Photo: Trougnouf · CC BY 4.0Home values in Electoral Area C, Cariboo run 65% lower than the median of British Columbia’s towns
Owners put the median home at $250,000 at the 2021 census; for British Columbia’s towns the median is $720,000. The census figure is the owner’s own reckoning of value in May 2021; actual sale prices may differ. In 2023, 40 homes changed hands at a median price of $322,000, by Statistics Canada’s count.
What Electoral Area C, Cariboo’s homes are worth, three ways
Every figure here is compared within the province, against British Columbia’s towns, since each province assesses on its own terms.
median, owners’ estimate
- Average
- $264K
- Owners
- 480
- British Columbia’s towns
- $720K
- The typical Canadian town
- $406K
median sale price
- Average sale
- $350K
- ÷ buyers’ income
- 3.1×
- Buyers
- 40
- 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 C, Cariboo’s detached houses are assessed 53% below the median of British Columbia’s towns
Of Electoral Area C, Cariboo’s 595 residential properties on the 2024 roll, 74% 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.
More homes in poor repair than most: 12% in Electoral Area C, Cariboo (British Columbia’s towns: 6%)
At the 2021 census, 68% of Electoral Area C, Cariboo’s 565 occupied homes were single-detached houses. The older half dates from before 1981.
Homes by period of construction the tick is the median of British Columbia’s towns
Homes by kind
| Electoral Area C, Cariboo | British Columbia | Canada | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Condominiums | under 1% | 10% | 8% |
| Needing major repairs | 12% | 6% | 6% |
| Too small for the household | 4% | 4% | 3% |
| Households in core housing need | 7% | 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, Cariboo is 65% below the $720,000 median of British Columbia’s towns
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.
Electoral Area C, Cariboo’s neighbours by home value
The places around Electoral Area C, Cariboo at the 2021 census: median and average value, and how many own.
| Town | Median home value | Average | Owners | km |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Electoral Area C, Cariboo | $250K | $264K | 88% | |
| Quesnel | $300K | $308K | 62% | 10.7 |
| Electoral Area A, Cariboo | $300K | $319K | 87% | 13.2 |
| Electoral Area B, Cariboo | $300K | $331K | 86% | 14.9 |
Census 2021 values; km.
Questions about property prices in Electoral Area C, Cariboo
Is Electoral Area C, Cariboo expensive for British Columbia?
On census values, Electoral Area C, Cariboo sits among the cheaper of British Columbia’s towns (median $720,000).
What is the average house price in Electoral Area C, Cariboo?
Homes sold for an average $350,000 in 2023; the median buyer paid 3.1 times their household income.
How many households in Electoral Area C, Cariboo are in core housing need?
In Electoral Area C, Cariboo, 7% of households are in core housing need, against 10% for British Columbia’s towns: those whose home costs too much, is too small or needs major repairs, with nothing suitable nearby under 30% of their income.
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. 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).