Vancouver neighbourhood scores
Living in Riley Park, Vancouver
Riley Park grades B overall (74/100), #3 of 22 residential areas in and around Vancouver. Its strongest categories are schools, shops & food and health care; its weakest are road safety and quiet streets.
Riley Park has about 5,329 home addresses across 4.9 km². Out of 22 residential areas, Riley Park ranks #6 for families, #1 for seniors and #10 for commuters. It grades A for schools, parks, shops & food, transit, health care, flood risk.
Explore Riley Park 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 (100) | Homes within 1 km of a public elementary school and 2 km of a public middle/secondary school |
| Kids at home | C (57) | Share of households that are families with children at home (2021 Census). Used in the Families score only |
| Road safety | E (17) | 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 | B (78) | 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 | D (34) | 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 (97) | 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 | C (60) | Workers with a commute under 15 minutes, less a penalty for commutes of an hour or more (2021 Census) |
| Highway access | C (51) | Average straight-line distance from homes to the nearest Highway 1 or 99 interchange |
| Flood risk | A (100) | Share of homes outside the City's designated floodplain |
Who lives here
About 23,690 people live in Riley Park (2021 Census), with a median age of 40 (city: 41.1). 56.8% of households own their home and 43.1% rent. 32.1% of households are families with children at home, 14.1% of residents are under 15 and 16.4% are 65 or older. 26% of homes are houses and 34% are apartments.
Schools
99.6% of homes are within 1 km of a public elementary school, and 100% 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Sir Charles Tupper Secondary secondary | 66 | 79% proficient in graduation literacy (BC 75%); 52% in graduation numeracy (BC 47%) |
| General Brock Elementary elementary | 82 | FSA reading beats 88% of BC schools; FSA math beats 75% |
| General Wolfe Elementary elementary | 72 | FSA reading beats 74% of BC schools; FSA math beats 69% |
| David Livingstone Elementary elementary | 91 | FSA reading beats 91% of BC schools; FSA math beats 90% |
| Westside Montessori Elementary School independent 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
9 city parks covering 71.6 hectares. 76.5% of homes are within a five-minute walk (400 m) of a park.
Transit
70 bus stops with 6,666 weekday departures on routes 003, 015, 033, N15, , 041, R4, 008, N8, 025. 96.5% of homes are within 400 m of a stop.
Flood risk
0% of homes sit in the City's designated floodplain, according to the City of Vancouver floodplain map.
Road safety
ICBC recorded 3,824 crashes inside Riley Park from 2021 to 2025, 1,206 of them with injuries or deaths.
Crime
The Vancouver Police Department recorded 3,046 incidents in Riley Park from 2021–2025, about 25.7 per 1,000 residents a year (1.6 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 Riley Park
Is Riley Park a good place to live?
Riley Park grades B overall (74/100), #3 of 22 residential areas in and around Vancouver. Its strongest categories are schools, shops & food and health care; its weakest are road safety and quiet streets. For families it ranks #6, for seniors #1 and for commuters #10. Grades come from public data only, never from reviews or opinion.
How much crime is there in Riley Park?
The Vancouver Police Department recorded about 25.7 incidents per 1,000 residents a year in Riley Park from 2021–2025, 1.6 of them violent. Crime grades B.
Is Riley Park in a flood zone?
0% of homes in Riley Park are in the City of Vancouver floodplain map, so it grades A for flood risk.
What schools are in Riley Park?
Public schools inside the boundary: Sir Charles Tupper Secondary, General Brock Elementary, General Wolfe Elementary, David Livingstone Elementary, Westside Montessori Elementary School. 99.6% of homes are within 1 km of an elementary school. Check catchments with Vancouver School Board (School District 39).
Are the schools in Riley Park good?
On provincial tests, David Livingstone Elementary beats 91% of BC schools, General Brock Elementary beats 82% of BC schools, General Wolfe Elementary beats 72% of BC schools and Sir Charles Tupper Secondary beats 66% 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 Riley Park?
About 23,690 people (2021 Census), with a median age of 40. 56.8% of households own their home.
Is there good transit in Riley Park?
96.5% of homes are within 400 m of a bus stop; 70 stops get 6,666 TransLink departures on a weekday. Transit grades A.
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Data last built 2026-11-04. How these grades are calculated