Photo: Ken Walker · CC BY-SA 2.5Owners put the median home in Qualicum Beach at $725,000
Some 3,845 owner households gave their home’s value to the 2021 census. Those values come from owners at the 2021 census and predate the prices of the years since. Statistics Canada counted 375 buyers in 2023, paying a median $860,000.
What Qualicum Beach’s homes are worth, three ways
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
- $769K
- Owners
- 3,845
- British Columbia’s towns
- $720K
- The typical Canadian town
- $406K
median sale price
- Average sale
- $950K
- ÷ buyers’ income
- 7.5×
- Buyers
- 375
- 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).
Houses in Qualicum Beach carry assessments 20% over the middle of British Columbia’s towns
The 2024 assessment roll counts 4,440 homes in Qualicum Beach: detached houses make 81% of them, condos 7%.
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.
The homes of Qualicum Beach, by period and type
Qualicum Beach had 4,435 occupied homes at the 2021 census, 79% of them single-detached houses. Half went up before 2001.
Homes by period of construction the tick is the median of British Columbia’s towns
Homes by kind
| Qualicum Beach | British Columbia | Canada | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Condominiums | 13% | 10% | 8% |
| Needing major repairs | 2% | 6% | 6% |
| Too small for the household | 1% | 4% | 3% |
| Households in core housing need | 6% | 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 Qualicum Beach ran at 16.3 homes a year per 1,000, near the 18.1 of British Columbia’s towns
Over 2018–2023, 399 homes were permitted in Qualicum Beach, close to 67 each year. Single-unit buildings took 30%, the rest buildings of two or more, against 27% for British Columbia’s towns.
A peak in 2022: 110 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.
Qualicum Beach against British Columbia’s towns: about level with 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 Qualicum Beach: Electoral Area F, Nanaimo and Parksville
The places around Qualicum Beach at the 2021 census: median and average value, and how many own.
| Town | Median home value | Average | Owners | km |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Qualicum Beach | $725K | $769K | 87% | |
| Electoral Area G, Nanaimo | $750K | $817K | 91% | 5.2 |
| Electoral Area F, Nanaimo | $600K | $663K | 72% | 6.8 |
| Parksville | $600K | $595K | 73% | 8.6 |
| Electoral Area H, Nanaimo | $700K | $752K | 86% | 18.6 |
Census 2021 values; km.
Questions about property prices in Qualicum Beach
What is the average house price in Qualicum Beach?
An average of $950,000 in 2023, with the median sale at 7.5 times the buyer’s income.
How many households in Qualicum Beach are in core housing need?
In Qualicum Beach, 6% of households are in core housing need, against 10% for 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.
Is Qualicum Beach expensive for British Columbia?
Qualicum Beach is close to the norm for British Columbia’s towns, whose median home is worth $720,000.
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).