Photo: Straitgate · CC BY-SA 3.0For every 1,000 homes, Harrison Hot Springs permitted 42.5 new ones a year; British Columbia’s towns permitted 18.1
In May 2021 the median owned home was worth $685,000 by its owner’s reckoning, the average one $682,000. Self-assessed in May 2021, these values predate the rate rises that followed. Statistics Canada counted 135 buyers in 2023, paying a median $665,000.
Harrison Hot Springs’s homes, by three sources
Three sources, each set against British Columbia’s towns only: provinces measure value differently, so they don’t line up across borders.
median, owners’ estimate
- Average
- $682K
- Owners
- 720
- British Columbia’s towns
- $720K
- The typical Canadian town
- $406K
median sale price
- Average sale
- $650K
- ÷ buyers’ income
- 5.9×
- Buyers
- 135
- 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).
On the assessment roll, Harrison Hot Springs’s houses sit 15% above British Columbia’s towns
Of Harrison Hot Springs’s 1,180 residential properties on the 2024 roll, 56% are detached houses and 27% 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.
Condominiums are 22% of Harrison Hot Springs’s homes, against 10% for British Columbia’s towns
The 2021 census counted 885 occupied homes in Harrison Hot Springs; 65% of them are 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
| Harrison Hot Springs | British Columbia | Canada | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Condominiums | 22% | 10% | 8% |
| Needing major repairs | 5% | 6% | 6% |
| Too small for the household | 2% | 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.
The peak came in 2020, when Harrison Hot Springs permitted 90 new homes
From 2018 to 2023, permits in Harrison Hot Springs created 226 homes, about 38 a year. 35% were single-unit buildings and the rest multi-unit ones, against 27% for British Columbia’s towns.
New homes a year per 1,000 homes
Rising: 760 new homes in the 12 months to August 2026, 31% more
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. · Area behind the monthly permits figures: the Chilliwack metro area
Harrison Hot Springs sits near the middle of British Columbia’s towns ($720,000)
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 Harrison Hot Springs: Kent
Next to Harrison Hot Springs: 2021 census values and the share of owners.
| Town | Median home value | Average | Owners | km |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Harrison Hot Springs | $685K | $682K | 81% | |
| Kent | $650K | $728K | 84% | 6.4 |
| Rosedale | $1M | $1.06M | 91% | 11.7 |
| Electoral Area C, Fraser Valley | $700K | $676K | 94% | 14 |
Census 2021 values; km.
Questions about property prices in Harrison Hot Springs
How many households in Harrison Hot Springs are in core housing need?
Statistics Canada puts 6% of Harrison Hot Springs’s households in core housing need, a smaller share than the 10% of British Columbia’s towns.
What is the average house price in Harrison Hot Springs?
Homes sold for an average $650,000 in 2023; the median buyer paid 5.9 times their household income.
Is Harrison Hot Springs expensive for British Columbia?
On census values, Harrison Hot Springs sits mid-table among British Columbia’s towns (median $720,000).
Can I see individual sales or prices by street?
No. Canada has no open register of individual sales; Statistics Canada publishes medians and averages by town only.
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).