Photo: Earth Science and Remote Sensing Unit , Lyndon B. Johnson Space Center · Public domainElectoral Area A, Columbia-Shuswap is adding housing quickly, at 64.4 new homes a year per 1,000 (British Columbia’s towns: 18.1)
By the 2021 census, half of owned homes were worth more than $480,000; the average was $508,000. Self-assessed in May 2021, these values predate the rate rises that followed. Sales are published too: 105 buyers in 2023, at a median $391,000.
Three ways to price a home in Electoral Area A, Columbia-Shuswap
Each source sits beside its own median for British Columbia’s towns; none compares across provinces, which value homes in their own ways.
median, owners’ estimate
- Average
- $508K
- Owners
- 1,175
- British Columbia’s towns
- $720K
- The typical Canadian town
- $406K
median sale price
- Average sale
- $520K
- ÷ buyers’ income
- 2.1×
- Buyers
- 105
- 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).
On the assessment roll, Electoral Area A, Columbia-Shuswap’s houses sit 15% below British Columbia’s towns
Of Electoral Area A, Columbia-Shuswap’s 1,865 residential properties on the 2024 roll, 69% are detached houses and 12% are 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.
Major repairs needed: 11% of the homes in Electoral Area A, Columbia-Shuswap, where British Columbia’s towns have 6%
Of the 1,490 homes people lived in across Electoral Area A, Columbia-Shuswap at the 2021 census, 82% were single-detached houses. Half went up before 2001.
Homes by period of construction the tick is the median of British Columbia’s towns
Homes by kind
| Electoral Area A, Columbia-Shuswap | British Columbia | Canada | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Condominiums | 2% | 10% | 8% |
| Needing major repairs | 11% | 6% | 6% |
| Too small for the household | 4% | 4% | 3% |
| Households in core housing need | 16% | 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.
2021 was the year Electoral Area A, Columbia-Shuswap built most: 150 new homes permitted
Electoral Area A, Columbia-Shuswap issued permits for 515 new homes from 2018 to 2023, or about 86 a year. Most were houses: 97% went into single-unit buildings, against 27% for British Columbia’s towns.
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.
Electoral Area A, Columbia-Shuswap is cheaper than most of British Columbia’s towns: 33% 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 Electoral Area A, Columbia-Shuswap: Golden, Electoral Area G, East Kootenay and Radium Hot Springs
The places around Electoral Area A, Columbia-Shuswap at the 2021 census: median and average value, and how many own. Electoral Area A, Columbia-Shuswap has few close neighbours with figures, so the list reaches 5–95 km out.
| Town | Median home value | Average | Owners | km |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Electoral Area A, Columbia-Shuswap | $480K | $508K | 81% | |
| Golden | $448K | $439K | 69% | 4.5 |
| Improvement District No. 9 Banff | $650K | $640K | 19% | 63 |
| Electoral Area G, East Kootenay | $400K | $434K | 91% | 86 |
| Revelstoke | $695K | $678K | 75% | 89.5 |
| Radium Hot Springs | $344K | $380K | 75% | 94.8 |
Census 2021 values; km.
Questions about property prices in Electoral Area A, Columbia-Shuswap
What is the average house price in Electoral Area A, Columbia-Shuswap?
Homes sold for an average $520,000 in 2023; the median buyer paid 2.1 times their household income.
Is Electoral Area A, Columbia-Shuswap expensive for British Columbia?
Cheaper than the middle: British Columbia’s towns come to $720,000, Electoral Area A, Columbia-Shuswap to less.
How many households in Electoral Area A, Columbia-Shuswap are in core housing need?
Statistics Canada puts 16% of Electoral Area A, Columbia-Shuswap’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?
Only in total: Statistics Canada releases each town’s median and average sale and its number of buyers, never a single sale.
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).