A home in Fruitvale is worth 50% less than the middle of British Columbia’s towns
The census median was $360,000 in 2021, against $720,000 for British Columbia’s towns. The census asks owners what their home would sell for, so the values are estimates from May 2021. Sales are published too: 45 buyers in 2023, at a median $448,000.
Fruitvale’s homes, by three sources
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
- $366K
- Owners
- 690
- British Columbia’s towns
- $720K
- The typical Canadian town
- $406K
median sale price
- Average sale
- $450K
- ÷ buyers’ income
- 3.2×
- Buyers
- 45
- 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).
A detached house in Fruitvale is assessed 39% lower than across British Columbia’s towns
Detached houses account for 85% of the 750 properties on Fruitvale’s 2024 roll.
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.
28% of Fruitvale’s homes predate 1961, against 11% for British Columbia’s towns
Fruitvale had 855 occupied homes at the 2021 census, 73% of them single-detached houses.
Homes by period of construction the tick is the median of British Columbia’s towns
Homes by kind
| Fruitvale | British Columbia | Canada | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Condominiums | 7% | 10% | 8% |
| Needing major repairs | 4% | 6% | 6% |
| Too small for the household | 2% | 4% | 3% |
| Households in core housing need | under 1% | 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.
3.3 new homes a year per 1,000 in Fruitvale: fewer than British Columbia’s towns (18.1)
From 2018 to 2023, permits in Fruitvale created 22 homes, about 4 a year. 57% were single-unit buildings, beside 27% for British Columbia’s towns.
The busiest year: 2018, with 8 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.
Fruitvale is 50% below the $720,000 median of British Columbia’s towns
254 of British Columbia’s towns (2,500 people or more), by median value at the 2021 census, dearest first.
Census 2021, owners’ estimates; towns and neighbourhoods of 2,500 or more, no city as a whole, no reserve.
Lower values near Fruitvale: Trail
Next to Fruitvale: 2021 census values and the share of owners.
| Town | Median home value | Average | Owners | km |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fruitvale | $360K | $366K | 81% | |
| Electoral Area A, Kootenay Boundary | $448K | $446K | 91% | 1.5 |
| Montrose | $376K | $402K | 94% | 4.9 |
| Trail | $310K | $342K | 69% | 10.6 |
| Warfield | $348K | $378K | 79% | 14.8 |
| Electoral Area B (Lower Columbia-Old-Glory), Kootenay Boundary | $400K | $424K | 94% | 14.8 |
| Rossland | $500K | $527K | 80% | 18.4 |
Census 2021 values; km.
Questions about property prices in Fruitvale
Is Fruitvale expensive for British Columbia?
Cheaper than the middle: British Columbia’s towns come to $720,000, Fruitvale to less.
How many households in Fruitvale are in core housing need?
Fewer than most: under 1% of households in Fruitvale, where British Columbia’s towns sit at 10%.
What is the average house price in Fruitvale?
Buyers paid $450,000 on average in 2023, or 3.2 years of their income at the median.
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).