Roughly 30% of properties in Penticton were built in the 1960s and 1970s, while many of the remaining buildings were constructed pre-1960 and in the 1980s. In this city, about 45% of dwellings are single detached homes, but small apartment buildings and townhouses are also present in the housing stock. Homeowners occupy about two thirds of the units in Penticton while renters occupy the remainder. This city is primarily composed of three bedroom and two bedroom homes.