Photo: Sam Beebe · CC BY 2.0Home values in Electoral Area B, Kitimat-Stikine run 72% lower than the median of British Columbia’s towns
The census median was $200,000 in 2021, against $720,000 for British Columbia’s towns. Sales are published too: 25 buyers in 2023, at a median $208,000. On the 2024 assessment, the middle residential property is valued at $900.
Three ways to price a home in Electoral Area B, Kitimat-Stikine
Every figure here is compared within the province, against British Columbia’s towns, since each province assesses on its own terms. Owners gave those values at the May 2021 census; they are estimates, and older than today’s prices.
median, owners’ estimate
- Average
- $235K
- Owners
- 530
- British Columbia’s towns
- $720K
- The typical Canadian town
- $406K
median sale price
- Average sale
- $193K
- ÷ buyers’ income
- 1.9×
- Buyers
- 25
- 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, Electoral Area B, Kitimat-Stikine’s houses sit 70% below British Columbia’s towns
Detached houses account for 82% of the 710 properties on Electoral Area B, Kitimat-Stikine’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.
91% of Electoral Area B, Kitimat-Stikine’s homes are detached houses, where British Columbia’s towns have 62%
Electoral Area B, Kitimat-Stikine had 640 occupied homes at the 2021 census. At least half predate 1981.
Homes by period of construction the tick is the median of British Columbia’s towns
Homes by kind
| Electoral Area B, Kitimat-Stikine | British Columbia | Canada | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Condominiums | under 1% | 10% | 8% |
| Needing major repairs | 20% | 6% | 6% |
| Too small for the household | 6% | 4% | 3% |
| Households in core housing need | 18% | 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.
Electoral Area B, Kitimat-Stikine against British Columbia’s towns: 72% under the $720,000 median
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.
Home values around Electoral Area B, Kitimat-Stikine
The places around Electoral Area B, Kitimat-Stikine at the 2021 census: median and average value, and how many own. No closer places have figures: these lie 61–74 km from Electoral Area B, Kitimat-Stikine.
| Town | Median home value | Average | Owners | km |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Electoral Area B, Kitimat-Stikine | $200K | $235K | 85% | |
| Smithers | $400K | $407K | 70% | 61 |
| Electoral Area A, Bulkley-Nechako | $500K | $518K | 86% | 64.4 |
| Telkwa | $384K | $398K | 88% | 74.2 |
Census 2021 values; km.
Questions about property prices in Electoral Area B, Kitimat-Stikine
What is the average house price in Electoral Area B, Kitimat-Stikine?
An average of $193,000 in 2023, with the median sale at 1.9 times the buyer’s income.
Is Electoral Area B, Kitimat-Stikine expensive for British Columbia?
No: Electoral Area B, Kitimat-Stikine’s census median is below the $720,000 of British Columbia’s towns.
How many households in Electoral Area B, Kitimat-Stikine are in core housing need?
In Electoral Area B, Kitimat-Stikine, 18% of households are in core housing need, against 10% for British Columbia’s towns: their home costs too much, is too small or needs major repairs, and nothing suitable nearby costs under 30% of their income.
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. 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).