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Property prices in Electoral Area D, qathet · Census 2021 and Statistics Canada

Buyers in Electoral Area D, qathet pay 50% below the median sale of British Columbia’s towns

The 2021 census put the median home at $400,000, with an average of $426,000. An owner’s figure, not a sale: the census of May 2021 asked what each home would fetch. The 2024 property assessment puts the median residential property at $339,000.

Median home value
$400K
owners’ estimate, census 2021
average $426K
Median sale price
$340K
CHSP, 2022
45 buyers
Median assessed value
$339K
all residential, 2024
Owner households
500
census 2021
84% of households
What homes are worth

Electoral Area D, qathet’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.

Census 2021$400K

median, owners’ estimate

Average
$426K
Owners
500
British Columbia’s towns
$720K
The typical Canadian town
$406K
Sales, 2022$340K

median sale price

Average sale
$390K
÷ buyers’ income
3.6×
Buyers
45
British Columbia’s towns
$682K
Assessed, 2024$339K

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).

By type of home

Houses in Electoral Area D, qathet carry assessments 49% under the middle of British Columbia’s towns

Detached houses account for 89% of the 650 properties on Electoral Area D, qathet’s 2024 roll.

Assessed value

Median assessment by type, 2024 the tick is the median of British Columbia’s towns

Detached houses$384K
Mobile homes$271K
Multi-unit properties$421K
The mix of properties
Detached houses89%
Mobile homes7%
Multi-unit properties3%
1,320 sq ft
living area of the median detached house (British Columbia’s towns: 1,890 sq ft)

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

Single-detached houses are 88% of Electoral Area D, qathet’s homes, against 62% for British Columbia’s towns

The 2021 census counted 595 occupied homes in Electoral Area D, qathet. Half went up before 1981.

When they were built

Homes by period of construction the tick is the median of British Columbia’s towns

Before 196120%
1961–198040%
1981–200019%
2001–201515%
2016–20216%
What kind of home

Homes by kind

Single-detached houses88%
Semi-detached houses2%
Row housesunder 1%
Flats in a duplex1%
Apartments, under 5 storeysunder 1%
Other attached1%
Movable dwellings10%
Against the median town of the province and of Canada
Electoral Area D, qathetBritish ColumbiaCanada
Condominiumsunder 1%10%8%
Needing major repairs9%6%6%
Too small for the household2%4%3%
Households in core housing need11%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.

Across British Columbia

Electoral Area D, qathet is cheaper than most of British Columbia’s towns: 44% under their $720,000 median

The census values of British Columbia’s towns, 254 of them with 2,500+ people, from dearest to cheapest.

Median value, census 2021

Census 2021, owners’ estimates; towns and neighbourhoods of 2,500 or more, no city as a whole, no reserve.

Electoral Area D, qathet’s neighbours by home value

The places around Electoral Area D, qathet at the 2021 census: median and average value, and how many own.

Electoral Area C, qathetElectoral Area B, qathetPowell RiverElectoral Area C, qathetElectoral Area B, qathetPowell RiverElectoral Area D, qathet
Prices next door
TownMedian home valueAverageOwnerskm
Electoral Area D, qathet$400K$426K84%
Electoral Area C, qathet$500K$573K76%13
Electoral Area B, qathet$520K$588K86%14.8
Powell River$452K$503K76%19.1

Census 2021 values; km.

Questions about property prices in Electoral Area D, qathet

Is Electoral Area D, qathet expensive for British Columbia?

No: Electoral Area D, qathet’s census median is below the $720,000 of British Columbia’s towns.

What is the average house price in Electoral Area D, qathet?

Buyers paid $390,000 on average in 2022, or 3.6 years of their income at the median.

How many households in Electoral Area D, qathet are in core housing need?

In Electoral Area D, qathet, 11% 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?

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).