Best neighbourhoods in Vancouver for families

The best neighbourhood in Vancouver for families with young kids is Dunbar-Southlands (B, 75/100), followed by Arbutus Ridge (72) and Killarney (71). Dunbar-Southlands scores highest on flood risk, crime and shops & food.

Crime counts for a quarter of this score. Weighted towards schools, quiet streets, road safety, childcare, parks and how many neighbours have kids at home. Ranked from public data only. Areas with fewer than 100 homes aren't ranked.

#	Neighbourhood	Score	Strongest for
1	Dunbar-Southlands	B (75)	flood risk and crime
2	Arbutus Ridge	B (72)	schools and flood risk
3	Killarney	B (71)	flood risk and schools
4	Victoria-Fraserview	B (70)	schools and transit
5	West Point Grey	B (66)	flood risk and health care
6	Riley Park	B (65)	schools and shops & food
7	Kerrisdale	C (64)	flood risk and schools
8	South Cambie	C (64)	shops & food and transit
9	Kensington-Cedar Cottage	C (64)	schools and flood risk
10	Oakridge	C (64)	flood risk and schools
11	Sunset	C (63)	flood risk and schools
12	Shaughnessy	C (61)	flood risk and schools
13	Renfrew-Collingwood	C (61)	schools and flood risk
14	Hastings-Sunrise	C (60)	flood risk and health care
15	Kitsilano	C (60)	schools and shops & food
16	Marpole	C (56)	health care and shops & food
17	Grandview-Woodland	C (50)	schools and shops & food
18	Mount Pleasant	C (49)	shops & food and health care
19	West End	C (47)	shops & food and health care
20	Fairview	C (46)	shops & food and health care
21	Strathcona	D (38)	shops & food and health care
22	Downtown	D (35)	shops & food and transit

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Data last built 2026-11-04. How these grades are calculated