Chilliwack Acreages for Sale
On this page (14 sections)
- Chilliwack Rural acreages and estate properties Market Guide
- Chilliwack Acreages for Sale: 7 FAQs
- Common questions
- Chilliwack Acreages: streets and boundaries
- Chilliwack Acreages: the housing stock
- Chilliwack Acreages: rules that affect buyers
- Chilliwack Acreages: local details a buyer would not know
- Chilliwack Acreages: development and new projects
- Chilliwack Acreages: costs and taxes
- Chilliwack Acreages: getting around
- Chilliwack Acreages: risks and due diligence
- How Chilliwack Acreages compares
- Related pages
- Sources for Chilliwack Acreages
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Chilliwack Rural acreages and estate properties Market Guide
This page shows every active MLS® listing for rural acreages and estate properties in Chilliwack, BC. Here is how the local sub-areas compare.
Ryder Lake: high-elevation rural acreages and hobby farms above Promontory.
Greendale: flat agricultural land and acreages in the ALR west of Sardis.
Yarrow: village-feel rural community with farms, acreages and character homes near Vedder Mountain.
Rosedale: small-town rural living east of Chilliwack with acreages, ranchers and farm parcels.
Columbia Valley: secluded valley acreages near Cultus Lake with forest and lake access.
Chilliwack River Valley: riverside recreational and residential acreages east along Chilliwack Lake Road.
Zoning, Strata & ALR Notes
Most Chilliwack acreages are zoned AL (Agricultural Lands) or RR (Rural Residential), and much of Greendale, Yarrow and Rosedale sits inside the Agricultural Land Reserve (ALR), which limits subdivision and secondary dwellings and requires ALC approval for non-farm uses. Confirm well water, septic records and Farm Class status before writing an offer.
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Chilliwack Acreages for Sale: 7 FAQs
Where are rural acreages and estate properties for sale in Chilliwack usually located?
Most rural acreages and estate properties in Chilliwack come up in Ryder Lake, Greendale, Yarrow, Rosedale, Columbia Valley and Chilliwack River Valley. Each area has its own mix of age, lot size and price, so I recommend shortlisting two or three neighbourhoods before you book showings.
How often do these Chilliwack acreage listings update?
Listings on this page update directly from the Fraser Valley Real Estate Board MLS® feed several times a day, so new listings, price changes and sold statuses appear quickly.
What should I check on zoning, strata or ALR before buying a Chilliwack acreage?
Most Chilliwack acreages are zoned AL (Agricultural Lands) or RR (Rural Residential), and much of Greendale, Yarrow and Rosedale sits inside the Agricultural Land Reserve (ALR), which limits subdivision and secondary dwellings and requires ALC approval for non-farm uses. Confirm well water, septic records and Farm Class status before writing an offer.
Are any Chilliwack rural acreages and estate properties in the floodplain?
Which schools serve Chilliwack rural acreages and estate properties?
Chilliwack is in School District 33 (SD33). Sardis and the south side feed into Sardis Secondary and G.W. Graham, while the north side feeds Chilliwack Secondary. Catchments change, so confirm with SD33 for a specific address.
Is public transit available near Chilliwack rural acreages and estate properties?
Yes. BC Transit runs local Chilliwack routes along Vedder Road, Luckakuck Way and Young Road, and the Fraser Valley Express connects to Abbotsford and Langley. Rural areas such as Ryder Lake, Greendale and Columbia Valley have little or no bus service.
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What Buyers & Sellers Say
Excerpts from Google reviews for Jared Gibbons, REALTOR® at Royal LePage Little Oak Realty (Suite 201 - 15272 Croydon Dr, Surrey). Quoted word for word; initials only.
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Common questions
Do acreages in Chilliwack have wells and septic?
Many do. Ask for the well flow test and water quality results, and the septic filing and inspection records, before you remove conditions.
Can I subdivide an acreage in Chilliwack?
It depends on the zoning, whether the land is in the Agricultural Land Reserve, servicing and the minimum lot size, and it needs municipal approval. Ask the municipality before you buy with a subdivision in mind.
Who can help me buy or sell in Chilliwack?
Jared Gibbons, REALTOR® with Royal LePage Little Oak Realty, works across the Fraser Valley and Metro Vancouver. Call or text 604-928-1361 or use the contact form on this site.
Can I book a private showing with Jared?
Yes. Jared Gibbons, REALTOR® with Royal LePage Little Oak Realty, books private showings across the Fraser Valley and Metro Vancouver. Call or text 604-928-1361, or use the contact form on this site.
Chilliwack Acreages: streets and boundaries
- Chilliwack acreages trade across the whole City of Chilliwack, a Chilliwack and District Real Estate Board (CADREB) market, with the flat farm parcels on the valley floor and the upland parcels at Ryder Lake, Majuba Hill and the Eastern Hillsides.
