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Price per square foot, neighbourhood by neighbourhood
The single most useful number for comparing two places, because it strips out the size difference that list price hides. Here it is for every neighbourhood with enough newly built ground-oriented homes on the market to measure.
The short answer
Price per square foot for newly built ground-oriented homes ranges from $395 in Lower Landing, Chilliwack to $1,524 in Kitsilano, Vancouver. The regional median is $824. 89 neighbourhoods carry enough active listings to publish a figure.
- Neighbourhoods measured
- 89
- Regional median
- $824
- Lowest
- $395
- Highest
- $1,524
What this number is really measuring
It costs roughly the same to frame, wire, and finish a townhouse in Chilliwack as it does in Kitsilano. The trades are the same, the code is the same, the materials come from the same suppliers. So when the price per square foot at the top of this table is about 3.9 times the price at the bottom, almost none of that gap is the building. It is the land under it.
That is what makes the figure useful. It turns "where do you want to live" into a number you can put a dollar sign on. A family choosing between Kitsilano and Lower Landing is not choosing between two houses. They are deciding what a location is worth to them, and this table tells them the price.
It is not a verdict on value. A cheaper square foot usually costs you time instead, in commute and in distance from rapid transit. The best value page takes that trade-off apart properly.
Every neighbourhood, most expensive first
The last column is the split between townhouses and half duplexes, which matters more than it looks. Half duplex neighbourhoods are rebuilt single family streets, so the homes are usually larger and there is rarely a complex. Townhouse neighbourhoods are complexes, with a monthly fee and shared grounds.
| Neighbourhood | City | Active | Median price | Per sq ft | Median size | Townhouse / half duplex |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kitsilano | Vancouver | 27 | $2,399,900 | $1,524 | 1,552 | 6 / 21 |
| Dunbar | Vancouver | 18 | $2,318,400 | $1,364 | 1,727 | 1 / 17 |
| Shaughnessy | Vancouver | 11 | $1,990,000 | $1,347 | 1,613 | 5 / 6 |
| Oakridge | Vancouver | 11 | $1,799,900 | $1,337 | 1,348 | 10 / 1 |
| University VW | Vancouver | 4 | $1,696,000 to $2,195,000 | $1,201 to $1,331 | 1,610 | 4 / 0 |
| Point Grey | Vancouver | 11 | $2,199,000 | $1,305 | 1,664 | 1 / 10 |
| Cambie | Vancouver | 49 | $1,599,900 | $1,280 | 1,250 | 42 / 7 |
| Arbutus | Vancouver | 10 | $2,133,500 | $1,261 | 1,849 | 1 / 9 |
| Kerrisdale | Vancouver | 26 | $2,190,000 | $1,229 | 1,767 | 10 / 16 |
| Mount Pleasant East | Vancouver | 9 | $1,888,000 | $1,219 | 1,601 | 2 / 7 |
| Main | Vancouver | 22 | $1,848,500 | $1,217 | 1,579 | 2 / 20 |
| Southwest Marine | Vancouver | 6 | $1,849,850 to $3,499,000 | $1,166 to $1,276 | 1,761 | 3 / 3 |
| Edgemont | North Vancouver | 6 | $1,250,500 to $2,124,950 | $1,060 to $1,300 | 1,795 | 5 / 1 |
| Fraser Street | Vancouver | 31 | $1,598,900 | $1,165 | 1,518 | 4 / 27 |
| South Cambie | Vancouver | 17 | $1,498,000 | $1,157 | 1,425 | 17 / 0 |
