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Port Coquitlam (often called PoCo) is a suburban city in Metro Vancouver’s Tri-Cities area, about 35 km east of downtown Vancouver. It sits along the Coquitlam River and has a population of roughly 64,000 (2021 Census). In recent years PoCo has been touted as a more affordable alternative to Vancouver proper, but rising housing costs have raised questions about its relative affordability. In this in-depth guide, we analyze PoCo’s housing prices, rents, cost of living, and community amenities in 2025, and compare them with nearby Coquitlam and Vancouver. We include up-to-date data from real estate boards, city reports, and rental indexes, as well as local development plans.

  • Key findings: As of late 2024, benchmark prices in PoCo are lower than in…

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Canadian prices, as measured by the Consumer Price Index (CPI), rose 2.3 per cent on a year-over-year basis in March, down from a 2.6 per cent increase in February. Month-over-month, on a seasonally adjusted basis, the CPI was unchanged in March.

The overall slowdown in headline CPI is largely driven by lower gasoline prices, with the CPI excluding gasoline rising by 2.5 per cent in March.

Shelter price growth continues to cool, as mortgage interest costs were up 7.9 per cent, marking the nineteenth consecutive month of deceleration. Similarly, rent was up 5.1 per cent year-over-year in March, down from 5.8 per cent in February.

In British Columbia, consumer prices rose 2.6 per cent year-over-year, down from 3.0 per cent in February.

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