MOVING TO CAMPBELL RIVER
A relocation guide from a local team that's helped people find their way home for over 20 years
More than 37,000 people call Campbell River home, and the city has grown faster than the provincial average over the past five years. The draw is simple: real affordability by BC standards, a working city with real services, and Vancouver Island's forests, rivers and ocean on your doorstep.
WHAT HOMES COST
The benchmark single-family home in Campbell River was $680,900 in June 2026 (VIREB) — roughly $110,000 less than the Vancouver Island average, and a fraction of Vancouver or Victoria prices. Condos and townhomes offer entry points well below that. It's one of the last places on the Island where an ocean view doesn't require a lottery win.
GETTING HERE & AROUND
Campbell River sits on the east coast of Vancouver Island along Highway 19. The Campbell River Airport (YBL) offers daily flights to Vancouver, the Comox Valley airport (YQQ) under an hour south connects across Canada, and BC Ferries links downtown to Quadra Island in about 10 minutes. Most errands in town take 10 minutes — that's the point.
HEALTHCARE
The modern North Island Hospital Campbell River campus anchors local healthcare, alongside walk-in and family clinics. Some specialist care means a trip to the Comox Valley, Nanaimo or Victoria — worth knowing if ongoing specialist visits are part of your life.
SCHOOLS & LEARNING
School District 72 runs elementary, middle and secondary schools across the city, with French immersion and independent options, plus a North Island College campus for post-secondary and trades training.
THE LIFESTYLE
This is the self-declared Salmon Capital of the World: world-class fishing, the oceanfront Seawalk, the suspension bridge at Elk Falls, Strathcona Provincial Park's alpine an hour west, and skiing at Mount Washington about an hour south. If your weekends happen outside, you'll run out of weekends before you run out of options.
CHOOSING A NEIGHBOURHOOD
Every part of town has its own personality. Start with our guides: Willow Point (families, the Seawalk), Campbellton (character and value), Downtown (walkable and oceanfront), North Campbell River (views and space), and Quadra Island (the ferry lifestyle).
Planning a move? We do video tours for out-of-town buyers. Erika 250-202-1058 · Jenna 778-348-3599 · erika@erikahaley.ca
