Photo: Ruth Hartnup from Vancouver, Canada · CC BY 2.0Whistler’s median sale is 2 times that of British Columbia’s towns
Asked in 2021, owners gave a median value of $1,200,000; averaged, their homes came to $1,644,000. These home values were given by owners themselves, in a census taken in May 2021. Assessors valued the median residential property at $1,830,000 for 2024.
What Whistler’s homes are worth, three ways
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
- $1.64M
- Owners
- 3,145
- British Columbia’s towns
- $720K
- The typical Canadian town
- $406K
median sale price
- Average sale
- $1.78M
- ÷ buyers’ income
- 4.4×
- Buyers
- 490
- 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 Whistler carry 4.4 times the assessment of the median for British Columbia’s towns
The 2024 assessment roll counts 10,190 homes in Whistler: row houses make 43% of them, condos 23%.
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.
38% of Whistler’s homes are condos, where British Columbia’s towns have 10%
At the 2021 census, 30% of Whistler’s 5,600 occupied homes were 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
| Whistler | British Columbia | Canada | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Condominiums | 38% | 10% | 8% |
| Needing major repairs | 5% | 6% | 6% |
| Too small for the household | 9% | 4% | 3% |
| Households in core housing need | 19% | 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.
Building at the pace of British Columbia’s towns: 17.6 new homes a year per 1,000 in Whistler, against 18.1
Over 2018–2023, 602 homes were permitted in Whistler, close to 100 each year. Only 14% went into single-unit buildings, beside 27% for British Columbia’s towns.
A peak in 2023: 152 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.
Whistler against British Columbia’s towns: 67% over 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 Whistler: Pemberton, Electoral Area C, Squamish-Lillooet and Squamish
The places around Whistler at the 2021 census: median and average value, and how many own. No closer places have figures: these lie 26–45 km from Whistler.
| Town | Median home value | Average | Owners | km |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Whistler | $1.2M | $1.64M | 56% | |
| Pemberton | $800K | $860K | 65% | 26.4 |
| Electoral Area C, Squamish-Lillooet | $900K | $1.17M | 71% | 27.2 |
| Squamish | $1M | $1.11M | 70% | 43.8 |
| Electoral Area D, Squamish-Lillooet | $1.3M | $1.49M | 91% | 45 |
Census 2021 values; km.
Questions about property prices in Whistler
How many households in Whistler are in core housing need?
Above the norm for British Columbia’s towns (10%): 19% in Whistler, counting the households whose home falls short on cost, size or repair.
Is Whistler expensive for British Columbia?
More than most: British Columbia’s towns have a median of $720,000, and Whistler sits above it.
What is the average house price in Whistler?
Homes sold for an average $1,780,000 in 2023; the median buyer paid 4.4 times their household income.
Can I see individual sales or prices by street?
No. Canada has no open register of individual sales; Statistics Canada publishes medians and averages by town only.
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).