Photo: Earth Science and Remote Sensing Unit , Lyndon B. Johnson Space Center · Public domainOwners in Electoral Area C, Okanagan-Similkameen value their homes 36% below the median of British Columbia’s towns
Owners valued the median home at $460,000 in 2021, where the median of British Columbia’s towns was $720,000. A census value is an owner’s guess at a selling price in May 2021, and prices have moved since. In 2023, 40 homes changed hands at a median price of $485,000, by Statistics Canada’s count.
What Electoral Area C, 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
- $548K
- Owners
- 1,230
- British Columbia’s towns
- $720K
- The typical Canadian town
- $406K
median sale price
- Average sale
- $700K
- ÷ buyers’ income
- 5.7×
- 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).
On the assessment roll, Electoral Area C, Okanagan-Similkameen’s houses sit 15% below British Columbia’s towns
Of Electoral Area C, Okanagan-Similkameen’s 1,150 residential properties on the 2024 roll, 79% 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.
Electoral Area C, Okanagan-Similkameen’s homes: when they went up and what they are
At the 2021 census, 77% of Electoral Area C, Okanagan-Similkameen’s 1,660 occupied homes were single-detached houses. Half or more were standing by 1980.
Homes by period of construction the tick is the median of British Columbia’s towns
Homes by kind
| Electoral Area C, Okanagan-Similkameen | British Columbia | Canada | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Condominiums | under 1% | 10% | 8% |
| Needing major repairs | 6% | 6% | 6% |
| Too small for the household | 6% | 4% | 3% |
| Households in core housing need | 6% | 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 C, Okanagan-Similkameen against British Columbia’s towns: 36% 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.
Electoral Area C, Okanagan-Similkameen’s neighbours by home value
The places around Electoral Area C, Okanagan-Similkameen at the 2021 census: median and average value, and how many own.
| Town | Median home value | Average | Owners | km |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Electoral Area C, Okanagan-Similkameen | $460K | $548K | 82% | |
| Oliver | $452K | $489K | 78% | 3.6 |
| Osoyoos 1 | – | – | 77% | 6.2 |
| Electoral Area B, Okanagan-Similkameen | $500K | $468K | 80% | 15.1 |
| Okanagan Falls | $552K | $661K | 87% | 16.3 |
| Electoral Area I, Okanagan-Similkameen | $750K | $894K | 90% | 18.9 |
Census 2021 values; km.
Questions about property prices in Electoral Area C, Okanagan-Similkameen
Is Electoral Area C, Okanagan-Similkameen expensive for British Columbia?
Cheaper than the middle: British Columbia’s towns come to $720,000, Electoral Area C, Okanagan-Similkameen to less.
How many households in Electoral Area C, Okanagan-Similkameen are in core housing need?
Fewer than most: 6% of households in Electoral Area C, Okanagan-Similkameen, where British Columbia’s towns sit at 10%.
What is the average house price in Electoral Area C, Okanagan-Similkameen?
Homes sold for an average $700,000 in 2023; the median buyer paid 5.7 times their household 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).