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Home/Rent vs mortgage/Qualicum Beach

Rent vs mortgage

What could you buy in Qualicum Beach instead of renting?

In Qualicum Beach, a $2,500 rent carries the mortgage on a home priced around $527,000. That is $362,000 under Qualicum Beach's $889,000 median home price, and 44 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

44 Qualicum Beach 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 Qualicum Beach

Your rent
$1,500/mo
Buys a home priced
$316,000
Homes on the market
23
Your rent
$1,800/mo
Buys a home priced
$380,000
Homes on the market
27
Your rent
$2,000/mo
Buys a home priced
$422,000
Homes on the market
30
Your rent
$2,200/mo
Buys a home priced
$464,000
Homes on the market
36
Your rent
$2,500/mo
Buys a home priced
$527,000
Homes on the market
44
Your rent
$3,000/mo
Buys a home priced
$633,000
Homes on the market
54
Your rent
$3,500/mo
Buys a home priced
$738,000
Homes on the market
63
Your rent
$4,000/mo
Buys a home priced
$844,000
Homes on the market
82
Your rentBuys a home pricedHomes on the market
$1,500/mo$316,00023
$1,800/mo$380,00027
$2,000/mo$422,00030
$2,200/mo$464,00036
$2,500/mo$527,00044
$3,000/mo$633,00054
$3,500/mo$738,00063
$4,000/mo$844,00082

Qualicum Beach homes around a $2,500 rent

#2 – 161 Horne Lake Road
Under your rent
34

$139,900

~$663/mo

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#2 – 161 Horne Lake Road

Qualicum Beach · Residential

2 bd

1 ba

809 sqft

$173/sqft

Built 1973

MLS® 1047526

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RE/MAX Anchor Realty (QU)

G12/13 – 2650 Turnbull Avenue
Under your rent
80

$389,000

~$1,844/mo

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G12/13 – 2650 Turnbull Avenue

Qualicum Beach · Residential

1 bd

1 ba

257 sqft

$1,514/sqft

Built 2014

MLS® 1032546

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Pemberton Holmes - Westshore

C18 – 2650 Turnbull Road
Under your rent
50

$185,000

~$877/mo

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C18 – 2650 Turnbull Road

Qualicum Beach · Residential

3 bd

2 ba

376 sqft

$492/sqft

Built 2010

MLS® 1025712

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Royal LePage Island Living (PK)

1762 Cameron Crescent
Under your rent
15

$146,000

~$692/mo

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1762 Cameron Crescent

Qualicum Beach · Land

0 bd

0 ba

MLS® 1044992

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Pemberton Holmes Ltd. (Pkvl)

A4 – 2650 Turnbull Road
Under your rent
31

$199,000

~$943/mo

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A4 – 2650 Turnbull Road

Qualicum Beach · Residential

1 bd

1 ba

320 sqft

$622/sqft

Built 2012

MLS® 1043358

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Royal LePage Island Living (PK)

#202 – 3295 Island Highway
Under your rent
37

$349,900

~$1,658/mo

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#202 – 3295 Island Highway

Qualicum Beach · Residential

0 bd

1 ba

668 sqft

$524/sqft

Built 1981

MLS® 1047367

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Royal LePage Nanaimo Realty (NanIsHwyN)

D4 – 2650 Turnbull Road
Under your rent
41

$199,900

~$947/mo

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D4 – 2650 Turnbull Road

Qualicum Beach · Residential

2 bd

1 ba

320 sqft

$625/sqft

Built 1993

MLS® 1043786

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Pemberton Holmes Ltd. (Pkvl)

#53 – 6050 Island Highway
Under your rent
16

$210,000

~$995/mo

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#53 – 6050 Island Highway

Qualicum Beach · Land

0 bd

0 ba

MLS® 1028089

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Easy List Realty

#34 – 6050 Island Highway
Under your rent
11

$97,000

~$460/mo

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#34 – 6050 Island Highway

Qualicum Beach · Residential

0 bd

0 ba

MLS® 1040299

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RE/MAX First Realty (PK)

E5 – 2650 Turnbull Road
Under your rent
22

$154,900

~$734/mo

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E5 – 2650 Turnbull Road

Qualicum Beach · Residential

0 bd

1 ba

240 sqft

$645/sqft

Built 2005

MLS® 1023162

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Pemberton Holmes Ltd. (Pkvl)

1620 Farrah's Way
Under your rent
44

$449,000

~$2,128/mo

i

1620 Farrah's Way

Qualicum Beach · Residential

3 bd

2 ba

912 sqft

$492/sqft

Built 2009

MLS® 1046726

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Pemberton Holmes Ltd. (Pkvl)

1865 Taylor Walk
Under your rent
12

$359,000

~$1,702/mo

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1865 Taylor Walk

Qualicum Beach · Land

0 bd

0 ba

MLS® 1046422

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Sutton Group-West Coast Realty (Nan)

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Renting vs buying in Qualicum Beach: what actually changes

At $2,500/mo your payment would carry a $527,000 Qualicum Beach home against a $889,000 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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