Photo: Shawn from Airdrie, Canada · CC BY-SA 2.0Electoral Area C (Part 1), Kitimat-Stikine sits 35% below British Columbia’s towns on home values
The 2021 census gives $468,000 as the median value; British Columbia’s towns come to $720,000. What owners reported in May 2021 is an opinion of value; interest rates and prices have both moved since. In 2023, 75 homes changed hands at a median price of $600,000, by Statistics Canada’s count.
Three ways to price a home in Electoral Area C (Part 1), Kitimat-Stikine
Every figure here is compared within the province, against British Columbia’s towns, since each province assesses on its own terms.
median, owners’ estimate
- Average
- $512K
- Owners
- 1,085
- British Columbia’s towns
- $720K
- The typical Canadian town
- $406K
median sale price
- Average sale
- $670K
- ÷ buyers’ income
- 3×
- Buyers
- 75
- 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 Electoral Area C (Part 1), Kitimat-Stikine is assessed 29% lower than across British Columbia’s towns
Of Electoral Area C (Part 1), Kitimat-Stikine’s 1,365 residential properties on the 2024 roll, 82% are detached houses.
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.
Major repairs needed: 15% of the homes in Electoral Area C (Part 1), Kitimat-Stikine, where British Columbia’s towns have 6%
1,260 occupied homes stood in Electoral Area C (Part 1), Kitimat-Stikine in 2021, and single-detached houses made up 87% of them. Half went up before 2001.
Homes by period of construction the tick is the median of British Columbia’s towns
Homes by kind
| Electoral Area C (Part 1), Kitimat-Stikine | British Columbia | Canada | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Condominiums | 1% | 10% | 8% |
| Needing major repairs | 15% | 6% | 6% |
| Too small for the household | 2% | 4% | 3% |
| Households in core housing need | 10% | 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 C (Part 1), Kitimat-Stikine is cheaper than most of British Columbia’s towns: 35% under their $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.
Cheaper next to Electoral Area C (Part 1), Kitimat-Stikine: Terrace and Electoral Area E, Kitimat-Stikine
Next to Electoral Area C (Part 1), Kitimat-Stikine: 2021 census values and the share of owners.
| Town | Median home value | Average | Owners | km |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Electoral Area C (Part 1), Kitimat-Stikine | $468K | $512K | 89% | |
| Terrace | $420K | $434K | 70% | 4.6 |
| Electoral Area E, Kitimat-Stikine | $332K | $344K | 78% | 7.2 |
Census 2021 values; km.
Questions about property prices in Electoral Area C (Part 1), Kitimat-Stikine
Is Electoral Area C (Part 1), Kitimat-Stikine expensive for British Columbia?
On census values, Electoral Area C (Part 1), Kitimat-Stikine sits among the cheaper of British Columbia’s towns (median $720,000).
What is the average house price in Electoral Area C (Part 1), Kitimat-Stikine?
The average sale was $670,000 in 2023, and at the median, buyers paid 3 times their income.
How many households in Electoral Area C (Part 1), Kitimat-Stikine are in core housing need?
10% of Electoral Area C (Part 1), Kitimat-Stikine’s households, near the 10% of British Columbia’s towns, live in a home that is unaffordable, crowded or in poor repair and can’t afford a better one nearby.
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).