Photo: Miranda.Kopetzky · CC BY-SA 4.0In North Vancouver, 67% of households live in an apartment (British Columbia’s towns: 12%)
The middle home was worth $990,000 at the 2021 census, the average $1,141,000. These home values were given by owners themselves, in a census taken in May 2021. Statistics Canada counted 1,355 buyers in 2023, paying a median $1,020,000.
North Vancouver’s homes, by three sources
Three sources, each set against British Columbia’s towns only: provinces measure value differently, so they don’t line up across borders.
median, owners’ estimate
- Average
- $1.14M
- Owners
- 14,540
- British Columbia’s towns
- $720K
- The typical Canadian town
- $406K
median sale price
- Average sale
- $1.19M
- ÷ buyers’ income
- 5.5×
- Buyers
- 1,355
- British Columbia’s towns
- $682K
all residential
- British Columbia’s towns
- $671K
Census 2021 (Statistics Canada); Canadian Housing Statistics Program, tables 46-10-0099 and 46-10-0093; Québec rôle d’évaluation foncière 2026 (MAMH).
Houses in North Vancouver carry 2.6 times the assessment of the median for British Columbia’s towns
The 2024 assessment roll counts 19,235 homes in North Vancouver, condos 56% of them.
Median assessment by type, 2024 the tick is the median of British Columbia’s towns
Canadian Housing Statistics Program, table 46-10-0093 (2024): residential properties on the assessment roll, vacant land left out. The ticks are the median of British Columbia’s towns with their own figure; assessments compare within a province only.
Condominiums are 49% of North Vancouver’s homes, against 10% for British Columbia’s towns
North Vancouver had 27,295 occupied homes at the 2021 census. Half went up before 2001.
Homes by period of construction the tick is the median of British Columbia’s towns
Homes by kind
| North Vancouver | British Columbia | Canada | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Condominiums | 49% | 10% | 8% |
| Needing major repairs | 6% | 6% | 6% |
| Too small for the household | 9% | 4% | 3% |
| Households in core housing need | 19% | 10% | 7% |
Census 2021 (Statistics Canada): occupied private dwellings; core housing need as Statistics Canada defines it. Ticks and columns are medians of the towns and neighbourhoods of 2,500 or more.
Building ahead of British Columbia’s towns: 24.1 new homes a year per 1,000 in North Vancouver, against 18.1
Building permits added 4,387 homes in North Vancouver between 2018 and 2023: some 731 a year. Multi-unit buildings took most: single-unit ones were just 1%, where British Columbia’s towns built 27%.
The busiest year: 2023, with 1,140 new homes
New homes a year per 1,000 homes
26,358 new homes in the 12 months to August 2026, down 11% on the year before
Source area for monthly permits: the Vancouver metro area
Statistics Canada, tables 46-10-0087 (building permits by census subdivision, 2018–2023: dwelling units created, new construction and conversions) and 34-10-0292 (monthly, metro areas). Per 1,000: units a year over 2019–2023 against occupied homes in 2021.
North Vancouver is 38% above the $720,000 median of British Columbia’s towns
The census values of British Columbia’s towns, 254 of them with 2,500+ people, from dearest to cheapest.
Census 2021, owners’ estimates; towns and neighbourhoods of 2,500 or more, no city as a whole, no reserve.
Cheaper next to North Vancouver: Strathcona
Next to North Vancouver: 2021 census values and the share of owners.
| Town | Median home value | Average | Owners | km |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| North Vancouver | $990K | $1.14M | 53% | |
| North Vancouver | $1.6M | $1.67M | 76% | 2.4 |
| Capilano 5 | – | – | 11% | 4.4 |
| Strathcona | $850K | $1.02M | 24% | 4.8 |
| Coal Harbour | $1.35M | $2.18M | 42% | 5.1 |
| Grandview-Woodland | $1.45M | $1.24M | 36% | 5.2 |
| Yaletown | $950K | $1.2M | 41% | 5.5 |
Census 2021 values; km.
Questions about property prices in North Vancouver
How many households in North Vancouver are in core housing need?
More than most: 19% of households in North Vancouver, where British Columbia’s towns sit at 10%.
Is North Vancouver expensive for British Columbia?
More than most: British Columbia’s towns have a median of $720,000, and North Vancouver sits above it.
What is the average house price in North Vancouver?
Homes sold for an average $1,190,000 in 2023; the median buyer paid 5.5 times their household income.
Can I see individual sales or prices by street?
No. Canada has no open register of individual sales; Statistics Canada publishes medians and averages by town only.
Sources: Statistics Canada, Census of Population 2021 · Statistics Canada, Canadian Housing Statistics Program · Statistics Canada, building permits (tables 46-10-0087 and 34-10-0292). 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).