Photo: awmcphee · CC BY-SA 4.0A home in Electoral Area C, Peace River sells for 35% less than in the middle of British Columbia’s towns
Census values for 2021: a median of $500,000 and an average of $549,500. The 2024 property assessment puts the median residential property at $413,000.
Electoral Area C, Peace River’s homes, by three sources
Three sources, each set against British Columbia’s towns only: provinces measure value differently, so they don’t line up across borders. Those values come from owners at the 2021 census and predate the prices of the years since.
median, owners’ estimate
- Average
- $550K
- Owners
- 1,880
- British Columbia’s towns
- $720K
- The typical Canadian town
- $406K
median sale price
- Average sale
- $500K
- ÷ buyers’ income
- 2.3×
- Buyers
- 145
- 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 in Electoral Area C, Peace River carry assessments 35% under the middle of British Columbia’s towns
Of Electoral Area C, Peace River’s 2,130 residential properties on the 2024 roll, 77% 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.
The homes of Electoral Area C, Peace River, by period and type
At the 2021 census, 80% of Electoral Area C, Peace River’s 2,270 occupied homes were single-detached houses. At least half predate 2001.
Homes by period of construction the tick is the median of British Columbia’s towns
Homes by kind
| Electoral Area C, Peace River | British Columbia | Canada | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Condominiums | under 1% | 10% | 8% |
| Needing major repairs | 9% | 6% | 6% |
| Too small for the household | 2% | 4% | 3% |
| Households in core housing need | 4% | 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, Peace River is 31% below the $720,000 median of British Columbia’s towns
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 C, Peace River: Fort St. John and Taylor
The places around Electoral Area C, Peace River at the 2021 census: median and average value, and how many own.
| Town | Median home value | Average | Owners | km |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Electoral Area C, Peace River | $500K | $550K | 86% | |
| Fort St. John | $348K | $365K | 58% | 4.4 |
| Taylor | $290K | $318K | 77% | 17.4 |
Census 2021 values; km.
Questions about property prices in Electoral Area C, Peace River
What is the average house price in Electoral Area C, Peace River?
Homes sold for an average $500,000 in 2023; the median buyer paid 2.3 times their household income.
How many households in Electoral Area C, Peace River are in core housing need?
In Electoral Area C, Peace River, 4% of households are in core housing need, against 10% for British Columbia’s towns: those whose home costs too much, is too small or needs major repairs, with nothing suitable nearby under 30% of their income.
Is Electoral Area C, Peace River expensive for British Columbia?
Below the norm for British Columbia’s towns, whose median home is worth $720,000; Electoral Area C, Peace River’s is worth less.
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).