Photo: Gerry Thomasen from Nanaimo, Canada · CC BY 2.0Electoral Area C, Nanaimo’s median sale is 2.1 times that of British Columbia’s towns
The 2021 census put the median home at $900,000, with an average of $984,000. On the 2024 assessment, the middle residential property is valued at $1,010,000.
Three ways to price a home in Electoral Area C, Nanaimo
Every figure here is compared within the province, against British Columbia’s towns, since each province assesses on its own terms. The census asks owners what their home would sell for, so the values are estimates from May 2021.
median, owners’ estimate
- Average
- $984K
- Owners
- 1,005
- British Columbia’s towns
- $720K
- The typical Canadian town
- $406K
median sale price
- Average sale
- $1.42M
- ÷ buyers’ income
- 5.6×
- Buyers
- 55
- 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 C, Nanaimo’s houses sit 51% above British Columbia’s towns
Detached houses account for 88% of the 1,090 properties on Electoral Area C, Nanaimo’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.
A younger stock than most: 44% of Electoral Area C, Nanaimo’s homes went up after 2000 (British Columbia’s towns: 24%)
At the 2021 census, 84% of Electoral Area C, Nanaimo’s 1,235 occupied homes were single-detached houses.
Homes by period of construction the tick is the median of British Columbia’s towns
Homes by kind
| Electoral Area C, Nanaimo | British Columbia | Canada | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Condominiums | under 1% | 10% | 8% |
| Needing major repairs | 7% | 6% | 6% |
| Too small for the household | 2% | 4% | 3% |
| Households in core housing need | 6% | 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 C, Nanaimo against British Columbia’s towns: 25% over 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.
Lower values near Electoral Area C, Nanaimo: Nanaimo, Lantzville and Electoral Area A, Nanaimo
Next to Electoral Area C, Nanaimo: 2021 census values and the share of owners.
| Town | Median home value | Average | Owners | km |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Electoral Area C, Nanaimo | $900K | $984K | 84% | |
| Nanaimo | $600K | $626K | 67% | 3.4 |
| Lantzville | $850K | $976K | 87% | 7.7 |
| Fairwinds | $900K | $1.01M | 91% | 15.2 |
| Electoral Area A, Nanaimo | $685K | $712K | 84% | 15.9 |
| Electoral Area B, Nanaimo | $576K | $654K | 88% | 17.8 |
Census 2021 values; km.
Questions about property prices in Electoral Area C, Nanaimo
How many households in Electoral Area C, Nanaimo are in core housing need?
Fewer than most: 6% of households in Electoral Area C, Nanaimo, where British Columbia’s towns sit at 10%.
Is Electoral Area C, Nanaimo expensive for British Columbia?
Dearer than the middle: British Columbia’s towns come to $720,000, Electoral Area C, Nanaimo to more.
What is the average house price in Electoral Area C, Nanaimo?
Buyers paid $1,420,000 on average in 2023, or 5.6 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. 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).