Mudge Island Real Estate Market
Alongside a ferry island, and reachable only by boat.Mudge Island real estate market values sit far below Gabriola next door, and the entire explanation is that there is no ferry and never has been.
Mudge Island Real Estate Market Overview
Mudge lies in the narrow passage beside Gabriola, close enough that residents cross in small boats in a few minutes. There is no scheduled service, no public road on and no grid connection for most of it.
Properties are largely recreational, a mix of cabins and lots, held by people who keep a boat and treat the crossing as routine. Its proximity to Nanaimo makes it far more practical than its remoteness suggests.
Minutes from a city and worth a fraction of one. The gap between Mudge and Gabriola is one of the clearest illustrations on this coast of what ferry access is worth. The islands are neighbours and the prices are not comparable.
Subscribe to the Market Update
Each graph is paired with a Subscribe to the Market Update button. Set a schedule and it will honour it. Save Snapshot switches it on.
Mudge Island: 30 Day Market Movement
(AUG 09, 2026 - SEP 08, 2026)
Mudge Island: 30 Day Market Movement
How To Read the 30 Day Numbers
- What it shows. What closed here over the last month, at what price and after how much time.
- Why it matters. Very few sales. An empty month is the normal condition and reflects supply rather than anything about demand.
- Ask yourself. Has anything sold on the island?
Mudge Island is one of the islands below and they have very little in common. Each keeps its own report.
Mudge Island Market Trends: 12 Months to Date
How To Read the 12 Month Trend
- What it shows. Twelve months of whatever traded, with prices and selling times.
- Why it matters. Even a year holds only a handful of transactions. Read it as a record of what changed hands and at what level.
- Ask yourself. What has sold on Mudge this year?
Mudge Island MLS® Activity Feed
How To Read the MLS® Activity Feed
- What it shows. Live entries covering sold, on market and under contract.
- Why it matters. Moorage, power and what is actually built on a lot vary considerably. Only the listings tell you which you are looking at.
- Ask yourself. What is available, and what comes with it?
Questions About These Numbers
Yes, and it is the practical approach on an island where property appears infrequently.
By private boat from Gabriola or Nanaimo. The crossing is short and residents treat it as routine rather than as an expedition.
Boat access and off grid property is treated differently and many lenders decline. Resolve it before making an offer.
No ferry. That single difference accounts for effectively the whole gap between two islands that are minutes apart.
A general figure will not apply to boat access property. Recent island sales, your access and your moorage decide it. I don't guess your home's value. I prove it using actual market value and real market movement so you can protect your equity and move forward with confidence.
Let's Connect and Talk
Ways To Search Mudge Island
People here want water access and privacy near a city, and have already accepted that a boat is part of the arrangement.
Use the waterfront filter below. Almost everything on Mudge relates to the water in one way or another.