The Top Most Affordable Communities in the North Island for August 2025
The Top Most Affordable Communities in the North Island for August 2025 highlights where single-family detached prices are the most accessible right now. If you are value focused, this ranked list shows the lowest average prices for single-family detached homes (not acreage or waterfront) in August 2025. This snapshot shows where prices are climbing, where they are cooling, and how each community compares to the rest of the region.
Top Most Affordable Communities in the North Island – August 2025
Leading for affordability, Gold River averages $370,867 with modest gains on both the annual and year to date views. Port Alice ranks second at $392,500 with a softer one year comparison, which can create opportunity for buyers.
Kelsey Bay/Sayward sits third at $439,571 and shows strong momentum year to date. Port Hardy follows at $499,900 with double digit gains, while Port McNeill rounds out the priced segments at $506,640 with a small annual dip and a flat year to date reading.
Hyde Creek/Nimpkish Heights shows N/A due to limited activity in the period. Treat N/A as a data gap rather than a pricing signal.
Notes: “Average Price” is the 12 months to date average sell price per unit for single-family detached homes that are not acreage or waterfront. “1-Year Change” compares the same 12-month window to last year. “Year to Date Change” compares January through August 2025 to the same period in 2024. Where a community has no qualifying sales in a period, values are shown as N/A.
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