Photo: Earth Science and Remote Sensing Unit , Lyndon B. Johnson Space Center · Public domainPermits in Electoral Area B, North Okanagan added 68.6 homes a year for every 1,000, where British Columbia’s towns added 18.1
By the 2021 census, half of owned homes were worth more than $600,000; the average was $623,000. Statistics Canada counted 60 buyers in 2023, paying a median $740,000. On the 2024 assessment, the middle residential property is valued at $725,000.
Electoral Area B, North Okanagan’s homes, by three sources
Each source sits beside its own median for British Columbia’s towns; none compares across provinces, which value homes in their own ways. Owners gave those values at the May 2021 census; they are estimates, and older than today’s prices.
median, owners’ estimate
- Average
- $623K
- Owners
- 1,005
- British Columbia’s towns
- $720K
- The typical Canadian town
- $406K
median sale price
- Average sale
- $840K
- ÷ buyers’ income
- 4.2×
- Buyers
- 60
- 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 roll, 89% of Electoral Area B, North Okanagan’s properties are detached houses
The 2024 assessment roll counts 1,045 homes in Electoral Area B, North Okanagan, detached houses 89% of them.
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.
Electoral Area B, North Okanagan’s homes: when they went up and what they are
At the 2021 census, 74% of Electoral Area B, North Okanagan’s 1,285 occupied homes were single-detached houses. Half went up before 1981.
Homes by period of construction the tick is the median of British Columbia’s towns
Homes by kind
| Electoral Area B, North Okanagan | British Columbia | Canada | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Condominiums | under 1% | 10% | 8% |
| Needing major repairs | 5% | 6% | 6% |
| Too small for the household | 3% | 4% | 3% |
| Households in core housing need | 3% | 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.
2022 was the year Electoral Area B, North Okanagan built most: 122 new homes permitted
Over 2018–2023, 518 homes were permitted in Electoral Area B, North Okanagan, close to 86 each year. Most were houses: 71% went into single-unit buildings, against 27% for British Columbia’s towns.
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.
Electoral Area B, North Okanagan against British Columbia’s towns: 17% under 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 B, North Okanagan: Vernon and Armstrong
Next to Electoral Area B, North Okanagan: 2021 census values and the share of owners.
| Town | Median home value | Average | Owners | km |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Electoral Area B, North Okanagan | $600K | $623K | 85% | |
| Electoral Area C, North Okanagan | $755K | $812K | 83% | 2.6 |
| Vernon | $524K | $592K | 66% | 5.6 |
| Coldstream | $755K | $852K | 90% | 8.7 |
| Okanagan (Part) 1 | – | – | 90% | 11.2 |
| Spallumcheen | $640K | $680K | 81% | 12 |
| Armstrong | $500K | $500K | 84% | 15.5 |
Census 2021 values; km.
Questions about property prices in Electoral Area B, North Okanagan
How many households in Electoral Area B, North Okanagan are in core housing need?
In Electoral Area B, North Okanagan, 3% 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.
Is Electoral Area B, North Okanagan expensive for British Columbia?
Less than most: British Columbia’s towns have a median of $720,000, and Electoral Area B, North Okanagan sits below it.
What is the average house price in Electoral Area B, North Okanagan?
Buyers paid $840,000 on average in 2023, or 4.2 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 · 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).