Photo: Sam Beebe · CC BY 2.0Kitimat sits 52% below British Columbia’s towns on home values
That is a median of $348,000 at the 2021 census, set beside $720,000 for British Columbia’s towns. Treat the values as owners’ May 2021 guesses: they are self-reported, and they come from before rates went up. In 2023, 270 homes changed hands at a median price of $345,000, by Statistics Canada’s count.
Kitimat’s homes, by three sources
Each source sits beside its own median for British Columbia’s towns; none compares across provinces, which value homes in their own ways.
median, owners’ estimate
- Average
- $380K
- Owners
- 2,750
- British Columbia’s towns
- $720K
- The typical Canadian town
- $406K
median sale price
- Average sale
- $370K
- ÷ buyers’ income
- 2.1×
- Buyers
- 270
- 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).
Houses in Kitimat carry assessments 49% under the middle of British Columbia’s towns
Of Kitimat’s 3,580 residential properties on the 2024 roll, 69% 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.
Before 1961: 39% of the homes in Kitimat, where British Columbia’s towns have 11%
At the 2021 census, 65% of Kitimat’s 3,605 occupied homes were single-detached houses.
Homes by period of construction the tick is the median of British Columbia’s towns
Homes by kind
| Kitimat | British Columbia | Canada | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Condominiums | 6% | 10% | 8% |
| Needing major repairs | 14% | 6% | 6% |
| Too small for the household | 3% | 4% | 3% |
| Households in core housing need | 8% | 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.
Kitimat against British Columbia’s towns: 52% 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.
Kitimat’s neighbours by home value
The places around Kitimat at the 2021 census: median and average value, and how many own. The nearest places to Kitimat with figures are 50–56 km away.
| Town | Median home value | Average | Owners | km |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kitimat | $348K | $380K | 76% | |
| Electoral Area E, Kitimat-Stikine | $332K | $344K | 78% | 50.5 |
| Terrace | $420K | $434K | 70% | 51 |
| Electoral Area C (Part 1), Kitimat-Stikine | $468K | $512K | 89% | 55.6 |
Census 2021 values; km.
Questions about property prices in Kitimat
What is the average house price in Kitimat?
Homes sold for an average $370,000 in 2023; the median buyer paid 2.1 times their household income.
Is Kitimat expensive for British Columbia?
Below the norm for British Columbia’s towns, whose median home is worth $720,000; Kitimat’s is worth less.
How many households in Kitimat are in core housing need?
Statistics Canada puts 8% of Kitimat’s households in core housing need, much as for British Columbia’s towns (10%).
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. 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).