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Living in Port Moody: real estate, neighbourhoods & homes for sale

Port Moody is a small city of about 33,500 people at the head of Burrard Inlet, with two SkyTrain stations, a waterfront park at the end of the main street and forested hillsides on both shores. It has the highest home prices in the Tri-Cities and, as the smallest of the three cities, the fewest homes for sale at any one time. That makes the details matter more here than anywhere else I work.

I’ve been a REALTOR® in the Tri-Cities since 2009. This guide covers what Port Moody homes cost, how the neighbourhoods differ, how schools and the commute work, and the trade-offs I would rather you hear from me before you buy.

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Burrard Inlet from Rocky Point — drone still
By the numbers · Port Moody at a glance
33,535
Population
$141,800
Average household income
50+
Parks
7
Breweries on Brewers Row

Population from the 2021 Census; household income is an average, before tax. Park and brewery counts as of 2026.

Living in Port Moody offers a safe, family-friendly mountain town with seaside urban living. It's known for its small-town feel and tight-knit community — walkable hubs at Newport and Suter Brook Villages, the famous Brewers Row craft-beer scene on Murray Street, and nature as part of daily life: waterfront recreation at Rocky Point Park, hiking trails, and two lakes just up the road.

35min
Under that to downtown Vancouver — SkyTrain or the West Coast Express
7 breweries on Brewers Row 8 km Buntzen lakeside loop 2 ice rinks + indoor tracks

Is Port Moody a good place to live? The honest version

"Housing costs here are high. The popular parks get crowded in the summer. And the nightlife is quiet — a lot of businesses close early. I'd rather you hear that from me now than find out in your second month."

If those are trades you would happily make, Port Moody is hard to beat. You get the water, the trails, two lakes, walkable villages and a commute under 35 minutes, in a city small enough that people know each other.

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Market snapshot

Port Moody house prices and real estate market

Home typeBenchmark price1-year change
Detached house$1,903,500−8.4%
Townhouse$940,900−5.2%
Condo apartment$676,200−4.9%

Port Moody · benchmark prices from the Greater Vancouver REALTORS® monthly stats package, as of September 2026. The 1-year change compares with September 2025.

Port Moody has the highest detached benchmark of my four areas: $1,903,500, against $1,808,500 in North Burnaby, $1,584,400 in Coquitlam and $1,240,600 in Port Coquitlam in the same month. The city is small, so a handful of sales can swing the monthly figures. That is why I price from recent comparable sales on your side of the inlet, not from the city-wide number.

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Port Moody neighbourhoods: the best areas to live

Port Moody splits naturally into the south shore, the villages at the head of the inlet, and the north shore hillside. The housing changes with each.

Low-rise condos in Klahanie, Port Moody

Moody Centre

The historic core along Clarke and St. Johns streets, with Moody Centre Station, Rocky Point Park and Brewers Row all within a short walk. Housing is a mix of heritage houses, older condos and newer townhomes, and the blocks around the station are planned for substantial redevelopment. On the MLS® this is “Port Moody Centre”.

Inlet Centre: Newport Village, Suter Brook and Klahanie

Master-planned communities of condos and townhomes around Inlet Centre Station, with groceries, cafés, the rec centre, the library and City Hall all on foot. This is where most of Port Moody’s condo inventory sits, and it is the easiest part of the city to live in without a second car.

Heritage Mountain

A north shore hillside community developed mainly in the 1990s, with detached homes, townhomes and trails threaded between them. Families come for the house sizes, the quiet streets and the walk to Heritage Mountain Elementary.

Heritage Woods

Higher up the same hillside and newer, with larger detached homes beside Bert Flinn Park and Heritage Woods Secondary close by on David Avenue.

Glenayre

On the west side near the Burnaby border, built mostly in the 1960s. Single-family homes on established lots, close to Burquitlam Station and SFU, with École Glenayre Elementary in the middle of the neighbourhood.

College Park and Seaview

Next to Glenayre, with a mix of 1960s and 1970s detached homes and townhome complexes. One of the more approachable ways into a Port Moody address.

Mountain Meadows and Noons Creek

Family streets on the north shore above Ioco Road, close to Mountain Meadows Elementary and the Noons Creek trails.

