Mudge Island, British Columbia, Canada
As of August 12, 2026, the median asking price in Mudge Island is $299,000, across 27 active MLS® listings.
Those listings have been on the market an average of 256 days.
3 new listings came to market in Mudge Island in the last 30 days.
Asking prices work out to about $600 per square foot, based on the 13 listings that report floor area.
Vacant land in Mudge Island are listed at an average of $218,979 across 14 active listings.
Detached homes in Mudge Island are listed at an average of $529,384 across 13 active listings.
Off-grid calm on the Salish Sea
Mudge Island sits just southeast of Nanaimo, a boat-access-only pocket of shoreline and second-growth forest where the pace is set by tides, weather windows, and the whirr of a small outboard. There’s no town centre in the conventional sense—no strip of shops, no daily errands on foot—just a scattering of docks, gravel lanes, and homes tucked into cedars and arbutus, with the ocean always close enough to hear.
The community is a blend of longtime islanders, retirees, remote workers, and seasonal owners who treat the island as a summer refuge. Days revolve around beachcombing, paddling, and neighbourly check-ins, with a practical self-reliance that comes from living off-grid or semi-off-grid. Most services—groceries, medical care, hardware runs, trades, and school-related needs—are handled in Nanaimo, and island life is built around planning ahead and making the crossing count.
Real estate here is defined less by “walkability” (the Walk Score is effectively zero) and more by shoreline access, view corridors, moorage potential, and the condition of essential systems—water supply, septic, power (solar/generator), and road-to-dock logistics. Inventory tends to be low and highly variable: rustic cabins and seasonal cottages sit alongside more modern, year-round homes designed for island living. Buyers are typically looking for privacy and water, and the market often rewards properties that make off-grid life feel simple—reliable infrastructure, good exposure, and a straightforward path from dock to front door.
Mudge Island currently has 30 active listings with a median asking price of $307,000 and an average of $554 per square foot, indicating relatively affordable entry points but pricing that can vary notably by property type and condition. With homes averaging 234 days on market and only 3 new listings in the past 30 days, buyers and investors have time to negotiate and perform due diligence, while the slower turnover suggests near-term appreciation may be more dependent on finding the right property than on rapid market momentum.
Walk Score 0 · Bike Score 6
The median asking price in Mudge Island is $299,000, across 27 active MLS® listings as of August 12, 2026. The average asking price is $368,433. These are list prices on homes currently for sale, not sale prices.
There are 27 active MLS® listings in Mudge Island as of August 12, 2026. 3 of them came to market in the last 30 days.
Homes currently listed in Mudge Island have been on the market an average of 256 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 27 homes currently listed in Mudge Island, 52% vacant land, 48% detached houses.
Mudge Island has a Walk Score of 0 out of 100, which Walk Score classifies as Car-Dependent — almost all errands require a car. Bike Score is 6.