A home in Electoral Area I, Cariboo is worth 61% less than the middle of British Columbia’s towns
At the 2021 census the median home was worth $282,000, where British Columbia’s towns sit at $720,000. A census value is an owner’s guess at a selling price in May 2021, and prices have moved since. Sales are published too: 35 buyers in 2023, at a median $299,000.
Electoral Area I, Cariboo’s homes, by three sources
Each source sits beside its own median for British Columbia’s towns; none compares across provinces, which value homes in their own ways.
median, owners’ estimate
- Average
- $308K
- Owners
- 520
- British Columbia’s towns
- $720K
- The typical Canadian town
- $406K
median sale price
- Average sale
- $310K
- ÷ buyers’ income
- 3×
- 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).
A detached house in Electoral Area I, Cariboo is assessed 63% lower than across British Columbia’s towns
Detached houses account for 82% of the 765 properties on Electoral Area I, Cariboo’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.
More homes in poor repair than most: 15% in Electoral Area I, Cariboo (British Columbia’s towns: 6%)
660 occupied homes stood in Electoral Area I, Cariboo in 2021, and single-detached houses made up 84% of them. 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 I, Cariboo | British Columbia | Canada | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Condominiums | under 1% | 10% | 8% |
| Needing major repairs | 15% | 6% | 6% |
| Too small for the household | 4% | 4% | 3% |
| Households in core housing need | 3% | 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 I, Cariboo is cheaper than most of British Columbia’s towns: 61% under their $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.
Electoral Area I, Cariboo’s neighbours by home value
The places around Electoral Area I, Cariboo at the 2021 census: median and average value, and how many own.
| Town | Median home value | Average | Owners | km |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Electoral Area I, Cariboo | $282K | $308K | 86% | |
| Electoral Area A, Cariboo | $300K | $319K | 87% | 7.8 |
| Quesnel | $300K | $308K | 62% | 10.5 |
| Electoral Area B, Cariboo | $300K | $331K | 86% | 19 |
Census 2021 values; km.
Questions about property prices in Electoral Area I, Cariboo
Is Electoral Area I, Cariboo expensive for British Columbia?
No: Electoral Area I, Cariboo’s census median is below the $720,000 of British Columbia’s towns.
How many households in Electoral Area I, Cariboo are in core housing need?
3% of Electoral Area I, Cariboo’s households, under 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.
What is the average house price in Electoral Area I, Cariboo?
Homes sold for an average $310,000 in 2023; the median buyer paid 3 times their household income.
Can I see individual sales or prices by street?
Not here: individual sales sit with provincial registries and aren’t open, so the published figures are town medians and averages.
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).