Photo: Quintin Soloviev · CC BY 4.0In White Rock, 56% of households live in an apartment (British Columbia’s towns: 12%)
A median of $900,000 and a mean of $1,142,000: that is how owners valued their homes in 2021. Keep in mind these are owners’ estimates from the 2021 census, not recorded sales. In 2023, 740 homes changed hands at a median price of $820,000, by Statistics Canada’s count.
Three ways to price a home in White Rock
Every figure here is compared within the province, against British Columbia’s towns, since each province assesses on its own terms.
median, owners’ estimate
- Average
- $1.14M
- Owners
- 6,960
- British Columbia’s towns
- $720K
- The typical Canadian town
- $406K
median sale price
- Average sale
- $1.11M
- ÷ buyers’ income
- 6.7×
- Buyers
- 740
- 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).
On the assessment roll, White Rock’s houses sit at 2.2 times British Columbia’s towns
Of White Rock’s 9,160 residential properties on the 2024 roll, 54% are condos.
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.
43% of White Rock’s homes are condos, where British Columbia’s towns have 10%
People lived in 10,735 homes in White Rock at the 2021 census. Half went up before 2001.
Homes by period of construction the tick is the median of British Columbia’s towns
Homes by kind
| White Rock | British Columbia | Canada | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Condominiums | 43% | 10% | 8% |
| Needing major repairs | 5% | 6% | 6% |
| Too small for the household | 4% | 4% | 3% |
| Households in core housing need | 21% | 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.
White Rock permitted 16 new homes a year per 1,000, close to the 18.1 of British Columbia’s towns
Building permits added 1,409 homes in White Rock between 2018 and 2023: some 235 a year. Multi-unit buildings took most: single-unit ones were just 3%, where British Columbia’s towns built 27%.
Most in 2018: 550 new homes
New homes a year per 1,000 homes
Slowing: 26,358 new homes in the 12 months to August 2026, 11% fewer
Measured across the Vancouver metro area: monthly permits
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.
White Rock is dearer than most of British Columbia’s towns: 25% above their $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 White Rock: Sunnyside
Next to White Rock: 2021 census values and the share of owners.
| Town | Median home value | Average | Owners | km |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| White Rock | $900K | $1.14M | 65% | |
| Semiahmoo Town Centre | $880K | $933K | 75% | 0.9 |
| Sunnyside | $785K | $869K | 79% | 2.6 |
| South Surrey | $1.2M | $1.41M | 84% | 3.5 |
| Grandview | $1.3M | $1.46M | 79% | 3.7 |
| Ocean Park | $1.6M | $1.67M | 86% | 3.9 |
| Douglas | $1.3M | $1.27M | 86% | 4.4 |
Census 2021 values; km.
Questions about property prices in White Rock
How many households in White Rock are in core housing need?
21% of White Rock’s households, above the 10% of British Columbia’s towns, live in a home that is unaffordable, crowded or in poor repair, with no acceptable one nearby they could afford.
What is the average house price in White Rock?
The average sale was $1,110,000 in 2023, and at the median, buyers paid 6.7 times their income.
Is White Rock expensive for British Columbia?
More than most: British Columbia’s towns have a median of $720,000, and White Rock sits above it.
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).