Lake City, #1 on this list · Photo: Kenny Louie from Vancouver, Canada (CC BY 2.0)

Burnaby · 2026

Most affordable neighbourhoods in Burnaby

On the national list, Lake City is #1,893 of 2,580. The national top 100 holds no neighbourhood from Burnaby. Leading Burnaby on this list is Lake City, at D. The places after the leader belong to Lougheed (D−) and Burnaby Mountain (D−). None of the 18 on this list grades in the A range. At the other end is Metrotown, with D−.

Cost of living grade: the owners’ median home value and a year’s rent, each against the place’s own household income How grades work

Lake City

British Columbia · 3,240 people

DCost of living

Overall B·#1,080 of 2,556

Strongest: health A, walkability A·lowest: cost of living D

Lougheed

British Columbia · 15,442 people

D⁻Cost of living

Overall C⁺·#1,632 of 2,556

Strongest: walkability A⁺, health A·lowest: cost of living D⁻

Burnaby Mountain

British Columbia · 9,248 people

D⁻Cost of living

Overall C⁺·#1,747 of 2,556

Strongest: walkability A⁺, health A·lowest: cost of living D⁻

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18 neighbourhoods

#NeighbourhoodCost of livingCanada rankWhat drives it

1Lake City3,240 peopleD#1,893 of 2,580Strongest: health A, walkability A·lowest: cost of living D

2Lougheed15,442 peopleD⁻#2,109 of 2,580Strongest: walkability A⁺, health A·lowest: cost of living D⁻

3Burnaby Mountain9,248 peopleD⁻#2,187 of 2,580Strongest: walkability A⁺, health A·lowest: cost of living D⁻

4Bainbridge3,015 peopleD⁻#2,218 of 2,580Strongest: walkability A, health A·lowest: cost of living D⁻

5Buckingham Heights8,794 peopleD⁻#2,266 of 2,580Strongest: walkability A, health A·lowest: cost of living D⁻

6Edmonds34,805 peopleD⁻#2,400 of 2,580Strongest: walkability A⁺, health A·lowest: cost of living D⁻

7Brentwood22,170 peopleD⁻#2,415 of 2,580Strongest: walkability A⁺, health A·lowest: cost of living D⁻

8East Burnaby17,233 peopleD⁻#2,416 of 2,580Strongest: walkability A⁺, health A·lowest: cost of living D⁻

9South Slope8,989 peopleD⁻#2,453 of 2,580Strongest: walkability A, health A·lowest: cost of living D⁻

10Holdom7,976 peopleD⁻#2,477 of 2,580Strongest: walkability A⁺, schools A·lowest: cost of living D⁻

11Deer Lake8,417 peopleD⁻#2,478 of 2,580Strongest: walkability A, health A·lowest: cost of living D⁻

12Montecito10,734 peopleD⁻#2,481 of 2,580Strongest: walkability A⁺, health A·lowest: cost of living D⁻

13Garden Village6,492 peopleD⁻#2,482 of 2,580Strongest: walkability A⁺, health A·lowest: cost of living D⁻

14Heights22,141 peopleD⁻#2,527 of 2,580Strongest: walkability A⁺, schools A⁺·lowest: cost of living D⁻

15Broadview8,008 peopleD⁻#2,529 of 2,580Strongest: walkability A⁺, health A·lowest: cost of living D⁻

16Royal Oak18,364 peopleD⁻#2,534 of 2,580Strongest: walkability A⁺, health A·lowest: cost of living D⁻

17Lochdale7,463 peopleD⁻#2,563 of 2,580Strongest: walkability A⁺, schools A⁺·lowest: cost of living D⁻

18Metrotown36,594 peopleD⁻#2,570 of 2,580Strongest: walkability A⁺, health A·lowest: cost of living D⁻

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Photos: Lake City, Kenny Louie from Vancouver, Canada (CC BY 2.0) · Lougheed, ChrisStubbs (CC BY-SA 3.0) · Burnaby Mountain, The Cosmonaut (CC BY-SA 2.5 ca), 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).