Photo: Maclean25 at English Wikipedia · Public domainChetwynd sits 62% below British Columbia’s towns on home values
The census median was $276,000 in 2021, against $720,000 for British Columbia’s towns. Sales are published too: 60 buyers in 2023, at a median $278,000. The 2024 property assessment puts the median residential property at $229,000.
Three ways to price a home in Chetwynd
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
- $271K
- Owners
- 625
- British Columbia’s towns
- $720K
- The typical Canadian town
- $406K
median sale price
- Average sale
- $280K
- ÷ buyers’ income
- 1.9×
- Buyers
- 60
- 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).
Chetwynd’s detached houses are assessed 62% below the median of British Columbia’s towns
Detached houses account for 71% of the 810 properties on Chetwynd’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.
Major repairs needed: 10% of the homes in Chetwynd, where British Columbia’s towns have 6%
Chetwynd had 990 occupied homes at the 2021 census, 58% of them single-detached houses. Half went up before 1981.
Homes by period of construction the tick is the median of British Columbia’s towns
Homes by kind
| Chetwynd | British Columbia | Canada | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Condominiums | 4% | 10% | 8% |
| Needing major repairs | 10% | 6% | 6% |
| Too small for the household | 2% | 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.
4.2 new homes a year per 1,000 in Chetwynd: fewer than British Columbia’s towns (18.1)
Over 2018–2023, 21 homes were permitted in Chetwynd, close to 4 each year. The mix: 24% in single-unit buildings, beside 27% for British Columbia’s towns.
A peak in 2021: 17 new homes
New homes a year per 1,000 homes
Statistics Canada, tables 46-10-0087 (building permits by census subdivision, 2018–2023: dwelling units created, new construction and conversions) and 34-10-0292 (monthly, metro areas). Per 1,000: units a year over 2019–2023 against occupied homes in 2021.
Chetwynd is cheaper than most of British Columbia’s towns: 62% 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 Chetwynd: Hudson's Hope and Tumbler Ridge
Next to Chetwynd: 2021 census values and the share of owners. The nearest places to Chetwynd with figures are 9–78 km away.
| Town | Median home value | Average | Owners | km |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chetwynd | $276K | $271K | 64% | |
| Electoral Area E, Peace River | $300K | $332K | 87% | 8.9 |
| Hudson's Hope | $200K | $230K | 80% | 47.6 |
| Tumbler Ridge | $180K | $175K | 69% | 74.3 |
| Electoral Area C, Peace River | $500K | $550K | 86% | 76.3 |
| Taylor | $290K | $318K | 77% | 77.5 |
Census 2021 values; km.
Questions about property prices in Chetwynd
What is the average house price in Chetwynd?
Homes sold for an average $280,000 in 2023; the median buyer paid 1.9 times their household income.
Is Chetwynd expensive for British Columbia?
No: Chetwynd’s census median is below the $720,000 of British Columbia’s towns.
How many households in Chetwynd are in core housing need?
In Chetwynd, 7% of households are in core housing need, against 10% for British Columbia’s towns: those whose home costs too much, is too small or needs major repairs, with nothing suitable nearby under 30% of their income.
Can I see individual sales or prices by street?
Not here: individual sales sit with provincial registries and aren’t open, so the published figures are town medians and averages.
Sources: Statistics Canada, Census of Population 2021 · Statistics Canada, Canadian Housing Statistics Program · Statistics Canada, building permits (tables 46-10-0087 and 34-10-0292). 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).