Pleasantside and Ioco

The north shore waterfront along Ioco Road, running out toward Old Orchard Park, Belcarra and Sasamat Lake. Older homes, some waterfront and view properties, and a noticeably slower pace. The MLS® calls most of this “North Shore Pt Moody” or “Barber Street”.

Anmore and Belcarra

Two separate villages beyond the north shore, with larger lots and acreage. Their children attend Port Moody schools, so buyers often search them together with Port Moody.

Things to do in Port Moody: parks, lakes and trails

If you only have one afternoon in Port Moody, spend it on the water. Rocky Point for the pier and the rentals, Buntzen if you want the long loop, Sasamat if you want a beach.

The tree-lined walk at Rocky Point Park in fall colourHIROSHI'S PICK

Rocky Point Park

A pier out into Burrard Inlet, kayak and paddleboard rentals, a boat launch, a shoreline trail and a skateboard park.
Hiroshi’s note

Get the fish and chips, walk the shoreline trail, come back for the ice cream. That's the afternoon.

On the inlet
Buntzen Lake, a short drive from Port MoodyHIROSHI'S PICK

Buntzen Lake

An 8 km lakeside loop, swimming, paddleboarding, and a beach with picnic and BBQ areas.
Hiroshi’s note

This is the one to bring the dog to — there's an off-leash area and its own trail. And no power boats, so it stays quiet.

8 km loop
Sasamat LakeHIROSHI'S PICK

Sasamat Lake

A 3 km loop around a swimming beach, with fishing, paddleboarding, a seasonal concession and facilities.
Hiroshi’s note

Leave the dog at home for this one — dogs aren't permitted at Sasamat.

3 km loop
The Shoreline Trail at Rocky Point Park, with a Trans Canada Trail marker

Shoreline Trail

A flat path of about 3 km around the head of the inlet, from Rocky Point Park to Old Orchard Park.
3 km path
The trail map at the entrance to Bert Flinn Park

Bert Flinn Park

A large forested park on the north shore with off-leash trails, beside Heritage Woods.
Off-leash trails
The spray park at Rocky Point Park, Port MoodyHIROSHI'S PICK

Spray parks & the outdoor pool

Summer at Rocky Point: spray parks, an outdoor pool, a big lawn and the vendors along the water.
July and August

Indoor activities in Port Moody: rinks, rec centre and rainy-day ideas

This is the Lower Mainland — you plan for rain. Port Moody's indoor circuit is compact, but it has the two things a wet Saturday actually needs, and the villages pick up the rest.

The Port Moody Recreation ComplexHIROSHI'S PICK

Port Moody Recreation Complex

Gymnasiums, two ice rinks and indoor running tracks — with the library right nearby.
2 ice rinks
Port Moody’s civic centre, home to the library and City HallHIROSHI'S PICK

Port Moody Public Library

A few steps from the rec centre — the all-weather landing spot when nobody wants to move.
All-weather
Shops and the corner tower at Newport Village, Port MoodyHIROSHI'S PICK

Newport Village

Groceries, cafés and everyday services, all walkable from home.
Everyday errands
The brick shopfronts of Suter Brook VillageHIROSHI'S PICK

Suter Brook Village

The second walkable hub, minutes from Inlet Centre Station.
By the station

Port Moody breweries: Brewers Row and Murray Street

Brewers Row is the closest thing the Tri-Cities has to a destination strip — and it's a five-minute walk from Moody Centre Station, which is why people end up staying for the evening.

Parkside Brewery on Brewers Row, Port MoodyHIROSHI'S PICK

Brewers Row

Seven breweries lining Murray Street, with food trucks parked along the way.
Hiroshi’s note

Come early. A lot of businesses in Port Moody close earlier than you'd expect.

Murray Street
Moody Centre and Rocky Point from the airHIROSHI'S PICK

Clarke Street

The retail strip by Moody Centre Station, between the park and the breweries.
By the station
ON BREWERS ROW
7
Breweries lining Murray Street, with food trucks parked along the way — walkable from Moody Centre Station.

