Photo: Bell and Jeff from Wellington, New Zealand · CC BY 2.0A home in Vanderhoof is worth 58% less than the middle of British Columbia’s towns
That is a median of $300,000 at the 2021 census, set beside $720,000 for British Columbia’s towns. Statistics Canada counted 115 buyers in 2023, paying a median $287,000. On the 2024 assessment, the middle residential property is valued at $294,000.
Three ways to price a home in Vanderhoof
Every figure here is compared within the province, against British Columbia’s towns, since each province assesses on its own terms. What owners reported in May 2021 is an opinion of value; interest rates and prices have both moved since.
median, owners’ estimate
- Average
- $314K
- Owners
- 1,235
- British Columbia’s towns
- $720K
- The typical Canadian town
- $406K
median sale price
- Average sale
- $310K
- ÷ buyers’ income
- 2.4×
- Buyers
- 115
- 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 Vanderhoof carry assessments 54% under the middle of British Columbia’s towns
The 2024 assessment roll counts 1,435 homes in Vanderhoof, detached houses 79% 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.
The homes of Vanderhoof, by period and type
Of the 1,790 homes people lived in across Vanderhoof at the 2021 census, 68% were 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
| Vanderhoof | British Columbia | Canada | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Condominiums | 6% | 10% | 8% |
| Needing major repairs | 7% | 6% | 6% |
| Too small for the household | 3% | 4% | 3% |
| Households in core housing need | 8% | 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 Vanderhoof ran at 4.5 homes a year per 1,000, where British Columbia’s towns ran at 18.1
Building permits added 42 homes in Vanderhoof between 2018 and 2023: some 7 a year. The mix: 28% in single-unit buildings, beside 27% for British Columbia’s towns.
Most in 2020: 27 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.
Vanderhoof is 58% below the $720,000 median of British Columbia’s towns
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 Vanderhoof: Electoral Area C, Bulkley-Nechako, Electoral Area D, Bulkley-Nechako and Fort St. James
The places around Vanderhoof at the 2021 census: median and average value, and how many own. Distances here run 10–74 km: that is how far the nearest places with figures are from Vanderhoof.
| Town | Median home value | Average | Owners | km |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vanderhoof | $300K | $314K | 70% | |
| Electoral Area F, Bulkley-Nechako | $310K | $344K | 87% | 10 |
| Electoral Area C, Bulkley-Nechako | $268K | $296K | 86% | 49.6 |
| Electoral Area D, Bulkley-Nechako | $230K | $256K | 85% | 50 |
| Fort St. James | $200K | $208K | 67% | 50.4 |
| Electoral Area C, Fraser-Fort George | $500K | $561K | 95% | 73.7 |
Census 2021 values; km.
Questions about property prices in Vanderhoof
Is Vanderhoof expensive for British Columbia?
Cheaper than the middle: British Columbia’s towns come to $720,000, Vanderhoof to less.
What is the average house price in Vanderhoof?
An average of $310,000 in 2023, with the median sale at 2.4 times the buyer’s income.
How many households in Vanderhoof are in core housing need?
8% of Vanderhoof’s households, near 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.
Can I see individual sales or prices by street?
Only in total: Statistics Canada releases each town’s median and average sale and its number of buyers, never a single sale.
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).