Housing
A Place To Call Home
Maple Ridge is made up of seven distinct historical neighbourhoods: Haney, Albion, Hammond, Yennadon, Ruskin, Whonnock and Webster's Corner.
Each of these neighbourhoods offers unique lifestyle choices to its residents. Haney, Albion and Hammond are located near urban amenities and services, with housing choices for all. Ruskin, Whonnock and Webster's Corner are rural lifestyle options. Yennadon is located at the foot of the Golden Ears mountains. This area offers scenic neighbourhoods.
The unique mix of urban and rural lifestyle, improved access to the community and more convenient transportation for commuters have made Maple Ridge an attractive location in which to live and raise a family. This is reflected in the continued increase in population in recent years. Naturally, there is also an increased demand for housing and development, and this has increased accordingly. 76% of Maple Ridge residents own their own home.
Developers are meeting this demand with several new housing projects throughout the community. These developments attempt to integrate environmental considerations and the unique rural history and lifestyle of the community into their goals, to create a balance between development and nature.
Housing prices here have been, and continue to be, among the lowest in the GVRD. Rental unit costs have been slow to increase, and are well below cost of other GVRD communities.
Housing
| Median Selling Price Detached House* | $393,636 |
| Median Selling Price Townhouse* | $216,215 (2005 rate) |
| Median Selling Price Condominium* | $284,000 |
| Average Apartment Rental (2 bedroom)** | $ 768 |
| Residential Property Tax Rate** | $ 7.35 per $1000 net taxable value |
(2006 rate)