Photo: David Stanley from Nanaimo, Canada · CC BY 2.0Housing in Cowichan
The census doesn’t ask about home values or shelter costs on reserve, so those figures are missing for Cowichan. What renting costs around Cowichan is on its cost of living page. In 2023, 1,225 homes changed hands at a median price of $697,000, by Statistics Canada’s count. Cowichan doesn’t get its own sale prices figures; the ones here come from the Duncan area.
What owners say Cowichan’s homes are worth
No sale or assessment figure is published here, so the census value stands alone, beside the median of British Columbia’s towns.
median sale, wider area
- Average sale
- $720K
- ÷ buyers’ income
- 5.1×
- Buyers
- 1,225
- British Columbia’s towns
- $682K
Census 2021 (Statistics Canada); Canadian Housing Statistics Program, tables 46-10-0099 and 46-10-0093; Québec rôle d’évaluation foncière 2026 (MAMH).
34% of Cowichan’s homes need major repairs, against 6% for British Columbia’s towns
Cowichan had 590 occupied homes at the 2021 census, 74% of them 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
| Cowichan | British Columbia | Canada | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Condominiums | 6% | 10% | 8% |
| Needing major repairs | 34% | 6% | 6% |
| Too small for the household | 32% | 4% | 3% |
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.
Cowichan’s neighbours by home value
The places around Cowichan at the 2021 census: median and average value, and how many own.
| Town | Median home value | Average | Owners | km |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cowichan | – | – | 41% | |
| Electoral Area E, Cowichan Valley | $650K | $736K | 80% | 1.2 |
| Duncan | $400K | $423K | 58% | 1.5 |
| North Cowichan | $600K | $641K | 77% | 4.8 |
| Cowichan Bay | $695K | $708K | 85% | 6.4 |
| Cobble Hill | $750K | $776K | 89% | 11.7 |
| Shawnigan | $700K | $787K | 87% | 13.3 |
Census 2021 values; km.
Questions about property prices in Cowichan
Can I see individual sales or prices by street?
No. Sales are published as town figures (median, average, buyers); street-level or single sales aren’t released.
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).