Photo: railfan 44 · Public domainA home in Fort St. James is worth 72% less than the middle of British Columbia’s towns
The 2021 census gives $200,000 as the median value; British Columbia’s towns come to $720,000. No sale stands behind these values: owners named them at the census of May 2021. The median sale in 2023 was $280,000, across 40 buyers.
Fort St. James’s homes, by three sources
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
- $208K
- Owners
- 400
- British Columbia’s towns
- $720K
- The typical Canadian town
- $406K
median sale price
- Average sale
- $240K
- ÷ buyers’ income
- 1.5×
- 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).
Houses in Fort St. James carry assessments 71% under the middle of British Columbia’s towns
Assessors listed 585 residential properties in Fort St. James for 2024, 74% 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.
Major repairs needed: 12% of the homes in Fort St. James, where British Columbia’s towns have 6%
590 occupied homes stood in Fort St. James in 2021, and single-detached houses made up 74% of them. The older half dates from before 1981.
Homes by period of construction the tick is the median of British Columbia’s towns
Homes by kind
| Fort St. James | British Columbia | Canada | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Condominiums | 9% | 10% | 8% |
| Needing major repairs | 12% | 6% | 6% |
| Too small for the household | 4% | 4% | 3% |
| Households in core housing need | 12% | 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.
Fort St. James permitted 13.6 new homes a year per 1,000, below the 18.1 of British Columbia’s towns
Over 2018–2023, 41 homes were permitted in Fort St. James, close to 7 each year. 23% were single-unit buildings and the rest multi-unit ones, against 27% for British Columbia’s towns.
The busiest year: 2022, with 24 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.
Fort St. James against British Columbia’s towns: 72% under the $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.
Fort St. James’s neighbours by home value
The places around Fort St. James at the 2021 census: median and average value, and how many own. No closer places have figures: these lie 5–63 km from Fort St. James.
| Town | Median home value | Average | Owners | km |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fort St. James | $200K | $208K | 67% | |
| Electoral Area C, Bulkley-Nechako | $268K | $296K | 86% | 5.4 |
| Vanderhoof | $300K | $314K | 70% | 50.4 |
| Electoral Area F, Bulkley-Nechako | $310K | $344K | 87% | 59.6 |
| Electoral Area D, Bulkley-Nechako | $230K | $256K | 85% | 62.8 |
Census 2021 values; km.
Questions about property prices in Fort St. James
What is the average house price in Fort St. James?
Buyers paid $240,000 on average in 2023, or 1.5 years of their income at the median.
Is Fort St. James expensive for British Columbia?
On census values, Fort St. James sits among the cheaper of British Columbia’s towns (median $720,000).
How many households in Fort St. James are in core housing need?
About as many as elsewhere: 12% of households in Fort St. James, where British Columbia’s towns sit at 10%.
Can I see individual sales or prices by street?
Only in total: Statistics Canada releases each town’s median and average sale and its number of buyers, never a single sale.
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).