Coombs, British Columbia, Canada
As of August 12, 2026, the median asking price in Coombs is $714,000, across 12 active MLS® listings.
Those listings have been on the market an average of 87 days.
2 new listings came to market in Coombs in the last 30 days.
Asking prices work out to about $480 per square foot, based on the 6 listings that report floor area.
Acreages, artisans, and goats overhead
Coombs is Vancouver Island at its most idiosyncratic: a rural pocket along the Island Highway where cedar-lined driveways lead to small farms, workshops, and homes tucked back from the road. The community’s public “main street” is less a traditional town centre than a village-style commercial strip—nurseries, produce stands, craft shops—anchored by the Old Country Market, famous for its goats grazing on the roof.
Life here is defined by space and self-sufficiency. Many residents are retirees who’ve traded city hustle for gardens and quiet, tradespeople who value a big shop and room for equipment, and families drawn to the outdoors and a slower pace—often with horses, chickens, or a hobby orchard in the mix. Day-to-day errands are typically by car (Walk Score 29), but weekends feel almost walkable in spirit as locals drift between roadside kiosks, patio coffee, and seasonal events.
Real estate in Coombs is less about subdivisions and more about land, outbuildings, and lifestyle—acreages, rural residential lots, and properties that blur the line between home and smallholding. Buyers tend to weigh well water, septic systems, zoning, and access as heavily as square footage, and inventory can be a patchwork of unique offerings rather than a steady stream of comparable homes. The payoff is privacy and flexibility, with quick drives to Parksville/Qualicum amenities and the island’s beaches, trails, and lakes always within reach.
Coombs currently has 14 active for-sale listings with a median asking price of $759,000 and an average of $568/sqft. Homes are taking about 95 days on market and only 1 new listing came on in the past 30 days, pointing to limited fresh supply and a market where patient, well-researched buyers and investors can negotiate selectively while pricing remains firm.
Walk Score 29 · Bike Score 34
The median asking price in Coombs is $714,000, across 12 active MLS® listings as of August 12, 2026. The average asking price is $1,295,383. These are list prices on homes currently for sale, not sale prices.
There are 12 active MLS® listings in Coombs as of August 12, 2026. 2 of them came to market in the last 30 days.
Homes currently listed in Coombs have been on the market an average of 87 days as of August 12, 2026. This measures how long active listings have been available so far, not how long they take to sell.
Of the 12 homes currently listed in Coombs, 33% vacant land, 25% detached houses.
Coombs has a Walk Score of 29 out of 100, which Walk Score classifies as Car-Dependent — most errands require a car. Bike Score is 34.