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Austin Heights · Central Coquitlam

Austin Heights, Coquitlam — the walkable central-Coquitlam high street, explained straight.

Austin Heights is one of the Tri-Cities’ genuine walk-to-amenities pockets — a revitalizing central-Coquitlam neighbourhood built around the Austin Avenue commercial high street. Established detached streets meet newer low-rise condos and townhomes, all a short walk from Blue Mountain Park, an authentic Italian deli, and a good spread of neighbourhood restaurants. This is the complete guide: homes, schools, parks, sports, shopping and dining. Built by a 47+ year Tri-Cities resident who earned a Top 2% Team award with Royal LePage nationwide, 2023–2025.

4.9 across 38+ Google reviews Earned on a Top 1% Team — GVR, 2023–2025 Tri-Cities resident 47+ years

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Top 1% TeamEarned · GVR, 2023–2025 4.9 · 38+Google reviews 47+ yearsTri-Cities resident Earned on a Medallion Club Team — Greater Vancouver REALTORS®, 2021–2025Medallion ClubEarned · GVR, 2021–2025

Sources: Greater Vancouver REALTORS® — Top 1% Team ranking (2023–2025) and Medallion Club Team (2021–2025) · Royal LePage — Top 2% Team ranking nationwide (2023–2025) · Craig's Google Business Profile — review rating and count. Updated November 2026.

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The market read

Austin Heights in October 2026.

Austin Heights doesn’t publish its own MLS® benchmark, so the most honest reference point is the citywide Coquitlam detached number — clearly labelled as such. What makes Austin Heights interesting isn’t a single headline stat; it’s the walkability, and the way an established detached street sits steps from newer low-rise condo product. The detached, townhome and condo figures below are GVR benchmarks for Coquitlam West — the GVR sub-area that takes in Austin Heights — not an Austin-Heights-specific number.

Source: Greater Vancouver REALTORS® (GVR) monthly HPI, Coquitlam detached, October 2026 ($1,571,400, -7.0% YoY). Austin Heights has no separately published MLS® benchmark; the detached, townhome and condo cards are GVR benchmarks for the Coquitlam West sub-area that includes it.

Neighbourhood market tracker · October 2026

Coquitlam West (incl. Austin Heights): the market, month by month.

The Greater Vancouver REALTORS® benchmark for Coquitlam West (incl. Austin Heights), by home type, with its trend over the last 4 months, how fast homes are selling, and how it compares with the city. Tell it whether you’re selling, buying, moving up or downsizing and it shows what matters for you. A benchmark describes a typical home here — your home’s value depends on its own lot, condition and street.

Detached

$1,576,600

−12.3% over 12 months

6 sales · 73 active listings
8.2% sales-to-active · buyer-leaning

JulAugSepOct

Townhouse

$967,600

−14.2% over 12 months

5 sales · 57 active listings
8.8% sales-to-active · buyer-leaning

JulAugSepOct

Condo / apartment

$642,400

−11.4% over 12 months

39 sales · 292 active listings
13.4% sales-to-active · balanced range

JulAugSepOct

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Source: Greater Vancouver REALTORS® REALTOR® Reports, neighbourhood and price-range tables; current figures are for October 2026 (MLS® Home Price Index). Data © Greater Vancouver REALTORS®. Updated after each monthly GVR report.

Pace & price · October 2026 · GVR Stats Centre

How fast Coquitlam West homes are selling, and for how much.

The benchmark tells you where prices sit. These tell you how the market is actually behaving: how long homes take to sell, how close sellers get to their first asking price, how much choice buyers have, and what homes really sold for, each against a year ago and against Coquitlam.

What brings you here?

Tell me what brings you here and the tiles that matter most for you move to the front.

Selling in Coquitlam West? Watch days to sell and sold vs original asking: together they show whether pricing right from day one is being rewarded, and how much room buyers are negotiating.

Buying in Coquitlam West? Months of supply and sales-to-active tell you how much choice you have and how hard you can negotiate this month.

Moving up? Compare the median sale price by home type: the gap between what your current home sells for and the home you want is the number to plan around.

Downsizing? Median sale price for condos and townhouses shows what the next home costs; sold vs original asking on detached shows how close your sale is likely to land to its first price.

Keeping an eye on Coquitlam West? The year-over-year changes under each tile show which way things are moving.

