Rosebery, British Columbia, Canada
As of August 12, 2026, the median asking price in Rosebery is $235,000, across 6 active MLS® listings.
Those listings have been on the market an average of 302 days.
Vacant land in Rosebery are listed at an average of $411,800 across 5 active listings.
Quiet cabins, big Kootenay skies
Rosebery is the kind of West Kootenay lakeside hamlet you can miss if you blink—a tiny, unincorporated pocket just outside New Denver where the forest presses close and the pace slows to the rhythm of the water and the weather. Set along Slocan Lake with the Valhalla peaks looming across the way, it reads less like a “neighbourhood” and more like a lived-in shoreline: a scattering of homes, cabins, and seasonal places tucked into trees, with backroads and lake access doing the heavy lifting.
Historically tied to the Slocan Valley’s mining-era boom-and-bust and the enduring Kootenay tradition of making do with what’s at hand, Rosebery’s identity today is shaped by privacy, self-sufficiency, and recreation. The population swings with the seasons—summer brings families, paddlers, and part-time owners—while year-round life leans toward long-time locals, retirees, and lifestyle buyers who want quiet, views, and a basecamp for hiking, boating, and winter backcountry missions.
Real estate here is defined by low inventory and idiosyncratic properties: detached homes, older cottages, and cabins—often on larger lots, sometimes with water access or a short walk to the lake—rather than condos or purpose-built rentals. Buyers tend to be patient and values are driven by setting (lake proximity, view corridors, sun exposure), servicing (water/septic, road access, winter maintenance), and the practical realities of rural living. With a Walk Score around 10/100, the tradeoff is clear: you drive for groceries and services, but you step outside for the reasons you moved here in the first place.
Rosebery’s market is currently small and slow-moving, with 7 active listings and a median asking price of $285,000 (about $439/sqft), and properties averaging 261 days on market. With only 1 new listing in the past 30 days, supply isn’t expanding quickly, but the long selling times suggest buyers and investors may have room to negotiate and should budget for a longer hold or marketing period.
Walk Score 10 · Bike Score 33
The median asking price in Rosebery is $235,000, across 6 active MLS® listings as of August 12, 2026. The average asking price is $509,817. These are list prices on homes currently for sale, not sale prices.
There are 6 active MLS® listings in Rosebery as of August 12, 2026.
Homes currently listed in Rosebery have been on the market an average of 302 days as of August 12, 2026. This measures how long active listings have been available so far, not how long they take to sell.
Rosebery has a Walk Score of 10 out of 100, which Walk Score classifies as Car-Dependent — almost all errands require a car. Bike Score is 33.