Photo: Earth Science and Remote Sensing Unit , Lyndon B. Johnson Space Center · Public domainBuyers in Electoral Area A, Okanagan-Similkameen pay 58% above the median sale of British Columbia’s towns
The middle home was worth $800,000 at the 2021 census, the average $896,000. A census value is an owner’s guess at a selling price in May 2021, and prices have moved since. For 2024, the median assessed value of a residential property is $771,000.
What Electoral Area A, Okanagan-Similkameen’s homes are worth, three ways
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
- $896K
- Owners
- 685
- British Columbia’s towns
- $720K
- The typical Canadian town
- $406K
median sale price
- Average sale
- $1.04M
- ÷ buyers’ income
- 5.9×
- Buyers
- 40
- 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).
A detached house in Electoral Area A, Okanagan-Similkameen is assessed 30% higher than across British Columbia’s towns
Detached houses account for 87% of the 920 properties on Electoral Area A, Okanagan-Similkameen’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.
Single-detached houses are 91% of Electoral Area A, Okanagan-Similkameen’s homes, against 62% for British Columbia’s towns
At the 2021 census, Electoral Area A, Okanagan-Similkameen had 915 homes with someone living in them. 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 A, Okanagan-Similkameen | British Columbia | Canada | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Condominiums | 1% | 10% | 8% |
| Needing major repairs | 2% | 6% | 6% |
| Too small for the household | 4% | 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.
Electoral Area A, Okanagan-Similkameen is 11% above the $720,000 median of British Columbia’s towns
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 A, Okanagan-Similkameen: Osoyoos, Oliver and Electoral Area C, Okanagan-Similkameen
Next to Electoral Area A, Okanagan-Similkameen: 2021 census values and the share of owners. The nearest places to Electoral Area A, Okanagan-Similkameen with figures are 2–26 km away.
| Town | Median home value | Average | Owners | km |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Electoral Area A, Okanagan-Similkameen | $800K | $896K | 83% | |
| Osoyoos | $500K | $592K | 81% | 1.7 |
| Oliver | $452K | $489K | 78% | 20.6 |
| Electoral Area C, Okanagan-Similkameen | $460K | $548K | 82% | 23.8 |
| Electoral Area B, Okanagan-Similkameen | $500K | $468K | 80% | 26 |
Census 2021 values; km.
Questions about property prices in Electoral Area A, Okanagan-Similkameen
How many households in Electoral Area A, Okanagan-Similkameen are in core housing need?
Below the norm for British Columbia’s towns (10%): 3% in Electoral Area A, Okanagan-Similkameen, counting the households whose home falls short on cost, size or repair.
What is the average house price in Electoral Area A, Okanagan-Similkameen?
Buyers paid $1,040,000 on average in 2023, or 5.9 years of their income at the median.
Is Electoral Area A, Okanagan-Similkameen expensive for British Columbia?
On census values, Electoral Area A, Okanagan-Similkameen ranks among the dearer of British Columbia’s towns (median $720,000).
Can I see individual sales or prices by street?
No. Sales are published as town figures (median, average, buyers); street-level or single sales aren’t released.
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).