| South Granville | Vancouver | 24 | $1,643,500 | $1,112 | 1,531 | 17 / 7 |
| Steveston North | Richmond | 17 | $1,438,000 | $1,074 | 1,363 | 15 / 2 |
| Marpole | Vancouver | 8 | $1,583,940 | $1,061 | 1,522 | 2 / 6 |
| Grandview-Woodland | Vancouver | 41 | $1,499,900 | $1,047 | 1,463 | 14 / 27 |
| Knight | Vancouver | 23 | $1,400,000 | $1,043 | 1,426 | 4 / 19 |
| Saunders | Richmond | 6 | $1,348,800 to $1,484,300 | $943 to $1,139 | 1,363 | 6 / 0 |
| Quilchena | Richmond | 5 | $1,273,900 to $1,678,760 | $978 to $1,107 | 1,302 | 5 / 0 |
| Renfrew Heights | Vancouver | 25 | $1,370,000 | $999 | 1,352 | 8 / 17 |
| Renfrew | Vancouver | 32 | $1,399,000 | $989 | 1,427 | 6 / 26 |
| Lower Lonsdale | North Vancouver | 19 | $1,299,400 | $988 | 1,336 | 18 / 1 |
| Central Lonsdale | North Vancouver | 5 | $1,575,000 to $2,474,200 | $935 to $1,047 | 2,083 | 1 / 4 |
| Victoria-Fraserview | Vancouver | 10 | $1,674,000 | $978 | 1,691 | 6 / 4 |
| Woodwards | Richmond | 4 | $1,597,600 to $1,725,600 | $975 to $990 | 1,696 | 0 / 4 |
| Hastings Sunrise | Vancouver | 19 | $1,499,000 | $971 | 1,513 | 5 / 14 |
| McLennan North | Richmond | 7 | $1,118,400 to $1,406,000 | $843 to $999 | 1,416 | 7 / 0 |
| Killarney | Vancouver | 23 | $1,488,888 | $965 | 1,558 | 7 / 16 |
| Pemberton Heights | North Vancouver | 6 | $995,900 to $1,806,850 | $912 to $1,074 | 1,802 | 6 / 0 |
| Granville | Richmond | 4 | $1,310,000 to $1,596,000 | $911 to $969 | 1,478 | 4 / 0 |
| Brighouse | Richmond | 12 | $1,171,900 | $914 | 1,403 | 12 / 0 |
| University Highlands | Squamish | 4 | $1,559,000 to $1,755,300 | $724 to $1,005 | 1,758 | 4 / 0 |
| Fraserview | Vancouver | 9 | $1,458,000 | $906 | 1,559 | 0 / 9 |
| South Vancouver | Vancouver | 12 | $1,527,278 | $896 | 1,607 | 0 / 12 |
| Collingwood | Vancouver | 16 | $1,399,900 | $886 | 1,532 | 7 / 9 |
| Lynnmour | North Vancouver | 7 | $1,159,900 to $1,559,000 | $815 to $978 | 1,552 | 5 / 2 |
| Port Moody Centre | Port Moody | 4 | $1,199,900 to $1,290,900 | $853 to $860 | 1,445 | 4 / 0 |
| Coquitlam West | Coquitlam | 29 | $1,079,900 | $833 | 1,237 | 28 / 1 |
| Sperling-Duthie | Burnaby | 12 | $1,649,000 | $829 | 1,894 | 0 / 12 |
| Metrotown | Burnaby | 8 | $1,494,444 | $820 | 1,788 | 6 / 2 |
| Central Coquitlam | Coquitlam | 5 | $1,198,000 to $1,258,400 | $753 to $831 | 1,535 | 0 / 5 |
| Highgate | Burnaby | 9 | $1,398,000 | $805 | 1,579 | 3 / 6 |
| Maillardville | Coquitlam | 16 | $1,284,000 | $798 | 1,577 | 2 / 14 |
| Willingdon Heights | Burnaby | 7 | $1,278,800 to $1,599,000 | $786 to $946 | 2,010 | 2 / 5 |
| Pemberton | Pemberton | 15 | $1,099,000 | $785 | 1,400 | 1 / 5 |
| Hamilton | Richmond | 22 | $992,000 | $768 | 1,289 | 22 / 0 |
| Bridgeport RI | Richmond | 4 | $1,149,330 to $1,569,000 | $730 to $774 | 1,959 | 4 / 0 |
| Westridge | Burnaby | 5 | $1,575,999 to $2,828,000 | $628 to $860 | 2,249 | 0 / 5 |
| Hawthorne | Delta | 4 | $1,447,699 to $1,590,969 | $621 to $857 | 1,961 | 0 / 4 |
| Edmonds | Burnaby | 4 | $840,700 to $1,322,000 | $643 to $763 | 1,523 | 3 / 1 |
| Queensborough | New Westminster | 6 | $899,894 to $1,097,400 | $688 to $732 | 1,395 | 6 / 0 |
| Boundary Beach | Delta | 4 | $1,031,270 to $1,234,900 | $656 to $734 | 1,682 | 2 / 2 |
