Photo: Murray Foubister · CC BY-SA 2.0Golden sits 38% below British Columbia’s towns on home values
That is a median of $448,000 at the 2021 census, set beside $720,000 for British Columbia’s towns. The values date from May 2021 and are what owners thought their homes were worth, not sale prices. Sales are published too: 95 buyers in 2023, at a median $580,000.
Three ways to price a home in Golden
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
- $439K
- Owners
- 1,200
- British Columbia’s towns
- $720K
- The typical Canadian town
- $406K
median sale price
- Average sale
- $570K
- ÷ buyers’ income
- 3.7×
- Buyers
- 95
- 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).
Golden’s detached houses are assessed 15% below the median of British Columbia’s towns
Detached houses account for 64% of the 1,430 properties on Golden’s 2024 roll; condos for 8%.
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.
More homes in poor repair than most: 10% in Golden (British Columbia’s towns: 6%)
At the 2021 census, 57% of Golden’s 1,735 occupied homes were single-detached houses. 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
| Golden | British Columbia | Canada | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Condominiums | 12% | 10% | 8% |
| Needing major repairs | 10% | 6% | 6% |
| Too small for the household | 2% | 4% | 3% |
| Households in core housing need | 5% | 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.
Golden is 38% 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 Golden: Electoral Area G, East Kootenay and Radium Hot Springs
Next to Golden: 2021 census values and the share of owners. Distances here run 5–97 km: that is how far the nearest places with figures are from Golden.
| Town | Median home value | Average | Owners | km |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Golden | $448K | $439K | 69% | |
| Electoral Area A, Columbia-Shuswap | $480K | $508K | 81% | 4.5 |
| Improvement District No. 9 Banff | $650K | $640K | 19% | 60.5 |
| Electoral Area G, East Kootenay | $400K | $434K | 91% | 88.4 |
| Revelstoke | $695K | $678K | 75% | 92.1 |
| Radium Hot Springs | $344K | $380K | 75% | 97.2 |
Census 2021 values; km.
Questions about property prices in Golden
How many households in Golden are in core housing need?
Fewer than most: 5% of households in Golden, where British Columbia’s towns sit at 10%.
Is Golden expensive for British Columbia?
No: Golden’s census median is below the $720,000 of British Columbia’s towns.
What is the average house price in Golden?
The average sale was $570,000 in 2023, and at the median, buyers paid 3.7 times their income.
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).