Best neighbourhoods in Burnaby for seniors and retirees
The best neighbourhood in Burnaby for seniors and retirees is Royal Oak (A, 90/100), followed by Metrotown (90) and Brentwood (90). Royal Oak scores highest on schools, shops & food and health care.
Weighted towards health care, shops you can walk to, transit, parks. Ranked from public data only. Areas with fewer than 100 homes aren't ranked.
| # | Neighbourhood | Score | Strongest for |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Royal Oak | A (90) | schools and shops & food |
| 2 | Metrotown | A (90) | transit and health care |
| 3 | Brentwood | A (90) | shops & food and health care |
| 4 | Edmonds | A (87) | schools and parks |
| 5 | Garden Village | A (83) | schools and childcare |
| 6 | Heights | A (82) | schools and health care |
| 7 | Broadview | A (82) | transit and health care |
| 8 | Lochdale | B (79) | nature & outdoors and parks |
| 9 | East Burnaby | B (79) | childcare and schools |
| 10 | Lougheed | B (78) | parks and schools |
| 11 | South Slope | B (75) | transit and parks |
| 12 | Montecito | B (66) | childcare and parks |
| 13 | Holdom | C (63) | schools and childcare |
| 14 | Big Bend | C (62) | nature & outdoors and transit |
| 15 | Buckingham Heights | C (59) | parks and schools |
| 16 | Deer Lake | C (54) | schools and childcare |
| 17 | Lake City | C (47) | nature & outdoors and transit |
| 18 | Central Valley | D (44) | nature & outdoors and highway access |
| 19 | Burnaby Mountain | D (40) | nature & outdoors and parks |
| 20 | Bainbridge | D (38) | childcare and nature & outdoors |
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Data last built 2026-11-06. How these grades are calculated