Photo: John Shorten · CC BY 4.0Permits in Coquitlam added 64.4 homes a year for every 1,000, where British Columbia’s towns added 18.1
By the 2021 census, half of owned homes were worth more than $1,100,000; the average was $1,147,000. What owners reported in May 2021 is an opinion of value; interest rates and prices have both moved since. Sales are published too: 4,545 buyers in 2023, at a median $890,000.
Three ways to price a home in Coquitlam
Every figure here is compared within the province, against British Columbia’s towns, since each province assesses on its own terms.
median, owners’ estimate
- Average
- $1.15M
- Owners
- 38,785
- British Columbia’s towns
- $720K
- The typical Canadian town
- $406K
median sale price
- Average sale
- $1.06M
- ÷ buyers’ income
- 6.3×
- Buyers
- 4,545
- British Columbia’s towns
- $682K
all residential
- British Columbia’s towns
- $671K
Census 2021 (Statistics Canada); Canadian Housing Statistics Program, tables 46-10-0099 and 46-10-0093; Québec rôle d’évaluation foncière 2026 (MAMH).
On the assessment roll, Coquitlam’s houses sit at 2.3 times British Columbia’s towns
Condos account for 36% of the 51,025 properties on Coquitlam’s 2024 roll.
Median assessment by type, 2024 the tick is the median of British Columbia’s towns
Canadian Housing Statistics Program, table 46-10-0093 (2024): residential properties on the assessment roll, vacant land left out. The ticks are the median of British Columbia’s towns with their own figure; assessments compare within a province only.
36% of Coquitlam lives in apartments, where British Columbia’s towns have 12%
Coquitlam had 55,950 occupied homes at the 2021 census. Half or more were standing by 2000.
Homes by period of construction the tick is the median of British Columbia’s towns
Homes by kind
| Coquitlam | British Columbia | Canada | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Condominiums | 32% | 10% | 8% |
| Needing major repairs | 4% | 6% | 6% |
| Too small for the household | 7% | 4% | 3% |
| Households in core housing need | 17% | 10% | 7% |
Census 2021 (Statistics Canada): occupied private dwellings; core housing need as Statistics Canada defines it. Ticks and columns are medians of the towns and neighbourhoods of 2,500 or more.
2023 was the year Coquitlam built most: 5,223 new homes permitted
From 2018 to 2023, permits in Coquitlam created 19,273 homes, about 3,212 a year. Only 1% went into single-unit buildings, beside 27% for British Columbia’s towns.
New homes a year per 1,000 homes
26,358 new homes in the 12 months to August 2026, down 11% on the year before
Statistics Canada, tables 46-10-0087 (building permits by census subdivision, 2018–2023: dwelling units created, new construction and conversions) and 34-10-0292 (monthly, metro areas). Per 1,000: units a year over 2019–2023 against occupied homes in 2021. · Area behind the monthly permits figures: the Vancouver metro area
Coquitlam against British Columbia’s towns: 53% over the $720,000 median
The census values of British Columbia’s towns, 254 of them with 2,500+ people, from dearest to cheapest.
Census 2021, owners’ estimates; towns and neighbourhoods of 2,500 or more, no city as a whole, no reserve.
Cheaper next to Coquitlam: Port Moody, Port Coquitlam and Lougheed
The places around Coquitlam at the 2021 census: median and average value, and how many own.
| Town | Median home value | Average | Owners | km |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Coquitlam | $1.1M | $1.15M | 69% | |
| Port Moody | $1M | $1.11M | 76% | 3 |
| Port Coquitlam | $900K | $914K | 77% | 4.4 |
| Anmore | $2.2M | $2.39M | 91% | 5.7 |
| Lougheed | $500K | $655K | 57% | 6 |
| Burnaby Mountain | $600K | $810K | 53% | 6.5 |
| Port Mann | $1.2M | $1.21M | 64% | 7.2 |
Census 2021 values; km.
Questions about property prices in Coquitlam
Is Coquitlam expensive for British Columbia?
Above the norm for British Columbia’s towns, whose median home is worth $720,000; Coquitlam’s is worth more.
How many households in Coquitlam are in core housing need?
Statistics Canada puts 17% of Coquitlam’s households in core housing need, a higher share than the 10% of British Columbia’s towns.
What is the average house price in Coquitlam?
The average sale was $1,060,000 in 2023, and at the median, buyers paid 6.3 times their income.
Can I see individual sales or prices by street?
No. Canada has no open register of individual sales; Statistics Canada publishes medians and averages by town only.
Sources: Statistics Canada, Census of Population 2021 · Statistics Canada, Canadian Housing Statistics Program · Statistics Canada, building permits (tables 46-10-0087 and 34-10-0292). Under the Statistics Canada Open Licence.
Adapted from Statistics Canada (Census of Population 2021, population estimates 2025, 2021 census boundaries) under the Statistics Canada Open Licence; this does not constitute an endorsement by Statistics Canada. Neighbourhood names in some cities © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL).