Vancouver neighbourhood scores
Living in Hastings-Sunrise, Vancouver
Hastings-Sunrise grades B overall (73/100), #6 of 22 residential areas in and around Vancouver. Its strongest categories are flood risk, health care and shops & food; its weakest are road safety and quiet streets.
Hastings-Sunrise has about 8,409 home addresses across 8.3 km². Out of 22 residential areas, Hastings-Sunrise ranks #14 for families, #7 for seniors and #1 for commuters. It grades A for schools, parks, shops & food, transit, health care, highway access, flood risk.
Explore Hastings-Sunrise on the mapGrades by category
| Category | Grade | What we measured |
|---|---|---|
| Crime | B (71) | Police-reported incidents per 1,000 residents per year: violent crime, break-ins, thefts and mischief (collisions are in Road safety) |
| Schools | A (93) | Homes within 1 km of a public elementary school and 2 km of a public middle/secondary school |
| Kids at home | C (58) | Share of households that are families with children at home (2021 Census). Used in the Families score only |
| Road safety | E (12) | ICBC-reported crashes per km² per year, 2021–2025 |
| Parks | A (86) | Homes within 400 m of a park, plus 500 m of a playground |
| Childcare | B (73) | 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 (14) | 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 (95) | Homes within 1 km of a grocery store or pharmacy, and 800 m of a café or restaurant |
| Transit | A (95) | Homes within 400 m of a bus stop, and of a stop with 40+ weekday departures |
| Health care | A (98) | Homes within 1.5 km of a walk-in clinic or hospital, and 1 km of a pharmacy |
| Commute time | C (50) | Workers with a commute under 15 minutes, less a penalty for commutes of an hour or more (2021 Census) |
| Highway access | A (89) | Average straight-line distance from homes to the nearest Highway 1 or 99 interchange |
| Flood risk | A (99) | Share of homes outside the City's designated floodplain |
Who lives here
About 35,640 people live in Hastings-Sunrise (2021 Census), with a median age of 42.1 (city: 41.1). 56.7% of households own their home and 43.3% rent. 32.5% of households are families with children at home, 12.5% of residents are under 15 and 18.6% are 65 or older. 30% of homes are houses and 24% are apartments.
Schools
99.3% of homes are within 1 km of a public elementary school, and 81.4% 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Hastings Community Elementary elementary | 58 | FSA reading beats 63% of BC schools; FSA math beats 53% |
| Sir John Franklin Community elementary | 64 | FSA reading beats 68% of BC schools; FSA math beats 59% |
| wək̓ʷan̓əs tə syaqʷəm Elementary School elementary | 72 | FSA reading beats 77% of BC schools; FSA math beats 67% |
| Thunderbird šxʷəxʷaʔəs Elementary elementary | 23 | FSA reading beats 24% of BC schools; FSA math beats 22% |
| Chief Maquinna Elementary elementary | 65 | FSA reading beats 52% of BC schools; FSA math beats 77% |
| Dr A R Lord Elementary elementary | 45 | FSA reading beats 57% of BC schools; FSA math beats 33% |
| Tillicum Community Annex elementary | 75 | FSA reading beats 70% of BC schools; FSA math beats 79% |
| Notre Dame Regional Secondary independent secondary | 79 | 93% proficient in graduation literacy (BC 75%); 53% in graduation numeracy (BC 47%) |
| Our Lady Of Sorrows independent elementary | 99 | FSA reading beats 99% of BC schools; FSA math beats 99% |
| St. John's Academy independent secondary | – | Too few students to publish |
| École Norval-Morrisseau francophone elementary | – | 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
22 city parks covering 59.1 hectares. 81.1% of homes are within a five-minute walk (400 m) of a park.
Transit
100 bus stops with 10,037 weekday departures on routes 004, 007, 009, 014, 016, 027, 028, 099, 130, 131, 160, R5, N9, N35, R2, 209, 210, 211, 214. 95.9% of homes are within 400 m of a stop.
Flood risk
0.8% of homes sit in the City's designated floodplain, according to the City of Vancouver floodplain map.
Road safety
ICBC recorded 8,303 crashes inside Hastings-Sunrise from 2021 to 2025, 2,865 of them with injuries or deaths.
Crime
The Vancouver Police Department recorded 4,622 incidents in Hastings-Sunrise from 2021–2025, about 25.9 per 1,000 residents a year (2.5 of them violent). Crime grades B. The VPD cautions people not to rely on its data to judge the safety of a specific location or area.
Common questions about Hastings-Sunrise
Is Hastings-Sunrise a good place to live?
Hastings-Sunrise grades B overall (73/100), #6 of 22 residential areas in and around Vancouver. Its strongest categories are flood risk, health care and shops & food; its weakest are road safety and quiet streets. For families it ranks #14, for seniors #7 and for commuters #1. Grades come from public data only, never from reviews or opinion.
How much crime is there in Hastings-Sunrise?
The Vancouver Police Department recorded about 25.9 incidents per 1,000 residents a year in Hastings-Sunrise from 2021–2025, 2.5 of them violent. Crime grades B.
Is Hastings-Sunrise in a flood zone?
0.8% of homes in Hastings-Sunrise sit in the City's designated floodplain (City of Vancouver floodplain map). It grades A for flood risk.
What schools are in Hastings-Sunrise?
Public schools inside the boundary: Hastings Community Elementary, Sir John Franklin Community, wək̓ʷan̓əs tə syaqʷəm Elementary School, Thunderbird šxʷəxʷaʔəs Elementary, Chief Maquinna Elementary, Dr A R Lord Elementary, Tillicum Community Annex, Notre Dame Regional Secondary, Our Lady Of Sorrows, St. John's Academy, École Norval-Morrisseau. 99.3% of homes are within 1 km of an elementary school. Check catchments with Vancouver School Board (School District 39).
Are the schools in Hastings-Sunrise good?
On provincial tests, Our Lady Of Sorrows beats 99% of BC schools, Notre Dame Regional Secondary beats 79% of BC schools, Tillicum Community Annex beats 75% of BC schools, wək̓ʷan̓əs tə syaqʷəm Elementary School beats 72% of BC schools, Chief Maquinna Elementary beats 65% of BC schools, Sir John Franklin Community beats 64% of BC schools, Hastings Community Elementary beats 58% of BC schools, Dr A R Lord Elementary beats 45% of BC schools and Thunderbird šxʷəxʷaʔəs Elementary beats 23% 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 Hastings-Sunrise?
About 35,640 people (2021 Census), with a median age of 42.1. 56.7% of households own their home.
Is there good transit in Hastings-Sunrise?
95.9% of homes are within 400 m of a bus stop; 100 stops get 10,037 TransLink departures on a weekday. Transit grades A.
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Data last built 2026-11-04. How these grades are calculated