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Coldstream, BC homes for sale and area guide

12407 Coldstream Creek Road from the air: the house in the trees above its beach and dock on Kalamalka Lake
12407 Coldstream Creek Road, listed by Sotheby's International Realty Canada, full caption

12407 Coldstream Creek Road, Coldstream. Listed by the Hall Cassie Marshall Group, Sotheby's International Realty Canada.

Coldstream is a district municipality in the Coldstream Valley east of Vernon, beside Kalamalka Lake, incorporated in 1906. It had 11,171 people in the 2021 census and is in School District 22.

In short

  • Coldstream had 11,171 people in the 2021 census, up 4.9 percent from 2016.
  • BC Assessment put Coldstream's typical single-family home at $910,000 for 2026, up 1 percent.
  • The speculation and vacancy tax applies in the District of Coldstream.
  • Coldstream is under the Province's principal residence requirement for short-term rentals.
  • SD22 lists three elementary schools in Coldstream, each Kindergarten to Grade 7, and Kalamalka Secondary.

Sources read . Source links accompany the answers below.

At a glance

Population, 2021 census
11,171
Growth, 2016 to 2021
4.9%
Land area
66.57 km²
Incorporated
1906
Typical single-family assessment, 2026
$910,000
Speculation and vacancy tax
Applies
Short-term rental principal residence rule
Applies
School district
SD22 Vernon

Each figure for Coldstream is explained, with its source, below.

  • How many people live in Coldstream?

    11,171 in the 2021 census, up 4.9 percent from 10,648 in 2016, on 66.57 square kilometres.1

  • What is a typical home assessed at in Coldstream?

    BC Assessment put the typical single-family home at $910,000 for 2026, up 1 percent from $902,000. It lists no strata figure for Coldstream.2

  • Does the speculation and vacancy tax apply in Coldstream?

    Yes, the District of Coldstream is a taxable area. An owner who lives in the home, or rents it to long-term tenants, is generally exempt.3

  • Can I run a short-term rental in Coldstream?

    Coldstream is on the Province's list of communities under the principal residence requirement.4

  • Which schools are in Coldstream?

    SD22 lists three elementary schools in Coldstream, Coldstream, Kidston and Lavington, each Kindergarten to Grade 7, and Kalamalka Secondary.5

  • Where can I get to Kalamalka Lake?

    The District runs Kal Beach and Pumphouse Beach, and Kalamalka Lake Provincial Park, 3,218 hectares with swimming at Jade Bay, Juniper Bay and Cosens Bay, borders the District.6

If your question is not answered here, ask me.

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1090 Camp Road at sunset: a lit house above its gardens, Okanagan Lake and the hills beyond

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1090 Camp Road, listed by Sotheby's International Realty Canada, full caption

1090 Camp Road, Lake Country. Listed by the Hall Cassie Marshall Group, Sotheby's International Realty Canada.