Photo: Earth Science and Remote Sensing Unit , Lyndon B. Johnson Space Center · Public domainElectoral Area A, Kootenay Boundary builds fast: 96.8 new homes a year per 1,000, against 18.1 for British Columbia’s towns
In May 2021 the median owned home was worth $448,000 by its owner’s reckoning, the average one $446,000. Statistics Canada counted 35 buyers in 2023, paying a median $565,000. On the 2024 assessment, the middle residential property is valued at $464,000.
Three ways to price a home in Electoral Area A, Kootenay Boundary
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
- $446K
- Owners
- 620
- British Columbia’s towns
- $720K
- The typical Canadian town
- $406K
median sale price
- Average sale
- $510K
- Buyers
- 35
- 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 A, Kootenay Boundary’s houses sit 29% below British Columbia’s towns
The 2024 assessment roll counts 710 homes in Electoral Area A, Kootenay Boundary, detached houses 89% of them.
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.
A town of houses: 91% of the homes in Electoral Area A, Kootenay Boundary stand alone (British Columbia’s towns: 62%)
Electoral Area A, Kootenay Boundary had 690 occupied homes at the 2021 census. Half went up before 1981.
Homes by period of construction the tick is the median of British Columbia’s towns
Homes by kind
| Electoral Area A, Kootenay Boundary | British Columbia | Canada | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Condominiums | under 1% | 10% | 8% |
| Needing major repairs | 9% | 6% | 6% |
| Too small for the household | 1% | 4% | 3% |
| Households in core housing need | under 1% | 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.
2022 was the year Electoral Area A, Kootenay Boundary built most: 115 new homes permitted
Some 64 homes a year: 385 in all were permitted in Electoral Area A, Kootenay Boundary from 2018 to 2023. Houses dominate the permits, at 71% in single-unit buildings (British Columbia’s towns: 27%).
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.
Electoral Area A, Kootenay Boundary against British Columbia’s towns: 38% 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.
Cheaper next to Electoral Area A, Kootenay Boundary: Fruitvale, Montrose and Trail
Next to Electoral Area A, Kootenay Boundary: 2021 census values and the share of owners.
| Town | Median home value | Average | Owners | km |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Electoral Area A, Kootenay Boundary | $448K | $446K | 91% | |
| Fruitvale | $360K | $366K | 81% | 1.5 |
| Montrose | $376K | $402K | 94% | 5.1 |
| Trail | $310K | $342K | 69% | 11.7 |
| Warfield | $348K | $378K | 79% | 15.8 |
| Electoral Area B (Lower Columbia-Old-Glory), Kootenay Boundary | $400K | $424K | 94% | 16.2 |
Census 2021 values; km.
Questions about property prices in Electoral Area A, Kootenay Boundary
How many households in Electoral Area A, Kootenay Boundary are in core housing need?
Below the norm for British Columbia’s towns (10%): under 1% in Electoral Area A, Kootenay Boundary, counting the households whose home falls short on cost, size or repair.
Is Electoral Area A, Kootenay Boundary expensive for British Columbia?
No: Electoral Area A, Kootenay Boundary’s census median is below the $720,000 of British Columbia’s towns.
What is the average house price in Electoral Area A, Kootenay Boundary?
Buyers paid $510,000 on average in 2023, or – years of their income at the median.
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 · 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).