Median days to sell27+8.0% vs a year agoCoquitlam: 1812 months agoOctober 2026From listing to accepted offer, half sold faster.
Sold vs original asking95.7%−1.6% vs a year agoCoquitlam: 96.5%12 months agoOctober 2026Median sale price as a share of the first list price.
Months of supply8.3Coquitlam: 6.7Homes for sale ÷ this month’s sales.
Sales-to-active12.0%+5.3% vs a year agoCoquitlam: 14.9%12 months agoOctober 2026Sales ÷ homes for sale. Under 12% leans to buyers, over 20% to sellers.
Median sale price$615,000−14.7% vs a year agoCoquitlam: $880,00012 months agoOctober 2026What the middle home actually sold for (not the benchmark).
Median price per sq ft$776−11.5% vs a year agoCoquitlam: $63712 months agoOctober 2026Useful when comparing homes of different sizes.

October 2026 in Coquitlam West (all home types): new listings 150 · sales 51 · homes for sale at month end 424

Median days to sell41−2.4% vs a year agoCoquitlam: 1812 months agoOctober 2026From listing to accepted offer, half sold faster.
Sold vs original asking93.1%+1.6% vs a year agoCoquitlam: 96.2%12 months agoOctober 2026Median sale price as a share of the first list price.
Months of supply12.2Coquitlam: 7.7Homes for sale ÷ this month’s sales.
Sales-to-active8.2%+164.5% vs a year agoCoquitlam: 13.0%12 months agoOctober 2026Sales ÷ homes for sale. Under 12% leans to buyers, over 20% to sellers.
Median sale price$1,476,500−9.1% vs a year agoCoquitlam: $1,520,00012 months agoOctober 2026What the middle home actually sold for (not the benchmark).
Median price per sq ft$548−7.9% vs a year agoCoquitlam: $54812 months agoOctober 2026Useful when comparing homes of different sizes.

October 2026 in Coquitlam West (detached): new listings 6 · sales 6 · homes for sale at month end 73

Median days to sell35+3400.0% vs a year agoCoquitlam: 1312 months agoOctober 2026From listing to accepted offer, half sold faster.
Sold vs original asking98.2%−1.8% vs a year agoCoquitlam: 98.2%12 months agoOctober 2026Median sale price as a share of the first list price.
Months of supply11.2Coquitlam: 5.3Homes for sale ÷ this month’s sales.
Sales-to-active8.9%+32.8% vs a year agoCoquitlam: 18.8%12 months agoOctober 2026Sales ÷ homes for sale. Under 12% leans to buyers, over 20% to sellers.
Median sale price$999,900−22.9% vs a year agoCoquitlam: $970,00012 months agoOctober 2026What the middle home actually sold for (not the benchmark).
Median price per sq ft$673−12.5% vs a year agoCoquitlam: $61112 months agoOctober 2026Useful when comparing homes of different sizes.

October 2026 in Coquitlam West (townhouse): new listings 26 · sales 5 · homes for sale at month end 56

Median days to sell21−22.2% vs a year agoCoquitlam: 2112 months agoOctober 2026From listing to accepted offer, half sold faster.
Sold vs original asking95.7%−1.6% vs a year agoCoquitlam: 96.2%12 months agoOctober 2026Median sale price as a share of the first list price.
Months of supply7.5Coquitlam: 7.0Homes for sale ÷ this month’s sales.
Sales-to-active13.4%−11.3% vs a year agoCoquitlam: 14.2%12 months agoOctober 2026Sales ÷ homes for sale. Under 12% leans to buyers, over 20% to sellers.
Median sale price$593,000−14.8% vs a year agoCoquitlam: $595,00012 months agoOctober 2026What the middle home actually sold for (not the benchmark).
Median price per sq ft$781−13.4% vs a year agoCoquitlam: $71912 months agoOctober 2026Useful when comparing homes of different sizes.

October 2026 in Coquitlam West (condo): new listings 117 · sales 39 · homes for sale at month end 292

Source: GVR Stats Centre, October 2026, Coquitlam West and Coquitlam, monthly figures by home type. Median days to sell = median days from listing to accepted offer; sold vs original asking = median sale price as a share of the original list price; months of supply = homes for sale ÷ that month’s sales. Year-over-year changes are the change in each figure itself versus October 2025. Stats Centre compiles on a slightly different basis from the monthly REALTOR® Reports, so a figure can differ by a few tenths from the tables above. Sparklines show the last 12 months. Data © Greater Vancouver REALTORS®.

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Across the Tri-Cities

How Coquitlam compares across the Tri-Cities.

Six months of MLS® benchmark prices for Coquitlam, Port Moody and Port Coquitlam on one chart, by home type. Each city’s map shows prices neighbourhood by neighbourhood.

