Photo: David Abercrombie · CC BY-SA 2.0Owners in Port McNeill value their homes 56% below the median of British Columbia’s towns
Owners valued the median home at $320,000 in 2021, where the median of British Columbia’s towns was $720,000. The census asks owners what their home would sell for, so the values are estimates from May 2021. Statistics Canada counted 50 buyers in 2023, paying a median $485,000.
Port McNeill’s homes, by three sources
Every figure here is compared within the province, against British Columbia’s towns, since each province assesses on its own terms.
median, owners’ estimate
- Average
- $330K
- Owners
- 710
- British Columbia’s towns
- $720K
- The typical Canadian town
- $406K
median sale price
- Average sale
- $440K
- ÷ buyers’ income
- 2.5×
- Buyers
- 50
- 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, Port McNeill’s houses sit 30% below British Columbia’s towns
The 2024 assessment roll counts 810 homes in Port McNeill, detached houses 64% 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.
More homes in poor repair than most: 10% in Port McNeill (British Columbia’s towns: 6%)
The 2021 census counted 1,020 occupied homes in Port McNeill; 72% of them are single-detached houses. At least half predate 1981.
Homes by period of construction the tick is the median of British Columbia’s towns
Homes by kind
| Port McNeill | British Columbia | Canada | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Condominiums | 6% | 10% | 8% |
| Needing major repairs | 10% | 6% | 6% |
| Too small for the household | 1% | 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.
Permits in Port McNeill ran at 2.7 homes a year per 1,000, where British Columbia’s towns ran at 18.1
Over 2018–2023, 15 homes were permitted in Port McNeill, close to 3 each year. 79% were single-unit buildings, beside 27% for British Columbia’s towns.
The busiest year: 2021, with 6 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.
Port McNeill against British Columbia’s towns: 56% under the $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 Port McNeill: Port Hardy and Gold River
The places around Port McNeill at the 2021 census: median and average value, and how many own. The nearest places to Port McNeill with figures are 33–153 km away.
| Town | Median home value | Average | Owners | km |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Port McNeill | $320K | $330K | 70% | |
| Port Hardy | $300K | $296K | 67% | 32.8 |
| Gold River | $240K | $257K | 84% | 115.4 |
| Electoral Area C, Strathcona | $600K | $635K | 82% | 144.4 |
| Campbell River | $532K | $566K | 72% | 145.8 |
| Electoral Area D (Oyster Bay - Buttle Lake), Strathcona | $600K | $687K | 89% | 153.4 |
Census 2021 values; km.
Questions about property prices in Port McNeill
Is Port McNeill expensive for British Columbia?
Less than most: British Columbia’s towns have a median of $720,000, and Port McNeill sits below it.
What is the average house price in Port McNeill?
Homes sold for an average $440,000 in 2023; the median buyer paid 2.5 times their household income.
How many households in Port McNeill are in core housing need?
7% of Port McNeill’s households, under the 10% of British Columbia’s towns, live in a home that is unaffordable, crowded or in poor repair and can’t afford a better one nearby.
Can I see individual sales or prices by street?
Only in total: Statistics Canada releases each town’s median and average sale and its number of buyers, never a single sale.
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).