Photo: calind · CC BY-SA 3.0Electoral Area D, Peace River’s median sale runs 56% lower than across British Columbia’s towns
Owners valued the median home at $388,000 at the 2021 census, and the average at $415,600. An owner’s figure, not a sale: the census of May 2021 asked what each home would fetch. For 2024, the median assessed value of a residential property is $229,000.
What Electoral Area D, Peace River’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
- $416K
- Owners
- 1,415
- British Columbia’s towns
- $720K
- The typical Canadian town
- $406K
median sale price
- Average sale
- $330K
- ÷ buyers’ income
- 1.9×
- Buyers
- 100
- 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 D, Peace River is assessed 60% lower than across British Columbia’s towns
Detached houses account for 76% of the 2,125 properties on Electoral Area D, Peace River’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.
90% of Electoral Area D, Peace River’s homes are detached houses, where British Columbia’s towns have 62%
People lived in 1,820 homes in Electoral Area D, Peace River at the 2021 census. 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 D, 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 | 13% | 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.
8.1 new homes a year per 1,000 in Electoral Area D, Peace River: fewer than British Columbia’s towns (18.1)
Some 15 homes a year: 89 in all were permitted in Electoral Area D, Peace River from 2018 to 2023. 99% were single-unit buildings, beside 27% for British Columbia’s towns.
A peak in 2022: 20 new homes
New homes a year per 1,000 homes
Statistics Canada, tables 46-10-0087 (building permits by census subdivision, 2018–2023: dwelling units created, new construction and conversions) and 34-10-0292 (monthly, metro areas). Per 1,000: units a year over 2019–2023 against occupied homes in 2021.
Electoral Area D, Peace River against British Columbia’s towns: 46% 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.
Lower values near Electoral Area D, Peace River: Dawson Creek, Taylor and Saddle Hills County
Next to Electoral Area D, Peace River: 2021 census values and the share of owners. No closer places have figures: these lie 8–64 km from Electoral Area D, Peace River.
| Town | Median home value | Average | Owners | km |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Electoral Area D, Peace River | $388K | $416K | 91% | |
| Dawson Creek | $300K | $302K | 58% | 8 |
| Taylor | $290K | $318K | 77% | 47.7 |
| Saddle Hills County | $300K | $336K | 93% | 57.3 |
| Fort St. John | $348K | $365K | 58% | 60.5 |
| Electoral Area C, Peace River | $500K | $550K | 86% | 63.8 |
Census 2021 values; km.
Questions about property prices in Electoral Area D, Peace River
What is the average house price in Electoral Area D, Peace River?
Homes sold for an average $330,000 in 2023; the median buyer paid 1.9 times their household income.
Is Electoral Area D, Peace River expensive for British Columbia?
Cheaper than the middle: British Columbia’s towns come to $720,000, Electoral Area D, Peace River to less.
How many households in Electoral Area D, Peace River are in core housing need?
13% of Electoral Area D, Peace River’s households, above the 10% of British Columbia’s towns, live in a home that is unaffordable, crowded or in poor repair, with no acceptable one nearby they could afford.
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 · Statistics Canada, building permits (tables 46-10-0087 and 34-10-0292). 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).