0.17-acre lot for sale in Merritt, BC
$159,000 · Merritt, Thompson-Nicola Regional District, British Columbia · 68 km from Aberdeen (nearest town of 10,000+)
Advertised on Kijiji as “1638 Fir Avenue Merritt, British Columbia”
- AcreScout's value model estimates a price per acre for this lot from the listings of similar size nearest to it and rates it below market: more than 25% below that estimate.
- Who can buy in British Columbia, and whether non-residents or non-Canadians pay more or need approval.
- In AcreScout, the ad is read for problems it mentions (no road access, boat-only access, wetland, flooding, zoning limits, leasehold or shared ownership), with the sentence behind each note.
- Listed September 21, 2026.
- Internet: 50/10 Mbps or faster available within about 1 km (ISED National Broadband Data).
- Estimate the land transfer tax at this price.
Pin: the listing's own map point, not verified. Google satellite view
Next steps
- Lawyer or notary. A real estate lawyer (a notary in Quebec) searches the title for liens, easements and rights-of-way and handles the transfer. Rural land carries more of these than a house in town.
Access Pro Bono legal referral service - Survey. Rural boundaries are often old or unmarked. A land surveyor shows where the lines really are, whether the access road crosses a neighbour's land, and how many acres you are buying.
Association of BC Land Surveyors members - Well. Bare land rarely has a tested well. A licensed well contractor knows typical depths and yields nearby and what drilling costs.
Registered well drillers (GWELLS) - Septic. Without town sewer you need a septic system, and the soil has to suit one. Have a designer or installer look before you buy: poor soil can make a lot costly or impossible to build on.
ASTTBC registered onsite wastewater practitioners - Financing and insurance. Most home lenders finance a house plus about 5 acres and want a bigger down payment on bare land. A licensed mortgage broker knows which lenders take land (credit unions and, for farm land, Farm Credit Canada). Arrange insurance before you take possession.
BCFSA mortgage broker search · Insurance Council of BC licensee directory
Check whether the lot is in the Agricultural Land Reserve (ALR): the Agricultural Land Commission limits subdividing, extra homes and non-farm uses there.
Official directories and regulators' searches, not recommendations; nobody pays us to be listed. Links checked October 1, 2026. Can I buy land here? covers ownership limits and taxes for your situation.
Similar-sized land in Thompson-Nicola Regional District
| Listing | Price | Acres | Per acre | Water | Value |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 0.16-acre lot Merritt |
$60,000 | 0.16 | $375,000/ac | below market | |
| 0.15-acre lot Chase |
$99,900 | 0.15 | $669,484/ac | below market | |
| 0.14-acre lot Chase |
$100,000 | 0.14 | $695,736/ac | below market | |
| 0.16-acre lot Merritt |
$130,000 | 0.16 | $837,692/ac | below market | |
| 0.21-acre lot Merritt |
$199,000 | 0.21 | $947,619/ac | below market | |
| 0.19-acre lot Kamloops |
$319,900 | 0.19 | $1,672,596/ac | below market | |
| 0.16-acre lot on a lake Merritt |
$360,000 | 0.16 | $2,225,603/ac | Lakefront | above market |
| 0.14-acre lot Kamloops |
$549,900 | 0.14 | $3,824,017/ac | above market |
Each listing's value check compares it with the listings of similar size nearest to it, so one lot can rate above market at a lower price per acre than another elsewhere in the region.
54 listings near Merritt · All 308 listings in Thompson-Nicola Regional District · British Columbia