Photo: Earth Science and Remote Sensing Unit , Lyndon B. Johnson Space Center · Public domainA median $600,000: what owners say homes in Electoral Area F, Nanaimo are worth
It is the middle of what 2,590 owner households told the 2021 census. Sales are published too: 150 buyers in 2023, at a median $785,000. On the 2024 assessment, the middle residential property is valued at $771,000.
What Electoral Area F, Nanaimo’s homes are worth, three ways
Every figure here is compared within the province, against British Columbia’s towns, since each province assesses on its own terms. Census values are owners’ own estimates, taken in May 2021, before the rise in interest rates.
median, owners’ estimate
- Average
- $663K
- Owners
- 2,590
- British Columbia’s towns
- $720K
- The typical Canadian town
- $406K
median sale price
- Average sale
- $800K
- ÷ buyers’ income
- 5×
- Buyers
- 150
- 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 F, Nanaimo’s houses sit 13% above British Columbia’s towns
Detached houses account for 81% of the 2,555 properties on Electoral Area F, 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.
The homes of Electoral Area F, Nanaimo, by period and type
Electoral Area F, Nanaimo had 3,675 occupied homes at the 2021 census, 78% of them single-detached houses. The older half dates from before 2001.
Homes by period of construction the tick is the median of British Columbia’s towns
Homes by kind
| Electoral Area F, Nanaimo | British Columbia | Canada | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Condominiums | 1% | 10% | 8% |
| Needing major repairs | 8% | 6% | 6% |
| Too small for the household | 4% | 4% | 3% |
| Households in core housing need | 11% | 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 F, Nanaimo is cheaper than most of British Columbia’s towns: 17% 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 Electoral Area F, Nanaimo
Next to Electoral Area F, Nanaimo: 2021 census values and the share of owners.
| Town | Median home value | Average | Owners | km |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Electoral Area F, Nanaimo | $600K | $663K | 72% | |
| Qualicum Beach | $725K | $769K | 87% | 6.8 |
| Electoral Area G, Nanaimo | $750K | $817K | 91% | 7.6 |
| Parksville | $600K | $595K | 73% | 8.9 |
Census 2021 values; km.
Questions about property prices in Electoral Area F, Nanaimo
Is Electoral Area F, Nanaimo expensive for British Columbia?
No: Electoral Area F, Nanaimo’s census median is below the $720,000 of British Columbia’s towns.
How many households in Electoral Area F, Nanaimo are in core housing need?
Statistics Canada puts 11% of Electoral Area F, Nanaimo’s households in core housing need, much as for British Columbia’s towns (10%).
What is the average house price in Electoral Area F, Nanaimo?
An average of $800,000 in 2023, with the median sale at 5 times the buyer’s income.
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).