Photo: starkerry · CC BY-SA 3.0Buyers in Electoral Area G, Nanaimo pay 34% above the median sale of British Columbia’s towns
Owners valued the median home at $750,000 at the 2021 census, and the average at $817,000. Census values are owners’ own estimates, taken in May 2021, before the rise in interest rates. Assessors valued the median residential property at $894,000 for 2024.
Three ways to price a home in Electoral Area G, Nanaimo
Each source sits beside its own median for British Columbia’s towns; none compares across provinces, which value homes in their own ways.
median, owners’ estimate
- Average
- $817K
- Owners
- 3,235
- British Columbia’s towns
- $720K
- The typical Canadian town
- $406K
median sale price
- Average sale
- $1.01M
- ÷ buyers’ income
- 7.9×
- Buyers
- 245
- 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).
Electoral Area G, Nanaimo’s detached houses are assessed 29% above the median of British Columbia’s towns
Assessors listed 3,600 residential properties in Electoral Area G, Nanaimo for 2024, 82% of them detached houses.
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.
How Electoral Area G, Nanaimo’s homes break down, by age and kind
At the 2021 census, 85% of Electoral Area G, Nanaimo’s 3,580 occupied homes were single-detached houses. Half or more were standing by 2000.
Homes by period of construction the tick is the median of British Columbia’s towns
Homes by kind
| Electoral Area G, Nanaimo | British Columbia | Canada | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Condominiums | 8% | 10% | 8% |
| Needing major repairs | 4% | 6% | 6% |
| Too small for the household | 2% | 4% | 3% |
| Households in core housing need | 5% | 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 G, Nanaimo sits near the middle of British Columbia’s towns ($720,000)
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 G, Nanaimo: Parksville and Electoral Area F, Nanaimo
Next to Electoral Area G, Nanaimo: 2021 census values and the share of owners.
| Town | Median home value | Average | Owners | km |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Electoral Area G, Nanaimo | $750K | $817K | 91% | |
| Parksville | $600K | $595K | 73% | 3.5 |
| Qualicum Beach | $725K | $769K | 87% | 5.2 |
| Electoral Area F, Nanaimo | $600K | $663K | 72% | 7.6 |
| Fairwinds | $900K | $1.01M | 91% | 15.1 |
Census 2021 values; km.
Questions about property prices in Electoral Area G, Nanaimo
What is the average house price in Electoral Area G, Nanaimo?
Buyers paid $1,010,000 on average in 2023, or 7.9 years of their income at the median.
How many households in Electoral Area G, Nanaimo are in core housing need?
Below the norm for British Columbia’s towns (10%): 5% in Electoral Area G, Nanaimo, counting the households whose home falls short on cost, size or repair.
Is Electoral Area G, Nanaimo expensive for British Columbia?
In the middle: British Columbia’s towns come to $720,000, and so, near enough, does Electoral Area G, Nanaimo.
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. 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).