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Population 33,969: a neighbourhood in Vancouver. It is one of the 29 neighbourhoods that make up Vancouver.

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Population

33,969

people, Census 2021

Median age

40.7

years · British Columbia’s towns: 48

Postsecondary

80%

of residents 15 and over hold a postsecondary certificate, diploma or degree · Canadian towns: 56%

Walk, cycle, transit

50%

walk, cycle or take transit to work · Canadian towns: 8%

TownGrade

B⁺

#804 of 2,556

Is Fairview a good place to live?

A well-rated place to live, with prices to match. It does especially well on health (A+). Fewer journeys need a car (A+). Homes are dear (D−). Put together, the subjects come to a B+ overall, ranking #27 of 250 in British Columbia. Nationally, it does better than 66% of Canadian towns.

Rents here are the metro area's average, shared by every town and neighbourhood in it. Safety less sure: this is the whole city's figure, because the city doesn't publish open neighbourhood crime rates. Health is graded on the health region's survey figures and life expectancy, with the distance to hospital giving the town its own spread.

StrongestA⁺Walkability A⁺Health A⁻Jobs & incomeWeakestD⁻Cost of living C⁻Safety

What makes Fairview stand out

The 3 things Fairview does most differently from other towns.

Picked automatically from the data

Walk, cycle or transit to work

Getting around

50% walk, cycle or take transit

The median of Canadian towns: 8%

Statistics Canada, Census 2021

Home value ÷ household income

Housing

10.8 times household income

Against 4.7 for the median of Canadian towns

Median owner’s estimate $900,000, Census 2021; income for 2020.

Walkability

Better than 99%

of Canadian towns on walkability

Its walkability grade: A+.

How Fairview grades

Each subject compares Fairview with Canadian towns of 2,500 or more, ordered by how far it is from the middle. Towns in other countries are graded separately.

How grading works

WalkabilityGraded on how easily people get around without a carA⁺Open →Cost of livingHomes are among the least affordable for local incomesD⁻Open →HealthNear the top of the towns comparedA⁺Open →Jobs & incomeGraded on incomes, poverty and employmentA⁻Open →SchoolsSchools rank among the strongest comparedA⁻Open →SafetyWeaker than most of the towns comparedC⁻Open →Hazard riskNear typical for the towns comparedB⁻Open →

How TownRatings grades Canadian towns →

Nearby attractions

Seaforth Armoury and 91 more in and around Fairview

The best-known places to visit in and around Fairview come first; the full list is on the Attractions page.

All attractions →

MuseumSeaforth Armouryin town

GardenStanley Park2.8 km outside town, to the north

MuseumMuseum of Vancouver200 m outside town, to the north · 78K visitors a year Art galleryArt galleryDouglas Reynolds Galleryin town Art galleryArt galleryBau-Xi Galleryin town Art galleryArt galleryCharlotte Wall Worksin town

Places: © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL) · Wikidata · ODCAF · federal and Québec heritage registers · CPCAD

Photos: each place’s Wikidata image, from Wikimedia Commons under the licence below (our copy, resized).

Photo credits (3)

Seaforth Armoury: Bobanny, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
Stanley Park: squeakymarmot, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
Museum of Vancouver: Bobanny, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons

The data

Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Fairview.

HousingCost of living D⁻

Fewer households own their home in Fairview than in British Columbia’s towns or across Canadian towns: 41%

Rent as a share of income and monthly rent for a two-bedroom for the Vancouver metro area

32% of households spent 30% or more of their income on shelter, above both British Columbia’s towns (21%) and Canadian towns (18%). A year’s rent came to 34% of the median household income, higher than both British Columbia’s towns (24%) and Canadian towns (20%).

$900,000median home value, 2021D⁻Cost of living Grade

What homes were worth · The median owner’s estimate at the 2021 census

Fairview$900,000

British Columbia$720,000

Canadian towns$406,000

Census 2021	Fairview	British Columbia	Canada
Rent as a share of income	34%	24%	20%
Households owning their home	41%	76%	74%
Households spending 30%+ on shelter	32%	21%	18%

$2,364

monthly rent for a two-bedroom

Full pageFairview’s cost of living pageOpen the full Cost of living page

Owners and renters41% own their home Cost of living10.8 times household income · The median owner’s estimate, $900,000, against the median household income Renting$2,364 a month · A two-bedroom apartment, CMHC’s survey

Statistics Canada, Census 2021; CMHC Rental Market Survey via Statistics Canada · The 2021 census asked owners what their home was worth; those values, and 2020 incomes, are what this compares.

