Photo: Earth Science and Remote Sensing Unit , Lyndon B. Johnson Space Center · Public domainOwners in Electoral Area A, Central Kootenay value their homes 42% below the median of British Columbia’s towns
That is a median of $420,000 at the 2021 census, set beside $720,000 for British Columbia’s towns. No sale stands behind these values: owners named them at the census of May 2021. The median sale in 2023 was $498,000, across 95 buyers.
Electoral Area A, Central Kootenay’s homes, by three sources
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
- $495K
- Owners
- 955
- British Columbia’s towns
- $720K
- The typical Canadian town
- $406K
median sale price
- Average sale
- $470K
- ÷ buyers’ income
- 3.6×
- Buyers
- 95
- 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, Electoral Area A, Central Kootenay’s houses sit 33% below British Columbia’s towns
Assessors listed 1,550 residential properties in Electoral Area A, Central Kootenay for 2024, 90% 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.
A town of houses: 96% of the homes in Electoral Area A, Central Kootenay stand alone (British Columbia’s towns: 62%)
Electoral Area A, Central Kootenay had 1,075 occupied homes at the 2021 census. Half went up before 2001.
Homes by period of construction the tick is the median of British Columbia’s towns
Homes by kind
| Electoral Area A, Central Kootenay | British Columbia | Canada | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Condominiums | under 1% | 10% | 8% |
| Needing major repairs | 7% | 6% | 6% |
| Too small for the household | 3% | 4% | 3% |
| Households in core housing need | 18% | 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 A, Central Kootenay is cheaper than most of British Columbia’s towns: 42% 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.
Cheaper next to Electoral Area A, Central Kootenay: Creston
The places around Electoral Area A, Central Kootenay at the 2021 census: median and average value, and how many own. The nearest places to Electoral Area A, Central Kootenay with figures are 30–47 km away.
| Town | Median home value | Average | Owners | km |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Electoral Area A, Central Kootenay | $420K | $495K | 90% | |
| Electoral Area C, Central Kootenay | $500K | $488K | 89% | 30.1 |
| Creston | $348K | $351K | 76% | 31.9 |
| Electoral Area B, Central Kootenay | $400K | $440K | 83% | 33.8 |
| Electoral Area E, Central Kootenay | $548K | $569K | 82% | 44.6 |
| Nelson | $580K | $588K | 63% | 47.2 |
Census 2021 values; km.
Questions about property prices in Electoral Area A, Central Kootenay
Is Electoral Area A, Central Kootenay expensive for British Columbia?
Less than most: British Columbia’s towns have a median of $720,000, and Electoral Area A, Central Kootenay sits below it.
How many households in Electoral Area A, Central Kootenay are in core housing need?
Above the norm for British Columbia’s towns (10%): 18% in Electoral Area A, Central Kootenay, counting the households whose home falls short on cost, size or repair.
What is the average house price in Electoral Area A, Central Kootenay?
Homes sold for an average $470,000 in 2023; the median buyer paid 3.6 times their household income.
Can I see individual sales or prices by street?
Only in total: Statistics Canada releases each town’s median and average sale and its number of buyers, never a single sale.
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).