Photo: Earth Science and Remote Sensing Unit , Lyndon B. Johnson Space Center · Public domainA home in Electoral Area C, qathet is worth 31% less than the middle of British Columbia’s towns
In figures: $500,000 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. The median sale in 2023 was $675,000, across 25 buyers.
Three ways to price a home in Electoral Area C, qathet
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
- $573K
- Owners
- 755
- British Columbia’s towns
- $720K
- The typical Canadian town
- $406K
median sale price
- Average sale
- $1.06M
- ÷ buyers’ income
- 3.5×
- Buyers
- 25
- 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 C, qathet is assessed 21% lower than across British Columbia’s towns
Assessors listed 915 residential properties in Electoral Area C, qathet for 2024, 85% of them 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.
A town of houses: 91% of the homes in Electoral Area C, qathet stand alone (British Columbia’s towns: 62%)
People lived in 1,020 homes in Electoral Area C, qathet at the 2021 census. At least half predate 1981.
Homes by period of construction the tick is the median of British Columbia’s towns
Homes by kind
| Electoral Area C, qathet | British Columbia | Canada | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Condominiums | under 1% | 10% | 8% |
| Needing major repairs | 15% | 6% | 6% |
| Too small for the household | 5% | 4% | 3% |
| Households in core housing need | 12% | 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, qathet is 31% 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 Electoral Area C, qathet: Electoral Area D, qathet and Powell River
The places around Electoral Area C, qathet at the 2021 census: median and average value, and how many own.
| Town | Median home value | Average | Owners | km |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Electoral Area C, qathet | $500K | $573K | 76% | |
| Electoral Area B, qathet | $520K | $588K | 86% | 8.9 |
| Electoral Area D, qathet | $400K | $426K | 84% | 13 |
| Powell River | $452K | $503K | 76% | 13.1 |
Census 2021 values; km.
Questions about property prices in Electoral Area C, qathet
Is Electoral Area C, qathet expensive for British Columbia?
Below the norm for British Columbia’s towns, whose median home is worth $720,000; Electoral Area C, qathet’s is worth less.
What is the average house price in Electoral Area C, qathet?
The average sale was $1,060,000 in 2023, and at the median, buyers paid 3.5 times their income.
How many households in Electoral Area C, qathet are in core housing need?
In Electoral Area C, qathet, 12% of households are in core housing need, close to the 10% of 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.
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).