- The City states agriculture accounts for 67% of Chilliwack's total land base, and the Official Community Plan (OCP), Official Community Plan Bylaw 2025, No. 5500 ("Chilliwack 2050"), plans that land under Schedule B1, the Agricultural Area Plan, with neighbourhood plans B2 to B7 for the urban and village areas including Yarrow (B7).
Chilliwack Acreages: the housing stock
- 5000: in the AL (Agricultural Lowland) zone the minimum lot area for a subdivision inside the Agricultural Land Reserve (ALR) is 7.5 hectares (ha), with smaller figures only for an approved boundary adjustment (1 ha, or 0.2 ha where the adjustment improves farm use).
- The AL zone caps the farm home plate at 4,000 square metres (m²) for the principal residence and 1,000 m² for an additional residence, and allows only one structure for principal residential use per lot.
- In the RS-FHA (Flood Hazard Area) zone the minimum lot area is 8 ha where land is excluded from the ALR or subdivision inside the ALR is approved, and residential use is capped at 150 m² of lot coverage.
- Smaller rural parcels exist in the small-lot agriculture zones: the City's Small Lot Agriculture Study records minimums of 2.0 ha for AS (Agriculture Small Lot) and 1.0 ha for AR (Agriculture Residential, with Agricultural Land Commission approval of a homesite severance) (the study cites the former Zoning Bylaw No. 2800, 2001; confirm figures in Bylaw No. 5000).
Chilliwack Acreages: rules that affect buyers
- Subdivision inside the ALR requires Agricultural Land Commission (ALC) approval on top of the City's process, and ALR residences cannot be stratified: one principal residence per parcel (maximum 500 m²), a secondary suite only inside the principal residence, and an additional residence capped at 90 m² (parcels of 40 ha or less) or 186 m² (over 40 ha).
- A Farm Home Plate Development Permit (OCP permit area D-4) is required when the Zoning Bylaw's farm home plate regulations are not met, and an ALC application may also be required for a new house, coach house or suite, for placing fill or removing soil, and for non-farm uses.
- Small-scale multi-unit housing (SSMUH = small-scale multi-unit housing) is an urban tool here only: Bylaw No. 5395 (adopted June 18, 2024) allows 3 to 4 dwelling units on parcels inside the urban growth boundary zoned for single-detached and duplex housing — it does not open up ALR acreages.
- Hillside land is regulated by slope: the City defines hillside areas as all lands with slopes of 20 percent or more, under its Hillside Development Standards, and most subdivisions also need a Tree and Green Space Management Plan under the Tree Management (Land Development) Bylaw 2008, No. 3585.
Chilliwack Acreages: local details a buyer would not know
- Farm-edge deals run through a standing agricultural review: the Agricultural Area Plan was created in 2012 in partnership with the Chilliwack Agricultural Commission, and the Agricultural and Rural Advisory Committee still monitors its implementation by reviewing agricultural development applications.
- Development cost and tree rules bite on acreage subdivisions too: the Tree Management (Land Development) Bylaw framework requires a tree density of at least 50 trees per hectare on development sites, planted or retained.
- Chilliwack bills water and sewer quarterly, not on the tax notice: the flat rate for a 20-millimetre connection is $33.99 for water and $55.18 for sewer per three months, with metered rates of $2.00 and $4.09 per 100 cubic feet.
- Solid waste moved bylaws in 2026: collection is now billed quarterly under the Solid Waste Management Bylaw 2026, No. 5541, which repealed the 2019 bylaw.
- School District No. 33 (SD33) catchments are address-based, and capacity is tight enough that the district just removed 11 portable classrooms from Sardis Secondary after its 400-seat addition opened — run the exact acreage address with SD33 rather than assuming the nearest school.
Chilliwack Acreages: development and new projects
- Sardis Secondary School addition, Sardis: a two-storey mass-timber addition adding 400 student seats (capacity 1,200 to 1,600), an expanded gymnasium and a new bus loop; the Province's capital page values the project at $40 million. Status: completed August 2026 (occupancy August 2026) (as of November 3, 2026).
- Subdivision applications themselves are the live acreage pipeline: the City's subdivisions page routes all new-lot, boundary-adjustment and bare-land strata applications through its Approving Officer and Subdivision Application Portal.
Chilliwack Acreages: costs and taxes
- Chilliwack's 2026 Class 1 Residential rate is 3.00943 per $1,000 for the municipal portion and 4.66727 per $1,000 in total, plus a drainage charge of 0.12024 per $1,000 on land only.
- Taxes are due the first working day after July 1; a 5% penalty applies to taxes outstanding after July 2, 2026 and a further 5% after August 4, 2026, and tax notices are mailed at the end of May.
- Quarterly water and sewer flat rates (20-millimetre connection): water $33.99 and sewer $55.18 per three months.
