The Top Most Expensive Communities in the North Island for August 2025
The Top Most Expensive Communities in the North Island for August 2025 sets the stage for where detached home prices are landing right now. Curious which communities topped the North Island housing market this month? Below is a ranked list of the most expensive areas for single-family detached homes (not acreage or waterfront) in August 2025. This snapshot highlights where prices are climbing, where they are cooling, and how each community compares to the rest of the region.
Top Most Expensive Communities in the North Island – August 2025
Port McNeill leads the North Island for detached homes based on the 12-month average price, edging ahead of Port Hardy. Kelsey Bay/Sayward sits in the middle tier with a solid 12-month average and a strong year-to-date gain. Port Alice and Gold River provide more attainable price points, while Hyde Creek/Nimpkish Heights shows limited activity and no reportable averages for the period.
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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