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Home/Rent vs mortgage/Cranbrook

Rent vs mortgage

What could you buy in Cranbrook instead of renting?

In Cranbrook, a $2,500 rent carries the mortgage on a home priced around $527,000. That is $18,999 under Cranbrook's $545,999 median home price, and 79 homes sit at or under it today. Enter your own rent to see what it changes to, from live MLS® inventory.

Rent or own? See what you could afford

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/mo

Your monthly rent

Paid as a mortgage, $2,500/mo owns a home worth about

$527,000

79 Cranbrook homes are in your budget

Builds your equity

Rent builds none

Covering mortgage, tax, strata and insurance together, the matching price is about $414,000.

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What each rent buys in Cranbrook

Your rent
$1,500/mo
Buys a home priced
$316,000
Homes on the market
46
Your rent
$1,800/mo
Buys a home priced
$380,000
Homes on the market
54
Your rent
$2,000/mo
Buys a home priced
$422,000
Homes on the market
60
Your rent
$2,200/mo
Buys a home priced
$464,000
Homes on the market
65
Your rent
$2,500/mo
Buys a home priced
$527,000
Homes on the market
79
Your rent
$3,000/mo
Buys a home priced
$633,000
Homes on the market
97
Your rent
$3,500/mo
Buys a home priced
$738,000
Homes on the market
114
Your rent
$4,000/mo
Buys a home priced
$844,000
Homes on the market
127
Your rentBuys a home pricedHomes on the market
$1,500/mo$316,00046
$1,800/mo$380,00054
$2,000/mo$422,00060
$2,200/mo$464,00065
$2,500/mo$527,00079
$3,000/mo$633,00097
$3,500/mo$738,000114
$4,000/mo$844,000127

Cranbrook homes around a $2,500 rent

225 14 Avenue
Under your rent
44

$374,900

~$1,777/mo

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225 14 Avenue

Cranbrook · Residential

2 bd

1 ba

1,182 sqft

$317/sqft

Built 1924

MLS® 10395491

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10 14th Avenue
Under your rent
20

$289,000

~$1,370/mo

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10 14th Avenue

Cranbrook · Residential

1 bd

1 ba

613 sqft

$471/sqft

Built 1953

MLS® 10398511

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RE/MAX Blue Sky Realty

1004 17TH Avenue
Under your rent
44

$499,900

~$2,369/mo

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1004 17TH Avenue

Cranbrook · Residential

4 bd

2 ba

2,350 sqft

$213/sqft

Built 1971

MLS® 10392117

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RE/MAX Blue Sky Realty

1005 16 Avenue
Under your rent
43

$499,900

~$2,369/mo

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1005 16 Avenue

Cranbrook · Residential

5 bd

2 ba

1,804 sqft

$277/sqft

Built 1970

MLS® 10381693

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RE/MAX Blue Sky Realty

#403 – 606 18TH Avenue
Under your rent
19

$228,000

~$1,081/mo

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#403 – 606 18TH Avenue

Cranbrook · Residential

1 bd

1 ba

635 sqft

$359/sqft

Built 2005

MLS® 10398132

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1608 4Th Street
Under your rent
26

$275,000

~$1,303/mo

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1608 4Th Street

Cranbrook · Residential

2 bd

1 ba

882 sqft

$312/sqft

Built 1910

MLS® 10395999

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Century 21 Purcell Realty Ltd

4th Street
Under your rent
11

$69,000

~$327/mo

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4th Street

Cranbrook · Land

MLS® 10391286

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RE/MAX Blue Sky Realty

390 Mission Place
Under your rent
19

$389,899

~$1,848/mo

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390 Mission Place

Cranbrook · Residential

3 bd

1 ba

1,233 sqft

$316/sqft

Built 1996

MLS® 10398211

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PG Direct Realty

#219 – 1004 23rd Ave N Other
Under your rent
37

$314,900

~$1,493/mo

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#219 – 1004 23rd Ave N Other

Cranbrook · Residential

3 bd

2 ba

954 sqft

$330/sqft

Built 1996

MLS® 10390518

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eXp Realty

1213 10th Avenue
Under your rent
45

$482,000

~$2,285/mo

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1213 10th Avenue

Cranbrook · Residential

4 bd

2 ba

1,984 sqft

$243/sqft

Built 1973

MLS® 10385587

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Century 21 Purcell Realty Ltd

144 Purcell Place
Under your rent
10

$135,000

~$640/mo

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144 Purcell Place

Cranbrook · Land

MLS® 10397989

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RE/MAX Blue Sky Realty

343 Cross Road
Under your rent
13

$469,000

~$2,223/mo

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343 Cross Road

Cranbrook · Land

MLS® 10398204

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Cherry Creek Property Services Ltd.

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Renting vs buying in Cranbrook: what actually changes

At $2,500/mo your payment would carry a $527,000 Cranbrook home against a $545,999 local median. Whether that beats renting comes down to four things, not just the monthly number.

Closing costs

Buying carries one-time costs renting does not: property transfer tax, legal fees and inspection. Budget for them before you compare monthly numbers.

Carrying costs

A mortgage payment is not the whole cost. Property tax, strata and insurance sit on top, which is why the all-in number matters more than the headline.

Equity

Each mortgage payment buys a little more of the home. Rent buys none of it, and that gap compounds over the years you would have rented.

Flexibility

Renting is easier to leave. Owning ties up your down payment and takes time and cost to unwind, so the break-even math only works if you stay put.

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How these numbers are worked out

I am Ray Rasouli, a licensed REALTOR® with Real Broker B.C. Ltd. The purchase price is your rent solved back through a standard amortized mortgage, and the listings come from live MLS® inventory refreshed hourly, not a static table. The figures are for comparison, not a mortgage approval. Tell me your situation and I will confirm what you actually qualify for.

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