Photo: Earth Science and Remote Sensing Unit , Lyndon B. Johnson Space Center · Public domainElectoral Area K, Central Kootenay’s median sale runs 56% lower than across British Columbia’s towns
Owners valued the median home at $400,000 at the 2021 census, and the average at $451,000. Assessors valued the median residential property at $155,000 for 2024.
Electoral Area K, Central Kootenay’s homes, by three sources
Three sources, each set against British Columbia’s towns only: provinces measure value differently, so they don’t line up across borders. The census asks owners what their home would sell for, so the values are estimates from May 2021.
median, owners’ estimate
- Average
- $451K
- Owners
- 770
- British Columbia’s towns
- $720K
- The typical Canadian town
- $406K
median sale price
- Average sale
- $370K
- ÷ buyers’ income
- 2.4×
- Buyers
- 40
- 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 K, Central Kootenay carry assessments 44% under the middle of British Columbia’s towns
Of Electoral Area K, Central Kootenay’s 1,085 residential properties on the 2024 roll, 85% 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 K, Central Kootenay’s homes are detached houses, where British Columbia’s towns have 62%
The 2021 census counted 870 occupied homes in Electoral Area K, Central Kootenay. The older half dates from before 2001.
Homes by period of construction the tick is the median of British Columbia’s towns
Homes by kind
| Electoral Area K, Central Kootenay | British Columbia | Canada | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Condominiums | under 1% | 10% | 8% |
| Needing major repairs | 10% | 6% | 6% |
| Too small for the household | 3% | 4% | 3% |
| Households in core housing need | 13% | 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 K, Central Kootenay is 44% 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 K, Central Kootenay: Nakusp
Next to Electoral Area K, Central Kootenay: 2021 census values and the share of owners. The nearest places to Electoral Area K, Central Kootenay with figures are 11–72 km away.
| Town | Median home value | Average | Owners | km |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Electoral Area K, Central Kootenay | $400K | $451K | 90% | |
| Nakusp | $348K | $386K | 77% | 10.7 |
| Electoral Area D, Central Kootenay | $424K | $444K | 83% | 55.4 |
| Electoral Area E, North Okanagan | $500K | $512K | 82% | 57.4 |
| Electoral Area H, Central Kootenay | $400K | $432K | 80% | 62.8 |
| Kaslo | $400K | $414K | 72% | 71.7 |
Census 2021 values; km.
Questions about property prices in Electoral Area K, Central Kootenay
What is the average house price in Electoral Area K, Central Kootenay?
Homes sold for an average $370,000 in 2023; the median buyer paid 2.4 times their household income.
Is Electoral Area K, Central Kootenay expensive for British Columbia?
Less than most: British Columbia’s towns have a median of $720,000, and Electoral Area K, Central Kootenay sits below it.
How many households in Electoral Area K, Central Kootenay are in core housing need?
Statistics Canada puts 13% of Electoral Area K, Central Kootenay’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?
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).