Photo: Earth Science and Remote Sensing Unit , Lyndon B. Johnson Space Center · Public domainHomes in Electoral Area D, Central Kootenay sell for 72% less than the median of British Columbia’s towns
The 2021 census put the median home at $424,000, with an average of $444,000. Assessors valued the median residential property at $54,600 for 2024.
Electoral Area D, Central Kootenay’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. The census asks owners what their home would sell for, so the values are estimates from May 2021.
median, owners’ estimate
- Average
- $444K
- Owners
- 595
- British Columbia’s towns
- $720K
- The typical Canadian town
- $406K
median sale price
- Average sale
- $340K
- ÷ buyers’ income
- 3×
- Buyers
- 65
- 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).
Houses in Electoral Area D, Central Kootenay carry assessments 43% under the middle of British Columbia’s towns
Detached houses account for 90% of the 960 properties on Electoral Area D, Central Kootenay’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.
A town of houses: 87% of the homes in Electoral Area D, Central Kootenay stand alone (British Columbia’s towns: 62%)
The 2021 census counted 715 occupied homes in Electoral Area D, Central Kootenay. 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 D, Central Kootenay | British Columbia | Canada | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Condominiums | under 1% | 10% | 8% |
| Needing major repairs | 13% | 6% | 6% |
| Too small for the household | 3% | 4% | 3% |
| Households in core housing need | 20% | 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 D, Central Kootenay is 41% below the $720,000 median of British Columbia’s towns
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.
Lower values near Electoral Area D, Central Kootenay: Kaslo, Nakusp and Electoral Area K, Central Kootenay
Next to Electoral Area D, Central Kootenay: 2021 census values and the share of owners. Electoral Area D, Central Kootenay has few close neighbours with figures, so the list reaches 25–66 km out.
| Town | Median home value | Average | Owners | km |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Electoral Area D, Central Kootenay | $424K | $444K | 83% | |
| Kaslo | $400K | $414K | 72% | 24.8 |
| Nakusp | $348K | $386K | 77% | 54.7 |
| Electoral Area K, Central Kootenay | $400K | $451K | 90% | 55.4 |
| Electoral Area F, Central Kootenay | $604K | $689K | 87% | 65.6 |
| Electoral Area H, Central Kootenay | $400K | $432K | 80% | 66 |
Census 2021 values; km.
Questions about property prices in Electoral Area D, Central Kootenay
How many households in Electoral Area D, Central Kootenay are in core housing need?
Statistics Canada puts 20% of Electoral Area D, Central Kootenay’s households in core housing need, a higher share than the 10% of British Columbia’s towns.
Is Electoral Area D, Central Kootenay expensive for British Columbia?
Below the norm for British Columbia’s towns, whose median home is worth $720,000; Electoral Area D, Central Kootenay’s is worth less.
What is the average house price in Electoral Area D, Central Kootenay?
Buyers paid $340,000 on average in 2023, or 3 years of their income at the median.
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).