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Cottonwood (Maple Ridge)

In Cottonwood the train station is closer than the bridge: Port Haney Station is 5 minutes away by car, and the Golden Ears Bridge is 14. It is the City of Maple Ridge’s neighbourhood immediately west of Albion, between roughly 233 and 240 Street.

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Cottonwood as OpenStreetMap draws it. Albion is to the east and Thomas Haney Secondary just to the west.

Schools: confirm the catchment for the address

As of October 2026, Cottonwood is in School District 42 (Maple Ridge–Pitt Meadows), and the catchment lines are not published in a form we can check. Look the exact address up in the School District 42 locator before you pay a premium for a school.

Kanaka Creek Elementary (11120 234A Street) and Alexander Robinson Elementary are inside the neighbourhood, with Alexander Robinson Park, Firefighters Park and a Save-On-Foods on 240 Street. Thomas Haney Secondary (23000 116 Avenue) and Golden Ears Elementary are just west, outside the boundary.

Albion is east of Cottonwood, and its c̓əsqənelə Elementary (24093 104 Avenue) is in Albion. A listing that says Cottonwood can be in Albion, and the reverse. Moving here from Fort Langley, Walnut Grove or Willoughby also moves you out of School District 35.

Market snapshot · October 2026

Cottonwood · HPI Benchmark

Benchmark price

$915K

Month over month

-3.7%

Year over year

-11.1%

Sales (month)

15

Detached, townhouse and apartment only

Active listings

85

Detached, townhouse and apartment only

Months of inventory

6.7

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.

Greater Vancouver REALTORS® composite Home Price Index (HPI), the industry-standard measure of typical home value, adjusted for property mix. Sales were 17.6% 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 Cottonwood HPI chart on Market Insights

Source: Greater Vancouver REALTORS®. 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.

The train, the bridge and downtown

These are clear-road drive times from the middle of Cottonwood. Rush hour adds to every one.

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The West Coast Express runs five trains west in the morning and five east in the evening on weekdays, with no midday or weekend service. On the September 2026 TransLink schedule, Port Haney to Waterfront takes 56 minutes and Maple Meadows takes 50.

The Golden Ears Bridge has been toll-free since September 1, 2017. It is at the west end of Maple Ridge, about 7 kilometres from Cottonwood in a straight line. There is no SkyTrain in Maple Ridge.

Frequently asked questions

What schools serve Cottonwood?

Kanaka Creek Elementary (11120 234A Street) and Alexander Robinson Elementary are inside Cottonwood. Thomas Haney Secondary (23000 116 Avenue) is next door, outside the boundary. School District 42 does not publish catchment lines in a form we can read, so its locator, not a listing, decides the school for an address.

How does the West Coast Express work for Cottonwood commuters?

The West Coast Express runs five trains west in the morning and five east in the evening on weekdays, with no midday or weekend service. Port Haney Station (22300 River Road) is about 5 minutes by car from the middle of Cottonwood and Maple Meadows Station (20010 Dunn Avenue) about 12. On the September 2026 schedule, Port Haney to Waterfront takes 56 minutes and Maple Meadows takes 50.

How far is Cottonwood from the Golden Ears Bridge?

About 7 kilometres in a straight line and 14 minutes by car with clear roads. The bridge is at the west end of Maple Ridge, not beside Cottonwood. Tolls ended on September 1, 2017.

How does Cottonwood compare to Albion?

They are adjacent neighbourhoods on the City's map: Cottonwood is immediately west of Albion, and Albion starts at about 240 Street. Cottonwood has Kanaka Creek Elementary and Alexander Robinson Elementary inside it. Albion Elementary is in Albion Flats, a separate neighbourhood. The Albion area page carries the live market snapshot for Albion.

Is there SkyTrain in Maple Ridge?

No. The Surrey Langley SkyTrain extension, due in late 2029, ends at Langley City Centre. A buyer who needs SkyTrain should look elsewhere.

How many homes can I build on a house lot in Cottonwood?

Most single-family lots can take three or four homes under Bill 44, and six within 400 metres of a prescribed frequent-transit stop. Lots over 4,050 square metres (43,594 square feet) are outside the rule. The City's own zoning decides the detail, so read the zoning of the lot itself.

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Last checked October 17, 2026. Text and figures are licensed Creative Commons Attribution 4.0.