Campbell Valley or Salmon River: which acreage is better value?

The short answerFor value, Salmon River; for the estate, Campbell Valley, and the premium is about $680,000 at the benchmark. Salmon River’s detached benchmark is $1,856,900 with 41 median days and 95.4% of ask; Campbell Valley’s is $2,539,300 with 64 days, 94.7% of ask and 17.5 months of supply.

Analysis by Hamish Ross · 25 September 2026 · Data: September 2026 edition (August 2026 data)

Measure	August 2026, as read on 5 September
Campbell Valley	$2,539,300 (−8.3%), 11 sold in 12 months, 16 for sale, 17.5 months, 64 days, 94.7%, $596 a sq ft
Salmon River	$1,856,900 (−5.2%), 29 sold, 23 for sale, 9.5 months, 41 days, 95.4%, $589 a sq ft
Four estate corridors together	45 sales in 12 months, 42 for sale, 11.2 months of supply
All Langley houses	23 median days, 96.8% of ask, 6.0 months

Measure

August 2026, as read on 5 September

Campbell Valley

$2,539,300 (−8.3%), 11 sold in 12 months, 16 for sale, 17.5 months, 64 days, 94.7%, $596 a sq ft

Salmon River

$1,856,900 (−5.2%), 29 sold, 23 for sale, 9.5 months, 41 days, 95.4%, $589 a sq ft

Four estate corridors together

45 sales in 12 months, 42 for sale, 11.2 months of supply

All Langley houses

23 median days, 96.8% of ask, 6.0 months

What is happening

Acreage is a different market from the detached house: half the pace, twice the supply, and a negotiating margin the rest of Langley does not have. Campbell Valley is the slower and dearer of the two corridors, and it sells on setting: the park, the equestrian character, the 24 Avenue lots. Salmon River sells on value and on being closer to the township’s services.

What it means

A buyer comparing the two has time on both sides and more leverage in Campbell Valley, where a prepared offer under ask is normal. What is not on either page: the well, the septic, the ALR status and the drainage, which decide more of the price than the benchmark does. Read those reports before you view.

Fraser Valley Real Estate Board MLS® August 2026 package, released 2 September 2026; sub-area and twelve-month figures from the board’s InfoSparks database, read 5 September 2026. Benchmarks are the board’s index price, never an average. Analysis: Hamish Ross.