Tri-Cities benchmark trend · October 2026

The Tri-Cities, side by side: 6 months of prices.

The MLS® benchmark price for Coquitlam, Port Moody and Port Coquitlam on one chart. Pick a home type, then hover or tap a month to see all three cities’ prices that month. GVR doesn’t publish a single Tri-Cities benchmark, so each city keeps its own line. Each city’s map shows prices neighbourhood by neighbourhood.

MayJunJulAugSepOctPort MoodyCoquitlamPort Coquitlam

Source: Greater Vancouver REALTORS® REALTOR® Reports and MLS® Home Price Index, city tables; current figures are for October 2026. Sales-to-active is shown for one home type and one city. Data © Greater Vancouver REALTORS®. Updated after each monthly GVR report.

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Coquitlam · interactive map

All of Coquitlam on one map: neighbourhoods, new developments, schools and SkyTrain.

Start with the neighbourhoods: tap one to see what it’s like and open my guide for it. Then add only the details you care about, like schools, groceries, new developments, parks or daycares, using Map layers and Places on the map. Check any address, or tap Show home prices to see what homes cost neighbourhood by neighbourhood. Burke Mountain has its own detailed developments map, linked from the gold pin.

Benchmark prices for each neighbourhood, from the latest Greater Vancouver REALTORS® report.

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Neighbourhood outlines are the City of Coquitlam’s 13 community profile areas (City open data, retrieved October 25, 2026); the names buyers and MLS® listings use don’t always follow these lines, so each outline links to my guides for the streets inside it. Developments outside Burke Mountain are pinned from each project’s civic address with the BC Address Geocoder; Goldfinch, Stirling Block, Burquitlam Park District, Ironwood, Sundays on Grant and Dwell are placed at block level, and Coronation Heights and the two Fraser Mills buildings at street level from OpenStreetMap. Statuses come from each developer’s own website, checked October 25, 2026: “Selling now” means the developer lists homes for sale, including completed buildings with homes left. Home counts are shown only where the developer publishes them. Rental-only buildings aren’t shown, and projects I couldn’t verify on the developer’s own site are left off rather than guessed. Burke Mountain’s developments are on their own map. Prices are MLS® HPI benchmark prices from the Greater Vancouver REALTORS® REALTOR® Report for the latest month on file, updated with my monthly stats run; price pins mark approximate GVR neighbourhood centres, because GVR doesn’t publish neighbourhood boundaries. Address lookups use the Province of B.C.’s geocoder, distances are straight-line, and the nearest school isn’t always the catchment school. School locations come from the Province of B.C.’s K–12 school file (July 2026 update); Coast Salish Elementary and the Burke Mountain Middle-Secondary site are placed with the BC Address Geocoder. SD43 doesn’t publish catchment boundaries as a map, so they aren’t drawn: always confirm a catchment with the SD43 School Locator. Groceries and shops are placed from OpenStreetMap (© OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL) and the BC Address Geocoder; community centres, libraries and City Hall from City open data. SkyTrain, West Coast Express and bus routes come from TransLink’s GTFS schedule (feed valid to January 3, 2027); trip counts are scheduled weekday trips for Wednesday, October 28, 2026. Route and arrival data used in this product or service is provided by permission of TransLink. The land-use and creek layers load live from the City of Coquitlam’s open-data map service. A land-use designation shows what the Official Community Plan allows, not what’s built or approved; rezoning decides each site. The City says its watercourse mapping may not show every watercourse exactly, and streamside setbacks are confirmed site by site: check the City’s Watercourse Setbacks map before relying on any lot. Parks, dog off-leash areas, spray parks and walking routes come from City open data (October 25, 2026). Daycares are licensed facilities from the Province of B.C.’s Child Care Map data (Open Government Licence – British Columbia), updated October 25, 2026; check the BC Child Care Map for spaces and fees.

Who Austin Heights is for

Four buyers Austin Heights is built for.

Austin Heights is a specific product for specific buyers — the walkable, high-street end of central Coquitlam. If your situation matches one of these, the rest of this page is the playbook. If it doesn’t, that’s useful information too — Burke Mountain, Westwood Plateau or Coquitlam Town Centre may fit you better.

01

The walkable-lifestyle buyer

Wants genuine walkability and a real local high street on the doorstep — the whole reason people fall for Austin Heights. Daily errands, coffee and dinners happen on foot along the Austin Avenue commercial spine, with Blue Mountain Park a short walk for green space. That walk-to-amenities quality is the neighbourhood’s marquee feature.

