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Home/Rent vs mortgage/Port Alberni

Rent vs mortgage

What could you buy in Port Alberni instead of renting?

In Port Alberni, a $2,500 rent carries the mortgage on a home priced around $527,000. That is $72,000 under Port Alberni's $599,000 median home price, and 107 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

107 Port Alberni 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 Port Alberni

Your rent
$1,500/mo
Buys a home priced
$316,000
Homes on the market
31
Your rent
$1,800/mo
Buys a home priced
$380,000
Homes on the market
55
Your rent
$2,000/mo
Buys a home priced
$422,000
Homes on the market
69
Your rent
$2,200/mo
Buys a home priced
$464,000
Homes on the market
86
Your rent
$2,500/mo
Buys a home priced
$527,000
Homes on the market
107
Your rent
$3,000/mo
Buys a home priced
$633,000
Homes on the market
143
Your rent
$3,500/mo
Buys a home priced
$738,000
Homes on the market
169
Your rent
$4,000/mo
Buys a home priced
$844,000
Homes on the market
187
Your rentBuys a home pricedHomes on the market
$1,500/mo$316,00031
$1,800/mo$380,00055
$2,000/mo$422,00069
$2,200/mo$464,00086
$2,500/mo$527,000107
$3,000/mo$633,000143
$3,500/mo$738,000169
$4,000/mo$844,000187

Port Alberni homes around a $2,500 rent

#43 – 10325 Lakeshore Road
Under your rent
42

$285,000

~$1,351/mo

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#43 – 10325 Lakeshore Road

Port Alberni · Residential

2 bd

2 ba

1,163 sqft

$245/sqft

Built 1990

MLS® 1040680

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4217 8th Avenue
Under your rent
43

$349,000

~$1,654/mo

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4217 8th Avenue

Port Alberni · Residential

2 bd

2 ba

1,229 sqft

$284/sqft

Built 1970

MLS® 1044396

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#204 – 5700 Pierce Road
Under your rent
38

$520,000

~$2,465/mo

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#204 – 5700 Pierce Road

Port Alberni · Residential

2 bd

2 ba

1,410 sqft

$369/sqft

Built 2025

MLS® 1033315

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RE/MAX Mid-Island Realty

#9 – 5608 Strathcona Street
Under your rent
26

$439,800

~$2,085/mo

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#9 – 5608 Strathcona Street

Port Alberni · Residential

2 bd

2 ba

1,196 sqft

$368/sqft

Built 1998

MLS® 1044845

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Pemberton Holmes Ltd. (PA)

#313 – 3855 11th Avenue
Under your rent
18

$249,900

~$1,184/mo

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#313 – 3855 11th Avenue

Port Alberni · Residential

2 bd

1 ba

880 sqft

$284/sqft

Built 1997

MLS® 1043705

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Loyal Homes Ltd.

#15 – 4935 Broughton Street
Under your rent
27

$259,000

~$1,228/mo

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#15 – 4935 Broughton Street

Port Alberni · Residential

3 bd

1 ba

960 sqft

$270/sqft

Built 1980

MLS® 1041985

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RE/MAX Mid-Island Realty

4575 Arrowsmith Road
Under your rent
33

$469,000

~$2,223/mo

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4575 Arrowsmith Road

Port Alberni · Residential

3 bd

1 ba

985 sqft

$476/sqft

Built 1971

MLS® 1023071

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RE/MAX Mid-Island Realty

Lot 2 Mersey Road
Under your rent
6

$499,000

~$2,365/mo

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Lot 2 Mersey Road

Port Alberni · Land

0 bd

0 ba

MLS® 1046425

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RE/MAX Mid-Island Realty

4817 Dunbar Street
Under your rent
7

$154,900

~$734/mo

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4817 Dunbar Street

Port Alberni · Land

0 bd

0 ba

MLS® 1047514

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Loyal Homes Ltd.

4391 11th Avenue
Under your rent
23

$494,900

~$2,346/mo

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4391 11th Avenue

Port Alberni · Residential

3 bd

1 ba

1,075 sqft

$460/sqft

Built 1957

MLS® 1047484

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Loyal Homes Ltd.

2295 Anderson Avenue
Under your rent
18

$319,000

~$1,512/mo

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2295 Anderson Avenue

Port Alberni · Land

0 bd

0 ba

MLS® 1047130

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RE/MAX Mid-Island Realty

2282 14th Avenue
Under your rent
17

$329,000

~$1,559/mo

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2282 14th Avenue

Port Alberni · Land

0 bd

0 ba

MLS® 1032586

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RE/MAX Mid-Island Realty

See all $2,500/mo matches (107 active listings)

Renting vs buying in Port Alberni: what actually changes

At $2,500/mo your payment would carry a $527,000 Port Alberni home against a $599,000 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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