Photo: RTBoughner at English Wikipedia · Public domainA home in Mackenzie is worth 78% less than the middle of British Columbia’s towns
In figures: $160,000 for the median home in 2021, $720,000 for the middle of British Columbia’s towns. In 2023, 85 homes changed hands at a median price of $198,000, by Statistics Canada’s count. For 2024, the median assessed value of a residential property is $174,000.
What Mackenzie’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. Keep in mind these are owners’ estimates from the 2021 census, not recorded sales.
median, owners’ estimate
- Average
- $175K
- Owners
- 1,285
- British Columbia’s towns
- $720K
- The typical Canadian town
- $406K
median sale price
- Average sale
- $210K
- ÷ buyers’ income
- 2×
- Buyers
- 85
- 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 Mackenzie is assessed 76% lower than across British Columbia’s towns
The 2024 assessment roll counts 1,395 homes in Mackenzie: detached houses make 82% of them, condos 3%.
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.
The homes of Mackenzie, by period and type
Of the 1,585 homes people lived in across Mackenzie at the 2021 census, 67% were single-detached houses. 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
| Mackenzie | British Columbia | Canada | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Condominiums | 8% | 10% | 8% |
| Needing major repairs | 7% | 6% | 6% |
| Too small for the household | 1% | 4% | 3% |
| Households in core housing need | 7% | 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.
Building behind British Columbia’s towns: 0.6 new homes a year per 1,000 in Mackenzie, against 18.1
Mackenzie issued permits for 4 new homes from 2018 to 2023, or about 1 a year. About 33% went into single-unit buildings, where British Columbia’s towns built 27%.
Most in 2020: 2 new homes
A year with no report is left out.
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.
Mackenzie is 78% below the $720,000 median of British Columbia’s towns
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.
Mackenzie’s neighbours by home value
The places around Mackenzie at the 2021 census: median and average value, and how many own. Mackenzie has few close neighbours with figures, so the list reaches 102–110 km out.
| Town | Median home value | Average | Owners | km |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mackenzie | $160K | $175K | 81% | |
| Chetwynd | $276K | $271K | 64% | 101.8 |
| Electoral Area E, Peace River | $300K | $332K | 87% | 108.2 |
| Hudson's Hope | $200K | $230K | 80% | 110 |
Census 2021 values; km.
Questions about property prices in Mackenzie
What is the average house price in Mackenzie?
An average of $210,000 in 2023, with the median sale at 2 times the buyer’s income.
Is Mackenzie expensive for British Columbia?
On census values, Mackenzie sits among the cheaper of British Columbia’s towns (median $720,000).
How many households in Mackenzie are in core housing need?
In Mackenzie, 7% of households are in core housing need, against 10% for British Columbia’s towns: those whose home costs too much, is too small or needs major repairs, with nothing suitable nearby under 30% of their income.
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 · 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).