02

The detached-or-condo decider

Wants the choice between an established detached home and a newer condo in the same few blocks. Austin Heights is one of the few central-Coquitlam pockets where you can buy an older detached home or a brand-new low-rise condo within walking distance of each other — and weigh the two against each other on one street tour.

03

The Como Lake catchment family

A family orienting around the SD43 Como Lake catchment area, who values being a short walk from Blue Mountain Park’s forest, wading pool, spray park and accessible playground. For this buyer the catchment and the walkable green space drive the decision, with the address chosen around them.

04

The downsizer or first-time buyer

Newer townhome product suits downsizers and move-up families who want the walkable location without the full detached carry; the low-rise condos rising along Austin Avenue are the entry point for first-time buyers who want a walkable condo lifestyle.

The housing stock

What you’re actually buying in Austin Heights.

Austin Heights is the closest thing central Coquitlam has to a true neighbourhood high street — a walkable pocket where established detached streets meet the newer condos and townhomes rising along Austin Avenue.

Austin Heights is the closest thing central Coquitlam has to a true neighbourhood high street — a place where you can walk out your door, grab a coffee, pick up fresh pasta from an Italian deli, and be back home in twenty minutes. That walkability is the whole identity. Unlike the car-first layout of most Tri-Cities pockets, daily life here genuinely happens on foot.

Around the Austin Avenue commercial spine sits a mix of housing: established detached streets with mature trees, plus a steady wave of newer low-rise condos and townhomes rising along Austin Avenue as the area revitalizes. It is one of the few central-Coquitlam pockets where you can buy an older detached home or a brand-new condo within the same few blocks — the established detached stock is older family homes on mature, walkable streets, with a growing number of newer rebuilds, while land value and walkability drive the pricing.

Geographically it’s central and green. Blue Mountain Park — a lush urban forest with stone sculptures, water features, and in summer a busy wading pool, spray park and accessible playground — is the neighbourhood’s backyard. Como Lake Park and Mundy Park are both nearby, and the wider central-Coquitlam trail network is on the doorstep. You get a walkable high street and real green space in the same address. Buyers who only want newer detached construction typically look at Burke Mountain instead.

The price ladder

What each tier in Austin Heights actually buys.

Austin Heights is one of the few central-Coquitlam pockets where you can choose between an established detached home and a brand-new condo within the same few blocks. Below are the working bands — Austin Heights has no separate published benchmark, so these are ranges from active central-Coquitlam market experience, not an MLS® HPI — what each band gets you, and which buyer it tends to suit.

Tier Price reference What it typically buys Best fit
Low-rise condo Coquitlam West condo benchmark $642,400 Newer low-rise condos rising along Austin Avenue — walk-to-everything living and the neighbourhood’s entry point. First-time buyers wanting a genuinely walkable condo lifestyle.
Townhome Priced by age and size Newer townhome product from the Austin Avenue revitalization — a lower-maintenance way into the walkable high street. Downsizers and move-up families who want the location without the full detached carry.
Detached Priced by lot and condition The established Austin Heights stock — older detached family homes on mature, walkable streets, plus a growing number of newer rebuilds. Buyers who value land, walkability and renovation or rebuild upside.

The condo figure above is the Coquitlam West sub-area benchmark, not an Austin-Heights-specific number; townhomes and detached homes are priced home by home. To see what’s live at your number right now, browse Coquitlam homes for sale or the citywide Coquitlam detached market.

Where daily life happens

Four lifestyle pillars inside one neighbourhood.

Austin Heights isn’t just an address — it’s a set of daily-life pillars. Four of them shape what living here actually feels like: the high street, the park, the sports network, and the nearby nodes.

Zone 01 · The Austin Avenue high street

The reason people fall for it.

A real, walkable local high street — not a strip mall — with an authentic Italian deli and grocery, a genuine spread of Korean and Japanese/sushi restaurants, neighbourhood pubs, bakeries, cafés and bubble-tea spots. You can do a full week of errands and dinners on foot.

Zone 02 · Blue Mountain Park & green space

The neighbourhood’s backyard.

A lush urban forest with stone sculptures and water features, and in summer a busy wading pool, spray park and accessible playground. Como Lake Park and Mundy Park are close by, and the wider central-Coquitlam trail network is on the doorstep.

Zone 03 · Sports, activities & programs

Where the kids play.

