British Columbia Residential Property Assessment Inventory

A record for every building or part of a building in a jurisdictional area in British Columbia, Canada, with omissions only for privacy. The data is updated quarterly on January 1, April 1, July 1, and October 1. It is provided by the BC Assessment Authority.

Use Cases

• Analyze property assessment trends across different assessment areas using the area key from the documentation.
• Model property valuation based on building characteristics recorded for each jurisdictional area.
• Track changes in the residential inventory over time using quarterly update timestamps.

Strengths

• Data is updated quarterly, providing regular refreshes.
• Comprehensive coverage of residential buildings within jurisdictional areas, excluding only private omissions.
• Provided by the authoritative BC Assessment Authority.

Limitations

• The specific columns, row count, and data schema are unknown, limiting immediate analytical use.
• Data is provided in .txt format with comma-separated values, which may require parsing and validation.
• Privacy omissions may create gaps in the complete inventory of buildings.

Provenance

Source

BC Assessment Authority

Collection Method

Extract from assessment authority systems, harvested by UBC Abacus.

Freshness

Updated quarterly; last platform update was 2024-03-23.

Geography

British Columbia, Canada (specific jurisdictional areas).