HealthHealth A⁺

Health in Fairview beats almost every Canadian town

The health survey and life expectancy numbers here cover the Vancouver Health Service Delivery Area

The three chronic conditions the survey tracks average 13% of adults, lower than both British Columbia’s towns (15%) and Canadian towns (17%). Lives in the region last 83.3 years on average (2022/2024): 86.5 for women, 80.2 for men. Smoking is rarer than in the province: 7.3% of adults, against 8.9% for British Columbia. In the health survey, 50% of adults in the region rate their health very good or excellent, close to British Columbia’s 50%.

50%very good or excellent healthA⁺Health Grade

Very good or excellent health · adults, age-standardised

Fairview50%

British Columbia’s towns50%

Canadian towns52%

Health	Fairview	British Columbia	Canada
Chronic conditions (average share)	13%	15%	17%
Life expectancy at birth	83.3	81.0	81.5
Smokers	7.3%	9%	12%
Very good or excellent health	50%	50%	52%

83.3

years of life expectancy, 2022/2024

0.7 km

from homes to a hospital, on average

7.3%

of adults smoke, age-standardised

0.3 km

from homes to a pharmacy, on average

Full pageFairview’s health pageOpen the full Health page

Health survey50% very good or excellent health · adults, age-standardised Getting care0.7 km to a hospital · A pharmacy 0.3 km away on average The wider areaLife expectancy: women 86.5, men 80.2 Conditions and habits13% with chronic conditions · adults, age-standardised

Statistics Canada, Canadian Community Health Survey 2023/2024 and life expectancy 2022/2024; Open Database of Healthcare Facilities

Work & commuteJobs & income A⁻

The share of 15-to-64s with a job in Fairview tops that of 95% of Canadian towns

The average trip to work took 25 min, close to both British Columbia’s towns (26 min) and Canadian towns (26 min).

50%walk, cycle or take transit

How working residents got to work · census 2021

Car or van47%

Walk24%

Public transit18%

Bicycle8%

Census 2021	Fairview	British Columbia	Canada
Average trip	25 min	26 min	26 min

$83,100

median household income, 2020

41%

worked from home, May 2021

77%

of commuters work inside the municipality

Full pageFairview’s work & commute pageOpen the full Work & commute page

Unemployment6.9% unemployed · Of the labour force · Canadian towns: 9.9%Getting to work50% walk, cycle or take transit

Statistics Canada, Census 2021 (labour and commuting) · The 2021 census was taken in May 2021, during COVID-19 restrictions: more people than usual worked from home or were off work.

Climate

Winters are mild in Fairview: January nights hold at 3.3°C, above British Columbia’s towns and Canadian towns

A normal winter brings 37 cm of snow, lower than both British Columbia’s towns (51 cm) and Canadian towns (141 cm). The warmest afternoons come in July, at around 23.0°C in Fairview. Most of the snow comes in December, about 14 cm. For the wettest month, look to November: 245 mm on average.

23.0°CJuly afternoons

Average high by season · ECCC normals, 1991–2020

Winter7.6°C

Spring14.1°C

Summer22.1°C

Autumn14.3°C

Normals, 1991–2020	Fairview	British Columbia	Canada
Days with frost a year	17	60	159
January night low	3.3°C	0.5°C	−13.5°C
Precipitation a year	1,537 mm	1,152 mm	883 mm
Snowfall a year	37 cm	51 cm	141 cm

37 cm

of snow a year

days with frost a year

142

days with precipitation a year

Full pageFairview’s climate pageOpen the full Climate page

The yearJuly highs 23.0°C, January lows 3.3°C Rain and snow1,537 mm a year · Canadian towns: 883 mm Snow37 cm of snow a year Weather station4.1 km to the station · Vancouver (Harbour)

Environment and Climate Change Canada, Canadian Climate Normals 1991–2020 (Vancouver (Harbour))

SchoolsSchools A⁻

Independent schools are common around Fairview: 27 of 68

2 of the 68 teach in French, against 2% of schools in British Columbia. On results, 31 of its 53 tested schools sit in the top two fifths in British Columbia. Taken together, Fairview and its 3 km edge hold 52 elementary schools, 13 secondary schools, 2 schools for every grade and 1 alternative or adult school.

68schools within 3 kmA⁻Schools Grade

School	Level	Students	System
Blessed Sacrament School IndependentIn FairviewElementary	Elementary	–	Independent
Canada Royal Arts High School IndependentIn FairviewSecondary	Secondary	–	Independent
Rose-des-vents FrenchTeaches in FrenchElementary	Elementary	–	French public
Claren Academy IndependentResults in the top fifth in British ColumbiaElementary	Elementary	–	Independent

See all 68 schools →

Schools by system · Schools within 3 km

English public39

Independent27

French public2

Schools within 3 km	Fairview	British Columbia	Canada
School boards	2	2	3

0.5 km

to the nearest secondary school

Full pageFairview’s schools pageOpen the full Schools page

Every school68 schools within 3 km · 52 elementary schools, 13 secondary schools, 2 schools for every grade and 1 alternative or adult school Results31 of 53 in the top two fifths · of the schools with results, placed against every school in British Columbia Language2 of 68 teach in French · 2% of schools in British Columbia The boards2 school boards · SD 39 Vancouver Questions“What schools are there in Fairview?”

