Victoria

Victoria, British Columbia

Market snapshot

As of November 11, 2026, the median asking price in Victoria is $699,990, across 445 active public listings.

Those listings have been on the market an average of 62 days.

146 new listings came to market in Victoria in the last 30 days.

Asking prices work out to about $679 per square foot, based on the 430 listings that report floor area.

Condos in Victoria are listed at an average of $579,889 across 260 active listings.

Detached homes in Victoria are listed at an average of $1,521,399 across 82 active listings.

Townhouses in Victoria are listed at an average of $947,720 across 63 active listings.

Multi-family properties in Victoria are listed at an average of $3,033,981 across 16 active listings.

Victoria had a population of 91,867, a median household income of $67,500, 40% of households owning their home at the 2021 Census of Population.

About Victoria

Compact, car-light living at the region’s core

Victoria concentrates daily needs, culture, and transit into a small, easy-to-navigate area.

This is a dense, service-rich area defined by proximity: groceries, cafes, gyms, theatres, and parks are close enough to make walking, biking, and transit realistic defaults. The appeal is convenience and access to a lot of amenities without long cross-town trips. It is not a place defined by large private outdoor space or a purely detached-home environment.

Living in Victoria

Housing in Victoria is mostly condominium apartments, with detached houses also common. That mix creates two parallel ownership experiences: building-centric living where shared maintenance and governance matter, and ground-oriented ownership where the individual home’s condition and functionality take the lead.

A typical home is a condominium apartment in a professionally managed building, with daily needs close enough to reach on foot, by bike, or by transit.

With 61% rented and 40% owner-occupied, a median household income of $67,500, an average household size of 1.8, and a median age of 42.8, the census picture reads as a dense, rental-leaning market with many smaller households—consistent with an area made up largely of condominium apartments alongside detached houses.

Is Victoria right for you?

May be a strong fit if you want

May be less suited if you prioritize

Buying in Victoria

Look past the asking price at how the home’s day-to-day function matches a dense, highly walkable setting. In many properties, the practical differences are in building governance, exposure, and ownership logistics rather than in simple square footage.

What to look at

Strata details

For condominium apartments, review what the fees cover and how the building is managed, maintained, and funded. The building’s rules and long-term plans can matter as much as the unit itself.

Parking reality

Even with top mobility scores, confirm what the property actually includes for parking and storage, and whether that fits how you plan to use the area.

Noise context

In a dense area with abundant dining, shopping, and venues nearby, confirm a unit’s exposure and how windows, balconies, and bedrooms relate to surrounding activity.

Amenity access

Proximity is a headline feature here, but confirm which nearby conveniences you will actually use most, and how the home’s location supports that routine on foot, by bike, or via transit.

Selling in Victoria

Selling in Victoria comes down to two comparisons buyers make: your home against what else is for sale, and this location against the alternatives.

What the marketing has to address

Price against today's competition

Buyers weigh your home against the homes listed in Victoria right now. The current listings and asking prices are in the Market section of this page.

Name what is nearby

Put the places a buyer will use in the listing: Pioneer Square, Butchart Gardens and Franklin Green.

Say how the area works day to day

Victoria has a Walkability score of 100: everyday errands are an easy walk. State it plainly, so the buyers it suits find your home.

Prepare before the launch

Photography, condition and first impressions decide which listings buyers book to see. Have the home ready before it goes live.

The bottom line

Victoria offers a concentrated version of daily life: amenities, parks, health services, and culture in a dense, highly walkable footprint. The trade-off is that many homes are condominium apartments where building quality and governance are part of what you’re buying. It is not the right fit if your top priority is a predominantly detached-home environment or more private space as the defining feature.

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

Getting around

Walkability 100 · Transit access 99 · Bikeability 100

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Dining

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