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Home/Rent vs mortgage/Victoria

Rent vs mortgage

What could you buy in Victoria instead of renting?

In Victoria, a $2,500 rent carries the mortgage on a home priced around $527,000. That is $190,500 under Victoria's $717,500 median home price, and 156 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

156 Victoria 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 Victoria

Your rent
$1,500/mo
Buys a home priced
$316,000
Homes on the market
18
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
83
Your rent
$2,200/mo
Buys a home priced
$464,000
Homes on the market
119
Your rent
$2,500/mo
Buys a home priced
$527,000
Homes on the market
156
Your rent
$3,000/mo
Buys a home priced
$633,000
Homes on the market
214
Your rent
$3,500/mo
Buys a home priced
$738,000
Homes on the market
271
Your rent
$4,000/mo
Buys a home priced
$844,000
Homes on the market
310
Your rentBuys a home pricedHomes on the market
$1,500/mo$316,00018
$1,800/mo$380,00055
$2,000/mo$422,00083
$2,200/mo$464,000119
$2,500/mo$527,000156
$3,000/mo$633,000214
$3,500/mo$738,000271
$4,000/mo$844,000310

Victoria homes around a $2,500 rent

#208 – 932 Johnson Street
Under your rent
18

$289,000

~$1,370/mo

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#208 – 932 Johnson Street

Victoria · Residential

0 bd

1 ba

370 sqft

$781/sqft

Built 2003

MLS® 1034836

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Team 3000 Realty Ltd

#721 – 1029 VIEW Street
Under your rent
25

$459,000

~$2,176/mo

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#721 – 1029 VIEW Street

Victoria · Residential

1 bd

1 ba

502 sqft

$914/sqft

Built 2019

MLS® 1043018

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Pemberton Holmes Ltd.

#101 – 250 Douglas Street
Under your rent
52

$415,000

~$1,967/mo

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#101 – 250 Douglas Street

Victoria · Residential

1 bd

1 ba

718 sqft

$578/sqft

Built 1962

MLS® 1046564

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eXp Realty

#307 – 305 Michigan Street
Under your rent
24

$389,900

~$1,848/mo

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#307 – 305 Michigan Street

Victoria · Residential

1 bd

1 ba

596 sqft

$654/sqft

Built 1970

MLS® 1047337

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Royal LePage Coast Capital - Chatterton

#106 – 455 Kingston Street
Under your rent
36

$299,900

~$1,421/mo

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#106 – 455 Kingston Street

Victoria · Residential

2 bd

2 ba

930 sqft

$322/sqft

Built 1998

MLS® 1042845

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Royal LePage Coast Capital - Chatterton

#303 – 932 Johnson Street
Under your rent
31

$368,800

~$1,748/mo

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#303 – 932 Johnson Street

Victoria · Residential

0 bd

1 ba

431 sqft

$856/sqft

Built 2005

MLS® 1046629

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Royal LePage Coast Capital - Chatterton

#104 – 2647 Graham Street
Under your rent
30

$359,900

~$1,706/mo

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#104 – 2647 Graham Street

Victoria · Residential

1 bd

1 ba

676 sqft

$532/sqft

Built 1991

MLS® 1046644

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Century 21 Queenswood Realty Ltd.

#207 – 1155 Yates Street
Under your rent
23

$429,900

~$2,038/mo

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#207 – 1155 Yates Street

Victoria · Residential

1 bd

1 ba

555 sqft

$775/sqft

Built 2003

MLS® 1047038

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Coldwell Banker Oceanside Real Estate

#610 – 1745 Leighton Road
Under your rent
21

$459,900

~$2,180/mo

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#610 – 1745 Leighton Road

Victoria · Residential

2 bd

2 ba

911 sqft

$505/sqft

Built 1982

MLS® 1046303

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HonestDoor Inc.

#409 – 545 Manchester Road
Under your rent
31

$389,000

~$1,844/mo

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#409 – 545 Manchester Road

Victoria · Residential

1 bd

1 ba

697 sqft

$558/sqft

Built 1993

MLS® 1031099

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Pemberton Holmes Ltd.

#213 – 909 Pembroke Street
Under your rent
23

$369,900

~$1,753/mo

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#213 – 909 Pembroke Street

Victoria · Residential

1 bd

1 ba

701 sqft

$528/sqft

Built 1977

MLS® 1047515

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RE/MAX Camosun

#304 – 832 Fisgard Street
Under your rent
19

$489,900

~$2,322/mo

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#304 – 832 Fisgard Street

Victoria · Residential

2 bd

2 ba

1,029 sqft

$476/sqft

Built 1992

MLS® 1047615

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eXp Realty

See all $2,500/mo matches (156 active listings)

Renting vs buying in Victoria: what actually changes

At $2,500/mo your payment would carry a $527,000 Victoria home against a $717,500 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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