Neighbourhood Guide | Mission

Buying a home in Mission

The lowest price per square foot of any high-volume market in this dataset, with large homes, a high freehold share, and a West Coast Express station connecting it to downtown Vancouver.

The short answer

42 newly built ground-oriented homes are active in Mission, Mission. The median lists at $819,900 for 1,822 sq ft at $415 per square foot. The stock is 22 townhouses and 19 half duplexes, 13% above the regional median size.

Active listings
42
Median price
$819,900
Median per sq ft
$415
Median size
1,822 sq ft

Newly built ground-oriented homes in Mission

42 active listings

Median list price
$819,900

typical range $661,810 to $1,059,988

Median price per sq ft
$415

typical range $319 to $484

Median size
1,822 sq ft

typical range 1,424 sq ft to 3,149 sq ft

Median strata fee
$259

typical range $215 to $332

19 of 42 listings state one

Median annual property tax
$2,556

typical range $1 to $3,300

19 of 42 listings state one

Measured across 42 active listings on .

What Mission is actually like

The mix is close to an even split between townhouses and half duplexes, which is rare and means a genuine choice of product at similar prices.

Homes are large, well above the regional median, and the price per square foot is the lowest of any market here with real volume.

A high share of listings are freehold with no strata, which is realistic here in a way it is not closer to the core.

Mission City is a West Coast Express station, which is the only rapid transit connection in the Fraser Valley. It is a commuter rail service with limited weekday service rather than an all-day SkyTrain, so check the timetable against your actual working hours before relying on it.

Rapid transit

This is not a rapid transit neighbourhood. The nearest station is far enough that driving is the realistic assumption.

Median distance to the nearest station
2.6 km

straight line, across 38homes

Closest station to any home here
700 m

Mission City

Stations these homes are nearest to

  • Mission CityWest Coast Express · nearest home 700 m

Distances are measured in a straight line from each listing to the nearest SkyTrain, SeaBus, or West Coast Express station, using coordinates published by TransLink. A straight line is not a walk: a station 400 m away across a rail cut, a river, or a highway can be a twenty minute journey. Check the specific address on a map before treating any of these numbers as a commute.

Mission against Mission, and against the region

Price per sq ft

$415

Mission: $415

Region: $812

Median size

1,822 sq ft

13% above the regional 1,607 sq ft

Freehold, no strata

14 of 42

Region: 245 of 1,322

Is Mission right for you

Works well if

  • Buyers who want the most floor area per dollar available in this market
  • People who can use a weekday commuter rail schedule
  • Anyone seeking freehold with no strata and a large home

Does not work if

  • You need transit outside West Coast Express hours
  • You need to be in Metro Vancouver frequently at unpredictable times
  • You want a deep market with many comparable sales

Check before you offer

  • The West Coast Express timetable against your actual working day, since it is not an all-day service
  • Whether the listing is genuinely freehold
  • How thin the local market is, which affects both buying and selling

Mission on the map

Every home behind the figures above. Click a pin for the photo, the price, and a Street View link, so you can see the street before you plan a visit.

38 of 42 homes plotted. 4 listings have no coordinates in the feed and cannot be placed. Click a pin for the photo, the price, and a Street View link. Zoom with the plus and minus buttons or by pinching.

Newly built homes for sale in Mission

24 more active listings are not shown here. Search every active listing . Prices are the list price. Most new homes have GST added on top.

Common questions

What does a newly built home cost in Mission?

The median list price across 42 active newly built ground-oriented listings in Mission is $819,900, at $415 per square foot for a median 1,822 sq ft. That compares to $415 across Mission as a whole.

Are homes in Mission townhouses or half duplexes?

Of the 42 active listings, 22 are townhouses and 19 are half duplexes, with 1 row houses. 14 are freehold with no strata and 28 are strata. That mix decides whether you get a complex with a monthly fee or half a house with one neighbour.

Can you commute from Mission to Vancouver without a car?

The West Coast Express runs from Mission City to Waterfront, so it is possible. It is commuter rail with a limited weekday schedule aimed at standard office hours, not an all-day rapid transit service, so check the published timetable against your own hours before treating it as a substitute for SkyTrain.

Is Mission the cheapest place to buy a newly built home in this dataset?

Among high-volume markets, yes. It has the lowest price per square foot of any market in this dataset with real listing volume, combined with homes that are well above the regional median size.

Are Mission homes townhouses or half duplexes?

The mix is close to an even split between townhouses and half duplexes, which is rare and means a genuine choice of product at similar prices, unlike most areas that lean heavily toward one or the other.

Can you buy freehold in Mission with no strata?

A high share of listings are freehold with no strata, which is realistic here in a way it is not closer to the core. Confirm the ownership type on title rather than assuming from the property type.

What should you verify before buying in Mission?

The West Coast Express timetable against your actual working day, since it is not an all-day service. Also confirm whether the listing is genuinely freehold, and how thin the local market is, since that affects both buying and eventually selling.

How current are these numbers?

They are recalculated from active MLS® listings every time the site is rebuilt, and were last measured on 2026-09-07. They describe what is on the market now, not what has sold.

Where these figures come from

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Every figure on these pages comes from listings you can open. Search the full set of newly built townhouses, half duplexes, and row houses, and filter by price, bedrooms, freehold or strata, pets, and parking.