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City of Abbotsford

Sumas MountainBritish Columbia

A 35 square kilometre Abbotsford community on and around the mountain: 3.6% farmland reserve, school catchments that reach Auguston Traditional, and the McKee plan area next door.

City of Abbotsford4 property types3 sub-areas5 FAQsLast reviewed October 17, 2026
~35 km2
Sumas Mountain community

City of Abbotsford communities layer

3.6%
In the Agricultural Land Reserve

By land area; most parcels are outside it

57%
In the Auguston Traditional catchment

The school is about 0.2 km outside the boundary

4
Neighbouring communities

Clayburn, Sumas Prairie, McKee and Matsqui Prairie

The market in Sumas Mountain

Market snapshot · October 2026

Abbotsford · HPI Benchmark

These are the board’s figures for Abbotsford as a whole, which includes Sumas Mountain. This page has no benchmark of its own for Sumas Mountain.

Benchmark price

$703K

Month over month

+0.1%

Year over year

-10.0%

Sales (month)

161

Detached, townhouse and apartment only

Active listings

929

Detached, townhouse and apartment only

Months of inventory

7.0

Active listings divided by average monthly sales over the past 12 months, so it will not equal this month’s active listings divided by this month’s sales.

Fraser Valley Real Estate Board composite Home Price Index (HPI), the industry-standard measure of typical home value, adjusted for property mix. Sales were 17.3% of active listings in the month, a balanced market by board convention. Boards call under 12% a buyers’ market and over 20% a sellers’ market.

See the Abbotsford HPI chart on Market Insights

Source: Fraser Valley Real Estate Board. The benchmark is the composite index; sales and active listings count detached, townhouse and apartment homes only. HPI benchmarks are aggregate measures; specific properties may transact above or below.

Market insights · the long view

A in Sumas Mountain, bought in 2019

$835K in 2019, $1.09M in October 2026: up 31 percent.
$1.55M$293K
townhousecondo
20052026

Board benchmark across Abbotsford, Aberdeen / Townline, Sumas Mountain and West Abbotsford, to October 2026. Not an appraisal of any one home.

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Thinking of selling in Sumas Mountain?

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Overview

Sumas Mountain is a community of the City of Abbotsford, about 35 square kilometres on and around the mountain. It touches the Clayburn, Sumas Prairie, McKee and Matsqui Prairie communities.

Auguston and Highlands are not part of it. Abbotsford's Official Community Plan (Bylaw 2600, Schedule E) puts them in the McKee community. Auguston Traditional School, at 36367 Stephen Leacock Drive, is about 0.2 km outside the Sumas Mountain boundary, but its catchment covers about 57% of the Sumas Mountain land.

By land area the largest zone codes are H-LU/R-1 (about 33%) and RR (about 30%). P2 is about 8%, A2 about 6%, H-SR-1 about 4% and CR about 4%. Only about 3.6% is in the Agricultural Land Reserve. Abbotsford's zoning bylaw defines each code.

For elementary, Auguston Traditional covers about 57% of the land, Mathxwi about 18%, Mountain about 11%, Barrowtown about 9%, Prince Charles about 3% and Sandy Hill about 2%. Clayburn Middle covers about 80% and William A. Fraser about 20%. Robert Bateman Secondary covers about 80% and Yale about 20%. School District 34's school locator settles one address.

What you get living here

The things that don't show up in a listing — the standing rituals and quiet anchors that make Sumas Mountain feel like a place rather than a postal code.

Two plans, one slope

Auguston and Highlands are in the McKee plan, not Sumas Mountain

Abbotsford's Official Community Plan (Bylaw 2600, Schedule E) puts Auguston and Highlands in the McKee community. The Sumas Mountain community is the rest of the slope and its surroundings. A listing that says Sumas Mountain may sit in either, so check which plan area an address is in.

City of Abbotsford · Official Community Plan Bylaw 2600

Inside Sumas Mountain

Sumas Mountain reads as one neighbourhood from a distance, but on the ground the housing fabric is layered. Each piece has its own rules, its own inventory, and its own buyer.

Schools

For elementary, Auguston Traditional covers about 57% of the land, Mathxwi about 18%, Mountain about 11%, Barrowtown about 9%, Prince Charles about 3% and Sandy Hill about 2%.

Clayburn Middle (35139 Laburnum Avenue) covers about 80% and William A. Fraser about 20%. Robert Bateman Secondary (35045 Exbury Avenue) covers about 80% and Yale about 20%. School District 34's school locator settles a single address.

Estimated catchments in and around Sumas Mountain

Tap one to see what is for sale inside it. Boundaries come from the school district and shift on their review cycles, so call or text me and I’ll confirm one before you remove subjects.

Middle

Sumas Mountain pillar: full schools breakdown →

Property types

  • Rural residential (RR zoning, about 30% of the area)
  • H-LU/R-1 parcels (about 33% of the area)
  • Agricultural-zoned parcels (A2, about 6%)
  • Parcels in the Agricultural Land Reserve (about 3.6%)

Compare Sumas Mountain to nearby

Abbotsford (parent) →

The City of Abbotsford as a whole. Compare the zoning mix, the farmland share and the school catchments address by address.

Lower Mainland (regional) →

The broader regional context. Sumas Mountain sits inside the City of Abbotsford in the Fraser Valley Regional District.

Frequently asked

A few of the questions that come up most often about Sumas Mountain.

Is Auguston part of Sumas Mountain?
Not in the City's community plans. Auguston and Highlands are in the McKee community plan (Official Community Plan Bylaw 2600, Schedule E). The Auguston Traditional school is about 0.2 km outside the Sumas Mountain boundary, though its catchment covers about 57% of the Sumas Mountain land.
What schools serve Sumas Mountain?
For elementary, Auguston Traditional covers about 57% of the land, Mathxwi about 18%, Mountain about 11%, Barrowtown about 9%, Prince Charles about 3% and Sandy Hill about 2%. Clayburn Middle covers about 80% and William A. Fraser about 20%. Robert Bateman Secondary covers about 80% and Yale about 20%. School District 34's school locator settles a single address.
How much of Sumas Mountain is farmland reserve?
About 3.6% by land area is in the Agricultural Land Reserve. Check any one parcel on the Agricultural Land Commission's map before assuming either way.
How does Bill 44 apply on Sumas Mountain?
BC's Bill 44 requires municipalities to allow 3 or 4 homes on most lots once limited to single-family use. Whether a given lot qualifies depends on its zone, its servicing and its slope. Parcels in the Agricultural Land Reserve are also under the Commission's rules.
What tax exposure should a Sumas Mountain buyer model?
BC Property Transfer Tax applies on every purchase: 1% to $200K, 2% to $2M, 3% to $3M, and 5% above $3M. For most Sumas Mountain detached purchases the second bracket dominates; larger-acreage lots can engage the third bracket. The City of Abbotsford sits inside the Fraser Valley Regional District, which is one of the specified areas for the 20% Additional Property Transfer Tax (the foreign-buyer tax), so it does apply here. Abbotsford is also a designated speculation-and-vacancy-tax area (added in the 2023 expansion; first declarations were due in 2025). The federal foreign-buyer ban also applies, and the federal UHT layers on for affected owners. Confirm your own exposure with a BC real-estate lawyer or accountant before closing.

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Market data

The current FVREB / REBGV HPI benchmark price for Sumas Mountain, month-over-month and year-over-year deltas, monthly sales, and active inventory live on a dedicated page with the source citations and methodology.

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References + tools

Bronson Job PREC, REALTOR® at Momentum Realty Inc.. GVR Member #6015742 · FVREB Member #FJOBBR