How Much Cheaper Is Port Coquitlam Than Port Moody?

What do the numbers actually show?

Port Coquitlam’s city-wide median sales price was $802,000 over the June–August 2026 period, compared to $844,000 in Port Moody over the same period — a gap of approximately $42,000, or about 5%. Both figures are city-wide medians across all property types (detached, townhome, and condo), sourced from the Greater Vancouver REALTORS® Stats Centre.

That city-wide comparison has limits. Port Moody’s median is weighted by the condo and townhome inventory near Inlet Centre and Moody Centre SkyTrain stations, which may pull the Port Moody median down relative to what detached-only data would show. Similarly, Port Coquitlam’s detached market — particularly in upper-elevation neighbourhoods like Citadel Heights and Oxford Heights — can sit above the city-wide median. A like-for-like comparison of detached homes in comparable locations between the two cities typically shows a larger gap than the raw medians suggest. For a property-specific analysis, contact Jordan for a current breakdown based on recent REBGV MLS transaction data.

What explains the price gap between Port Moody and Port Coquitlam?

The most significant driver is transit. Port Moody has two Evergreen Line SkyTrain stations — Moody Centre and Inlet Centre — offering all-day, seven-day-a-week service to downtown Vancouver in approximately 35–44 minutes. Port Coquitlam has Port Coquitlam Station, served by the West Coast Express commuter rail on peak weekdays only. That difference in transit frequency and reliability is priced into the market: station-adjacent addresses in Port Moody carry a premium that reflects genuine demand from buyers who commute to Vancouver without a car.

Port Moody also has a more concentrated set of walkable lifestyle amenities — Brewer’s Row along Murray Street, Rocky Point Park, and the waterfront trail along Burrard Inlet — in a city geographically smaller than Port Coquitlam. That density of amenity within a compact area is difficult to replicate and commands a premium with buyers who prioritise walkability.

What do you give up — and what do you gain — by choosing Port Coquitlam?

Buyers who choose Port Coquitlam over Port Moody are typically making a deliberate trade: less walkability and less transit flexibility in exchange for more square footage, larger lots, and newer construction in some neighbourhoods — at a lower price point. That trade makes the most sense for buyers who drive to work, whose schedule doesn’t align with the West Coast Express peak window, or who prioritise yard size and indoor space over proximity to SkyTrain.

What Port Coquitlam offers that Port Moody cannot match is the Traboulay PoCo Trail — a 25-kilometre multi-use loop that runs along the Coquitlam and Pitt Rivers, accessible on foot from neighbourhoods like Riverwood and Lincoln Park. For buyers whose outdoor lifestyle centres on running and cycling rather than walkable urban amenities, PoCo’s trail network is a genuine asset. Port Coquitlam is also the most affordable of the three Tri-Cities on a city-wide basis, which matters for first-time detached buyers who have already been priced out of Coquitlam and Port Moody’s equivalents.

When does Port Moody make more sense, despite the higher price?

The case for Port Moody strengthens considerably for buyers who commute to Vancouver by transit on a variable or non-peak schedule. The Evergreen Line’s all-day frequency — trains every few minutes rather than a handful of departures at rush hour — changes the calculus for buyers who work shifts, have variable start times, or commute on weekends. For that buyer, the Port Moody premium is not just for lifestyle; it’s for genuine commute flexibility that Port Coquitlam cannot offer.

Port Moody also makes more sense for buyers whose priority is a condo or townhome rather than a detached home. The station-adjacent inventory in Suter Brook, Newport Village, and the Inlet Centre area offers a walkable, transit-connected lifestyle at a per-door price that is competitive even against Port Coquitlam’s detached market in some cases. The comparison is not always Port Moody detached versus Port Coquitlam detached — sometimes it is Port Moody condo versus Port Coquitlam detached, and the lifestyle difference between those two outcomes is significant.