Photo: TerradiseBC · CC BY-SA 4.0Electoral Area E, Kitimat-Stikine sits 54% below British Columbia’s towns on home values
The 2021 census gives $332,000 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, 65 homes changed hands at a median price of $376,000, by Statistics Canada’s count.
What Electoral Area E, Kitimat-Stikine’s homes are worth, three ways
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
- $344K
- Owners
- 1,325
- British Columbia’s towns
- $720K
- The typical Canadian town
- $406K
median sale price
- Average sale
- $390K
- ÷ buyers’ income
- 3.1×
- Buyers
- 65
- 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 E, Kitimat-Stikine’s houses sit 42% below British Columbia’s towns
Of Electoral Area E, Kitimat-Stikine’s 1,195 residential properties on the 2024 roll, 70% 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.
More homes in poor repair than most: 12% in Electoral Area E, Kitimat-Stikine (British Columbia’s towns: 6%)
1,710 occupied homes stood in Electoral Area E, Kitimat-Stikine in 2021, and single-detached houses made up 70% of them. Half or more were standing by 1980.
Homes by period of construction the tick is the median of British Columbia’s towns
Homes by kind
| Electoral Area E, Kitimat-Stikine | British Columbia | Canada | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Condominiums | 2% | 10% | 8% |
| Needing major repairs | 12% | 6% | 6% |
| Too small for the household | 5% | 4% | 3% |
| Households in core housing need | 9% | 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 E, Kitimat-Stikine against British Columbia’s towns: 54% under the $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.
Electoral Area E, Kitimat-Stikine’s neighbours by home value
The places around Electoral Area E, Kitimat-Stikine at the 2021 census: median and average value, and how many own.
| Town | Median home value | Average | Owners | km |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Electoral Area E, Kitimat-Stikine | $332K | $344K | 78% | |
| Terrace | $420K | $434K | 70% | 4.3 |
| Electoral Area C (Part 1), Kitimat-Stikine | $468K | $512K | 89% | 7.2 |
Census 2021 values; km.
Questions about property prices in Electoral Area E, Kitimat-Stikine
Is Electoral Area E, Kitimat-Stikine expensive for British Columbia?
Cheaper than the middle: British Columbia’s towns come to $720,000, Electoral Area E, Kitimat-Stikine to less.
What is the average house price in Electoral Area E, Kitimat-Stikine?
An average of $390,000 in 2023, with the median sale at 3.1 times the buyer’s income.
How many households in Electoral Area E, Kitimat-Stikine are in core housing need?
Statistics Canada puts 9% of Electoral Area E, Kitimat-Stikine’s households in core housing need, much as for British Columbia’s towns (10%).
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).