Port Moody to Vancouver: SkyTrain, West Coast Express and driving

Port Moody has two Millennium Line SkyTrain stations of its own, Moody Centre and Inlet Centre, and the West Coast Express commuter train stops at Moody Centre.

Moody Centre StationHIROSHI'S PICK

Moody Centre

West Coast Express, a bus loop and paid station parking — steps from Rocky Point, Brewers Row and the Clarke Street shops.
Hiroshi’s note

The station parking is paid — worth factoring in if you're planning to drive-and-ride every day.

The commuter station
Inlet Centre StationHIROSHI'S PICK

Inlet Centre

Local bus lines, with Suter Brook and Newport Village on either side of the platform.
Between the villages
DOWNTOWN, ONE WAY
$7.55
West Coast Express, Tri-Cities → Downtown Vancouver on stored value. $9.05 cash. Under 35 minutes from Moody Centre.

Drivers use the Barnet Highway west to Burnaby and Vancouver, or St. Johns Street east to Coquitlam.

Port Moody schools and catchments (SD43)

Port Moody is School District 43 — K–5, 6–8, 9–12 — and home to the district’s IB Diploma programme at Port Moody Secondary. Catchments go by your permanent home address; the district’s locator gives the official answer.

Every secondary and middle school below, plus the elementaries running a program worth choosing a street for. The full Port Moody directory, with addresses, is on the all-areas schools page.

ElementaryK–5
Middle6–8
  • École Moody Middle School of the ArtsLate FIArts
  • Eagle Mountain
Secondary9–12
  • Heritage Woods
  • Port Moody SecondaryIB Diploma
Hiroshi’s note

Heritage Woods is the other one Tri-Cities families chase, alongside Charles Best in Coquitlam. It draws a very engaged parent community — part of the appeal, and worth knowing going in.

School list and programs from sd43.bc.ca, September 2026. Catchment information is provided for convenience and is approximate; boundaries are set by School District 43 (Coquitlam) and change, and a catchment does not guarantee enrolment. Verify any address with the district’s School Locator. All four areas’ schools on one page →

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The Port Moody cheat sheet.
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01 · THE NUMBERS
Worth memorizing
7 breweries on Brewers Row
2 lakes — Buntzen & Sasamat
8 km Buntzen lakeside loop
2 ice rinks at the rec centre
<35 min to downtown Vancouver
02 · ON THE WATER
Where the weekends go
Rocky Point pier · kayak & SUP rentals
Buntzen swim · no power boats
Sasamat 3 km loop · beach
Outdoor pool summer at Rocky Point
Boat launch + the skateboard park
03 · RAINY DAYS
The indoor circuit
Rec centre 2 rinks · gymnasiums
Indoor tracks run all winter
Library right next door
Newport Village walkable errands
Suter Brook the second hub
04 · KNOW BEFORE
The local fine print
No dogs at Sasamat Lake
Summer crowds at the popular parks
Early nights businesses close early
Paid parking at Moody Centre station
Costs housing runs high here
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Buying a house or condo in Port Moody: what I check first

Port Moody’s housing falls into three groups, and each has its own homework.

  • Village condos and townhomes. Newport, Suter Brook and Klahanie are strata communities, so the documents matter as much as the unit: depreciation report, contingency reserve, minutes, insurance deductible and any upcoming special levies.
  • Older condo buildings. Wood-frame buildings from the 1980s and 1990s, built before rainscreen construction became standard, need a careful read of the building envelope history.
  • Hillside houses. On Heritage Mountain and the north shore I look at drainage, retaining walls and roof age. In homes from the late 1970s to the mid-1990s I check for poly-B plumbing.
  • Older houses in Moody Centre, Glenayre and Pleasantside. Aluminum wiring and underground oil tanks are the two items I check before anything else.

I attend nearly every inspection, so these get caught before they become a renegotiation.

A bright living room with big windows
FROM HIROSHII attend nearly every inspection.
A kitchen with grey cabinets and open shelves

Your Port Moody REALTOR®: selling a home here

Port Moody sellers have one advantage, which is scarcity, and one risk, which is overpricing into a small buyer pool. I price from recent comparable sales on your side of the inlet and in your type of home, then prepare the listing properly: professional photography, floor plans, brochures and signage, with cleaning, handyman work and pre-listing prep coordinated before the first showing.

