Pender Island, British Columbia, Canada
As of September 5, 2026, the median asking price in Pender Island is $799,000, across 61 active MLS® listings.
Those listings have been on the market an average of 117 days.
11 new listings came to market in Pender Island in the last 30 days.
Asking prices work out to about $944 per square foot, based on the 39 listings that report floor area.
Detached homes in Pender Island are listed at an average of $1,926,891 across 34 active listings.
Vacant land in Pender Island are listed at an average of $431,195 across 20 active listings.
Homes in Pender Island are listed at an average of $595,400 across 5 active listings.
Salt air, cedar, and slow mornings
Pender Island in the Southern Gulf Islands is the kind of place where time is kept by tides, ferry schedules, and the light on the water. Split between North and South Pender, the landscape is a patchwork of rocky coves, arbutus bluffs, small bays, and forested ridgelines, with pockets of homes tucked down long driveways or perched above the shoreline. Village life concentrates around Driftwood Centre and the marinas, but most days unfold on quiet roads and trails—more rural retreat than resort strip.
The island’s character is shaped by long-time locals, tradespeople, artists, and a steady stream of retirees and second-home owners who came for the calm and stayed for the community. With a walk score around 35, daily life is car-leaning (or e-bike if you’re committed), yet the social fabric is surprisingly tight: markets, volunteer-driven events, and arts programming pull people out of their acreage-and-ocean-view bubbles. Saturday errands become a run-in with neighbours; summer brings boaters and vacationers; winter narrows things to the essentials—weather, ferries, and who has a generator.
Real estate here is less about commuting convenience and more about micro-location: waterfront versus water-view, south-facing exposure, protected moorage, and the difference between “steps to the beach” and “ten minutes down a steep lane.” Inventory skews to older cottages, modest single-family homes, hobby farms, and higher-end waterfront properties, plus seasonal cabins that feel like they’ve been in families for decades. Buyers tend to prioritize privacy, views, and infrastructure—wells, septic systems, shoreline setbacks, and storm resilience—while the market cadence follows island rhythms: stronger interest in spring and summer, with careful due diligence year-round.
Current live market data for the Pender Island neighbourhood in Pender Island is limited, with too few recent listings and sales to report reliable metrics right now. With limited market data available, buyers and investors should expect pricing and days-on-market to vary widely by property type and waterfront/access, so decisions should rely on property-specific comparables and close monitoring of new inventory as it comes to market.
Walk Score 35 · Bike Score 24
The median asking price in Pender Island is $799,000, across 61 active MLS® listings as of September 5, 2026. The average asking price is $1,585,462. These are list prices on homes currently for sale, not sale prices.
There are 61 active MLS® listings in Pender Island as of September 5, 2026. 11 of them came to market in the last 30 days.
Homes currently listed in Pender Island have been on the market an average of 117 days as of September 5, 2026. This measures how long active listings have been available so far, not how long they take to sell.
Of the 61 homes currently listed in Pender Island, 56% detached houses, 33% vacant land, 2% commercial properties.
Pender Island has a Walk Score of 35 out of 100, which Walk Score classifies as Car-Dependent — most errands require a car. Bike Score is 24.
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