Photo: Rod Lafond · CC BY 3.0Owners in Sparwood value their homes 54% below the median of British Columbia’s towns
Owners put the median home at $332,000 at the 2021 census; for British Columbia’s towns the median is $720,000. The median sale in 2023 was $425,000, across 160 buyers. The 2024 property assessment puts the median residential property at $411,000.
Sparwood’s homes, by three sources
Three sources, each set against British Columbia’s towns only: provinces measure value differently, so they don’t line up across borders. Treat the values as owners’ May 2021 guesses: they are self-reported, and they come from before rates went up.
median, owners’ estimate
- Average
- $338K
- Owners
- 1,300
- British Columbia’s towns
- $720K
- The typical Canadian town
- $406K
median sale price
- Average sale
- $410K
- ÷ buyers’ income
- 2.5×
- Buyers
- 160
- 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, Sparwood’s houses sit 36% below British Columbia’s towns
Detached houses account for 62% of the 1,550 properties on Sparwood’s 2024 roll; condos for 21%.
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 Sparwood, by period and type
Sparwood had 1,815 occupied homes at the 2021 census, 55% of them single-detached houses. Half went up before 1981.
Homes by period of construction the tick is the median of British Columbia’s towns
Homes by kind
| Sparwood | British Columbia | Canada | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Condominiums | 16% | 10% | 8% |
| Needing major repairs | 4% | 6% | 6% |
| Too small for the household | 2% | 4% | 3% |
| Households in core housing need | 5% | 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 Sparwood ran at 16.1 homes a year per 1,000, near the 18.1 of British Columbia’s towns
Sparwood issued permits for 155 new homes from 2018 to 2023, or about 26 a year. Single-unit buildings took 52% of them, where British Columbia’s towns built 27%.
The busiest year: 2022, with 60 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.
Sparwood is cheaper than most of British Columbia’s towns: 54% under their $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 Sparwood: Elkford and Crowsnest Pass
The places around Sparwood at the 2021 census: median and average value, and how many own. No closer places have figures: these lie 18–34 km from Sparwood.
| Town | Median home value | Average | Owners | km |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sparwood | $332K | $338K | 72% | |
| Electoral Area A, East Kootenay | $500K | $563K | 88% | 17.9 |
| Fernie | $645K | $643K | 72% | 28.6 |
| Elkford | $300K | $308K | 84% | 31.4 |
| Crowsnest Pass | $300K | $320K | 85% | 34.4 |
Census 2021 values; km.
Questions about property prices in Sparwood
Is Sparwood expensive for British Columbia?
Cheaper than the middle: British Columbia’s towns come to $720,000, Sparwood to less.
What is the average house price in Sparwood?
Homes sold for an average $410,000 in 2023; the median buyer paid 2.5 times their household income.
How many households in Sparwood are in core housing need?
Statistics Canada puts 5% of Sparwood’s households in core housing need, a smaller share than the 10% of British Columbia’s towns.
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 · 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).