Chilliwack Acreages: getting around
- BC Transit runs the Chilliwack system: route 51 (Vedder) links downtown and the Vedder Road corridor, route 55 (Yarrow-Greendale) is the rural route serving the Yarrow and Greendale acreage side, and route 66 (Fraser Valley Express) runs Highway 1 to Abbotsford, Langley (Carvolth Exchange) and Lougheed SkyTrain Station.
- Highway 1 (the Trans-Canada Highway) crosses the city's north side with interchanges at Lickman Road and Vedder Road; most valley-floor acreages reach it by Yale Road or Vedder Road.
Chilliwack Acreages: risks and due diligence
- Flood is the first check on valley-floor land: Floodplain Regulation Bylaw 2018, No. 4519 setbacks (60 m Fraser River, 75 m Vedder River, 30 m Chilliwack River and Vedder Canal) plus the diking network frame the risk, and the RS-FHA (Flood Hazard Area) zone carries its own 8 ha minimum lot area — the bylaw tells you the setback, not the flood construction level for a specific homesite, which is a parcel-level confirmation.
- Hillside acreages (Ryder Lake, Eastern Hillsides) sit under the City's hillside frame: hillside means slopes of 20 percent or more, and the OCP's Schedule D lists D-2 Hillside Environment and D-5 Hillside Development permit areas alongside D-3 Riparian Area.
How Chilliwack Acreages compares
| Item | Chilliwack | Abbotsford | Agassiz / Kent |
|---|---|---|---|
| Agricultural subdivision minimum read | 7.5 ha (AL zone, inside the ALR) | — | — |
| SSMUH position | 3–4 units, urban growth boundary only (Bylaw No. 5395) | SSMUH zones in Zoning Bylaw No. 2400-2014 (3 units at 280 m² or less, 4 above) | — |
| Speculation and Vacancy Tax | applies (City named) | applies | — |
| Regional transit link | BC Transit route 66 to Lougheed Station | BC Transit / route 66 stop | BC Transit route 71 from Chilliwack |
Sources for Chilliwack Acreages
- City of Chilliwack Page.cfm (opens in a new tab)
- City of Chilliwack Official Community Plan (opens in a new tab)
- City of Chilliwack Zoning Bylaw No. 5000 (2020) (opens in a new tab)
- City of Chilliwack attachView.cfm (opens in a new tab)
- Agricultural Land Commission Housing in the ALR (opens in a new tab)
- City of Chilliwack Page.cfm (opens in a new tab)
- City of Chilliwack Water Sewer Rates for Web (opens in a new tab)
- City of Chilliwack BL5541 1 (opens in a new tab)
- Chilliwack Schools (SD 33) Sardis Celebrate 70th Anniversary New Addition (opens in a new tab)
- Province of BC Sardis Secondary School (opens in a new tab)
- City of Chilliwack Property tax rates (opens in a new tab)
- City of Chilliwack Page.cfm (opens in a new tab)
- Province of BC Taxable Areas (opens in a new tab)
- BC Transit Chw Map 54 (opens in a new tab)
- City of Chilliwack attachView.cfm (opens in a new tab)
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Zoning lookup
Check the zoning before you buy
Farm, rural and acreage zones in Chilliwack, in plain English: what each allows and the smallest lot it can be split into. Search a code like AL or a word like "farm retail".
| Zone | Type | Smallest new lot | Details |
|---|---|---|---|
| ALAgricultural Lowland Zone | Farm | 7.5 ha (about 18.5 acres) | Details → |
| AUAgricultural Upland Zone | Farm | Same rules as AL | Details → |
| ASAgricultural Small Lot Zone | Farm | 2 ha (about 4.9 acres) | Details → |
| ARAgricultural Residential Zone | Farm | 0.2 ha with community water; otherwise 1 ha (about 2.5 acres) | Details → |
| ACAgricultural Commercial Zone | Farm | 2 ha (about 4.9 acres) | Details → |
| AFPAgricultural Food Processing Zone | Farm | — | Details → |
| RRural Zone | Rural | 4 ha (about 9.9 acres) | Details → |
| RHRural Hillside Zone | Rural | 8 ha (about 19.8 acres) | Details → |
| RRRural Residential Zone | Rural | 1 ha (about 2.5 acres) | Details → |
| HRHillside Residential Zone | Rural | 0.2 ha with community water; otherwise 0.4 ha (about 1 acre) | Details → |
| SRSuburban Residential Zone | Rural | 650 m² with water and sewer | Details → |
| SCRSuburban Clustered Residential Zone | Rural | — | Details → |
| SHRSuburban Hillside Residential Zone | Rural | — | Details → |
| EVEcovillage Zone | Rural | — | Details → |
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Summaries checked against each official bylaw on October 2, 2026. Zoning changes often: confirm with the municipality, and on ALR land with the Agricultural Land Commission.
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