#1Heights
British Columbia · 22,141 peopleOverall B+·#813 of 2,556
Strongest: walkability A+, schools A+·lowest: cost of living D−
Heights, #1 on this list · Photo: https://www.flickr.com/people/sillygwailo/ - sillygwailo / Richard Eriksson (CC BY 2.0)Burnaby · 2026
Neighbourhoods with the best schools in Burnaby
Leading Burnaby on this list is Heights, at A+. The places after the leader belong to Lochdale (A+) and Holdom (A). 11 of the 18 on this list grade in the A range. At the other end is Burnaby Mountain, with B−. Graded against British Columbia’s own places, the schools list stops at the provincial border.
Schools grade: provincial test results of the schools in the place or within 3 km, scored within Ontario, British Columbia or Alberta How grades work
#1A+Schools
#2Lochdale
British Columbia · 7,463 peopleOverall B·#1,096 of 2,556
Strongest: walkability A+, schools A+·lowest: cost of living D−
#3Holdom
British Columbia · 7,976 peopleOverall B·#998 of 2,556
Strongest: walkability A+, schools A·lowest: cost of living D−
All 18 neighbourhoods, ranked
Schools is graded against places in British Columbia alone, so it has no national order; beside each place sit its overall grade and national rank.
18 neighbourhoods
#NeighbourhoodSchoolsGrade · national rankWhat drives it
1Heights22,141 peopleA+B+#813 of 2,556 nationallyStrongest: walkability A+, schools A+·lowest: cost of living D−
2Lochdale7,463 peopleA+B#1,096 of 2,556 nationallyStrongest: walkability A+, schools A+·lowest: cost of living D−
3Holdom7,976 peopleAB#998 of 2,556 nationallyStrongest: walkability A+, schools A·lowest: cost of living D−
4Brentwood22,170 peopleAB+#844 of 2,556 nationallyStrongest: walkability A+, health A·lowest: cost of living D−
5Broadview8,008 peopleAB#961 of 2,556 nationallyStrongest: walkability A+, health A·lowest: cost of living D−
6Deer Lake8,417 peopleAB#1,025 of 2,556 nationallyStrongest: walkability A, health A·lowest: cost of living D−
7Montecito10,734 peopleA−B#1,143 of 2,556 nationallyStrongest: walkability A+, health A·lowest: cost of living D−
8South Slope8,989 peopleA−B#1,138 of 2,556 nationallyStrongest: walkability A, health A·lowest: cost of living D−
9Garden Village6,492 peopleA−B#1,163 of 2,556 nationallyStrongest: walkability A+, health A·lowest: cost of living D−
10Royal Oak18,364 peopleA−B−#1,234 of 2,556 nationallyStrongest: walkability A+, health A·lowest: cost of living D−
11Metrotown36,594 peopleA−B−#1,437 of 2,556 nationallyStrongest: walkability A+, health A·lowest: cost of living D−
12Lake City3,240 peopleB+B#1,080 of 2,556 nationallyStrongest: health A, walkability A·lowest: cost of living D
13East Burnaby17,233 peopleB+B−#1,194 of 2,556 nationallyStrongest: walkability A+, health A·lowest: cost of living D−
14Buckingham Heights8,794 peopleB+B−#1,182 of 2,556 nationallyStrongest: walkability A, health A·lowest: cost of living D−
15Bainbridge3,015 peopleBB−#1,192 of 2,556 nationallyStrongest: walkability A, health A·lowest: cost of living D−
16Edmonds34,805 peopleBC+#1,659 of 2,556 nationallyStrongest: walkability A+, health A·lowest: cost of living D−
17Lougheed15,442 peopleBC+#1,632 of 2,556 nationallyStrongest: walkability A+, health A·lowest: cost of living D−
18Burnaby Mountain9,248 peopleB−C+#1,747 of 2,556 nationallyStrongest: walkability A+, health A·lowest: cost of living D−
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Photos: Heights, https://www.flickr.com/people/sillygwailo/ - sillygwailo / … (CC BY 2.0) · Lochdale, The Cosmonaut (CC BY-SA 2.5 ca) · Holdom, Wakasui (CC0), via Wikimedia Commons.
Sources: TownRatings grades: our own summary of the data, ranking Canadian towns against each other only, run #73 of 10 November 2026. Under the Statistics Canada Open Licence.
Adapted from Statistics Canada (Census of Population 2021, population estimates 2025, 2021 census boundaries) under the Statistics Canada Open Licence; this does not constitute an endorsement by Statistics Canada. Neighbourhood names in some cities © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL).