Photo: Earth Science and Remote Sensing Unit , Lyndon B. Johnson Space Center · Public domainHomes in Electoral Area A, Comox Valley sell for 33% more than the median of British Columbia’s towns
Census values for 2021: a median of $725,000 and an average of $780,000. An owner’s figure, not a sale: the census of May 2021 asked what each home would fetch. The 2024 property assessment puts the median residential property at $831,000.
Electoral Area A, Comox Valley’s homes, by three sources
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
- $780K
- Owners
- 3,075
- British Columbia’s towns
- $720K
- The typical Canadian town
- $406K
median sale price
- Average sale
- $990K
- ÷ buyers’ income
- 4.4×
- Buyers
- 185
- 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, Comox Valley’s houses sit 17% above British Columbia’s towns
Detached houses account for 91% of the 4,055 properties on Electoral Area A, Comox Valley’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.
A town of houses: 94% of the homes in Electoral Area A, Comox Valley stand alone (British Columbia’s towns: 62%)
The 2021 census counted 3,670 occupied homes in Electoral Area A, Comox Valley. Half or more were standing by 2000.
Homes by period of construction the tick is the median of British Columbia’s towns
Homes by kind
| Electoral Area A, Comox Valley | British Columbia | Canada | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Condominiums | 1% | 10% | 8% |
| Needing major repairs | 9% | 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.
Electoral Area A, Comox Valley permitted 32.4 new homes a year per 1,000, above the 18.1 of British Columbia’s towns
Some 118 homes a year: 705 in all were permitted in Electoral Area A, Comox Valley from 2018 to 2023. Houses dominate the permits, at 72% in single-unit buildings (British Columbia’s towns: 27%).
Most in 2022: 139 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.
Electoral Area A, Comox Valley 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 Electoral Area A, Comox Valley: Cumberland, Comox and Courtenay
Next to Electoral Area A, Comox Valley: 2021 census values and the share of owners.
| Town | Median home value | Average | Owners | km |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Electoral Area A, Comox Valley | $725K | $780K | 85% | |
| Cumberland | $650K | $677K | 72% | 11.1 |
| Comox | $628K | $663K | 77% | 12.6 |
| Courtenay | $572K | $593K | 71% | 15.2 |
| Electoral Area B (Lazo North), Comox Valley | $800K | $881K | 85% | 17.1 |
Census 2021 values; km.
Questions about property prices in Electoral Area A, Comox Valley
What is the average house price in Electoral Area A, Comox Valley?
Buyers paid $990,000 on average in 2023, or 4.4 years of their income at the median.
How many households in Electoral Area A, Comox Valley are in core housing need?
Statistics Canada puts 10% of Electoral Area A, Comox Valley’s households in core housing need, much as for British Columbia’s towns (10%).
Is Electoral Area A, Comox Valley expensive for British Columbia?
Electoral Area A, Comox Valley is close to the norm for British Columbia’s towns, whose median home is worth $720,000.
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).