Image: Mike Vanden Bosch / PML / Homes in Sardis. The average assessed value of a single-family home in Chilliwack rose 7 per cent, according to B.C. Assessment. Some neighbourhoods saw much bigger increases in their assessed values.

By Mike Vanden Bosch

B.C. Assessment

Chilliwack home values rise an average of 7%: B.C. Assessment

Jan 3, 2023 | 3:40 PM

VICTORIA — The British Columbia government is boosting the homeowner grant threshold to $2.125 million for this year as average property values increase by 12 per cent across the province.

According to a report from the Canadian Press, the B.C. government said in a statement Tuesday (Jan. 3) that resetting the threshold from $1.975 million means about 92 per cent of residential properties will be eligible for the grant, which reduces property tax on a principal residence.

The basic grant for those who live in their homes in Metro Vancouver, the Fraser Valley and Capital Regional District is $570 and as much as $845 for those over 65, who are veterans or who have a disability.

For homeowners in northern and rural areas, the basic grant is $770 or $1,045 for veterans, those with a disability or people over 65.

B.C. Assessment says in a statement the valuations released Tuesday show estimates from last July, when the total value of real estate assessed in the province reached $2.27 trillion.

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The agency says that while some people may be worried about their taxes going up if they’ve had a large hike in the value of their home, the most important factor is how much the value has changed relative to the average increase of properties in their area.

The average assessed value of a single-family home in Chilliwack increased seven per cent, B.C. Assessment said, while the average single-family home in Abbotsford rose nine per cent. The District of Hope recorded a 14 per cent increase, and the Village of Harrison Hot Springs and District of Kent (Agassiz) each saw a 12 per cent increase in the average assessed value of single-family homes.

The highest valued home in the province is a $74 million Vancouver waterfront mansion and compound owned by Lululemon founder Chip Wilson.

Here are the average assessed values of single-family homes in 2023 for some areas of B.C. along with the percentage change:

Vancouver, $2.125 million, a 7 per cent increase.

Whistler, $2.902 million, an 11 per cent increase.

Surrey, $1.609 million, up 13 per cent.

Duncan, $591,000, a 13 per cent increase.

Tofino, $1.616 million, up 20 per cent.

Kelowna, $988,000, up 14 per cent

Osoyoos, $685,000, up 14 per cent.

Merritt, $475,000, a 14 per cent increase.

Castlegar, $497,000, up 18 per cent.

Nelson, $675,000, up 5 per cent.

Fort St. John, $343,000, a four per cent increase.

Fraser Lake, $204,000, a 31 per cent increase.

Prince George, $450,000, a 12 per cent increase.

Valemount, $345,000, a 28 per cent hike.