Photo: Earth Science and Remote Sensing Unit , Lyndon B. Johnson Space Center · Public domainHomes in Electoral Area I, Central Kootenay are worth 34% less than the median of British Columbia’s towns
At the 2021 census the median home was worth $476,000, where British Columbia’s towns sit at $720,000. The median sale in 2023 was $545,000, across 45 buyers. On the 2024 assessment, the middle residential property is valued at $502,000.
Three ways to price a home in Electoral Area I, Central Kootenay
Every figure here is compared within the province, against British Columbia’s towns, since each province assesses on its own terms. The census asks owners what their home would sell for, so the values are estimates from May 2021.
median, owners’ estimate
- Average
- $495K
- Owners
- 885
- British Columbia’s towns
- $720K
- The typical Canadian town
- $406K
median sale price
- Average sale
- $500K
- ÷ buyers’ income
- 3.5×
- Buyers
- 45
- 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, Central Kootenay is assessed 25% lower than across British Columbia’s towns
Assessors listed 1,060 residential properties in Electoral Area I, Central Kootenay for 2024, 82% 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.
88% of Electoral Area I, Central Kootenay’s homes are detached houses, where British Columbia’s towns have 62%
People lived in 1,130 homes in Electoral Area I, Central Kootenay at the 2021 census. Half or more were standing by 1980.
Homes by period of construction the tick is the median of British Columbia’s towns
Homes by kind
| Electoral Area I, Central Kootenay | British Columbia | Canada | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Condominiums | under 1% | 10% | 8% |
| Needing major repairs | 8% | 6% | 6% |
| Too small for the household | 3% | 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 I, Central Kootenay is cheaper than most of British Columbia’s towns: 34% 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.
Lower values near Electoral Area I, Central Kootenay: Electoral Area J, Central Kootenay and Castlegar
Next to Electoral Area I, Central Kootenay: 2021 census values and the share of owners.
| Town | Median home value | Average | Owners | km |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Electoral Area I, Central Kootenay | $476K | $495K | 80% | |
| Electoral Area J, Central Kootenay | $448K | $489K | 89% | 12.1 |
| Castlegar | $400K | $428K | 76% | 13.3 |
Census 2021 values; km.
Questions about property prices in Electoral Area I, Central Kootenay
Is Electoral Area I, Central Kootenay expensive for British Columbia?
Less than most: British Columbia’s towns have a median of $720,000, and Electoral Area I, Central Kootenay sits below it.
What is the average house price in Electoral Area I, Central Kootenay?
The average sale was $500,000 in 2023, and at the median, buyers paid 3.5 times their income.
How many households in Electoral Area I, Central Kootenay are in core housing need?
7% of Electoral Area I, Central Kootenay’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.
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).