MAP: Kelowna dominates list of most valuable properties in the Thompson-Okanagan

CENTRAL OKANAGAN – When it comes to property values, Kelowna is the clear leader among communities in the Thompson-Okanagan region, dominating the top 100 most valuable properties list.

B.C. Assessment’s annual property valuations show a waterfront home 4358 Hobson Rd. in Kelowna was assessed at $9.51 million, the clear leader in the top 100 residential property assessments in the region.

Second place wasn't even close. Another waterfront home in Kelowna 4460 Lakeland Rd. came in at $7.54 million.

Kelowna ruled the rest of the top ten (except for one in West Kelowna) all valued between $6.93 million and $6.3 million.

You have to go to number 26 — a $5.38 million waterfront home at 8200 Kalavista Dr. on Kalamalka Lake in Coldstream — before the list even leaves the Central Okanagan.

Summerland jumps into the list at 48 with a home at 903 Dent St. valued at $4.39 million.

Sun Peaks resort near Kamloops cracks the list at 93 with a mountain property worth $3.66 million at 4141 Douglas Ct., but it is one of only four properties outside the Central Okanagan that make the cut.

Of course, there’s always a bigger fish. The Hobson Road home in Kelowna, tops in the region, comes in a paltry 519th when measured against provincial home valuations.

Want to know what your property, or your neighbours is valued at? B.C. assessment offers an online tool for searching by address or roll number.

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John McDonald

John McDonald

John began life as a journalist through the Other Press, the independent student newspaper for Douglas College in New Westminster. The fluid nature of student journalism meant he was soon running the place, learning on the fly how to publish a newspaper.

It wasn’t until he moved to Kelowna he broke into the mainstream media, working for Okanagan Sunday, then the Kelowna Daily Courier and Okanagan Saturday doing news graphics and page layout. He carried on with the Kelowna Capital News, covering health and education while also working on special projects, including the design and launch of a mass market daily newspaper. After 12 years there, John rejoined the Kelowna Daily Courier as editor of the Westside Weekly, directing news coverage as the Westside became West Kelowna.

But digital media beckoned and John joined Kelowna.com as assistant editor and reporter, riding the start-up as it at first soared then went down in flames. Now John is turning dirt as city hall reporter for iNFOnews.ca where he brings his long experience to bear on the civic issues of the day.

If you have a story you think people should know about, email John at jmcdonald@infonews.ca