City-wide youth associations Austin Heights families tap: Coquitlam Minor Hockey at Poirier Sport & Leisure Complex, Coquitlam Metro-Ford Soccer, Coquitlam Moody Minor Baseball at Mundy Park, Coquitlam Minor Lacrosse and Coquitlam Minor Football. Blue Mountain Park’s playing fields are at the doorstep.

Zone 04 · Como Lake Village & nearby nodes

When you need more than the strip.

Como Lake Village adds Mundy Park Bakery, Pizza One, Starbucks, Chinese and sushi; the Maillardville French-Canadian heritage district sits just south; and Coquitlam Centre — the region’s major mall — is a short drive north-east for anything bigger.

Prefer to see it on a map first? Browse live Coquitlam listings and I’ll walk you through which streets sit closest to the Austin Avenue high street and Blue Mountain Park.

Daily life

Schools, parks, the high street & getting around.

Four things every Austin Heights buyer asks about in the first week. The honest answers below — with the full catchment ladder just underneath.

SD43 schools

Austin Heights is part of School District 43 (Coquitlam) in the Como Lake catchment area. Elementary addresses feed a mix of central-Coquitlam schools — Mundy Road, Alderson or Miller Park Community — then Como Lake Middle at grades 6–8 and Centennial Secondary at grades 9–12. Dr. Charles Best Secondary on Como Lake Avenue is nearby. Catchment lines shift street-by-street; always confirm a specific address with the SD43 locator.

Parks & trails

Blue Mountain Park is walkable from most of the neighbourhood — a lush urban forest with a summer wading pool, spray park and accessible playground. Como Lake Park and Mundy Park (Coquitlam’s largest urban forest, with the outdoor Spani Pool) are close by, and the Coquitlam Crunch stair-climb and the wider Tri-Cities trail network are a short drive.

The Austin Avenue high street

A real, walkable local commercial strip with an authentic Italian deli and grocery, Korean and Japanese/sushi restaurants, neighbourhood pubs, bakeries, cafés and bubble-tea spots. You can do a full week of errands and dinners on foot, and Coquitlam Centre is a short drive for anything bigger.

Getting around & access

Austin Heights’ marquee feature is that daily life genuinely happens on foot along Austin Avenue. For everything bigger, Coquitlam Centre — the region’s major mall — is a short drive north-east, with nearby Como Lake Village (Mundy Park Bakery, Pizza One, Starbucks) covering the everyday run and Maillardville just south.

The K–12 catchment ladder

Schools that currently serve Austin Heights.

Austin Heights is part of SD43 Coquitlam, in the Como Lake catchment area. Elementary addresses feed a mix of central-Coquitlam schools — Mundy Road, Alderson or Miller Park Community — then Como Lake Middle at grades 6–8 and Centennial Secondary at grades 9–12. Dr. Charles Best Secondary on Como Lake Avenue is nearby. Catchment lines shift street-by-street, so always confirm a specific address with the SD43 locator before relying on it.

Verify your exact address

Look up any Austin Heights address in SD43’s official school locator.

Type an address → see the specific neighbourhood catchment schools. This is the authoritative source.

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Catchments can change. Verify any specific address against the official SD43 school locator before relying on it.

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Compared to

Austin Heights vs Burke Mountain vs Westwood Plateau.

Austin Heights has no separately published MLS® benchmark, so this comparison is qualitative — character, housing and fit rather than head-to-head price. Where a figure isn’t published, the cell is left as “—”.

Factor Austin Heights Burke Mountain Westwood Plateau
Signature draw Walkable Austin Avenue high street Newer-construction detached View lot or golf-course prestige
Housing stock Established detached + newer low-rise condos & townhomes Newer-construction detached —
Detached benchmark (October 2026) — (no separate benchmark) — —
Walkability High — genuine walk-to-amenities — —
Best for Walkability & high-street life Newer detached inventory A view lot or golf-course prestige

Austin Heights has no separately published benchmark, so the citywide Coquitlam detached HPI of $1,571,400 (October 2026 GVR) is the closest official reference; price cells are left blank rather than fabricated. Still deciding? Read the honest fit below, or compare the neighbours: Burke Mountain, Westwood Plateau and Coquitlam Town Centre.

Decision framework

Is Austin Heights actually the right fit?

Every neighbourhood is a trade. Austin Heights’ trade is walkability-and-high-street-life over new-detached-and-view. Reading these two columns honestly saves time, stress, and expensive second-guessing.

