Photo: David Adamec · Public domainA median $200,000: what owners say homes in Behchokò are worth
Behind it are the answers of 215 owners at the 2021 census. An owner’s figure, not a sale: the census of May 2021 asked what each home would fetch. Sale prices aren’t published in the Northwest Territories: what owners told the census is the figure to go on for Behchokò.
What owners say Behchokò’s homes are worth
The census is the only published value for these homes; beside it, the median of Northwest Territories’ towns.
median, owners’ estimate
- Average
- $236K
- Owners
- 215
- The typical Canadian town
- $406K
Census 2021 (Statistics Canada); Canadian Housing Statistics Program, tables 46-10-0099 and 46-10-0093; Québec rôle d’évaluation foncière 2026 (MAMH).
The homes of Behchokò, by period and type
The 2021 census counted 460 occupied homes in Behchokò; 72% of them are single-detached houses. The older half dates from before 2001.
Homes by period of construction
Homes by kind
| Behchokò | Canada | |
|---|---|---|
| Condominiums | 4% | 8% |
| Needing major repairs | 33% | 6% |
| Too small for the household | 34% | 3% |
| Households in core housing need | 20% | 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.
15.2 new homes a year per 1,000 in Behchokò: in step with Canada’s towns (13.8)
Some 7 homes a year: 26 in all were permitted in Behchokò from 2018 to 2021. Most were houses: 62% went into single-unit buildings, against 54% for Canada’s towns.
A peak in 2021: 15 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.
Behchokò’s neighbours by home value
Next to Behchokò: 2021 census values and the share of owners. Behchokò has no close neighbour with figures; the nearest is 95 km away.
| Town | Median home value | Average | Owners | km |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Behchokò | $200K | $236K | 48% | |
| Yellowknife | $448K | $494K | 57% | 95.1 |
Census 2021 values; km.
Questions about property prices in Behchokò
How many households in Behchokò are in core housing need?
Statistics Canada puts 20% of Behchokò’s households in core housing need, a higher share than the 7% of Canada’s towns.
Sources: Statistics Canada, Census of Population 2021 · 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).