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Living in Victoria-Fraserview, Vancouver
Victoria-Fraserview grades B overall (72/100), #9 of 22 residential areas in and around Vancouver. Its strongest categories are schools, transit and flood risk; its weakest are road safety and quiet streets.
Victoria-Fraserview has about 6,104 home addresses across 5.5 km². Out of 22 residential areas, Victoria-Fraserview ranks #4 for families, #11 for seniors and #19 for commuters. It grades A for crime, schools, parks, childcare, shops & food, transit, health care, flood risk.
Explore Victoria-Fraserview on the mapGrades by category
| Category | Grade | What we measured |
|---|---|---|
| Crime | A (83) | 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 | B (70) | Share of households that are families with children at home (2021 Census). Used in the Families score only |
| Road safety | E (21) | ICBC-reported crashes per km² per year, 2021–2025 |
| Parks | A (85) | Homes within 400 m of a park, plus 500 m of a playground |
| Childcare | A (85) | 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 (25) | 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 (80) | Homes within 1 km of a grocery store or pharmacy, and 800 m of a café or restaurant |
| Transit | A (100) | Homes within 400 m of a bus stop, and of a stop with 40+ weekday departures |
| Health care | A (90) | Homes within 1.5 km of a walk-in clinic or hospital, and 1 km of a pharmacy |
| Commute time | D (38) | Workers with a commute under 15 minutes, less a penalty for commutes of an hour or more (2021 Census) |
| Highway access | C (56) | 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 30,970 people live in Victoria-Fraserview (2021 Census), with a median age of 45.5 (city: 41.1). 58.4% of households own their home and 41.8% rent. 36.1% of households are families with children at home, 11.5% of residents are under 15 and 22.6% are 65 or older. 26% of homes are houses and 26% are apartments.
Schools
100% 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 |
|---|---|---|
| David Thompson Secondary secondary | 70 | 81% proficient in graduation literacy (BC 75%); 53% in graduation numeracy (BC 47%) |
| Tecumseh Elementary elementary | 56 | FSA reading beats 52% of BC schools; FSA math beats 59% |
| Sir James Douglas Elementary elementary | 64 | FSA reading beats 72% of BC schools; FSA math beats 56% |
| Sir Sandford Fleming Elementary elementary | 34 | FSA reading beats 41% of BC schools; FSA math beats 26% |
| David Oppenheimer Elementary elementary | 53 | FSA reading beats 40% of BC schools; FSA math beats 65% |
| Sir Charles Kingsford-Smith elementary | 30 | FSA reading beats 28% of BC schools; FSA math beats 31% |
| Waverley Elementary elementary | 82 | FSA reading beats 83% of BC schools; FSA math beats 80% |
| Sir James Douglas Annex elementary | – | Too few students to publish |
| Corpus Christi School independent elementary | 100 | FSA reading beats 100% of BC schools; FSA math beats 100% |
| Qawsain Knowledge House 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
7 city parks covering 18.6 hectares. 81.1% of homes are within a five-minute walk (400 m) of a park.
Transit
87 bus stops with 9,832 weekday departures on routes 041, R4, 020, 022, 029, 049, N20, 080, 100, 405, 407, 430. 100% of homes are within 400 m of a stop.
Flood risk
0.6% of homes sit in the City's designated floodplain, according to the City of Vancouver floodplain map.
Road safety
ICBC recorded 3,211 crashes inside Victoria-Fraserview from 2021 to 2025, 1,019 of them with injuries or deaths.
Crime
The Vancouver Police Department recorded 2,708 incidents in Victoria-Fraserview from 2021–2025, about 17.5 per 1,000 residents a year (1.8 of them violent). Crime grades A. The VPD cautions people not to rely on its data to judge the safety of a specific location or area.
Common questions about Victoria-Fraserview
Is Victoria-Fraserview a good place to live?
Victoria-Fraserview grades B overall (72/100), #9 of 22 residential areas in and around Vancouver. Its strongest categories are schools, transit and flood risk; its weakest are road safety and quiet streets. For families it ranks #4, for seniors #11 and for commuters #19. Grades come from public data only, never from reviews or opinion.
How much crime is there in Victoria-Fraserview?
The Vancouver Police Department recorded about 17.5 incidents per 1,000 residents a year in Victoria-Fraserview from 2021–2025, 1.8 of them violent. Crime grades A.
Is Victoria-Fraserview in a flood zone?
0.6% of homes in Victoria-Fraserview sit in the City's designated floodplain (City of Vancouver floodplain map). It grades A for flood risk.
What schools are in Victoria-Fraserview?
Public schools inside the boundary: David Thompson Secondary, Tecumseh Elementary, Sir James Douglas Elementary, Sir Sandford Fleming Elementary, David Oppenheimer Elementary, Sir Charles Kingsford-Smith, Waverley Elementary, Sir James Douglas Annex, Corpus Christi School, Qawsain Knowledge House. 100% of homes are within 1 km of an elementary school. Check catchments with Vancouver School Board (School District 39).
Are the schools in Victoria-Fraserview good?
On provincial tests, Corpus Christi School beats 100% of BC schools, Waverley Elementary beats 82% of BC schools, David Thompson Secondary beats 70% of BC schools, Sir James Douglas Elementary beats 64% of BC schools, Tecumseh Elementary beats 56% of BC schools, David Oppenheimer Elementary beats 53% of BC schools, Sir Sandford Fleming Elementary beats 34% of BC schools and Sir Charles Kingsford-Smith beats 30% 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 Victoria-Fraserview?
About 30,970 people (2021 Census), with a median age of 45.5. 58.4% of households own their home.
Is there good transit in Victoria-Fraserview?
100% of homes are within 400 m of a bus stop; 87 stops get 9,832 TransLink departures on a weekday. Transit grades A.
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Data last built 2026-11-04. How these grades are calculated