Best neighbourhoods in Burnaby
The best neighbourhood in Burnaby overall is Royal Oak (B, 78/100), followed by Brentwood (77) and Heights (76). Royal Oak scores highest on schools, shops & food and health care.
A balanced average of eleven graded categories: schools, parks, nature & outdoors, transit, shops, health care, childcare, highway access, road safety, quiet streets and commute time. Ranked from public data only. Areas with fewer than 100 homes aren't ranked.
| # | Neighbourhood | Score | Strongest for |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Royal Oak | B (78) | schools and shops & food |
| 2 | Brentwood | B (77) | shops & food and health care |
| 3 | Heights | B (76) | schools and health care |
| 4 | Garden Village | B (76) | schools and childcare |
| 5 | South Slope | B (75) | transit and parks |
| 6 | East Burnaby | B (75) | childcare and schools |
| 7 | Edmonds | B (74) | schools and parks |
| 8 | Montecito | B (74) | childcare and parks |
| 9 | Lochdale | B (73) | nature & outdoors and parks |
| 10 | Metrotown | B (73) | transit and health care |
| 11 | Broadview | B (72) | transit and health care |
| 12 | Holdom | B (71) | schools and childcare |
| 13 | Lougheed | B (70) | parks and schools |
| 14 | Buckingham Heights | B (67) | parks and schools |
| 15 | Deer Lake | B (66) | schools and childcare |
| 16 | Big Bend | C (60) | nature & outdoors and transit |
| 17 | Lake City | C (59) | nature & outdoors and transit |
| 18 | Bainbridge | C (57) | childcare and nature & outdoors |
| 19 | Burnaby Mountain | C (54) | nature & outdoors and parks |
| 20 | Central Valley | C (54) | nature & outdoors and highway access |
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Data last built 2026-11-06. How these grades are calculated