Provincial school lists and results, 2025/26

SafetySafety C⁻

For the force that serves Fairview, the Crime Severity Index is 93, above British Columbia’s towns and Canadian towns

Property crime in its police area ran at 43.6 per 1,000 residents a year, higher than both British Columbia’s towns (31) and Canadian towns (31.2). The violent index for its police area came to 99, higher than both British Columbia’s towns (76) and Canadian towns (86).

93Crime Severity Index

Year by year · Crime Severity Index for each year

202397

202494

202589

2023–2025	Fairview	British Columbia	Canada
Property crime per 1,000	43.6	31	31.2
Crime Severity Index	93	83	67
Violent Crime Severity Index	99	76	86

non-violent Crime Severity Index

26%

of incidents cleared, 2023–25

Full pageFairview’s safety reportOpen the full Safety report

Safety93 Crime Severity Index · The index weighs each crime Fairview’s police recorded by how serious it is.Questions“Is Fairview safe?”

Statistics Canada, Uniform Crime Reporting Survey, 2023–2025 average · Data for Crime Severity Index, Violent Crime Severity Index, violent crime and property crime per 1,000 covers the Vancouver service area

Who lives here

Fewer children live in Fairview than in British Columbia’s towns or Canadian towns: 8.3% are under 15

30% of residents belong to a visible minority, above both British Columbia’s towns (8.6%) and Canadian towns (15%). Over-65s are 20% of the population.

40.7median age

FairviewBritish ColumbiaCanada

British ColumbiaCanada

Ages · Share of residents in each age group, Census 2021

20%

Schooling · Highest qualification, residents 15 and over

No certificate, diploma or degree4%

Postsecondary qualification80%

Women and men · all residents

54.3% of Fairview’s residents are women

The 2021 census counted 18,445 women and 15,525 men here, where women make up 50.9% of Canada.

Who lives in Fairview
	Fairview	British Columbia	Canada
Under 15	8.3%	14%	16%
15 to 64	72%	64%	64%
65+	20%	21%	19%
No certificate, diploma or degree	3.9%	13%	16%
Postsecondary qualification	80%	56%	56%

Full pageFairview’s Who lives here pageOpen the full Who lives here page

Ages40.7 median age · 20% are 65 or over Households19,665 households English and French14% speak both · 0% speak French but not English

Statistics Canada, Census 2021; British Columbia and Canada: medians of towns of 2,500+

Weather

Fairview in November: highs near 10°C, lows near 5°C

ECCC’s forecast for Vancouver is on the Weather page, hour by hour. December follows at 7°C by day and 3°C by night. November normally sees 245 mm of precipitation.

10°Ca normal November afternoon

Normal highs, the months ahead · ECCC normals, 1991–2020

November10°C

December7°C

January7°C

February8°C

Season	High	Low	Rain and snow
Winter	8°C	3°C	554 mm
Spring	14°C	7°C	353 mm
Summer	22°C	14°C	158 mm
Autumn	14°C	9°C	473 mm

5°C

a normal November night

245 mm

of rain and snow in a normal November

Full pageFairview’s weather pageOpen the full Weather page

Next 24 hoursTemperature and chance of rain, hour by hour The week aheadECCC’s days ahead, beside the normals The yearWarmest July, coldest December

ECCC normals, 1991–2020 (Vancouver (Harbour)); the forecast is on the Weather page

Town hall

In 2021, Vancouver Granville went by only 431 votes, narrower than in 98% of ridings

For the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia, Fairview votes in Vancouver-South Granville; open data doesn’t yet say who its MLA (Member of the Legislative Assembly, the provincial or territorial legislature) is.

Full pageFairview’s town hall & politics pageOpen the full Town hall & politics page

Who runs itCity Member of ParliamentTaleeb Noormohamed

Wikidata, MAMH, MMAH, Statistics Canada

Library & civic lifeCivic life grade A⁻

Fairview has one public library, VPL: Firehall Branch

Vancouver Public Library serves the whole of Vancouver, so the library figures on this page are the city’s: 742,394 people, Fairview among them.

