Maple Ridge, British Columbia

Maple Ridge Homes for Sale

Live MLS® listings, neighbourhood-by-neighbourhood guidance and verified local market data — from the family brokerage that has been helping people buy and sell in Maple Ridge since 1982.

The area

Living in Maple Ridge

Maple Ridge sits on the north side of the Fraser River at the eastern edge of Metro Vancouver, with Pitt Meadows to the west and Mission to the east. It is a city with a genuinely small-town centre and a rural, mountainous backdrop — Golden Ears Provincial Park is close enough that many residents treat it as their weekend backyard.

The appeal for most buyers is space. Lots tend to be larger than what the same money buys closer to Vancouver, streets are quieter, and there is a strong mix of established neighbourhoods and newer hillside development. Families, first-time buyers priced out of the core, and people looking for acreage all end up here for different reasons.

Maple Ridge is also a working community rather than a bedroom suburb alone. The downtown core around 224th Street, the Lougheed Highway corridor and the Albion industrial areas support local employment, and the city has continued to invest in its town centre, trails and recreation facilities.

Local resources

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Housing

What you can buy in Maple Ridge

Detached houses

The largest share of the market, from post-war bungalows in West Maple Ridge to newer two-storey homes in Silver Valley and Albion. Suites are common and can help with financing.

Townhomes

A practical middle step for families who want three bedrooms and a garage without detached pricing. Concentrated in Cottonwood, Albion and near the town centre.

Condos & apartments

Mostly clustered around the 224th Street town centre and the Lougheed corridor, and typically the entry point for first-time buyers and downsizers.

Acreage & rural

Whonnock, Webster Corner and Thornhill hold acreages, hobby farms and ALR land, where wells, septic and permitted use need careful review.

Education

Schools and catchments

Public schools in Maple Ridge and Pitt Meadows are operated by School District 42, which runs elementary, middle and secondary schools across the city along with French immersion, International Baccalaureate and trades-focused programs at selected sites.

Catchment boundaries matter to a lot of buyers, and they change. Rather than repeat a boundary that may be out of date, confirm the current catchment and program availability with the district before you write an offer — and tell us which school matters to you so we can screen listings accordingly.

Independent and faith-based schools also operate in the area, and Kwantlen Polytechnic and Douglas College campuses are within reach for post-secondary students.

Outdoors

Parks and recreation

Golden Ears Provincial Park is the headline attraction — alpine hiking, Alouette Lake, and campgrounds minutes from residential streets. Closer in, the Kanaka Creek greenway, Whonnock Lake, the Fraser River dyke trails and the Maple Ridge Park riverfront cover most of what people want day to day.

The city operates arenas, pools, a leisure centre, sports fields and community facilities, and equestrian and golf facilities are part of the local landscape. Cycling and running on the dykes is a year-round habit here.

Amenities

Shopping and everyday amenities

The 224th Street town centre holds the civic buildings, library, ACT arts centre, independent shops and restaurants, and a weekly seasonal farmers' market feel that residents are protective of.

Larger-format shopping, groceries and services line the Lougheed Highway corridor and the Valley Fair and Haney Place areas, with additional retail clusters in Albion and Cottonwood. Ridge Meadows Hospital, medical clinics and pharmacies serve both Maple Ridge and Pitt Meadows.

Local farms, garden centres and u-pick operations on the eastern side of the city are a genuine part of the lifestyle rather than a marketing line.

Getting around

Transportation and commuting

The West Coast Express commuter rail runs weekday service from Maple Ridge and Port Haney stations to downtown Vancouver, which is the fastest predictable option for office commuters. TransLink bus routes connect the city to the SkyTrain network at Coquitlam Central.

By car, the Lougheed Highway is the main east–west route, the Golden Ears Bridge links directly to Langley and Highway 1, and the Pitt River Bridge carries traffic west toward Port Coquitlam. Commute times swing significantly with the peak, so test your route at the hour you would actually travel.

For buyers who work from home, the practical questions are internet service and proximity to amenities rather than bridge capacity — and those vary by neighbourhood, especially in rural areas.

Market data

Maple Ridge monthly market snapshot

Updated each month from official Greater Vancouver REALTORS® and Fraser Valley Real Estate Board releases. We publish figures only once the boards do — nothing here is estimated.

View the latest live Maple Ridge market statistics

Published by Greater Vancouver REALTORS®. Figures are never estimated by Royal LePage Brookside Realty.

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Since 1982

Why buy your Maple Ridge home with Brookside

Four decades in one community

Royal LePage Brookside Realty has been a family-owned brokerage in Maple Ridge since 1982. We have watched these neighbourhoods change street by street, and that context shows up in pricing and negotiation.

Sales and property management together

We list, sell and manage under one roof. If you are buying to hold, the same office that helps you buy can screen tenants, collect rent and coordinate maintenance afterwards.

Local office, local trades

Our office is on 224th Street with a network of inspectors, trades and lenders we work with regularly — the difference between a subject removal that stalls and one that closes.

Questions

Buying in Maple Ridge: frequently asked questions

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