Photo: Thedemonhog · CC BY-SA 3.0Homes in Arbutus Ridge are worth 4.2 times the median of British Columbia’s towns
The 2021 census gives $3,000,000 as the median value; British Columbia’s towns come to $720,000. What owners reported in May 2021 is an opinion of value; interest rates and prices have both moved since. The median sale in 2023 was $1,100,000, across 10,140 buyers. Arbutus Ridge doesn’t get its own sale prices, assessed values, values by property type and building permits figures; the ones here come from the city of Vancouver.
Arbutus Ridge’s homes, by three sources
Every figure here is compared within the province, against British Columbia’s towns, since each province assesses on its own terms.
median, owners’ estimate
- Average
- $2.79M
- Owners
- 3,675
- British Columbia’s towns
- $720K
- The typical Canadian town
- $406K
median sale, wider area
- Average sale
- $1.47M
- ÷ buyers’ income
- 6.5×
- Buyers
- 10,140
- 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).
On the assessment roll, Vancouver’s houses sit at 3.4 times British Columbia’s towns
Assessors listed 203,470 residential properties in Vancouver for 2024, 52% of them condos.
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.
44% of Arbutus Ridge lives in apartments, where British Columbia’s towns have 12%
At the 2021 census, Arbutus Ridge had 6,195 homes with someone living in them. Half or more were standing by 2000. Summed from small census areas, a neighbourhood’s parts may add up to a little less than its total.
Homes by period of construction the tick is the median of British Columbia’s towns
Homes by kind
| Arbutus Ridge | British Columbia | Canada | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Condominiums | 29% | 10% | 8% |
| Needing major repairs | 5% | 6% | 6% |
| Too small for the household | 6% | 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.
19 new homes a year per 1,000 in Vancouver: in step with British Columbia’s towns (18.1)
Building permits added 36,663 homes in Vancouver between 2018 and 2023: some 6,111 a year. Only 9% went into single-unit buildings, beside 27% for British Columbia’s towns.
Most in 2022: 8,052 new homes
New homes a year per 1,000 homes
Down 11%: 26,358 new homes in the year to August 2026
Area-wide: monthly permits, counted over 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.
Arbutus Ridge is dearer than most of British Columbia’s towns: 317% above their $720,000 median
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 Arbutus Ridge: Greektown, Kitsilano and Fairview
The places around Arbutus Ridge at the 2021 census: median and average value, and how many own.
| Town | Median home value | Average | Owners | km |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Arbutus Ridge | $3M | $2.79M | 60% | |
| Dunbar-Southlands | $3M | $3.33M | 73% | 1.6 |
| Shaughnessy | $5M | $5.31M | 73% | 1.9 |
| Kerrisdale | $3.02M | $3.38M | 59% | 2 |
| Greektown | $2M | $2.14M | 49% | 2.4 |
| Kitsilano | $900K | $1.32M | 39% | 2.4 |
| Fairview | $900K | $1.03M | 41% | 3 |
Census 2021 values; km.
Questions about property prices in Arbutus Ridge
Is Arbutus Ridge expensive for British Columbia?
Yes: Arbutus Ridge’s census median is above the $720,000 of British Columbia’s towns.
How many households in Arbutus Ridge are in core housing need?
More than most: 19% of households in Arbutus Ridge, where British Columbia’s towns sit at 10%.
Can I see individual sales or prices by street?
Only in total: Statistics Canada releases each town’s median and average sale and its number of buyers, never a single sale.
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).