Photo: Kiyoteru Awaji · CC BY 4.0Home values in Clearwater run 55% lower than the median of British Columbia’s towns
Owners valued the median home at $324,000 in 2021, where the median of British Columbia’s towns was $720,000. Census values are owners’ own estimates, taken in May 2021, before the rise in interest rates. The median sale in 2023 was $338,000, across 75 buyers.
Clearwater’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.
median, owners’ estimate
- Average
- $348K
- Owners
- 800
- British Columbia’s towns
- $720K
- The typical Canadian town
- $406K
median sale price
- Average sale
- $350K
- ÷ buyers’ income
- 4×
- Buyers
- 75
- 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 Clearwater carry assessments 42% under the middle of British Columbia’s towns
Assessors listed 985 residential properties in Clearwater for 2024, 74% 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.
More homes in poor repair than most: 12% in Clearwater (British Columbia’s towns: 6%)
Of the 1,060 homes people lived in across Clearwater at the 2021 census, 73% were single-detached houses. At least half predate 1981.
Homes by period of construction the tick is the median of British Columbia’s towns
Homes by kind
| Clearwater | British Columbia | Canada | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Condominiums | 4% | 10% | 8% |
| Needing major repairs | 12% | 6% | 6% |
| Too small for the household | 2% | 4% | 3% |
| Households in core housing need | 21% | 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.
Clearwater is cheaper than most of British Columbia’s towns: 55% under their $720,000 median
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 Clearwater: Electoral Area A (Wells Gray Country), Thompson-Nicola
The places around Clearwater at the 2021 census: median and average value, and how many own. The nearest places to Clearwater with figures are 12–77 km away.
| Town | Median home value | Average | Owners | km |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Clearwater | $324K | $348K | 76% | |
| Electoral Area A (Wells Gray Country), Thompson-Nicola | $280K | $296K | 86% | 12.4 |
| Barriere | $352K | $360K | 90% | 52 |
| Electoral Area O (Lower North Thompson), Thompson-Nicola | $420K | $472K | 89% | 62.9 |
| Electoral Area H, Cariboo | $376K | $385K | 88% | 75.8 |
| Electoral Area L, Cariboo | $400K | $455K | 91% | 77.1 |
Census 2021 values; km.
Questions about property prices in Clearwater
Is Clearwater expensive for British Columbia?
No: Clearwater’s census median is below the $720,000 of British Columbia’s towns.
How many households in Clearwater are in core housing need?
In Clearwater, 21% of households are in core housing need, against 10% for British Columbia’s towns: their home costs too much, is too small or needs major repairs, and nothing suitable nearby costs under 30% of their income.
What is the average house price in Clearwater?
Homes sold for an average $350,000 in 2023; the median buyer paid 4 times their household 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. 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).