Photo: Earth Science and Remote Sensing Unit , Lyndon B. Johnson Space Center · Public domainCore housing need reaches 20% of Electoral Area B, Okanagan-Similkameen’s households, where British Columbia’s towns sit at 10%
The middle home was worth $500,000 at the 2021 census, the average $468,000. Census values are owners’ own estimates, taken in May 2021, before the rise in interest rates. Statistics Canada counted 20 buyers in 2022, paying a median $538,000.
Electoral Area B, Okanagan-Similkameen’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.
median, owners’ estimate
- Average
- $468K
- Owners
- 285
- British Columbia’s towns
- $720K
- The typical Canadian town
- $406K
median sale price
- Average sale
- $570K
- Buyers
- 20
- 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 B, Okanagan-Similkameen’s detached houses are assessed 44% below the median of British Columbia’s towns
The 2024 assessment roll counts 395 homes in Electoral Area B, Okanagan-Similkameen, detached houses 73% 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.
92% of Electoral Area B, Okanagan-Similkameen’s homes are detached houses, where British Columbia’s towns have 62%
At the 2021 census, Electoral Area B, Okanagan-Similkameen had 470 homes with someone living in them. The older half dates from before 1981.
Homes by period of construction the tick is the median of British Columbia’s towns
Homes by kind
| Electoral Area B, Okanagan-Similkameen | British Columbia | Canada | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Condominiums | under 1% | 10% | 8% |
| Needing major repairs | 12% | 6% | 6% |
| Too small for the household | 9% | 4% | 3% |
| Households in core housing need | 20% | 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 B, Okanagan-Similkameen is cheaper than most of British Columbia’s towns: 31% 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.
Cheaper next to Electoral Area B, Okanagan-Similkameen: Keremeos, Oliver and Electoral Area C, Okanagan-Similkameen
The places around Electoral Area B, Okanagan-Similkameen at the 2021 census: median and average value, and how many own.
| Town | Median home value | Average | Owners | km |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Electoral Area B, Okanagan-Similkameen | $500K | $468K | 80% | |
| Keremeos | $376K | $364K | 78% | 8.3 |
| Oliver | $452K | $489K | 78% | 13.4 |
| Electoral Area C, Okanagan-Similkameen | $460K | $548K | 82% | 15.1 |
| Osoyoos 1 | – | – | 77% | 17.3 |
| Electoral Area G, Okanagan-Similkameen | $250K | $311K | 85% | 18.4 |
Census 2021 values; km.
Questions about property prices in Electoral Area B, Okanagan-Similkameen
Is Electoral Area B, Okanagan-Similkameen expensive for British Columbia?
Below the norm for British Columbia’s towns, whose median home is worth $720,000; Electoral Area B, Okanagan-Similkameen’s is worth less.
What is the average house price in Electoral Area B, Okanagan-Similkameen?
An average of $570,000 in 2022, with the median sale at – times the buyer’s income.
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).