Photo: Earth Science and Remote Sensing Unit , Lyndon B. Johnson Space Center · Public domainA home in Electoral Area L, Cariboo is worth 44% less than the middle of British Columbia’s towns
Owners valued the median home at $400,000 in 2021, where the median of British Columbia’s towns was $720,000. In 2023, 200 homes changed hands at a median price of $490,000, by Statistics Canada’s count. The 2024 property assessment puts the median residential property at $370,000.
What Electoral Area L, Cariboo’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 values date from May 2021 and are what owners thought their homes were worth, not sale prices.
median, owners’ estimate
- Average
- $455K
- Owners
- 2,010
- British Columbia’s towns
- $720K
- The typical Canadian town
- $406K
median sale price
- Average sale
- $480K
- ÷ buyers’ income
- 2.9×
- Buyers
- 200
- 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 L, Cariboo is assessed 36% lower than across British Columbia’s towns
Of Electoral Area L, Cariboo’s 3,800 residential properties on the 2024 roll, 88% 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.
89% of Electoral Area L, Cariboo’s homes are detached houses, where British Columbia’s towns have 62%
People lived in 2,285 homes in Electoral Area L, Cariboo at the 2021 census. 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 L, Cariboo | British Columbia | Canada | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Condominiums | 1% | 10% | 8% |
| Needing major repairs | 7% | 6% | 6% |
| Too small for the household | 1% | 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.
Electoral Area L, Cariboo against British Columbia’s towns: 44% under the $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.
Cheaper next to Electoral Area L, Cariboo: One Hundred Mile House and Electoral Area H, Cariboo
The places around Electoral Area L, Cariboo at the 2021 census: median and average value, and how many own. The nearest places to Electoral Area L, Cariboo with figures are 13–24 km away.
| Town | Median home value | Average | Owners | km |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Electoral Area L, Cariboo | $400K | $455K | 91% | |
| One Hundred Mile House | $300K | $315K | 55% | 13.3 |
| Electoral Area H, Cariboo | $376K | $385K | 88% | 23.2 |
| Mile 108 Recreational Ranch | $380K | $399K | 90% | 23.7 |
Census 2021 values; km.
Questions about property prices in Electoral Area L, Cariboo
Is Electoral Area L, Cariboo expensive for British Columbia?
Below the norm for British Columbia’s towns, whose median home is worth $720,000; Electoral Area L, Cariboo’s is worth less.
What is the average house price in Electoral Area L, Cariboo?
Homes sold for an average $480,000 in 2023; the median buyer paid 2.9 times their household income.
How many households in Electoral Area L, Cariboo are in core housing need?
Statistics Canada puts 14% of Electoral Area L, Cariboo’s households in core housing need, a higher share than the 10% of British Columbia’s towns.
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).