| Scott Creek | Coquitlam | 5 | $949,900 to $1,041,860 | $675 to $756 | 1,362 | 5 / 0 |
| Suncrest | Burnaby | 4 | $1,195,000 to $1,895,000 | $549 to $834 | 2,412 | 0 / 4 |
| Burke Mountain | Coquitlam | 29 | $1,099,900 | $688 | 1,582 | 28 / 1 |
| Burnaby North Central | Burnaby | 7 | $1,378,000 to $1,448,400 | $629 to $1,013 | 2,151 | 0 / 7 |
| East Burnaby | Burnaby | 10 | $1,799,944 | $663 | 2,665 | 0 / 10 |
| Central Port Coquitlam | Port Coquitlam | 5 | $953,900 to $1,075,900 | $593 to $678 | 1,507 | 5 / 0 |
| East Newton | Surrey | 7 | $762,800 to $1,129,000 | $586 to $658 | 1,415 | 5 / 2 |
| South Slope | Burnaby | 4 | $1,674,000 to $2,156,000 | $606 to $765 | 2,769 | 0 / 4 |
| Ladner Elementary | Delta | 4 | $1,290,940 to $1,465,940 | $599 to $721 | 2,168 | 2 / 1 |
| Grandview Heights | Surrey | 41 | $1,039,888 | $614 | 1,688 | 25 / 16 |
| Forest Glen | Burnaby | 13 | $1,750,000 | $611 | 2,703 | 2 / 11 |
| Clayton | Surrey | 4 | $801,900 to $961,900 | $582 to $618 | 1,478 | 4 / 0 |
| Upper Deer Lake | Burnaby | 5 | $1,826,800 to $2,498,000 | $585 to $698 | 3,582 | 0 / 5 |
| South Meadows | Pitt Meadows | 6 | $1,049,450 to $1,299,000 | $501 to $654 | 2,206 | 3 / 3 |
| Whalley | Surrey | 4 | $772,400 to $911,830 | $570 to $611 | 1,475 | 4 / 0 |
| Willoughby Heights | Langley | 83 | $999,800 | $570 | 1,702 | 59 / 17 |
| Cloverdale | Surrey | 16 | $939,450 | $567 | 1,664 | 9 / 7 |
| Langley City | Langley | 5 | $763,900 to $1,277,999 | $479 to $710 | 1,364 | 4 / 0 |
| Albion | Maple Ridge | 9 | $759,900 | $558 | 1,445 | 9 / 0 |
| Scottsdale | Delta | 8 | $1,324,450 | $554 | 2,352 | 0 / 8 |
| Fleetwood Tynehead | Surrey | 15 | $1,049,900 | $550 | 1,911 | 11 / 4 |
| Annieville | Delta | 7 | $1,270,999 to $1,311,540 | $511 to $587 | 2,390 | 0 / 7 |
| Pacific Douglas | Surrey | 7 | $1,085,400 to $1,429,999 | $470 to $610 | 2,489 | 2 / 5 |
| Fraser Heights | Surrey | 11 | $999,999 | $524 | 1,969 | 8 / 3 |
| Sullivan Station | Surrey | 22 | $879,900 | $520 | 1,894 | 18 / 4 |
| Queen Mary Park | Surrey | 11 | $909,000 | $512 | 1,784 | 9 / 2 |
| Abbotsford East | Abbotsford | 21 | $959,900 | $508 | 2,000 | 7 / 13 |
| Central Abbotsford | Abbotsford | 21 | $749,900 | $502 | 1,522 | 16 / 5 |
| Abbotsford West | Abbotsford | 12 | $729,900 | $493 | 1,580 | 12 / 0 |
| Cedar Hills | Surrey | 7 | $1,074,900 to $1,499,000 | $433 to $499 | 2,314 | 0 / 7 |
| Bolivar Heights | Surrey | 11 | $1,394,000 | $460 | 2,770 | 0 / 11 |
| Mission | Mission | 42 | $837,400 | $415 | 1,881 | 21 / 20 |
| Chilliwack Proper East | Chilliwack | 5 | $679,360 to $687,900 | $393 to $424 | 1,660 | 4 / 1 |
| Lower Landing | Chilliwack | 6 | $607,400 to $767,400 | $376 to $408 | 1,587 | 5 / 1 |
A dash means fewer than four active listings, which is too few to publish a figure for. Rows with four to seven listings show a range instead of a median.
Measured across 1,394 active listings on .
Reading the extremes
Kitsilano, Vancouver at $1,524 per square foot, with a median home of 1,552 sq ft listing at $2,399,900 across 27 active listings.
Lower Landing, Chilliwack at $395 per square foot, with a median home of 1,587 sq ft listing at $637,400 across 6 active listings.
