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Home/Rent vs mortgage/Squamish

Rent vs mortgage

What could you buy in Squamish instead of renting?

In Squamish, a $2,500 rent carries the mortgage on a home priced around $527,000. That is $593,000 under Squamish's $1,120,000 median home price, and 20 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

20 Squamish 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 Squamish

Your rent
$1,500/mo
Buys a home priced
$316,000
Homes on the market
0
Your rent
$1,800/mo
Buys a home priced
$380,000
Homes on the market
7
Your rent
$2,000/mo
Buys a home priced
$422,000
Homes on the market
8
Your rent
$2,200/mo
Buys a home priced
$464,000
Homes on the market
11
Your rent
$2,500/mo
Buys a home priced
$527,000
Homes on the market
20
Your rent
$3,000/mo
Buys a home priced
$633,000
Homes on the market
52
Your rent
$3,500/mo
Buys a home priced
$738,000
Homes on the market
61
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$316,0000
$1,800/mo$380,0007
$2,000/mo$422,0008
$2,200/mo$464,00011
$2,500/mo$527,00020
$3,000/mo$633,00052
$3,500/mo$738,00061
$4,000/mo$844,00082

Squamish homes around a $2,500 rent

#144 – 1830 Mamquam Road
Under your rent
Open House on Sat, 1pm–3pm
38

$485,000

~$2,299/mo

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#144 – 1830 Mamquam Road

Squamish · Residential

3 bd

2 ba

1,152 sqft

$421/sqft

Built 1975

MLS® R3107886

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Macdonald Realty

#98 – 1830 Mamquam Road
Under your rent
Open House on Sat, 11am–1pm
24

$355,000

~$1,683/mo

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#98 – 1830 Mamquam Road

Squamish · Residential

2 bd

1 ba

744 sqft

$477/sqft

Built 1974

MLS® R3107878

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Macdonald Realty

#305 – 38060 2ND Avenue
Under your rent
6

$469,900

~$2,227/mo

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#305 – 38060 2ND Avenue

Squamish · Residential

1 bd

2 ba

604 sqft

$778/sqft

MLS® R3115548

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RE/MAX Sea to Sky Real Estate

#24 – 40157 Government Road
Newly Listed
Under your rent
14

$374,999

~$1,777/mo

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#24 – 40157 Government Road

Squamish · Residential

2 bd

2 ba

932 sqft

$402/sqft

Built 1975

MLS® R3156712

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Oakwyn Realty Ltd.

#8 – 39884 GOVERNMENT Road
Under your rent
33

$355,000

~$1,683/mo

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#8 – 39884 GOVERNMENT Road

Squamish · Residential

2 bd

1 ba

960 sqft

$370/sqft

Built 1974

MLS® R3156047

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Black Tusk Realty

#29 – 39768 Government Road
Under your rent
40

$429,900

~$2,038/mo

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#29 – 39768 Government Road

Squamish · Residential

3 bd

1 ba

1,360 sqft

$316/sqft

Built 1975

MLS® R3153965

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Macdonald Realty

C308 – 40140 WILLOW Crescent
Under your rent
15

$439,900

~$2,085/mo

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C308 – 40140 WILLOW Crescent

Squamish · Residential

1 bd

1 ba

573 sqft

$768/sqft

Built 1993

MLS® R3146511

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Black Tusk Realty

#308 – 37841 CLEVELAND Avenue
Under your rent
16

$499,000

~$2,365/mo

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#308 – 37841 CLEVELAND Avenue

Squamish · Residential

1 bd

1 ba

657 sqft

$760/sqft

Built 2011

MLS® R3130177

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Black Tusk Realty

#54 – 38185 Westway Avenue
Under your rent
16

$385,000

~$1,825/mo

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#54 – 38185 Westway Avenue

Squamish · Residential

2 bd

1 ba

825 sqft

$467/sqft

Built 1967

MLS® R3086782

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Black Tusk Realty

#207 – 1203 Pemberton Avenue
Under your rent
16

$519,900

~$2,464/mo

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#207 – 1203 Pemberton Avenue

Squamish · Residential

1 bd

1 ba

818 sqft

$636/sqft

Built 1997

MLS® R3144773

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Engel & Volkers Whistler

#107 – 1203 Pemberton Avenue
Under your rent
29

$499,900

~$2,369/mo

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#107 – 1203 Pemberton Avenue

Squamish · Residential

1 bd

1 ba

811 sqft

$616/sqft

Built 1997

MLS® R3135512

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Macdonald Realty

#239 – 1830 Mamquam Road
Under your rent
29

$349,000

~$1,654/mo

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#239 – 1830 Mamquam Road

Squamish · Residential

3 bd

2 ba

1,127 sqft

$310/sqft

Built 1984

MLS® R3114111

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Macdonald Realty

See all $2,500/mo matches (20 active listings)

Renting vs buying in Squamish: what actually changes

At $2,500/mo your payment would carry a $527,000 Squamish home against a $1,120,000 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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