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Whistler, BC

Updated: Aug 2016
House
Median price $1,674,500
Monthly growth 393.95 %
Quarterly trend
Stock on market 1.41%
Apartment
Median price $399,000
Monthly growth 82.19 %
Quarterly trend
Stock on market 1.18%

Whistler Home Price

The $1,674,500 price tag on the median Whistler home means that it is quite highly priced by Canadian standards.

In province, the most common property on the listings this month has 3 bedrooms, in this neighbourhood it’s 3.

There are 359 neighbourhoods that have more properties on sale than Whistler at the moment in British Columbia which puts the neighbourhood in the top 20% when looking at the number of properties to choose from.

As one of British Columbia’s many potential real estate investment neighbourhoods, Whistler needs to be carefully researched before investing in – and remember to check especially the locations within an area before spending - the old estate agent’s mantra of location, location, location has never lost its importance.

If you are looking at investment properties in Whistler, then there are more homes for sale than there were three months ago. This would indicate that house prices will be influencing it towards being a buyers.

Canada’s national median home listing price this month is $244,900, which means that Whistler is in the top 20% for Canada.

When our research team crunched the numbers we calculated that Whistler has a median home price of $399,000.

When it comes to the size of the properties currently available to property investors in this neighbourhood, they tend to have fewer bedrooms than the most commonly available across the nation.

According to our stats, Whistler is the neighbourhood that has the 15th most properties available to real estate investors in British Columbia.

As one of British Columbia’s many potential real estate investment neighbourhoods, Whistler needs to be carefully researched before investing in – and remember to check especially the locations within an area before spending - the old estate agent’s mantra of location, location, location has never lost its importance.

One of the important leading indicators for property investors is whether the amount of stock on the market is increasing or decreasing – as more comes on buyers have more choice so prices can tend to drop. In Whistler, the amount of stock on the market has decreased which is a positive indicator for house prices. Three months ago there were 156, this month we show 109.

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Beds Median price (House) Median price (Apartment)
1 bedroom $404,500 $329,000
2 bedrooms $819,450 $729,000
3 bedrooms $1,391,500 $759,000
4 bedrooms $2,495,000 $649,500
5 bedrooms $4,047,500
6 bedrooms $2,464,000
Demographics
  • Land area (square km)240.4
  • Population in 20119824
  • Population in 20069248
  • 2006 to 2011 population change (%)6.2
  • Total private dwellings9239
  • Private dwellings occupied by usual residents3900
  • Population density per square kilometre40.9

Age Characteristics

Total population by age groups 9825
0 to 4 years 420
5 to 9 years 405
10 to 14 years 375
15 to 19 years 420
15 years 80
16 years 60
17 years 75
18 years 100
19 years 110
20 to 24 years 1130
25 to 29 years 1515
30 to 34 years 1150
35 to 39 years 870
40 to 44 years 830
45 to 49 years 730
50 to 54 years 605
55 to 59 years 465
60 to 64 years 410
65 to 69 years 260
70 to 74 years 115
75 to 79 years 75
80 to 84 years 30
85 years and over 15
Median age of the population 32.4
% of the population aged 15 and over 87.9

Marital Status

Total population 15 years and over by marital status 8630
Married or living with a common-law partner 4315
Married (and not separated) 2845
Living common-law 1470
Not married and not living with a common-law partner 4310
Single (never legally married) 3720
Separated 155
Divorced 355
Widowed 85

Family Characteristics

Total number of census families in private households 2235
Size of census family: 2 persons 1290
Size of census family: 3 persons 450
Size of census family: 4 persons 385
Size of census family: 5 or more persons 110
Total number of census families in private households 2235
Total couple families by family structure and number of children 2060
Married couples 1355
Without children at home 610
With children at home 740
1 child 300
2 children 345
3 or more children 100
Common-law couples 700
Without children at home 585
With children at home 120
1 child 75
2 children 35
3 or more children 10
Total lone-parent families by sex of parent and number of children 180
Female parent 135
1 child 65
2 children 55
3 or more children 10
Male parent 45
1 child 25
2 children 15
3 or more children 0
Total children in census families in private households 1745
Under six years of age 500
6 to 14 years 680
15 to 17 years 195
18 to 24 years 290
25 years and over 80
Average number of children at home per census family 0.8

Household And Dwelling Characteristics

Total number of persons in private households 9135
Number of persons not in census families 3100
Living with relatives 110
Living with non-relatives only 1870
Living alone 1125
Number of census family persons 6035
Average number of persons per census family 2.7
Total number of persons 65 years and over in private households 495
Number of persons not in census families aged 65 years and over 140
Living with relatives 15
Living with non-relatives only 10
Living alone 120
Number of census family persons aged 65 years and over 355
Total number of private households by household type 3900
Census-family households 2190
One-family-only households 1920
Couple-family households 1780
Without children 1000
With children 785
Lone-parent-family households 145
Other family households 270
One-family households with persons not in a census family 230
Couple-family households 200
Without children 140
With children 60
Lone-parent-family households 30
Two-or-more-family households 40
Non-census-family households 1710
One-person households 1125
Two-or-more-person households 585
Total number of occupied private dwellings by structural type of dwelling 3900
Single-detached house 850
Apartment, building that has five or more storeys 5
Movable dwelling 0
Other dwelling 3040
Semi-detached house 275
Row house 915
Apartment, duplex 870
Apartment, building that has fewer than five storeys 980
Other single-attached house 0
Total number of private households by household size 3900
1 person 1125
2 persons 1425
3 persons 625
4 persons 490
5 persons 160
6 or more persons 80
Number of persons in private households 9130
Average number of persons in private households 2.3

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