Photo: U.S. Coast Guard · Public domainThe middle home in Comox is valued at $628,000
It is the middle of what 4,975 owner households told the 2021 census. Treat the values as owners’ May 2021 guesses: they are self-reported, and they come from before rates went up. Sales are published too: 485 buyers in 2023, at a median $715,000.
Three ways to price a home in Comox
Every figure here is compared within the province, against British Columbia’s towns, since each province assesses on its own terms.
median, owners’ estimate
- Average
- $663K
- Owners
- 4,975
- British Columbia’s towns
- $720K
- The typical Canadian town
- $406K
median sale price
- Average sale
- $750K
- ÷ buyers’ income
- 4.8×
- Buyers
- 485
- 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).
Comox’s homes by type: detached houses lead, at 69%
Of Comox’s 5,845 residential properties on the 2024 roll, 69% are detached houses and 8% 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.
The homes of Comox, by period and type
At the 2021 census, 66% of Comox’s 6,445 occupied homes were single-detached houses. 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
| Comox | British Columbia | Canada | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Condominiums | 19% | 10% | 8% |
| Needing major repairs | 4% | 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.
Building at the pace of British Columbia’s towns: 17.2 new homes a year per 1,000 in Comox, against 18.1
Building permits added 688 homes in Comox between 2018 and 2023: some 115 a year. Only 16% went into single-unit buildings, beside 27% for British Columbia’s towns.
A peak in 2020: 269 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.
Comox against British Columbia’s towns: 13% under the $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 Comox: Courtenay
Next to Comox: 2021 census values and the share of owners.
| Town | Median home value | Average | Owners | km |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Comox | $628K | $663K | 77% | |
| Courtenay | $572K | $593K | 71% | 4.4 |
| Electoral Area B (Lazo North), Comox Valley | $800K | $881K | 85% | 4.6 |
| Cumberland | $650K | $677K | 72% | 10.1 |
| Electoral Area A, Comox Valley | $725K | $780K | 85% | 12.6 |
| Electoral Area C (Puntledge - Black Creek), Comox Valley | $750K | $789K | 87% | 15.6 |
Census 2021 values; km.
Questions about property prices in Comox
How many households in Comox are in core housing need?
In Comox, 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.
Is Comox expensive for British Columbia?
Below the norm for British Columbia’s towns, whose median home is worth $720,000; Comox’s is worth less.
What is the average house price in Comox?
An average of $750,000 in 2023, with the median sale at 4.8 times the buyer’s 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).