Photo: The original uploader was RandyMac at English Wikipedia . · CC BY-SA 3.0A home in Trail is worth 57% less than the middle of British Columbia’s towns
Owners valued the median home at $310,000 in 2021, where the median of British Columbia’s towns was $720,000. Statistics Canada counted 195 buyers in 2023, paying a median $365,000. For 2024, the median assessed value of a residential property is $344,000.
Trail’s homes, by three sources
Each source sits beside its own median for British Columbia’s towns; none compares across provinces, which value homes in their own ways. The values date from May 2021 and are what owners thought their homes were worth, not sale prices.
median, owners’ estimate
- Average
- $342K
- Owners
- 2,570
- British Columbia’s towns
- $720K
- The typical Canadian town
- $406K
median sale price
- Average sale
- $380K
- ÷ buyers’ income
- 3.2×
- Buyers
- 195
- 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).
Trail’s detached houses are assessed 53% below the median of British Columbia’s towns
The 2024 assessment roll counts 3,265 homes in Trail, detached houses 83% of them.
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.
63% of Trail’s homes predate 1961, against 11% for British Columbia’s towns
Of the 3,740 homes people lived in across Trail at the 2021 census, 70% were single-detached houses.
Homes by period of construction the tick is the median of British Columbia’s towns
Homes by kind
| Trail | British Columbia | Canada | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Condominiums | 2% | 10% | 8% |
| Needing major repairs | 11% | 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 Trail ran at 2.4 homes a year per 1,000, where British Columbia’s towns ran at 18.1
Building permits added 48 homes in Trail between 2018 and 2023: some 8 a year. The mix: 44% in single-unit buildings, beside 27% for British Columbia’s towns.
The busiest year: 2020, with 13 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.
Trail against British Columbia’s towns: 57% 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.
Trail’s neighbours by home value
The places around Trail at the 2021 census: median and average value, and how many own.
| Town | Median home value | Average | Owners | km |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Trail | $310K | $342K | 69% | |
| Warfield | $348K | $378K | 79% | 4.2 |
| Montrose | $376K | $402K | 94% | 7.8 |
| Rossland | $500K | $527K | 80% | 7.8 |
| Fruitvale | $360K | $366K | 81% | 10.6 |
| Electoral Area A, Kootenay Boundary | $448K | $446K | 91% | 11.7 |
| Electoral Area B (Lower Columbia-Old-Glory), Kootenay Boundary | $400K | $424K | 94% | 12.6 |
Census 2021 values; km.
Questions about property prices in Trail
Is Trail expensive for British Columbia?
Less than most: British Columbia’s towns have a median of $720,000, and Trail sits below it.
How many households in Trail are in core housing need?
In Trail, 5% 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.
What is the average house price in Trail?
Buyers paid $380,000 on average in 2023, or 3.2 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).