Vancouver neighbourhood scores
Living in Fairview, Vancouver
Fairview grades B overall (67/100), #19 of 22 residential areas in and around Vancouver. Its strongest categories are shops & food, health care and transit; its weakest are road safety and quiet streets.
Fairview has about 1,973 home addresses across 3.6 km². Out of 22 residential areas, Fairview ranks #20 for families, #12 for seniors and #17 for commuters. It grades A for schools, parks, childcare, shops & food, transit, health care, flood risk.
Explore Fairview on the mapGrades by category
| Category | Grade | What we measured |
|---|---|---|
| Crime | C (53) | Police-reported incidents per 1,000 residents per year: violent crime, break-ins, thefts and mischief (collisions are in Road safety) |
| Schools | A (83) | Homes within 1 km of a public elementary school and 2 km of a public middle/secondary school |
| Kids at home | E (0) | Share of households that are families with children at home (2021 Census). Used in the Families score only |
| Road safety | E (0) | ICBC-reported crashes per km² per year, 2021–2025 |
| Parks | A (83) | Homes within 400 m of a park, plus 500 m of a playground |
| Childcare | A (82) | Homes within 800 m of a licensed group centre or preschool, and 1 km of care for under-3s (home daycares alone don’t count) |
| Quiet streets | E (0) | How close homes are to traffic: right beside a highway counts most, fading out by 300 m; arterial roads fade out by 150 m and collector roads by 100 m (OpenStreetMap road types) |
| Shops & food | A (100) | Homes within 1 km of a grocery store or pharmacy, and 800 m of a café or restaurant |
| Transit | A (99) | Homes within 400 m of a bus stop, and of a stop with 40+ weekday departures |
| Health care | A (100) | Homes within 1.5 km of a walk-in clinic or hospital, and 1 km of a pharmacy |
| Commute time | B (76) | Workers with a commute under 15 minutes, less a penalty for commutes of an hour or more (2021 Census) |
| Highway access | D (35) | Average straight-line distance from homes to the nearest Highway 1 or 99 interchange |
| Flood risk | A (94) | Share of homes outside the City's designated floodplain |
Who lives here
About 34,075 people live in Fairview (2021 Census), with a median age of 42.5 (city: 41.1). 40.8% of households own their home and 59.3% rent. 15.1% of households are families with children at home, 8.3% of residents are under 15 and 20% are 65 or older. 0% of homes are houses and 94% are apartments.
Schools
100% of homes are within 1 km of a public elementary school, and 50.1% are within 2 km of a public middle or secondary school. Across Vancouver School Board (School District 39), 93.4% of students graduate within six years of starting Grade 8 (BC: 92.5%, 2024/2025); the Province doesn't publish this for single schools.
| School | Beats % of BC schools | Results |
|---|---|---|
| L'Ecole Bilingue Elementary elementary | 86 | FSA reading beats 86% of BC schools; FSA math beats 85% |
| False Creek Elementary elementary | 47 | FSA reading beats 43% of BC schools; FSA math beats 50% |
| Blessed Sacrament School independent elementary | 90 | FSA reading beats 89% of BC schools; FSA math beats 90% |
| Canada Royal Arts High School independent secondary | – | Too few students to publish |
Provincial test results (FSA 2023/2024–2025/2026, graduation assessments 2022/2023–2024/2025) compared with every BC school. They don't count toward any grade, because scores follow family income closely. How we work these out.
Parks
11 city parks covering 13.8 hectares. 78.2% of homes are within a five-minute walk (400 m) of a park.
Transit
77 bus stops with 10,624 weekday departures on routes 004, 007, 009, 010, 014, 015, 016, 017, 033, 044, 050, 084, 099, N9, N15, , N10, N17. 99.3% of homes are within 400 m of a stop.
Flood risk
5.9% of homes sit in the City's designated floodplain, according to the City of Vancouver floodplain map.
Road safety
ICBC recorded 8,407 crashes inside Fairview from 2021 to 2025, 2,262 of them with injuries or deaths.
Crime
The Vancouver Police Department recorded 7,952 incidents in Fairview from 2021–2025, about 46.7 per 1,000 residents a year (2.7 of them violent). Crime grades C. The VPD cautions people not to rely on its data to judge the safety of a specific location or area.
Common questions about Fairview
Is Fairview a good place to live?
Fairview grades B overall (67/100), #19 of 22 residential areas in and around Vancouver. Its strongest categories are shops & food, health care and transit; its weakest are road safety and quiet streets. For families it ranks #20, for seniors #12 and for commuters #17. Grades come from public data only, never from reviews or opinion.
How much crime is there in Fairview?
The Vancouver Police Department recorded about 46.7 incidents per 1,000 residents a year in Fairview from 2021–2025, 2.7 of them violent. Crime grades C.
Is Fairview in a flood zone?
5.9% of homes in Fairview sit in the City's designated floodplain (City of Vancouver floodplain map). It grades A for flood risk.
What schools are in Fairview?
Public schools inside the boundary: L'Ecole Bilingue Elementary, False Creek Elementary, Blessed Sacrament School, Canada Royal Arts High School. 100% of homes are within 1 km of an elementary school. Check catchments with Vancouver School Board (School District 39).
Are the schools in Fairview good?
On provincial tests, Blessed Sacrament School beats 90% of BC schools, L'Ecole Bilingue Elementary beats 86% of BC schools and False Creek Elementary beats 47% of BC schools (FSA 2023/2024–2025/2026, graduation assessments 2022/2023–2024/2025). SD39 graduates 93.4% of students within six years (BC 92.5%). Test scores follow family income closely, so visit and talk to the school too.
How many people live in Fairview?
About 34,075 people (2021 Census), with a median age of 42.5. 40.8% of households own their home.
Is there good transit in Fairview?
99.3% of homes are within 400 m of a bus stop; 77 stops get 10,624 TransLink departures on a weekday. Transit grades A.
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Data last built 2026-11-04. How these grades are calculated