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Home/Rent vs mortgage/Nanaimo

Rent vs mortgage

What could you buy in Nanaimo instead of renting?

In Nanaimo, a $2,500 rent carries the mortgage on a home priced around $527,000. That is $197,950 under Nanaimo's $724,950 median home price, and 249 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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Your monthly rent

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

$527,000

249 Nanaimo 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 Nanaimo

Your rent
$1,500/mo
Buys a home priced
$316,000
Homes on the market
54
Your rent
$1,800/mo
Buys a home priced
$380,000
Homes on the market
105
Your rent
$2,000/mo
Buys a home priced
$422,000
Homes on the market
153
Your rent
$2,200/mo
Buys a home priced
$464,000
Homes on the market
186
Your rent
$2,500/mo
Buys a home priced
$527,000
Homes on the market
249
Your rent
$3,000/mo
Buys a home priced
$633,000
Homes on the market
334
Your rent
$3,500/mo
Buys a home priced
$738,000
Homes on the market
428
Your rent
$4,000/mo
Buys a home priced
$844,000
Homes on the market
504
Your rentBuys a home pricedHomes on the market
$1,500/mo$316,00054
$1,800/mo$380,000105
$2,000/mo$422,000153
$2,200/mo$464,000186
$2,500/mo$527,000249
$3,000/mo$633,000334
$3,500/mo$738,000428
$4,000/mo$844,000504

Nanaimo homes around a $2,500 rent

300 Terminal Avenue
Under your rent
12

$449,000

~$2,128/mo

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300 Terminal Avenue

Nanaimo · Residential

Built 1954

MLS® 1024752

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Sutton Group-West Coast Realty (Nan)

#30 – 5854 Turner Road
Under your rent
21

$198,000

~$938/mo

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#30 – 5854 Turner Road

Nanaimo · Residential

2 bd

2 ba

980 sqft

$202/sqft

Built 1989

MLS® 1044233

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Royal LePage Nanaimo Realty (NanIsHwyN)

#1 – 4801 Hammond Bay Road
Under your rent
31

$459,900

~$2,180/mo

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#1 – 4801 Hammond Bay Road

Nanaimo · Residential

3 bd

2 ba

1,251 sqft

$368/sqft

Built 1990

MLS® 1043605

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REMAX Professionals (NA)

#4 – 6325 Metral Drive
Under your rent
44

$364,900

~$1,730/mo

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#4 – 6325 Metral Drive

Nanaimo · Residential

3 bd

2 ba

1,255 sqft

$291/sqft

Built 1972

MLS® 1046859

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eXp Realty

#325 – 2562 Departure Bay Road
Under your rent
18

$479,900

~$2,275/mo

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#325 – 2562 Departure Bay Road

Nanaimo · Residential

2 bd

2 ba

1,314 sqft

$365/sqft

Built 1981

MLS® 1047043

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Royal LePage Island Living (PK)

#55 – 1000 Chase River Road
Under your rent
21

$329,999

~$1,564/mo

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#55 – 1000 Chase River Road

Nanaimo · Residential

3 bd

1 ba

1,216 sqft

$271/sqft

Built 1973

MLS® 1044547

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REMAX Professionals (NA)

#206 – 24 Prideaux Street
Under your rent
41

$379,900

~$1,801/mo

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#206 – 24 Prideaux Street

Nanaimo · Residential

2 bd

2 ba

980 sqft

$388/sqft

Built 1994

MLS® 1040139

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RE/MAX First Realty (PK)

#202 – 211 Victoria Road
Under your rent
38

$450,000

~$2,133/mo

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#202 – 211 Victoria Road

Nanaimo · Residential

3 bd

2 ba

1,098 sqft

$410/sqft

Built 2007

MLS® 1047333

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eXp Realty (NA)

#205 – 5170 Dunster Road
Under your rent
31

$420,000

~$1,991/mo

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#205 – 5170 Dunster Road

Nanaimo · Residential

2 bd

1 ba

1,151 sqft

$365/sqft

Built 2011

MLS® 1043909

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Royal LePage Nanaimo Realty (NanIsHwyN)

6057 Cedar Grove Drive
Under your rent
28

$479,900

~$2,275/mo

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6057 Cedar Grove Drive

Nanaimo · Residential

2 bd

2 ba

1,100 sqft

$436/sqft

Built 1996

MLS® 1044848

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460 Realty Inc. (NA)

#509 – 3108 Barons Road
Under your rent
37

$294,000

~$1,393/mo

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#509 – 3108 Barons Road

Nanaimo · Residential

2 bd

1 ba

722 sqft

$407/sqft

Built 1981

MLS® 1041440

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REMAX Professionals (NA)

1543 Marban Road
Under your rent
3

$495,000

~$2,346/mo

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1543 Marban Road

Nanaimo · Land

0 bd

0 ba

MLS® 1047416

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460 Realty Inc. (NA)

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Renting vs buying in Nanaimo: what actually changes

At $2,500/mo your payment would carry a $527,000 Nanaimo home against a $724,950 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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