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Burnaby Comparison

Burnaby North vs Burnaby South

Same city, two very different sub-markets

As of

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The City of Burnaby is administratively one municipality but its northern and southern halves function as distinct real-estate markets. Transit, price bands, and buyer profile differ.

At a Glance

Burnaby North
Municipality: City of Burnaby — Brentwood, Willingdon Heights, Capitol Hill, Lougheed
Population: ≈ 120,000
High-rise condo dominant near Brentwood/Lougheed, older detached in Capitol Hill and Vancouver Heights.
Burnaby South
Municipality: City of Burnaby — Metrotown, Edmonds, Big Bend, South Slope
Population: ≈ 130,000
Metrotown high-rise concentration, detached in Deer Lake, Central Park, Highgate.

Factual Differences

MetricBurnaby NorthBurnaby South
SkyTrain linesMillennium (Brentwood, Holdom, Lougheed)Expo (Metrotown, Edmonds, Royal Oak)
Typical high-rise 2-bed$850K – $1.3M (Brentwood, Lougheed)$900K – $1.5M (Metrotown premium)
Typical detached$1.9M – $3.5M$2.0M – $3.8M
SFU proximityAdjacent — SFU sits on Burnaby Mountain (N)45 min transit
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