Photo: 4300streetcar · CC BY 4.0Port Mann sits 67% above British Columbia’s towns on home values
At the 2021 census the median home was worth $1,200,000, where British Columbia’s towns sit at $720,000. The median sale in 2023 was $810,000, across 14,620 buyers. Port Mann doesn’t get its own sale prices, assessed values, values by property type and building permits figures; the ones here come from the city of Surrey.
Port Mann’s homes, by three sources
Each source sits beside its own median for British Columbia’s towns; none compares across provinces, which value homes in their own ways. These home values were given by owners themselves, in a census taken in May 2021.
median, owners’ estimate
- Average
- $1.21M
- Owners
- 1,185
- British Columbia’s towns
- $720K
- The typical Canadian town
- $406K
median sale, wider area
- Average sale
- $970K
- ÷ buyers’ income
- 6.1×
- Buyers
- 14,620
- 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).
A detached house in Surrey is assessed at 2.1 times the middle of British Columbia’s towns
The 2024 assessment roll counts 157,375 homes in Surrey: detached houses make 34% of them, condos 20%.
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.
14% of Port Mann’s households are in core housing need, against 10% for British Columbia’s towns
At the 2021 census, 53% of Port Mann’s 1,835 occupied homes were single-detached houses. At least half predate 1981. Neighbourhood figures add up small census areas, and rounding can leave the parts a little under the total.
Homes by period of construction the tick is the median of British Columbia’s towns
Homes by kind
| Port Mann | British Columbia | Canada | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Condominiums | 3% | 10% | 8% |
| Needing major repairs | 8% | 6% | 6% |
| Too small for the household | 12% | 4% | 3% |
| Households in core housing need | 14% | 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.
29.4 new homes a year per 1,000 in Surrey: more than British Columbia’s towns (18.1)
From 2018 to 2023, permits in Surrey created 31,037 homes, about 5,173 a year. Only 4% went into single-unit buildings, beside 27% for British Columbia’s towns.
Most in 2019: 6,634 new homes
New homes a year per 1,000 homes
Down 11%: 26,358 new homes in the year to August 2026
Source area for monthly permits: the Vancouver metro area
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.
Port Mann against British Columbia’s towns: 67% 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 Port Mann: Birdland, Whalley and Bridgeview
Next to Port Mann: 2021 census values and the share of owners.
| Town | Median home value | Average | Owners | km |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Port Mann | $1.2M | $1.21M | 64% | |
| Birdland | $1M | $1.04M | 63% | 1.4 |
| Whalley | $500K | $774K | 47% | 2.3 |
| Bridgeview | $800K | $911K | 69% | 2.6 |
| Guildford | $600K | $639K | 58% | 3 |
| Johnston Heights | $645K | $810K | 68% | 3.2 |
| Fraser Heights | $1.5M | $1.44M | 83% | 4.6 |
Census 2021 values; km.
Questions about property prices in Port Mann
Is Port Mann expensive for British Columbia?
More than most: British Columbia’s towns have a median of $720,000, and Port Mann sits above it.
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).