Both are newly built, both are ground-oriented, both were finished within the last two years. The second home is larger and costs less than half as much.
The same homes, on a map
A table tells you a neighbourhood costs $1,285 per square foot. It does not tell you where that neighbourhood is or what the street looks like. Click a pin for the photo and a Street View link.
300 of 1,394 homes plotted. 963 more have coordinates but were left off to keep the map readable. The ones shown are spread evenly across the price range rather than taken from one end. 131 listings have no coordinates in the feed and cannot be placed. Click a pin for the photo, the price, and a Street View link. Zoom with the plus and minus buttons or by pinching.
Common questions
What is a good price per square foot in Metro Vancouver?
There is no single good number, because the figure is really measuring land, not building. The regional median for newly built ground-oriented homes is $824. Anything near $395 means you are buying in the Fraser Valley, and anything near $1,524 means you are buying on Vancouver's west side. Compare a home to its own neighbourhood, not to the region.
Why does price per square foot vary so much between neighbourhoods?
Construction costs are broadly similar across the region. Land is not. Two homes built to the same standard, of the same size, can differ by more than double in price per square foot purely because of where the land sits. That is why the figure is the fastest way to see what a location is charging you.
Does a lower price per square foot mean better value?
Not on its own. A lower figure usually buys a longer commute, and often a strata complex further from rapid transit. It is a measure of what you pay for land, not a verdict on whether the home suits you. Use it to compare like with like, then weigh the trade-off separately.
How is the figure calculated?
For each listing, the list price is divided by the finished floor area, then the median of those values is taken for the neighbourhood. Listings with a stated area under 300 square feet are excluded as data-entry errors. The median is used rather than the average so a single very large or very expensive home cannot move the figure.
Why are some neighbourhoods missing?
Only neighbourhoods with four or more active listings appear. Below that, one listing moves the figure by a large amount and publishing it would be misleading. Those homes are still reachable through the search filters. The table was measured on 11 August 2026.
Where these figures come from
- VanPlex active listings, MLS® data
Active townhouses, half duplexes, and row houses built in the last two years across Metro Vancouver and the Fraser Valley.
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- BC Assessment
Assessed values, which drive the municipal property tax bill.
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See the homes behind these numbers
Every figure on this page comes from listings you can open. Search the full set of newly built townhouses, half duplexes, and row houses, and filter by price, bedrooms, freehold or strata, pets, and parking.