Prince Rupert, British Columbia, Canada
As of August 12, 2026, the median asking price in Prince Rupert is $524,500, across 45 active MLS® listings.
Those listings have been on the market an average of 118 days.
11 new listings came to market in Prince Rupert in the last 30 days.
Asking prices work out to about $235 per square foot, based on the 32 listings that report floor area.
Detached homes in Prince Rupert are listed at an average of $618,400 across 21 active listings.
Vacant land in Prince Rupert are listed at an average of $287,200 across 9 active listings.
Harbourfront bustle, hillside hush
Downtown Prince Rupert is the city’s working heart—where the harbourfront sets the tempo and the streets still feel like a port town built for tides, timber, and ships. Around Cow Bay and 3rd Avenue, you’ll find a compact strip of cafés, pubs, small grocers, and everyday services, with the cruise and ferry seasons adding a regular pulse of visitors. Step a few blocks uphill and the mood shifts quickly: weathered staircases, alder trees, and views that open onto Kaien Island and the container ships threading their way in and out.
The people here are a mix of long-time locals with deep family roots and transient workers tied to the port, marine trades, logistics, and seasonal fishing. You’ll see work boots outside storefronts in the morning, and by evening the waterfront boardwalk and Cow Bay become the social loop—locals catching up over coffee, visitors hunting for smoked salmon and souvenirs, and crews cycling through between shifts. It’s not a high-walk-score neighbourhood in the big-city sense (Prince Rupert is still car-friendly), but it is the most service-rich part of town, with errands, banks, dining, and civic stops clustered together.
Real estate leans older and character-filled: early- and mid-century detached houses on sloped streets, practical rentals near the core, and a small mix of multi-family buildings tucked close to downtown. Buyers tend to be drawn by proximity to jobs and amenities, water views, and the classic Rupert tradeoff—more house for the money than larger B.C. centres, balanced by a smaller pool of listings and the reality that many homes need weatherproofing updates. When port activity is strong, demand for rentals and entry-level ownership typically firms up, and well-kept view homes can move quickly even in a slower market.
Prince Rupert’s market currently has 50 active listings with a median asking price of $499,999 and an average of $237 per square foot, giving buyers a solid range of options to compare. Homes are taking an average of 115 days to sell, suggesting a slower pace and room for negotiation, while 13 new listings in the past 30 days point to fresh inventory continuing to come online for both buyers and investors watching for value.
Walk Score 42 · Bike Score 33
The median asking price in Prince Rupert is $524,500, across 45 active MLS® listings as of August 12, 2026. The average asking price is $559,436. These are list prices on homes currently for sale, not sale prices.
There are 45 active MLS® listings in Prince Rupert as of August 12, 2026. 11 of them came to market in the last 30 days.
Homes currently listed in Prince Rupert have been on the market an average of 118 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 45 homes currently listed in Prince Rupert, 47% detached houses, 20% vacant land, 7% commercial properties, 4% condos.
Prince Rupert has a Walk Score of 42 out of 100, which Walk Score classifies as Car-Dependent — most errands require a car. Bike Score is 33.