Photo: Réjean Tremblay · CC BY 4.0A home in Eeyou Istchee Baie-James is worth 67% less than the middle of Quebec’s towns
The census median was $100,000 in 2021, against $300,000 for Quebec’s towns. Self-assessed in May 2021, these values predate the rate rises that followed. Statistics Canada’s housing statistics carry no sale prices in Quebec; the census value stands in for Eeyou Istchee Baie-James. On the 2026 property roll, single-family homes have a median of $111,900, valued as of July 1, 2024.
Two ways to price a home in Eeyou Istchee Baie-James
Every figure here is compared within the province, against Quebec’s towns, since each province assesses on its own terms.
median, owners’ estimate
- Average
- $143K
- Owners
- 500
- Quebec’s towns
- $300K
- The typical Canadian town
- $406K
single-family, market at July 1, 2024
- Quebec’s towns
- $353K
Census 2021 (Statistics Canada); Canadian Housing Statistics Program, tables 46-10-0099 and 46-10-0093; Québec rôle d’évaluation foncière 2026 (MAMH).
The roll values plexes in Eeyou Istchee Baie-James at $117,500, 72% less than across Quebec’s towns
On Eeyou Istchee Baie-James’s roll, the dwellings sit 49% in single-family houses and 10% in plexes. The roll also counts 430 chalets, at a median $44,200.
Median roll value by kind, 2026 the tick is the median of Quebec’s towns
Dwellings by kind of building
Rôle d’évaluation foncière 2026 (MAMH): a kind’s median needs 10 units or more; plexes are valued per building; each municipality’s roll has its own market date. The ticks are the median of Québec’s municipalities with their own roll.
20% of Eeyou Istchee Baie-James’s households are in core housing need, against 3% for Quebec’s towns
Of the 915 homes people lived in across Eeyou Istchee Baie-James at the 2021 census, 80% were single-detached houses. Half went up before 2001.
Homes by period of construction the tick is the median of Quebec’s towns
Homes by kind
| Eeyou Istchee Baie-James | Quebec | Canada | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Condominiums | 4% | 8% | 8% |
| Needing major repairs | 20% | 6% | 6% |
| Too small for the household | 10% | 2% | 3% |
| Households in core housing need | 20% | 3% | 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.
Eeyou Istchee Baie-James is cheaper than most of Quebec’s towns: 67% under their $300,000 median
The census values of Quebec’s towns, 510 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.
Eeyou Istchee Baie-James’s neighbours by home value
Next to Eeyou Istchee Baie-James: 2021 census values and the share of owners. The nearest places to Eeyou Istchee Baie-James with figures are 57–143 km away.
| Town | Median home value | Average | Owners | km |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Eeyou Istchee Baie-James | $100K | $143K | 55% | |
| Chapais | $125K | $125K | 76% | 57.2 |
| Chibougamau | $200K | $214K | 70% | 93.1 |
| Lebel-sur-Quévillon | $130K | $136K | 84% | 126.2 |
| Matagami | $100K | $98K | 79% | 142.5 |
Census 2021 values; km.
Questions about property prices in Eeyou Istchee Baie-James
Is Eeyou Istchee Baie-James expensive for Quebec?
Less than most: Quebec’s towns have a median of $300,000, and Eeyou Istchee Baie-James sits below it.
Sources: Statistics Canada, Census of Population 2021 · Ministère des Affaires municipales et de l’Habitation, rôle d’évaluation foncière 2026. 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).