Photo: D&J Huber from Canada · CC BY 2.0Homes in Electoral Area G, Cowichan Valley are worth a median $700,000
It is the middle of what 905 owner households told the 2021 census. Statistics Canada counted 80 buyers in 2023, paying a median $831,000. The 2024 property assessment puts the median residential property at $773,000.
What Electoral Area G, Cowichan Valley’s homes are worth, three ways
Three sources, each set against British Columbia’s towns only: provinces measure value differently, so they don’t line up across borders. The values date from May 2021 and are what owners thought their homes were worth, not sale prices.
median, owners’ estimate
- Average
- $790K
- Owners
- 905
- British Columbia’s towns
- $720K
- The typical Canadian town
- $406K
median sale price
- Average sale
- $860K
- ÷ buyers’ income
- 5.5×
- Buyers
- 80
- 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 G, Cowichan Valley’s houses sit 11% above British Columbia’s towns
The 2024 assessment roll counts 1,385 homes in Electoral Area G, Cowichan Valley, detached houses 93% of them.
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.
Single-detached houses are 93% of Electoral Area G, Cowichan Valley’s homes, against 62% for British Columbia’s towns
The 2021 census counted 1,090 occupied homes in Electoral Area G, Cowichan Valley. Half went up before 1981.
Homes by period of construction the tick is the median of British Columbia’s towns
Homes by kind
| Electoral Area G, Cowichan Valley | British Columbia | Canada | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Condominiums | 1% | 10% | 8% |
| Needing major repairs | 6% | 6% | 6% |
| Too small for the household | 2% | 4% | 3% |
| Households in core housing need | 6% | 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 G, Cowichan Valley sits near the middle of British Columbia’s towns ($720,000)
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 G, Cowichan Valley: Ladysmith and North Cowichan
Next to Electoral Area G, Cowichan Valley: 2021 census values and the share of owners.
| Town | Median home value | Average | Owners | km |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Electoral Area G, Cowichan Valley | $700K | $790K | 84% | |
| Ladysmith | $552K | $588K | 81% | 5.5 |
| Electoral Area H, Cowichan Valley | $800K | $888K | 89% | 9.4 |
| North Cowichan | $600K | $641K | 77% | 16.7 |
| Electoral Area A, Nanaimo | $685K | $712K | 84% | 17.4 |
Census 2021 values; km.
Questions about property prices in Electoral Area G, Cowichan Valley
How many households in Electoral Area G, Cowichan Valley are in core housing need?
Below the norm for British Columbia’s towns (10%): 6% in Electoral Area G, Cowichan Valley, counting the households whose home falls short on cost, size or repair.
What is the average house price in Electoral Area G, Cowichan Valley?
An average of $860,000 in 2023, with the median sale at 5.5 times the buyer’s income.
Is Electoral Area G, Cowichan Valley expensive for British Columbia?
Electoral Area G, Cowichan 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. 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).