Photo: jasonwoodhead23 · CC BY 2.0Homes in Fort St. John are worth 52% less than the median of British Columbia’s towns
The 2021 census gives $348,000 as the median value; British Columbia’s towns come to $720,000. Sales are published too: 550 buyers in 2023, at a median $360,000. The 2024 property assessment puts the median residential property at $321,000.
Three ways to price a home in Fort St. John
Three sources, each set against British Columbia’s towns only: provinces measure value differently, so they don’t line up across borders. Keep in mind these are owners’ estimates from the 2021 census, not recorded sales.
median, owners’ estimate
- Average
- $365K
- Owners
- 5,065
- British Columbia’s towns
- $720K
- The typical Canadian town
- $406K
median sale price
- Average sale
- $380K
- ÷ buyers’ income
- 2.6×
- Buyers
- 550
- 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).
Fort St. John’s detached houses are assessed 52% below the median of British Columbia’s towns
Of Fort St. John’s 7,115 residential properties on the 2024 roll, 60% are detached houses and 7% 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.
A younger stock than most: 37% of Fort St. John’s homes went up after 2000 (British Columbia’s towns: 24%)
At the 2021 census, 50% of Fort St. John’s 8,780 occupied homes were single-detached houses.
Homes by period of construction the tick is the median of British Columbia’s towns
Homes by kind
| Fort St. John | British Columbia | Canada | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Condominiums | 9% | 10% | 8% |
| Needing major repairs | 8% | 6% | 6% |
| Too small for the household | 5% | 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.
5.8 new homes a year per 1,000 in Fort St. John: fewer than British Columbia’s towns (18.1)
Over 2018–2023, 390 homes were permitted in Fort St. John, close to 65 each year. The mix: 43% in single-unit buildings, beside 27% for British Columbia’s towns.
Most in 2018: 136 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. John is 52% below the $720,000 median of British Columbia’s towns
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 Fort St. John: Taylor
Next to Fort St. John: 2021 census values and the share of owners.
| Town | Median home value | Average | Owners | km |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fort St. John | $348K | $365K | 58% | |
| Electoral Area C, Peace River | $500K | $550K | 86% | 4.4 |
| Taylor | $290K | $318K | 77% | 13.4 |
Census 2021 values; km.
Questions about property prices in Fort St. John
Is Fort St. John expensive for British Columbia?
No: Fort St. John’s census median is below the $720,000 of British Columbia’s towns.
What is the average house price in Fort St. John?
The average sale was $380,000 in 2023, and at the median, buyers paid 2.6 times their income.
How many households in Fort St. John are in core housing need?
6% of Fort St. John’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.
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).