Nelson BC Real Estate

Moving to Nelson BC

Surrounded by mountains and set on the shores of Kootenay Lake, clustered with over 350 heritage buildings, Nelson’s charm and stunning scenery create the quintessential small town setting. Nelson BC has a diverse infrastructure and development is soaring with the largest areas of growth in education, small and medium sized businesses. The community is looking to attract high tech industry, education, tourism, value-added manufacturing, light industry and other areas of technology.

Investors will benefit from an educated and skilled workforce, access to major transportation routes, and proximity to markets on the west coast, Alberta and the USA. The average cost of residential house is $266,000. There is industrial serviced land available for development. The average rental rates for commercial office space is between $9 and $14 per square foot, with an average vacancy rate of 2 percent.

The community has excellent educational facilities, both public and private school systems. Selkirk College vocational, tourism and technical divisions are located on two campuses, with over 400 students annually. Nelson is also the arts and cultural centre of the Kootenays, with a restored performing arts theatre. Nelson BC is home to Kootenay School of the Arts which has an annual enrollment of over 200 students. Recreational opportunities are in abundance, from hockey, skiing, soccer, baseball to heli-skiing, mountain climbing to yoga and tai kwon do, all is offered in our community.