Photo: Earth Science and Remote Sensing Unit , Lyndon B. Johnson Space Center · Public domainThe middle home in Electoral Area H, Cowichan Valley is valued at $800,000
The census of 2021 asked 975 owner households what their home was worth. Owners gave those values at the May 2021 census; they are estimates, and older than today’s prices. The median sale in 2023 was $860,000, across 40 buyers.
What Electoral Area H, Cowichan Valley’s homes are worth, three ways
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
- $888K
- Owners
- 975
- British Columbia’s towns
- $720K
- The typical Canadian town
- $406K
median sale price
- Average sale
- $990K
- ÷ buyers’ income
- 6.5×
- Buyers
- 40
- 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).
Electoral Area H, Cowichan Valley’s detached houses are assessed 14% above the median of British Columbia’s towns
Assessors listed 1,000 residential properties in Electoral Area H, Cowichan Valley for 2024, 86% 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.
Single-detached houses are 91% of Electoral Area H, Cowichan Valley’s homes, against 62% for British Columbia’s towns
People lived in 1,135 homes in Electoral Area H, Cowichan Valley at the 2021 census. 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 H, 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 H, Cowichan Valley is dearer than most of British Columbia’s towns: 11% above 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 Electoral Area H, Cowichan Valley: Ladysmith, Electoral Area A, Nanaimo and Electoral Area G, Cowichan Valley
The places around Electoral Area H, Cowichan Valley at the 2021 census: median and average value, and how many own.
| Town | Median home value | Average | Owners | km |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Electoral Area H, Cowichan Valley | $800K | $888K | 89% | |
| Ladysmith | $552K | $588K | 81% | 4.2 |
| Electoral Area A, Nanaimo | $685K | $712K | 84% | 8.3 |
| Electoral Area G, Cowichan Valley | $700K | $790K | 84% | 9.4 |
| Electoral Area B, Nanaimo | $576K | $654K | 88% | 16.3 |
Census 2021 values; km.
Questions about property prices in Electoral Area H, Cowichan Valley
How many households in Electoral Area H, Cowichan Valley are in core housing need?
6% of Electoral Area H, Cowichan Valley’s households, under the 10% of British Columbia’s towns, live in a home that is unaffordable, crowded or in poor repair and can’t afford a better one nearby.
What is the average house price in Electoral Area H, Cowichan Valley?
An average of $990,000 in 2023, with the median sale at 6.5 times the buyer’s income.
Is Electoral Area H, Cowichan Valley expensive for British Columbia?
Yes: Electoral Area H, Cowichan Valley’s census median is above the $720,000 of British Columbia’s towns.
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).