Photo: Shawn from Airdrie, Canada · CC BY-SA 2.0Homes in Smithers are worth 44% less than the median of British Columbia’s towns
That is a median of $400,000 at the 2021 census, set beside $720,000 for British Columbia’s towns. The median sale in 2023 was $478,000, across 145 buyers. For 2024, the median assessed value of a residential property is $476,000.
Smithers’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. The census figure is the owner’s own reckoning of value in May 2021; actual sale prices may differ.
median, owners’ estimate
- Average
- $407K
- Owners
- 1,635
- British Columbia’s towns
- $720K
- The typical Canadian town
- $406K
median sale price
- Average sale
- $480K
- ÷ buyers’ income
- 3.1×
- Buyers
- 145
- 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, Smithers’s houses sit 34% below British Columbia’s towns
Of Smithers’s 1,855 residential properties on the 2024 roll, 76% are detached houses and 2% 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.
The homes of Smithers, by period and type
Smithers had 2,315 occupied homes at the 2021 census, 63% of them single-detached houses. Half or more were standing by 1980.
Homes by period of construction the tick is the median of British Columbia’s towns
Homes by kind
| Smithers | British Columbia | Canada | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Condominiums | 9% | 10% | 8% |
| Needing major repairs | 6% | 6% | 6% |
| Too small for the household | 2% | 4% | 3% |
| Households in core housing need | 4% | 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 Smithers ran at 15.6 homes a year per 1,000, near the 18.1 of British Columbia’s towns
From 2018 to 2023, permits in Smithers created 186 homes, about 31 a year. The mix: 22% in single-unit buildings, beside 27% for British Columbia’s towns.
The busiest year: 2021, with 72 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.
Smithers against British Columbia’s towns: 44% under the $720,000 median
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.
Home values around Smithers
The places around Smithers at the 2021 census: median and average value, and how many own.
| Town | Median home value | Average | Owners | km |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Smithers | $400K | $407K | 70% | |
| Electoral Area A, Bulkley-Nechako | $500K | $518K | 86% | 4.2 |
| Telkwa | $384K | $398K | 88% | 13.3 |
Census 2021 values; km.
Questions about property prices in Smithers
How many households in Smithers are in core housing need?
4% of Smithers’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.
Is Smithers expensive for British Columbia?
On census values, Smithers sits among the cheaper of British Columbia’s towns (median $720,000).
What is the average house price in Smithers?
Buyers paid $480,000 on average in 2023, or 3.1 years of their income at the median.
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).