St. Ives

St. Ives, British Columbia

Market snapshot

As of September 27, 2026, the median asking price in St. Ives, Anglemont is $799,000, across 88 active MLS® listings.

Those listings have been on the market an average of 131 days.

8 new listings came to market in St. Ives in the last 30 days.

Asking prices work out to about $491 per square foot, based on the 87 listings that report floor area.

Detached homes in St. Ives are listed at an average of $1,035,574 across 73 active listings.

Townhouses in St. Ives are listed at an average of $850,227 across 7 active listings.

Homes in St. Ives are listed at an average of $774,800 across 5 active listings.

About St. Ives

Seasonal Shuswap lakeside living with scattered year-round homes

St. Ives is a low-density lakeside area where the setting matters more than a main street.

This is a place defined by water access, recreation property patterns, and distance between services, with detached houses and cabin-style homes making up much of the built form. The appeal is a relaxed Shuswap Lake lifestyle and room to opt into quiet. It is not a walkable, amenity-dense setting, and it does not read like a single, centralized community across its full area.

Why St. Ives

Shuswap lake life

Being on the Shuswap Lake system is the core draw, especially for people who want their downtime tied to the water rather than scheduled activities.

Seasonal second-home feel

The area’s character includes many recreation properties alongside year-round homes, which shapes how it feels and functions across the year.

Low-density quiet

St. Ives reads as rural and spread out, with privacy and a slower pace taking precedence over convenience.

Resort-style recreation

Recreation nearby ranges from beaches like Beach Bay and Nielsen Beach to options like Anglemont Marina and Anglemont Estates Golf Course, reflecting a leisure-first setting.

Living in St. Ives

St. Ives is made up mostly of detached houses, with a meaningful share functioning as seasonal cabins or recreation properties alongside scattered year-round homes. The overall feel is low-density and property-specific, where the setting and how the home supports time at the lake tends to matter as much as interior finishes.

A typical home here is a detached house oriented to seasonal or lake-focused living.

Day to day

Weekends in St. Ives often revolve around the Shuswap Lake setting, with nearby options that can include time at Beach Bay or Nielsen Beach, or heading toward recreation and resort facilities such as Anglemont Marina or Magna Bay Resort. Dining and coffee tend to be part of outings across the wider area, with options like The Raven Coffee Spot, The Scotch Creek Hub, or Seymour Arm Hotel & The Wheelhouse Pub depending on where you are.

Is St. Ives right for you?

May be a strong fit if you want

May be less suited if you prioritize

Selling in St. Ives

Selling in St. Ives is less about interchangeable features and more about clearly communicating what the property enables: lake-oriented living, seasonal simplicity, or a year-round base in a low-density setting. Buyers need an easy way to understand how your specific home connects to the Shuswap lifestyle, and what the day-to-day footprint looks like for errands and recreation.

What the marketing has to address

Setting clarity

Make it easy to understand how the property relates to the lakeside lifestyle and the broader Shuswap Lake system, since that is a core reason people choose the area.

Year-round readiness

If the home is positioned for four-season use, present that clearly through condition, comfort, and how the home lives beyond peak-season occupancy.

Practical routine

Help buyers visualize the real-world pattern of supplies, dining, and essentials across the wider area by anchoring to recognizable options like Scotch Creek Market, Daniels Store & Marina, and PharmaChoice.

Lifestyle alignment

Connect the home to the kinds of recreation people come for, whether that’s marina access like Anglemont Marina, beach time at places like Nielsen Beach, or golf at Anglemont Estates Golf Course.

The bottom line

St. Ives offers Shuswap Lake living with a low-density, seasonal-recreation character and a housing mix dominated by detached homes. It works well when you want the setting to be the main feature and you’re comfortable treating amenities as something you access across a wide area rather than on foot. It is not the right match for a walkable routine or for people who want one centralized hub to define the whole community.

This description is compiled from the figures above and from published sources. It is not a statistic.

Market pulse

St. Ives, BC’s current for-sale inventory totals 88 active listings, with a median asking price of $799,000 and an average of $491 per square foot, reflecting a market that spans a mix of housing types and price points across the city’s different areas. Listings have been on the market an average of 131 days so far, suggesting buyers may have time to compare options and negotiate, while 8 new listings in the past 30 days points to a steady but not surging flow of fresh supply for investors tracking selection and pricing momentum.

AI-written commentary on the active MLS® listing snapshot as of September 27, 2026. Not financial advice.

Getting around

St. Ives covers about 2,781 km², so a single Walk Score®, Transit Score® or Bike Score® measured at one point would not describe it. How easily you can get around depends on which part of St. Ives you are in — check the score for a specific address.

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