Photo: Bernard Samuel Fenn · Public domainThe middle home in Mission is valued at $850,000
It is the middle of what 10,785 owner households told the 2021 census. In 2023, 1,350 homes changed hands at a median price of $868,000, by Statistics Canada’s count. Assessors valued the median residential property at $998,000 for 2024.
What Mission’s homes are worth, three ways
Each source sits beside its own median for British Columbia’s towns; none compares across provinces, which value homes in their own ways. The census asks owners what their home would sell for, so the values are estimates from May 2021.
median, owners’ estimate
- Average
- $923K
- Owners
- 10,785
- British Columbia’s towns
- $720K
- The typical Canadian town
- $406K
median sale price
- Average sale
- $910K
- ÷ buyers’ income
- 5.7×
- Buyers
- 1,350
- 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, Mission’s houses sit 39% above British Columbia’s towns
Of Mission’s 12,590 residential properties on the 2024 roll, 57% are detached houses and 5% are condos.
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.
Mission’s homes: when they went up and what they are
Mission had 14,095 occupied homes at the 2021 census, 65% of them single-detached houses. At least half predate 2001.
Homes by period of construction the tick is the median of British Columbia’s towns
Homes by kind
| Mission | British Columbia | Canada | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Condominiums | 7% | 10% | 8% |
| Needing major repairs | 6% | 6% | 6% |
| Too small for the household | 5% | 4% | 3% |
| Households in core housing need | 9% | 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.
Permits in Mission ran at 24.3 homes a year per 1,000, where British Columbia’s towns ran at 18.1
Over 2018–2023, 1,935 homes were permitted in Mission, close to 323 each year. Single-unit buildings took 26%, the rest buildings of two or more, against 27% for British Columbia’s towns.
The busiest year: 2022, with 630 new homes
New homes a year per 1,000 homes
Rising: 2,391 new homes in the 12 months to August 2026, 4% more
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. · Not measured by town: monthly permits (the Abbotsford-Mission metro area)
Mission against British Columbia’s towns: 18% 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 Mission: Electoral Area G, Fraser Valley
The places around Mission at the 2021 census: median and average value, and how many own.
| Town | Median home value | Average | Owners | km |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mission | $850K | $923K | 77% | |
| Electoral Area G, Fraser Valley | $650K | $804K | 78% | 7.5 |
| Electoral Area F, Fraser Valley | $920K | $992K | 82% | 10.6 |
| Abbotsford | $850K | $873K | 69% | 11.1 |
Census 2021 values; km.
Questions about property prices in Mission
What is the average house price in Mission?
Homes sold for an average $910,000 in 2023; the median buyer paid 5.7 times their household income.
Is Mission expensive for British Columbia?
More than most: British Columbia’s towns have a median of $720,000, and Mission sits above it.
How many households in Mission are in core housing need?
In Mission, 9% of households are in core housing need, close to the 10% of British Columbia’s towns: those whose home costs too much, is too small or needs major repairs, with nothing suitable nearby under 30% of 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).