Photo: CPG1100 · CC BY-SA 4.0A home in Prince George is worth 44% less than the middle of British Columbia’s towns
In figures: $400,000 for the median home in 2021, $720,000 for the middle of British Columbia’s towns. Self-assessed in May 2021, these values predate the rate rises that followed. Statistics Canada counted 1,760 buyers in 2023, paying a median $435,000.
Three ways to price a home in Prince George
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
- $405K
- Owners
- 21,630
- British Columbia’s towns
- $720K
- The typical Canadian town
- $406K
median sale price
- Average sale
- $460K
- ÷ buyers’ income
- 3×
- Buyers
- 1,760
- 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 Prince George is assessed 40% lower than across British Columbia’s towns
Of Prince George’s 25,610 residential properties on the 2024 roll, 68% are detached houses and 5% are condos.
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.
Prince George’s homes: when they went up and what they are
At the 2021 census, 58% of Prince George’s 31,790 occupied homes were single-detached houses. The older half dates from before 1981.
Homes by period of construction the tick is the median of British Columbia’s towns
Homes by kind
| Prince George | British Columbia | Canada | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Condominiums | 8% | 10% | 8% |
| Needing major repairs | 7% | 6% | 6% |
| Too small for the household | 4% | 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.
Prince George is 44% below 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 Prince George: Electoral Area F, Fraser-Fort George
Next to Prince George: 2021 census values and the share of owners.
| Town | Median home value | Average | Owners | km |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Prince George | $400K | $405K | 68% | |
| Electoral Area D, Fraser-Fort George | $420K | $454K | 88% | 13.9 |
| Electoral Area A, Fraser-Fort George | $448K | $479K | 91% | 15.4 |
| Electoral Area C, Fraser-Fort George | $500K | $561K | 95% | 17.1 |
| Electoral Area F, Fraser-Fort George | $280K | $297K | 90% | 17.6 |
Census 2021 values; km.
Questions about property prices in Prince George
Is Prince George expensive for British Columbia?
Cheaper than the middle: British Columbia’s towns come to $720,000, Prince George to less.
What is the average house price in Prince George?
An average of $460,000 in 2023, with the median sale at 3 times the buyer’s income.
How many households in Prince George are in core housing need?
7% of Prince George’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?
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).