Rainbow homes for sale

What does a home cost in Rainbow?

Rainbow has 10 active MLS® listings. The median asking price is $2.10M, with homes listed from $2M to $3.90M. That is about 27% above the Whistler median of $1.65M. Figures reflect current asking prices on active listings, refreshed hourly, not sold prices.

What types of homes are for sale in Rainbow?

Land listings make up 90% of what is for sale in Rainbow (9 of 10 listings), with a median asking price of $2.10M. Townhouse listings are next at 10%, typically asking $3.90M.

How does Rainbow compare to other areas?

For context across the region: Whalley (median $549K), Willoughby Heights (median $836K), Abbotsford West (median $700K). Rainbow carries the highest median asking price of this group. Comparing a few adjacent areas is often the fastest way to see whether a listing is priced with its street or against it.

What kind of homes are in Rainbow?

There is no single housing type in Rainbow. The active listings run other homes at 90% and townhouses at 10%, which means two buyers with the same budget can end up shopping for very different homes on the same streets.

What do you actually get for the money?

Where a lot is reported, the median is 11,048 sq ft, which is what sets the ceiling on additions, laneway homes and future redevelopment.

Garages are uncommon here; the typical listing comes with 4 parking stalls instead.

Strata or freehold?

90% of the homes for sale in Rainbow are strata-titled, so monthly fees, depreciation reports and bylaws are part of almost every offer you write here.

Getting around Rainbow

Transit coverage is thin here. Most listings in Rainbow are not close to rapid transit or a frequent bus route, so plan on driving.

Across 10 scored listings the median walk score is 44 out of 100, computed from real walking routes. Day-to-day errands here usually involve a drive or a bus.

Cycling scores better than walking in a lot of the city, and it does here too: the median bike score across scored listings is 69.