Photo: Earth Science and Remote Sensing Unit , Lyndon B. Johnson Space Center · Public domainCore housing need reaches 33% of Electoral Area E, North Okanagan’s households, where British Columbia’s towns sit at 10%
A median of $500,000 and a mean of $512,000: that is how owners valued their homes in 2021. Treat the values as owners’ May 2021 guesses: they are self-reported, and they come from before rates went up. In 2023, 25 homes changed hands at a median price of $559,000, by Statistics Canada’s count.
Three ways to price a home in Electoral Area E, North Okanagan
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
- $512K
- Owners
- 365
- British Columbia’s towns
- $720K
- The typical Canadian town
- $406K
median sale price
- Average sale
- $550K
- ÷ buyers’ income
- 3.9×
- Buyers
- 25
- 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 E, North Okanagan’s houses sit 34% below British Columbia’s towns
Of Electoral Area E, North Okanagan’s 390 residential properties on the 2024 roll, 83% are 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.
13% of Electoral Area E, North Okanagan’s homes need major repairs, against 6% for British Columbia’s towns
Of the 450 homes people lived in across Electoral Area E, North Okanagan at the 2021 census, 78% 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 E, North Okanagan | British Columbia | Canada | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Condominiums | under 1% | 10% | 8% |
| Needing major repairs | 13% | 6% | 6% |
| Too small for the household | 6% | 4% | 3% |
| Households in core housing need | 33% | 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 E, North Okanagan is cheaper than most of British Columbia’s towns: 31% under their $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 E, North Okanagan: Lumby
The places around Electoral Area E, North Okanagan at the 2021 census: median and average value, and how many own. The nearest places to Electoral Area E, North Okanagan with figures are 19–44 km away.
| Town | Median home value | Average | Owners | km |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Electoral Area E, North Okanagan | $500K | $512K | 82% | |
| Electoral Area D, North Okanagan | $520K | $595K | 85% | 19.2 |
| Lumby | $448K | $429K | 84% | 23.9 |
| Coldstream | $755K | $852K | 90% | 41.4 |
| Electoral Area C, North Okanagan | $755K | $812K | 83% | 42.4 |
| Electoral Area B, North Okanagan | $600K | $623K | 85% | 44.4 |
Census 2021 values; km.
Questions about property prices in Electoral Area E, North Okanagan
Is Electoral Area E, North Okanagan expensive for British Columbia?
Below the norm for British Columbia’s towns, whose median home is worth $720,000; Electoral Area E, North Okanagan’s is worth less.
What is the average house price in Electoral Area E, North Okanagan?
An average of $550,000 in 2023, with the median sale at 3.9 times the buyer’s income.
Can I see individual sales or prices by street?
Not here: individual sales sit with provincial registries and aren’t open, so the published figures are town medians and averages.
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).