A home in Warfield is worth 52% less than the middle of British Columbia’s towns
The census median was $348,000 in 2021, against $720,000 for British Columbia’s towns. Those values come from owners at the 2021 census and predate the prices of the years since. Sales are published too: 60 buyers in 2023, at a median $339,000.
What Warfield’s homes are worth, three ways
Each source sits beside its own median for British Columbia’s towns; none compares across provinces, which value homes in their own ways.
median, owners’ estimate
- Average
- $378K
- Owners
- 630
- British Columbia’s towns
- $720K
- The typical Canadian town
- $406K
median sale price
- Average sale
- $340K
- ÷ buyers’ income
- 2.7×
- Buyers
- 60
- 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).
Warfield’s detached houses are assessed 46% below the median of British Columbia’s towns
Detached houses account for 88% of the 730 properties on Warfield’s 2024 roll; condos for 7%.
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.
64% of Warfield’s homes predate 1961, against 11% for British Columbia’s towns
Of the 800 homes people lived in across Warfield at the 2021 census, 81% were single-detached houses.
Homes by period of construction the tick is the median of British Columbia’s towns
Homes by kind
| Warfield | British Columbia | Canada | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Condominiums | 6% | 10% | 8% |
| Needing major repairs | 7% | 6% | 6% |
| Too small for the household | 4% | 4% | 3% |
| Households in core housing need | 2% | 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.
1.5 new homes a year per 1,000 in Warfield: fewer than British Columbia’s towns (18.1)
Building permits added 6 homes in Warfield between 2018 and 2023: some 1 a year. 83% were single-unit buildings, beside 27% for British Columbia’s towns.
The busiest year: 2020, with 2 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.
Warfield against British Columbia’s towns: 52% under the $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 Warfield: Trail
Next to Warfield: 2021 census values and the share of owners.
| Town | Median home value | Average | Owners | km |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Warfield | $348K | $378K | 79% | |
| Rossland | $500K | $527K | 80% | 3.7 |
| Trail | $310K | $342K | 69% | 4.2 |
| Montrose | $376K | $402K | 94% | 11.6 |
| Electoral Area B (Lower Columbia-Old-Glory), Kootenay Boundary | $400K | $424K | 94% | 14.2 |
| Fruitvale | $360K | $366K | 81% | 14.8 |
| Electoral Area A, Kootenay Boundary | $448K | $446K | 91% | 15.8 |
Census 2021 values; km.
Questions about property prices in Warfield
Is Warfield expensive for British Columbia?
Below the norm for British Columbia’s towns, whose median home is worth $720,000; Warfield’s is worth less.
How many households in Warfield are in core housing need?
Fewer than most: 2% of households in Warfield, where British Columbia’s towns sit at 10%.
What is the average house price in Warfield?
The average sale was $340,000 in 2023, and at the median, buyers paid 2.7 times their 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).