Photo: University of the Fraser Valley · CC BY 2.0Half the owned homes in Chilliwack are valued above $750,000
Behind it are the answers of 25,305 owners at the 2021 census. Sales are published too: 3,050 buyers in 2023, at a median $724,000. Assessors valued the median residential property at $785,000 for 2024.
Chilliwack’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. What owners reported in May 2021 is an opinion of value; interest rates and prices have both moved since.
median, owners’ estimate
- Average
- $764K
- Owners
- 25,305
- British Columbia’s towns
- $720K
- The typical Canadian town
- $406K
median sale price
- Average sale
- $740K
- ÷ buyers’ income
- 5.3×
- Buyers
- 3,050
- 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).
Chilliwack’s houses carry 2.5 times the assessment of its condos
The 2024 assessment roll counts 30,315 homes in Chilliwack: detached houses make 52% of them, condos 15%.
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.
22% of Chilliwack’s homes are condos, where British Columbia’s towns have 10%
At the 2021 census, 54% of Chilliwack’s 35,755 occupied homes were single-detached houses. 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
| Chilliwack | British Columbia | Canada | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Condominiums | 22% | 10% | 8% |
| Needing major repairs | 5% | 6% | 6% |
| Too small for the household | 4% | 4% | 3% |
| Households in core housing need | 10% | 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.
21.2 new homes a year per 1,000 in Chilliwack: in step with British Columbia’s towns (18.1)
Over 2018–2023, 4,617 homes were permitted in Chilliwack, close to 770 each year. Apartments and other multi-unit buildings dominate: only 18% were single-unit, against 27% for British Columbia’s towns.
A peak in 2021: 924 new homes
New homes a year per 1,000 homes
Rising: 760 new homes in the 12 months to August 2026, 31% more
Source area for monthly permits: the Chilliwack metro area
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.
Chilliwack sits close to 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 Chilliwack: Electoral Area E, Fraser Valley and Electoral Area C, Fraser Valley
Next to Chilliwack: 2021 census values and the share of owners.
| Town | Median home value | Average | Owners | km |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chilliwack | $750K | $764K | 72% | |
| Skowkale | – | – | 92% | 1.3 |
| Tzeachten 13 | – | – | 84% | 3 |
| Electoral Area E, Fraser Valley | $600K | $680K | 97% | 11.2 |
| Cultus Lake | $900K | $894K | 90% | 12.6 |
| Electoral Area C, Fraser Valley | $700K | $676K | 94% | 13.3 |
| Rosedale | $1M | $1.06M | 91% | 15.3 |
Census 2021 values; km.
Questions about property prices in Chilliwack
What is the average house price in Chilliwack?
The average sale was $740,000 in 2023, and at the median, buyers paid 5.3 times their income.
Is Chilliwack expensive for British Columbia?
About average: Chilliwack’s census median is close to the $720,000 of British Columbia’s towns.
How many households in Chilliwack are in core housing need?
In Chilliwack, 10% of households are in core housing need, close to the 10% of 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?
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 · 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).