Photo: 36reasons · Public domainHomes in West Kelowna are worth a median $750,000
Behind it are the answers of 11,510 owners at the 2021 census. Sales are published too: 1,125 buyers in 2023, at a median $825,000. The 2024 property assessment puts the median residential property at $866,000.
What West Kelowna’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. Those values come from owners at the 2021 census and predate the prices of the years since.
median, owners’ estimate
- Average
- $812K
- Owners
- 11,510
- British Columbia’s towns
- $720K
- The typical Canadian town
- $406K
median sale price
- Average sale
- $900K
- ÷ buyers’ income
- 5.1×
- Buyers
- 1,125
- 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 West Kelowna carry assessments 25% over the middle of British Columbia’s towns
The 2024 assessment roll counts 13,215 homes in West Kelowna: detached houses make 65% 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.
37% of West Kelowna’s homes are from 2001 or later, against 24% for British Columbia’s towns
13,975 occupied homes stood in West Kelowna in 2021, and single-detached houses made up 68% of them.
Homes by period of construction the tick is the median of British Columbia’s towns
Homes by kind
| West Kelowna | British Columbia | Canada | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Condominiums | 14% | 10% | 8% |
| Needing major repairs | 4% | 6% | 6% |
| Too small for the household | 2% | 4% | 3% |
| Households in core housing need | 6% | 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.
West Kelowna permitted 29.6 new homes a year per 1,000, above the 18.1 of British Columbia’s towns
Over 2018–2023, 2,412 homes were permitted in West Kelowna, close to 402 each year. Only 17% went into single-unit buildings, beside 27% for British Columbia’s towns. West Kelowna shares its monthly permits numbers with the rest of the Kelowna metro area.
A peak in 2019: 582 new homes
New homes a year per 1,000 homes
Down 26%: 1,594 new homes in the year to August 2026
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.
West Kelowna sits near the middle of British Columbia’s towns ($720,000)
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 West Kelowna: Peachland
The places around West Kelowna at the 2021 census: median and average value, and how many own.
| Town | Median home value | Average | Owners | km |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| West Kelowna | $750K | $812K | 83% | |
| Tsinstikeptum 9 | – | – | 79% | 1 |
| Tsinstikeptum 10 | – | – | 93% | 5.6 |
| Kelowna | $725K | $796K | 65% | 11.6 |
| Peachland | $700K | $748K | 82% | 12.9 |
Census 2021 values; km.
Questions about property prices in West Kelowna
How many households in West Kelowna are in core housing need?
Below the norm for British Columbia’s towns (10%): 6% in West Kelowna, counting the households whose home falls short on cost, size or repair.
What is the average house price in West Kelowna?
Homes sold for an average $900,000 in 2023; the median buyer paid 5.1 times their household income.
Is West Kelowna expensive for British Columbia?
Neither more nor less: British Columbia’s towns have a median of $720,000, and West Kelowna is near it.
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).