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Home/Rent vs mortgage/Fort St. John

Rent vs mortgage

What could you buy in Fort St. John instead of renting?

In Fort St. John, a $2,500 rent carries the mortgage on a home priced around $527,000. That clears Fort St. John's $405,000 median home price, and 176 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

176 Fort St. John 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 Fort St. John

Your rent
$1,500/mo
Buys a home priced
$316,000
Homes on the market
99
Your rent
$1,800/mo
Buys a home priced
$380,000
Homes on the market
125
Your rent
$2,000/mo
Buys a home priced
$422,000
Homes on the market
145
Your rent
$2,200/mo
Buys a home priced
$464,000
Homes on the market
156
Your rent
$2,500/mo
Buys a home priced
$527,000
Homes on the market
176
Your rent
$3,000/mo
Buys a home priced
$633,000
Homes on the market
196
Your rent
$3,500/mo
Buys a home priced
$738,000
Homes on the market
214
Your rent
$4,000/mo
Buys a home priced
$844,000
Homes on the market
229
Your rentBuys a home pricedHomes on the market
$1,500/mo$316,00099
$1,800/mo$380,000125
$2,000/mo$422,000145
$2,200/mo$464,000156
$2,500/mo$527,000176
$3,000/mo$633,000196
$3,500/mo$738,000214
$4,000/mo$844,000229

Fort St. John homes around a $2,500 rent

#112 – 11203 105 Avenue
Under your rent
40

$220,000

~$1,043/mo

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#112 – 11203 105 Avenue

Fort St. John · Residential

2 bd

2 ba

969 sqft

$227/sqft

Built 2014

MLS® R3135436

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Century 21 Energy Realty

8924 88 Street
Under your rent
26

$359,000

~$1,702/mo

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8924 88 Street

Fort St. John · Residential

5 bd

2 ba

2,240 sqft

$160/sqft

Built 1978

MLS® R3156482

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Century 21 Energy Realty

#108 – 11205 105 Avenue
Under your rent
22

$239,900

~$1,137/mo

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#108 – 11205 105 Avenue

Fort St. John · Residential

2 bd

2 ba

969 sqft

$248/sqft

Built 2015

MLS® R3155916

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RE/MAX Action Realty Inc

10312 104 Avenue
Under your rent
22

$385,000

~$1,825/mo

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10312 104 Avenue

Fort St. John · Residential

4 bd

2 ba

1,780 sqft

$216/sqft

Built 1960

MLS® R3155490

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Century 21 Energy Realty

9015 91 Avenue
Under your rent
31

$389,900

~$1,848/mo

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9015 91 Avenue

Fort St. John · Residential

3 bd

2 ba

1,770 sqft

$220/sqft

Built 1977

MLS® R3153176

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eXp Realty

#4 – 10223 98 Avenue
Under your rent
7

$209,000

~$991/mo

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#4 – 10223 98 Avenue

Fort St. John · Residential

2 bd

1 ba

984 sqft

$212/sqft

Built 2012

MLS® R3147497

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RE/MAX Action Realty Inc

8724 77 Street
Under your rent
31

$435,000

~$2,062/mo

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8724 77 Street

Fort St. John · Residential

5 bd

3 ba

2,316 sqft

$188/sqft

Built 2015

MLS® R3147410

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eXp Realty

9405 RIVER Drive
Under your rent
15

$430,000

~$2,038/mo

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9405 RIVER Drive

Fort St. John · Residential

5 bd

2 ba

2,448 sqft

$176/sqft

Built 1980

MLS® R3142424

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Century 21 Energy Realty

9607 108 Avenue
Under your rent
21

$389,900

~$1,848/mo

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9607 108 Avenue

Fort St. John · Residential

5 bd

2 ba

2,080 sqft

$187/sqft

Built 1961

MLS® R3133302

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RE/MAX Action Realty Inc

23322 PDR 15 97 Highway
Under your rent
40

$489,000

~$2,318/mo

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23322 PDR 15 97 Highway

Fort St. John · Residential

1 bd

1 ba

1,212 sqft

$403/sqft

Built 1999

MLS® R3129412

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Century 21 Energy Realty

#109 – 8507 86 Street
Under your rent
18

$134,500

~$637/mo

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#109 – 8507 86 Street

Fort St. John · Residential

2 bd

1 ba

765 sqft

$176/sqft

Built 2007

MLS® R3058731

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RE/MAX Action Realty Inc

8508 98 Avenue
Under your rent
7

$175,000

~$829/mo

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8508 98 Avenue

Fort St. John · Residential

3 bd

2 ba

1,220 sqft

$143/sqft

Built 9999

MLS® R3147627

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RE/MAX Action Realty Inc

See all $2,500/mo matches (176 active listings)

Renting vs buying in Fort St. John: what actually changes

At $2,500/mo your payment would carry a $527,000 Fort St. John home against a $405,000 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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