are estimates from May 2021.
median, owners’ estimate
- Average
- $218K
- Owners
- 410
- British Columbia’s towns
- $720K
- The typical Canadian town
- $406K
median sale price
- Average sale
- $280K
- ÷ buyers’ income
- 1.8×
- Buyers
- 35
- 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).
On the assessment roll, Burns Lake’s houses sit 70% below British Columbia’s towns
Assessors listed 505 residential properties in Burns Lake for 2024, 81% of them 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.
Major repairs needed: 10% of the homes in Burns Lake, where British Columbia’s towns have 6%
690 occupied homes stood in Burns Lake in 2021, and single-detached houses made up 64% of them. Half or more were standing by 1980.
Homes by period of construction the tick is the median of British Columbia’s towns
Homes by kind
| Burns Lake | British Columbia | Canada | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Condominiums | under 1% | 10% | 8% |
| Needing major repairs | 10% | 6% | 6% |
| Too small for the household | 3% | 4% | 3% |
| Households in core housing need | 8% | 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.
Burns Lake is cheaper than most of British Columbia’s towns: 74% 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.
Home values around Burns Lake
The places around Burns Lake at the 2021 census: median and average value, and how many own. The nearest places to Burns Lake with figures are 3–71 km away.
| Town | Median home value | Average | Owners | km |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Burns Lake | $188K | $218K | 59% | |
| Electoral Area B, Bulkley-Nechako | $250K | $301K | 87% | 3.3 |
| Electoral Area E, Bulkley-Nechako | $300K | $352K | 85% | 28.5 |
| Houston | $224K | $237K | 71% | 61.2 |
| Electoral Area D, Bulkley-Nechako | $230K | $256K | 85% | 70.7 |
Census 2021 values; km.
Questions about property prices in Burns Lake
What is the average house price in Burns Lake?
Buyers paid $280,000 on average in 2023, or 1.8 years of their income at the median.
Is Burns Lake expensive for British Columbia?
Less than most: British Columbia’s towns have a median of $720,000, and Burns Lake sits below it.
How many households in Burns Lake are in core housing need?
8% of Burns Lake’s households, near the 10% of British Columbia’s towns, live in a home that is unaffordable, crowded or in poor repair and can’t afford a better one nearby.
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. 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).