Vancouver neighbourhood scores
Living in Sunset, Vancouver
Sunset grades B overall (72/100), #7 of 22 residential areas in and around Vancouver. Its strongest categories are flood risk, schools and transit; its weakest are road safety and quiet streets.
Sunset has about 7,175 home addresses across 6.6 km². Out of 22 residential areas, Sunset ranks #11 for families, #10 for seniors and #9 for commuters. It grades A for schools, parks, childcare, shops & food, transit, health care, flood risk.
Explore Sunset on the mapGrades by category
| Category | Grade | What we measured |
|---|---|---|
| Crime | C (64) | Police-reported incidents per 1,000 residents per year: violent crime, break-ins, thefts and mischief (collisions are in Road safety) |
| Schools | A (98) | Homes within 1 km of a public elementary school and 2 km of a public middle/secondary school |
| Kids at home | B (67) | Share of households that are families with children at home (2021 Census). Used in the Families score only |
| Road safety | E (9) | ICBC-reported crashes per km² per year, 2021–2025 |
| Parks | A (80) | Homes within 400 m of a park, plus 500 m of a playground |
| Childcare | A (95) | 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 (16) | 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 (93) | 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 (96) | Homes within 1.5 km of a walk-in clinic or hospital, and 1 km of a pharmacy |
| Commute time | D (44) | Workers with a commute under 15 minutes, less a penalty for commutes of an hour or more (2021 Census) |
| Highway access | B (67) | 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 37,385 people live in Sunset (2021 Census), with a median age of 39.4 (city: 41.1). 51.8% of households own their home and 47.9% rent. 35.1% of households are families with children at home, 12.6% of residents are under 15 and 16.8% are 65 or older. 18% of homes are houses and 24% are apartments.
Schools
99.7% of homes are within 1 km of a public elementary school, and 95.8% 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 |
|---|---|---|
| John Oliver Secondary secondary | 40 | 66% proficient in graduation literacy (BC 75%); 45% in graduation numeracy (BC 47%) |
| Walter Moberly Elementary elementary | 26 | FSA reading beats 37% of BC schools; FSA math beats 14% |
| Pierre Elliott Trudeau Elementary elementary | 52 | FSA reading beats 53% of BC schools; FSA math beats 51% |
| John Henderson Elementary elementary | 25 | FSA reading beats 25% of BC schools; FSA math beats 25% |
| St Andrew's independent elementary | 86 | FSA reading beats 89% of BC schools; FSA math beats 82% |
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 28.4 hectares. 73.5% of homes are within a five-minute walk (400 m) of a park.
Transit
93 bus stops with 10,328 weekday departures on routes 003, 008, N8, R4, 022, 041, 080, 100, N20, 049, 430. 96.8% of homes are within 400 m of a stop.
Flood risk
1.4% of homes sit in the City's designated floodplain, according to the City of Vancouver floodplain map.
Road safety
ICBC recorded 8,168 crashes inside Sunset from 2021 to 2025, 2,651 of them with injuries or deaths.
Crime
The Vancouver Police Department recorded 6,079 incidents in Sunset from 2021–2025, about 32.5 per 1,000 residents a year (2.4 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 Sunset
Is Sunset a good place to live?
Sunset grades B overall (72/100), #7 of 22 residential areas in and around Vancouver. Its strongest categories are flood risk, schools and transit; its weakest are road safety and quiet streets. For families it ranks #11, for seniors #10 and for commuters #9. Grades come from public data only, never from reviews or opinion.
How much crime is there in Sunset?
The Vancouver Police Department recorded about 32.5 incidents per 1,000 residents a year in Sunset from 2021–2025, 2.4 of them violent. Crime grades C.
Is Sunset in a flood zone?
1.4% of homes in Sunset sit in the City's designated floodplain (City of Vancouver floodplain map). It grades A for flood risk.
What schools are in Sunset?
Public schools inside the boundary: John Oliver Secondary, Walter Moberly Elementary, Pierre Elliott Trudeau Elementary, John Henderson Elementary, St Andrew's. 99.7% of homes are within 1 km of an elementary school. Check catchments with Vancouver School Board (School District 39).
Are the schools in Sunset good?
On provincial tests, St Andrew's beats 86% of BC schools, Pierre Elliott Trudeau Elementary beats 52% of BC schools, John Oliver Secondary beats 40% of BC schools, Walter Moberly Elementary beats 26% of BC schools and John Henderson Elementary beats 25% 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 Sunset?
About 37,385 people (2021 Census), with a median age of 39.4. 51.8% of households own their home.
Is there good transit in Sunset?
96.8% of homes are within 400 m of a bus stop; 93 stops get 10,328 TransLink departures on a weekday. Transit grades A.
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Data last built 2026-11-04. How these grades are calculated