Renting in Langley City: What Rents Look Like, Named Buildings and Where to Get Help

More than one in three Langley City households rents. The 2021 census counted 4,680 renter households against 7,920 owners, and the apartments that house them are concentrated north of the Nicomekl River, around downtown, Douglas and Nicomekl and Brydon. This page covers the City’s rental market: what rents look like, who the nonprofit providers are and what to ask before you sign. Tenancy law itself (deposits, inspections, notice) is the same everywhere in BC; we cover that in Renting in Langley.

What do renters pay?

The latest figures for the City alone come from CMHC’s October 2024 survey, published in Metro Vancouver’s 2025 housing data book. They are medians for purpose-built rental buildings and include long-standing tenancies, so a new tenant in 2026 will probably pay more. CMHC’s newer October 2025 survey is further down, and it covers the City and the Township together.

Two cautions. First, the three-bedroom figure is lower than the two-bedroom because of what happens to be in the surveyed buildings; it does not mean a larger new rental will cost less. Second, CMHC also reports a different number for vacant units, which is the price a newcomer actually meets (see the October 2025 table below). Metro Vancouver has launched a housing data dashboard with newer figures; check it for City-only numbers before you set a budget.

Vacancy in the City was 1.8% in October 2024, versus 1.5% a year earlier.

The newest survey: October 2025, City and Township combined

CMHC’s October 2025 rental survey, published in December 2025, covers private rental apartments in Langley City and the Township of Langley together. We have no City-only figures from it. These are averages, not medians, so they aren’t directly comparable with the table above.

For a newcomer, the vacant-unit average is the closer guide: in October 2025 it was $1,934 for a one-bedroom and $2,490 for a two-bedroom, against $1,759 and $2,204 for occupied units. The survey covered 3,870 apartments in 2025.

Who rents in the City?

Apartments dominate. The older low-rise buildings sit around the Fraser Highway and Douglas Crescent core, and newer six-storey buildings are going up along Eastleigh Crescent and 54A Avenue (see the buying page for the development list). Some rentals are also strata apartments or townhouses that an owner has leased out, and some are basement suites. In a suite, the City’s zoning bylaw requires the owner to live on the lot, which is worth knowing if you are renting one. Those private rentals typically aren’t in the CMHC figures above.

Nonprofit and seniors’ housing

Langley Lions Housing Society is the biggest named provider in the City, with buildings called Cedar, Dogwood, Elm, Fir, Evergreen Timbers, Centennial Manor and The Maple. Some published addresses:

A listing in a directory does not mean there is a vacancy. Apply through the society, and see BC Housing’s Housing Registry for subsidised options.

The Maple opened in 2026, with its official opening in May and assisted-living in June. It is for adults 55 and over. One-bedroom apartments range from 554 to 629 square feet, and the moderate-income units start from $1,550 a month for households earning under $84,780 a year. The society says its deep-subsidy and rent-geared-to-income units were full when we checked on 30 October 2026, and that SAFER, the provincial rent supplement, isn’t available there. The proposed 188-home Langley Lions building at 5470 203 Street is a separate project still in the approvals stage.

For seniors’ services of all kinds, the Langley Seniors Resource Centre is at 20605 51B Avenue, and our seniors’ guide lists others.

Is new rental housing coming?

The City’s first provincial housing-target report counted 329 net new purpose-built rental units between August 2024 and July 2025. A mixed-use project on 49 Avenue and 200 Street includes rental and below-market homes, childcare and a church; the City adopted its rezoning on 9 February 2026 and issued a development permit on 27 March 2026. We could not confirm its opening date or its unit mix.

Parking, pets and the small print

Before you sign, ask for these in writing:

• Parking and storage: is a stall included, or charged? Near the stations the zoning bylaw no longer requires ordinary residential parking, so some new buildings have fewer stalls. The City has no resident-only street parking, and unposted street spaces are limited to 72 hours.
• Pets: the building’s policy, any deposit and any size or breed limits. We found no City-wide figure for pet-friendly rentals.
• Accessibility: elevators, step-free entrances and accessible washrooms.
• Waitlists: for nonprofit housing, where you are on the list and how it is updated.

Know your rights, and where to get help

Rent increases for 2026 are capped at 2.3%, and from 1 January 2027 at 2.2%. Disputes go to the Residential Tenancy Branch; the free tenant advice groups are listed on our Renting in Langley page. If you are in danger of losing housing, Stepping Stone Community Services, Gateway of Hope and Foundry Langley (for ages 12 to 24) are in the City; see the pros and cons page for details.

Want the wider view? Start at the Langley City overview, or read moving to Langley.