Photo: Kevstan · CC BY-SA 3.0Nakusp sits 52% below British Columbia’s towns on home values
In figures: $348,000 for the median home in 2021, $720,000 for the middle of British Columbia’s towns. Owners gave those values at the May 2021 census; they are estimates, and older than today’s prices. Sales are published too: 35 buyers in 2023, at a median $411,000.
Nakusp’s homes, by three sources
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
- $386K
- Owners
- 580
- British Columbia’s towns
- $720K
- The typical Canadian town
- $406K
median sale price
- Average sale
- $390K
- ÷ buyers’ income
- 4.3×
- 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).
Houses in Nakusp carry assessments 44% under the middle of British Columbia’s towns
Detached houses account for 86% of the 695 properties on Nakusp’s 2024 roll.
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: 34% of the homes in Nakusp, where British Columbia’s towns have 11%
760 occupied homes stood in Nakusp in 2021, and single-detached houses made up 81% of them.
Homes by period of construction the tick is the median of British Columbia’s towns
Homes by kind
| Nakusp | British Columbia | Canada | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Condominiums | 9% | 10% | 8% |
| Needing major repairs | 8% | 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.
13.2 new homes a year per 1,000 in Nakusp: fewer than British Columbia’s towns (18.1)
Nakusp issued permits for 55 new homes from 2018 to 2023, or about 9 a year. Houses dominate the permits, at 50% in single-unit buildings (British Columbia’s towns: 27%).
Most in 2019: 23 new homes
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.
Nakusp is cheaper than most of British Columbia’s towns: 52% 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.
Home values around Nakusp
Next to Nakusp: 2021 census values and the share of owners. Nakusp has few close neighbours with figures, so the list reaches 11–74 km out.
| Town | Median home value | Average | Owners | km |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nakusp | $348K | $386K | 77% | |
| Electoral Area K, Central Kootenay | $400K | $451K | 90% | 10.7 |
| Electoral Area D, Central Kootenay | $424K | $444K | 83% | 54.7 |
| Electoral Area E, North Okanagan | $500K | $512K | 82% | 59.3 |
| Electoral Area H, Central Kootenay | $400K | $432K | 80% | 72.1 |
| Kaslo | $400K | $414K | 72% | 73.9 |
Census 2021 values; km.
Questions about property prices in Nakusp
Is Nakusp expensive for British Columbia?
Below the norm for British Columbia’s towns, whose median home is worth $720,000; Nakusp’s is worth less.
How many households in Nakusp are in core housing need?
Fewer than most: under 1% of households in Nakusp, where British Columbia’s towns sit at 10%.
What is the average house price in Nakusp?
Homes sold for an average $390,000 in 2023; the median buyer paid 4.3 times their household income.
Can I see individual sales or prices by street?
No. Canada has no open register of individual sales; Statistics Canada publishes medians and averages by town only.
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).