Photo: Earth Science and Remote Sensing Unit , Lyndon B. Johnson Space Center · Public domainHome values in Electoral Area J, Central Kootenay run 38% lower than the median of British Columbia’s towns
In figures: $448,000 for the median home in 2021, $720,000 for the middle of British Columbia’s towns. Sales are published too: 95 buyers in 2023, at a median $525,000. For 2024, the median assessed value of a residential property is $374,000.
Electoral Area J, 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. An owner’s figure, not a sale: the census of May 2021 asked what each home would fetch.
median, owners’ estimate
- Average
- $489K
- Owners
- 1,290
- British Columbia’s towns
- $720K
- The typical Canadian town
- $406K
median sale price
- Average sale
- $530K
- ÷ buyers’ income
- 3.5×
- 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).
Houses in Electoral Area J, Central Kootenay carry assessments 25% under the middle of British Columbia’s towns
Assessors listed 1,530 residential properties in Electoral Area J, Central Kootenay for 2024, 81% of them detached houses and 4% condos.
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.
How Electoral Area J, Central Kootenay’s homes break down, by age and kind
The 2021 census counted 1,460 occupied homes in Electoral Area J, Central Kootenay; 81% of them are single-detached houses. The older half dates from before 1981.
Homes by period of construction the tick is the median of British Columbia’s towns
Homes by kind
| Electoral Area J, Central Kootenay | British Columbia | Canada | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Condominiums | 5% | 10% | 8% |
| Needing major repairs | 7% | 6% | 6% |
| Too small for the household | 1% | 4% | 3% |
| Households in core housing need | 4% | 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 J, Central Kootenay is 38% below the $720,000 median of British Columbia’s towns
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 J, Central Kootenay: Castlegar and Electoral Area B (Lower Columbia-Old-Glory), Kootenay Boundary
Next to Electoral Area J, Central Kootenay: 2021 census values and the share of owners.
| Town | Median home value | Average | Owners | km |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Electoral Area J, Central Kootenay | $448K | $489K | 89% | |
| Castlegar | $400K | $428K | 76% | 6.1 |
| Electoral Area I, Central Kootenay | $476K | $495K | 80% | 12.1 |
| Electoral Area B (Lower Columbia-Old-Glory), Kootenay Boundary | $400K | $424K | 94% | 13.9 |
Census 2021 values; km.
Questions about property prices in Electoral Area J, Central Kootenay
How many households in Electoral Area J, Central Kootenay are in core housing need?
Below the norm for British Columbia’s towns (10%): 4% in Electoral Area J, Central Kootenay, counting the households whose home falls short on cost, size or repair.
Is Electoral Area J, Central Kootenay expensive for British Columbia?
On census values, Electoral Area J, Central Kootenay sits among the cheaper of British Columbia’s towns (median $720,000).
What is the average house price in Electoral Area J, Central Kootenay?
Buyers paid $530,000 on average in 2023, or 3.5 years of their income at the median.
Can I see individual sales or prices by street?
No. Sales are published as town figures (median, average, buyers); street-level or single sales aren’t released.
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).