Austin Heights is a strong fit if…

  • You want genuine walkability and a real local high street on your doorstep.
  • You want the choice between an established detached home and a newer condo in the same few blocks.
  • You are a family orienting around the SD43 Como Lake catchment area.
  • You value being a short walk from Blue Mountain Park’s forest, wading pool and playground.

Austin Heights may be less ideal if…

  • You want newer-construction detached inventory — that’s Burke Mountain.
  • You want a view lot or golf-course prestige — that’s Westwood Plateau.
  • You want a transit-at-the-door tower lifestyle — that’s Coquitlam Town Centre.
  • You want a quieter, purely detached-family pocket — that’s Ranch Park.
Who’s writing this

Why 47+ years living in the Tri-Cities matters in Austin Heights.

I’m not an Austin Heights resident — and I won’t pretend to be. What I am is a 47+ year Tri-Cities local who has watched central Coquitlam’s neighbourhoods trade through cycle after cycle. I know why the Austin Avenue high street drives demand here, how the Como Lake catchment shapes family decisions, and how to weigh an established detached home against the newer condo product rising along Austin Avenue. That’s the read a fly-in agent can’t copy.

Craig Johnston, REALTOR®, focused on Coquitlam move-up families
Craig Johnston, REALTOR®
47+ year Tri-Cities resident · Earned on a Top 1% Team — Greater Vancouver REALTORS®, 2023–2025 · Earned on a Medallion Club Team, 2021–2025 · Earned on a Top 2% Team — Royal LePage nationwide, 2023–2025 · Royal LePage Elite West · BCFSA Licence #187645
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Quick answer

What is Austin Heights, and who is it for?

Austin Heights is a walkable, revitalizing central-Coquitlam neighbourhood built around the Austin Avenue commercial high street — one of the Tri-Cities’ genuine walk-to-amenities pockets. Housing is a mix of established detached streets plus newer low-rise condos and townhomes rising along Austin Avenue; prices vary with age, size, lot and condition. Austin Heights has no separately published benchmark, so the citywide Coquitlam detached HPI of $1,571,400 (October 2026 GVR) is the closest official reference. It sits in the SD43 Como Lake catchment area, a short walk from Blue Mountain Park. It suits walkable-lifestyle buyers, detached-or-condo deciders, Como Lake catchment families, and downsizers or first-time buyers. Written by Craig Johnston, REALTOR® (BCFSA Licence #187645) and 47+ year Tri-Cities resident.

FAQ

Austin Heights — the questions buyers actually ask.

Where is Austin Heights in Coquitlam?+

Central Coquitlam, built around the Austin Avenue commercial high street between Como Lake to the north and Maillardville to the south. It’s a genuinely walkable neighbourhood, with Blue Mountain Park, Como Lake Park and Mundy Park all nearby.

What is Austin Heights known for?+

The Austin Avenue high street — a true walkable local commercial strip with an authentic Italian deli and grocery, Korean and Japanese/sushi restaurants, pubs, bakeries, cafés and bubble-tea spots. It’s a revitalizing pocket where established detached streets meet newer low-rise condos and townhomes rising along Austin Avenue.

How much do Austin Heights homes cost?+

Prices vary with age, size, lot and condition; for reference, Coquitlam's detached benchmark is $1,571,400 (October 2026). Austin Heights has no separately published benchmark, so the citywide Coquitlam detached HPI ($1,571,400, October 2026 GVR) is the closest official reference. See the current citywide detached picture at Coquitlam detached homes.

Is Austin Heights walkable?+

Yes — it’s a genuinely walkable neighbourhood. The Austin Avenue commercial spine puts restaurants, coffee, bakeries, services and grocery within walking distance, and Blue Mountain Park and Como Lake are a short walk for green space. That walk-to-amenities quality is the neighbourhood’s marquee feature.

What schools serve Austin Heights?+

SD43 Coquitlam, in the Como Lake catchment area. Elementary addresses feed a mix of central-Coquitlam schools (Mundy Road, Alderson, Miller Park Community), then Como Lake Middle at grades 6–8 and Centennial Secondary at grades 9–12. Dr. Charles Best Secondary on Como Lake Avenue is nearby. Always verify the specific address with the SD43 school locator. Full district view at Coquitlam schools.

Is Austin Heights a good place to live?+

Yes — for buyers who want genuine walkability and a local high street, families in the Como Lake catchment, and buyers weighing an established detached home against a newer condo or townhome along Austin Avenue. It’s less ideal if you only want newer-construction detached inventory (Burke Mountain) or a view lot (Westwood Plateau).

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