Photo: Royalbroil · CC BY-SA 3.0A home in Kimberley is worth 44% less than the middle of British Columbia’s towns
In figures: $400,000 for the median home in 2021, $720,000 for the middle of British Columbia’s towns. Statistics Canada counted 390 buyers in 2023, paying a median $437,000. For 2024, the median assessed value of a residential property is $446,000.
Three ways to price a home in Kimberley
Three sources, each set against British Columbia’s towns only: provinces measure value differently, so they don’t line up across borders. The values date from May 2021 and are what owners thought their homes were worth, not sale prices.
median, owners’ estimate
- Average
- $409K
- Owners
- 2,810
- British Columbia’s towns
- $720K
- The typical Canadian town
- $406K
median sale price
- Average sale
- $460K
- ÷ buyers’ income
- 2.9×
- Buyers
- 390
- 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).
Kimberley’s detached houses are assessed 34% below the median of British Columbia’s towns
In 2024, Kimberley had 4,000 residential properties on the roll, detached houses 71% of them and condos 12%.
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.
An older stock than most: 44% of Kimberley’s homes go back before 1961 (British Columbia’s towns: 11%)
Of the 3,595 homes people lived in across Kimberley at the 2021 census, 77% were single-detached houses.
Homes by period of construction the tick is the median of British Columbia’s towns
Homes by kind
| Kimberley | British Columbia | Canada | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Condominiums | 9% | 10% | 8% |
| Needing major repairs | 9% | 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.
Building ahead of British Columbia’s towns: 23.1 new homes a year per 1,000 in Kimberley, against 18.1
Some 75 homes a year: 452 in all were permitted in Kimberley from 2018 to 2023. The mix: 34% in single-unit buildings, beside 27% for British Columbia’s towns.
The busiest year: 2023, with 145 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.
Kimberley is cheaper than most of British Columbia’s towns: 44% under their $720,000 median
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.
Kimberley’s neighbours by home value
Next to Kimberley: 2021 census values and the share of owners. The nearest places to Kimberley with figures are 19–27 km away.
| Town | Median home value | Average | Owners | km |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kimberley | $400K | $409K | 78% | |
| Electoral Area E, East Kootenay | $500K | $538K | 90% | 19.5 |
| Cranbrook | $380K | $391K | 74% | 23.7 |
| Electoral Area C, East Kootenay | $576K | $587K | 91% | 27.4 |
Census 2021 values; km.
Questions about property prices in Kimberley
Is Kimberley expensive for British Columbia?
On census values, Kimberley sits among the cheaper of British Columbia’s towns (median $720,000).
How many households in Kimberley are in core housing need?
Below the norm for British Columbia’s towns (10%): 5% in Kimberley, counting the households whose home falls short on cost, size or repair.
What is the average house price in Kimberley?
An average of $460,000 in 2023, with the median sale at 2.9 times the buyer’s 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 · 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).