Photo: Earth Science and Remote Sensing Unit , Lyndon B. Johnson Space Center · Public domainHomes in Electoral Area I, Okanagan-Similkameen are worth a median $750,000
It is the middle of what 850 owner households told the 2021 census. Census values are owners’ own estimates, taken in May 2021, before the rise in interest rates. Sales are published too: 60 buyers in 2023, at a median $770,000.
Three ways to price a home in Electoral Area I, Okanagan-Similkameen
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
- $894K
- Owners
- 850
- British Columbia’s towns
- $720K
- The typical Canadian town
- $406K
median sale price
- Average sale
- $850K
- ÷ buyers’ income
- 4.5×
- 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).
Houses against condos in Electoral Area I, Okanagan-Similkameen: 3.6 times the assessed value
The 2024 assessment roll counts 1,510 homes in Electoral Area I, Okanagan-Similkameen: detached houses make 69% of them, condos 5%.
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 I, Okanagan-Similkameen’s homes, against 62% for British Columbia’s towns
The 2021 census counted 970 occupied homes in Electoral Area I, Okanagan-Similkameen. The older half dates from before 2001.
Homes by period of construction the tick is the median of British Columbia’s towns
Homes by kind
| Electoral Area I, Okanagan-Similkameen | British Columbia | Canada | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Condominiums | 2% | 10% | 8% |
| Needing major repairs | 5% | 6% | 6% |
| Too small for the household | 2% | 4% | 3% |
| Households in core housing need | 7% | 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 I, Okanagan-Similkameen sits close to 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 I, Okanagan-Similkameen: Okanagan Falls, Penticton and Electoral Area C, Okanagan-Similkameen
The places around Electoral Area I, Okanagan-Similkameen at the 2021 census: median and average value, and how many own.
| Town | Median home value | Average | Owners | km |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Electoral Area I, Okanagan-Similkameen | $750K | $894K | 90% | |
| Okanagan Falls | $552K | $661K | 87% | 3.1 |
| Penticton 1 | – | – | 89% | 10.2 |
| Penticton | $524K | $569K | 63% | 10.8 |
| Electoral Area F, Okanagan-Similkameen | $850K | $962K | 94% | 18.4 |
| Electoral Area C, Okanagan-Similkameen | $460K | $548K | 82% | 18.9 |
Census 2021 values; km.
Questions about property prices in Electoral Area I, Okanagan-Similkameen
How many households in Electoral Area I, Okanagan-Similkameen are in core housing need?
Below the norm for British Columbia’s towns (10%): 7% in Electoral Area I, Okanagan-Similkameen, counting the households whose home falls short on cost, size or repair.
Is Electoral Area I, Okanagan-Similkameen expensive for British Columbia?
In the middle: British Columbia’s towns come to $720,000, and so, near enough, does Electoral Area I, Okanagan-Similkameen.
What is the average house price in Electoral Area I, Okanagan-Similkameen?
Homes sold for an average $850,000 in 2023; the median buyer paid 4.5 times their household 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).