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Home/Rent vs mortgage/Tsawwassen

Rent vs mortgage

What could you buy in Tsawwassen instead of renting?

In Tsawwassen, a $2,500 rent carries the mortgage on a home priced around $527,000. That is $272,999 under Tsawwassen's $799,999 median home price, and 13 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

13 Tsawwassen 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 Tsawwassen

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
3
Your rent
$2,000/mo
Buys a home priced
$422,000
Homes on the market
4
Your rent
$2,200/mo
Buys a home priced
$464,000
Homes on the market
6
Your rent
$2,500/mo
Buys a home priced
$527,000
Homes on the market
13
Your rent
$3,000/mo
Buys a home priced
$633,000
Homes on the market
21
Your rent
$3,500/mo
Buys a home priced
$738,000
Homes on the market
42
Your rent
$4,000/mo
Buys a home priced
$844,000
Homes on the market
55
Your rentBuys a home pricedHomes on the market
$1,500/mo$316,0000
$1,800/mo$380,0003
$2,000/mo$422,0004
$2,200/mo$464,0006
$2,500/mo$527,00013
$3,000/mo$633,00021
$3,500/mo$738,00042
$4,000/mo$844,00055

Tsawwassen homes around a $2,500 rent

#210 – 1930 STARLING Drive
Under your rent
34

$489,900

~$2,322/mo

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#210 – 1930 STARLING Drive

Tsawwassen · Residential

1 bd

1 ba

616 sqft

$795/sqft

Built 2025

MLS® R3092679

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Oakwyn Realty Ltd.

#404 – 1942 STARLING Drive
Under your rent
30

$375,000

~$1,777/mo

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#404 – 1942 STARLING Drive

Tsawwassen · Residential

1 bd

1 ba

466 sqft

$805/sqft

Built 2025

MLS® R3112733

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Oakwyn Realty Ltd.

#216 – 1792 Starling Drive
Under your rent
24

$527,000

~$2,498/mo

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#216 – 1792 Starling Drive

Tsawwassen · Residential

2 bd

2 ba

852 sqft

$619/sqft

Built 2020

MLS® R3041006

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Royal Lepage Wheeler Cheam

#411 – 2463 RABBIT Drive
Under your rent
21

$399,920

~$1,896/mo

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#411 – 2463 RABBIT Drive

Tsawwassen · Residential

1 bd

1 ba

551 sqft

$726/sqft

Built 2025

MLS® R3094320

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Rennie & Associates Realty Ltd.

#104 – 1942 STARLING Drive
Under your rent
25

$379,900

~$1,801/mo

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#104 – 1942 STARLING Drive

Tsawwassen · Residential

1 bd

1 ba

466 sqft

$815/sqft

Built 2025

MLS® R3148540

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Prompton Real Estate Services Inc.

#109 – 1369 56 Street
Under your rent
34

$474,888

~$2,251/mo

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#109 – 1369 56 Street

Tsawwassen · Residential

1 bd

1 ba

696 sqft

$682/sqft

Built 1998

MLS® R3133276

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Real Broker

#404 – 2499 Rabbit Drive
Under your rent
38

$459,900

~$2,180/mo

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#404 – 2499 Rabbit Drive

Tsawwassen · Residential

2 bd

1 ba

651 sqft

$706/sqft

Built 2024

MLS® R3142970

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RE/MAX Aldercenter Realty

#215 – 1892 STARLING Drive
Under your rent
23

$378,000

~$1,792/mo

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#215 – 1892 STARLING Drive

Tsawwassen · Residential

1 bd

1 ba

562 sqft

$673/sqft

Built 2020

MLS® R3136254

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Century 21 Prudential Estates (Rmd) Ltd.

#414 – 1892 Starling Drive
Under your rent
34

$525,000

~$2,488/mo

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#414 – 1892 Starling Drive

Tsawwassen · Residential

1 bd

1 ba

814 sqft

$645/sqft

Built 2021

MLS® R3139110

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Royal LePage Westside

#213 – 4690 Hawk Lane
Under your rent
27

$519,000

~$2,460/mo

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#213 – 4690 Hawk Lane

Tsawwassen · Residential

2 bd

2 ba

754 sqft

$688/sqft

Built 2019

MLS® R3118910

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RE/MAX City Realty

#306 – 1792 STARLING Drive
Under your rent
19

$429,900

~$2,038/mo

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#306 – 1792 STARLING Drive

Tsawwassen · Residential

1 bd

1 ba

535 sqft

$804/sqft

Built 2021

MLS® R3130595

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JULY Realty

#408 – 4690 Hawk Lane
Under your rent
37

$499,000

~$2,365/mo

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#408 – 4690 Hawk Lane

Tsawwassen · Residential

2 bd

2 ba

756 sqft

$660/sqft

Built 2019

MLS® R3107774

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Oakwyn Realty Ltd.

See all $2,500/mo matches (13 active listings)

Renting vs buying in Tsawwassen: what actually changes

At $2,500/mo your payment would carry a $527,000 Tsawwassen home against a $799,999 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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