Many of my clients are selling one home and buying the next at the same time. Coordinating the two dates, the subject clauses and both negotiations is the work my repeat clients hire me for.

Request a free Port Moody home evaluation. I reply by email the same day, and there’s no obligation.

Port Moody homes for sale: houses, townhouses and condos

Live board data for the whole city — every brokerage, not just mine. Filter it however you like, or widen the search to the rest of the Tri-Cities.

Prefer to search the whole board at once? That lives on the listings page.

Listing data is supplied by the Greater Vancouver REALTORS® MLS® reciprocity feed and is deemed reliable but not guaranteed. Listings held by other brokerages are marked with the MLS® reciprocity logo.

Port Moody real estate: common questions

Is Port Moody a good place to live?

Yes, if the trade-offs suit you. Port Moody offers waterfront parks, two swimming lakes, walkable villages and a commute under 35 minutes. In exchange, housing costs run high, the popular parks get busy in summer and the nightlife is quiet.

What are the best things to do in Port Moody?

Start on the water at Rocky Point Park, walk the Shoreline Trail, swim at Sasamat Lake or loop Buntzen Lake, then finish on Brewers Row. On a wet day, the recreation complex has two ice rinks and indoor running tracks.

What is the population of Port Moody?

Port Moody had 33,535 residents at the 2021 Census, which makes it the smallest of the Tri-Cities.

What is the average house price in Port Moody?

As of September 2026 the benchmark price, which is the real estate board’s measure of a typical home, was $1,903,500 for a detached house in Port Moody, $940,900 for a townhouse and $676,200 for a condo apartment, from the Greater Vancouver REALTORS® monthly statistics. It is the highest detached benchmark in the Tri-Cities.

Why is Port Moody more expensive than Coquitlam?

Mostly supply. Port Moody is a small city bounded by the inlet and the mountains, with about 33,500 residents against Coquitlam’s 148,600, so far fewer homes come up for sale. Waterfront access, two SkyTrain stations and the village lifestyle add to demand.

What are the main neighbourhoods in Port Moody?

Moody Centre, Inlet Centre (Newport Village, Suter Brook and Klahanie), Heritage Mountain, Heritage Woods, Glenayre, College Park, Seaview, Mountain Meadows and Pleasantside, with the villages of Anmore and Belcarra beyond the north shore.

Is Port Moody good for young families?

Spray parks and an outdoor pool at Rocky Point, two swimming lakes, two ice rinks and indoor running tracks at the rec centre, and a library next door. It’s built around getting kids outside.

How do you get from Port Moody to downtown Vancouver?

SkyTrain from Moody Centre or Inlet Centre, or the West Coast Express from Moody Centre at $7.55 one way on stored value and $9.05 cash, with paid parking at the station. Under 35 minutes.

Which schools are in Port Moody?

Port Moody is in School District 43. The two secondary schools are Heritage Woods and Port Moody Secondary, which runs the district’s IB Diploma programme. Middle schools are École Moody Middle School of the Arts and Eagle Mountain. Use the SD43 School Locator to confirm the catchment for any address.

Can we bring the dog?

Buntzen has an off-leash area and its own dog trail. Sasamat doesn’t allow dogs at all, which is worth knowing before you pack the car on a hot Saturday.

Can you swim in Port Moody?

Yes. Sasamat Lake has a swimming beach, Buntzen Lake has a swimming area, and Rocky Point Park has an outdoor pool and spray parks in summer. Both lakes are a short drive up the road.

Are Port Moody condos a good buy?

They can be, and the building matters as much as the unit. I review the depreciation report, contingency reserve, strata minutes and envelope history before a client writes an offer, because two similar-looking buildings can carry very different costs.

What is my Port Moody home worth?

Send me your address and I’ll prepare a free evaluation from recent sales of similar homes nearby, with a reply the same day. A BC Assessment figure is a tax valuation set months earlier and often sits some distance from what a buyer will pay.

Do you work in Port Moody if your office is in Coquitlam?

Yes. I’ve helped families buy and sell across Port Moody, Coquitlam, Port Coquitlam and North Burnaby since 2009.

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