Photo: Buiobuione · CC BY-SA 4.0Buyers in Tofino pay 83% above the median sale of British Columbia’s towns
The 2021 census put the median home at $950,000, with an average of $1,100,000. Keep in mind these are owners’ estimates from the 2021 census, not recorded sales. For 2024, the median assessed value of a residential property is $1,280,000.
Tofino’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.
median, owners’ estimate
- Average
- $1.1M
- Owners
- 500
- British Columbia’s towns
- $720K
- The typical Canadian town
- $406K
median sale price
- Average sale
- $1.27M
- ÷ buyers’ income
- 5.2×
- Buyers
- 35
- 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).
Tofino’s detached houses are assessed at 2.2 times the median of British Columbia’s towns
The 2024 assessment roll counts 945 homes in Tofino: detached houses make 44% of them, condos 13%.
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.
More homes in poor repair than most: 10% in Tofino (British Columbia’s towns: 6%)
Tofino had 945 occupied homes at the 2021 census, 51% of them single-detached houses. Half or more were standing by 2000.
Homes by period of construction the tick is the median of British Columbia’s towns
Homes by kind
| Tofino | British Columbia | Canada | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Condominiums | 10% | 10% | 8% |
| Needing major repairs | 10% | 6% | 6% |
| Too small for the household | 9% | 4% | 3% |
| Households in core housing need | 18% | 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 Tofino ran at 43.6 homes a year per 1,000, where British Columbia’s towns ran at 18.1
Some 38 homes a year: 230 in all were permitted in Tofino from 2018 to 2023. 38% were single-unit buildings and the rest multi-unit ones, against 27% for British Columbia’s towns.
The busiest year: 2021, with 71 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.
Tofino is 32% above 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 Tofino: Electoral Area C, Alberni-Clayoquot, Ucluelet and Electoral Area D, Alberni-Clayoquot
Next to Tofino: 2021 census values and the share of owners. Distances here run 22–79 km: that is how far the nearest places with figures are from Tofino.
| Town | Median home value | Average | Owners | km |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tofino | $950K | $1.1M | 53% | |
| Electoral Area C, Alberni-Clayoquot | $800K | $850K | 63% | 21.9 |
| Ucluelet | $700K | $724K | 67% | 35 |
| Electoral Area D, Alberni-Clayoquot | $800K | $930K | 90% | 70.2 |
| Gold River | $240K | $257K | 84% | 70.9 |
| Electoral Area E, Alberni-Clayoquot | $552K | $592K | 87% | 78.7 |
Census 2021 values; km.
Questions about property prices in Tofino
How many households in Tofino are in core housing need?
Statistics Canada puts 18% of Tofino’s households in core housing need, a higher share than the 10% of British Columbia’s towns.
Is Tofino expensive for British Columbia?
Dearer than the middle: British Columbia’s towns come to $720,000, Tofino to more.
What is the average house price in Tofino?
An average of $1,270,000 in 2023, with the median sale at 5.2 times the buyer’s income.
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).