Vancouver neighbourhood scores
Living in Strathcona, Vancouver
Strathcona grades B overall (66/100), #20 of 22 residential areas in and around Vancouver. Its strongest categories are shops & food, health care and transit; its weakest are quiet streets and crime.
Strathcona has about 2,046 home addresses across 4.4 km². Out of 22 residential areas, Strathcona ranks #21 for families, #21 for seniors and #5 for commuters. It grades A for schools, parks, shops & food, transit, health care, flood risk.
Explore Strathcona on the mapGrades by category
| Category | Grade | What we measured |
|---|---|---|
| Crime | E (13) | Police-reported incidents per 1,000 residents per year: violent crime, break-ins, thefts and mischief (collisions are in Road safety) |
| Schools | A (96) | Homes within 1 km of a public elementary school and 2 km of a public middle/secondary school |
| Kids at home | E (5) | Share of households that are families with children at home (2021 Census). Used in the Families score only |
| Road safety | E (14) | ICBC-reported crashes per km² per year, 2021–2025 |
| Parks | A (92) | Homes within 400 m of a park, plus 500 m of a playground |
| Childcare | C (62) | 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 (68) | Workers with a commute under 15 minutes, less a penalty for commutes of an hour or more (2021 Census) |
| Highway access | C (57) | Average straight-line distance from homes to the nearest Highway 1 or 99 interchange |
| Flood risk | A (88) | Share of homes outside the City's designated floodplain |
Who lives here
About 13,675 people live in Strathcona (2021 Census), with a median age of 44.5 (city: 41.1). 23.3% of households own their home and 77% rent. 16.5% of households are families with children at home, 9.6% of residents are under 15 and 20.2% are 65 or older. 5% of homes are houses and 81% are apartments.
Schools
100% of homes are within 1 km of a public elementary school, and 89.7% 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Lord Strathcona Community Elementary elementary | 1 | FSA reading beats 0% of BC schools; FSA math beats 1% |
| Admiral Seymour Elementary elementary | – | Too few students to publish |
| Columbia College 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
6 city parks covering 17.2 hectares. 89.7% of homes are within a five-minute walk (400 m) of a park.
Transit
65 bus stops with 10,083 weekday departures on routes 084, , 003, 004, 007, 008, 014, 016, 019, 020, 022, 023, 209, N20, N35, N19, N8, R5, 210, 211, 214. 99.5% of homes are within 400 m of a stop.
Flood risk
12% of homes sit in the City's designated floodplain, according to the City of Vancouver floodplain map.
Road safety
ICBC recorded 4,108 crashes inside Strathcona from 2021 to 2025, 1,269 of them with injuries or deaths.
Crime
The Vancouver Police Department recorded 12,065 incidents in Strathcona from 2021–2025, about 176.5 per 1,000 residents a year (39.1 of them violent). Crime grades E. The VPD cautions people not to rely on its data to judge the safety of a specific location or area.
Common questions about Strathcona
Is Strathcona a good place to live?
Strathcona grades B overall (66/100), #20 of 22 residential areas in and around Vancouver. Its strongest categories are shops & food, health care and transit; its weakest are quiet streets and crime. For families it ranks #21, for seniors #21 and for commuters #5. Grades come from public data only, never from reviews or opinion.
How much crime is there in Strathcona?
The Vancouver Police Department recorded about 176.5 incidents per 1,000 residents a year in Strathcona from 2021–2025, 39.1 of them violent. Crime grades E.
Is Strathcona in a flood zone?
12% of homes in Strathcona sit in the City's designated floodplain (City of Vancouver floodplain map). It grades A for flood risk.
What schools are in Strathcona?
Public schools inside the boundary: Lord Strathcona Community Elementary, Admiral Seymour Elementary, Columbia College. 100% of homes are within 1 km of an elementary school. Check catchments with Vancouver School Board (School District 39).
Are the schools in Strathcona good?
On provincial tests, Lord Strathcona Community Elementary beats 1% 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 Strathcona?
About 13,675 people (2021 Census), with a median age of 44.5. 23.3% of households own their home.
Is there good transit in Strathcona?
99.5% of homes are within 400 m of a bus stop; 65 stops get 10,083 TransLink departures on a weekday. Transit grades A.
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Data last built 2026-11-04. How these grades are calculated