Full pageFairview’s library & civic life pageOpen the full Library & civic life page

A year at the library6.5 visits per person served The libraries1 Libraries Places to belong2.4 charities per 1,000 residents

Provincial library statistics, OpenStreetMap, the CRA and Statistics Canada

Outdoors

Fairview is on the The Trans Canada Trail

The nearest national park is Gulf Islands National Park Reserve, 44 km away. Within 5 km are 68 beaches; Sunset Beach is the nearest. 10 km from town is Cypress Park, the nearest provincial park. Of the country within 10 km, 8.2% lies in protected areas; the median Canadian town has 2.3%.

8.2%of the land within 10 km protected

Protected land · of the land within 10 km

Fairview8.2%

British Columbia’s towns6.7%

Canadian towns2.3%

Outdoors	Fairview	British Columbia	Canada
Protected land within 10 km	8.2%	6.7%	2.3%
Public protected areas within 10 km	10	14	4

44 km

to Gulf Islands National Park Reserve

10 km

to Cypress Park

beaches within 5 km

public protected areas within 10 km

Full pageFairview’s outdoors pageOpen the full Outdoors page

Footpaths & routes3 named routes · The Trans Canada Trail Protected landof the land within 10 km Protected areas11 protected areas within 10 km · Sturgeon Bank Wildlife Management Area National & provincial parks44 km to a national park · Gulf Islands National Park Reserve

Canadian Protected and Conserved Areas Database (CPCAD), OpenStreetMap routes and beaches

Natural hazardsHazard risk B⁻

Earthquakes are Fairview’s biggest hazard: $0.43 of damage a year per $1,000 of buildings, 14 times the norm

Source area for radon tests: the Vancouver health region

Wildfire is rare near Fairview: 0.2% of the land within 25 km has burned since 1986, a burn rate of 0.005% a year. Fewer homes than usual carry radon here, 1.2% over the guideline where the typical town has 6.6%. Flood mapping exists: a study by City of Vancouver. Fairview doesn’t get its own earthquake risk figures; the ones here come from the city of Vancouver.

Lowwildfire bandB⁻Hazard risk Grade

Radon tests above the guideline · share of tested homes, 200 Bq/m³

Fairview1.2%

British Columbia’s towns1.8%

Canadian towns6.6%

Hazards	Fairview	British Columbia	Canada
Earthquake loss per $1,000 of buildings a year	$0.43	$0.36	$0.030
Radon tests above the guideline	1.2%	1.8%	6.6%

$0.43

expected earthquake loss a year per $1,000 of buildings

Low

wildfire band

9.3 km

to the nearest land burned since 1986

flood study on the national inventory

Full pageFairview’s flood & hazards pageOpen the full Flood & hazards page

Earthquakes$0.43 a year per $1,000 · Canadian towns: $0.030 WildfireLow wildfire band · 0.2% of the land within 25 km burned since 1986 FloodOne flood study on record Radon1.2% of tests above the guideline Be readyAlerts, FireSmart and radon tests

NRCan seismic risk model and burned areas, Health Canada radon survey, the Flood Hazard Map Inventory

History

Fairview: 1 historic place on Canada’s heritage registers

Before 1961 is when 16% of the homes went up, between British Columbia’s towns (11%) and Canadian towns (18%).

1historic place

Historic places by designation · inside the town

Highest designations0

Other federal designations1

Provincial and local listings0

Among them

Seaforth Armoury 1935

1935

oldest construction date on the record

16%

of homes built before 1961 · Canadian towns 18%

Heritage	Fairview	British Columbia	Canada
Homes built before 1961	16%	11%	18%

Full pageFairview’s history pageOpen the full History page

On the registersOne historic place inside the town Older homes16% built before 1961 · Canadian towns: 18%Questions“How many historic places does Fairview have?”

Canadian Register of Historic Places, Directory of Federal Heritage Designations, Québec’s Répertoire du patrimoine culturel, Wikidata; Census 2021 homes by period

Keep exploring

Everything we know about Fairview

15pages on Fairview

The big questions

SafetyC⁻Crime Severity Index 93 Housing & costD⁻Homes 10.8 × income Property pricesSchoolsA⁻68 schools within 3 km HealthA⁺Life expectancy 83.3 in its region Work & commuteA⁻69% of adults in work Natural hazardsB⁻Wildfire band: low

Out and about

Outdoors8.2% of the land within 10 km protected AttractionsClimateJuly afternoons around 23°C WeatherECCC’s forecast, beside the normals

The story

Who lives hereMedian age 40.7 HistoryOne place on the heritage registers Town hallFamous people

Fairview’s neighbours

The nearest places of 1,000 or more. Statistics Canada

Granville Entertainment DistrictKitsilanoYaletownSouth CambieDavie VillageShaughnessyFairview

How the neighbours grade

Town	People	km	Overall	Cost	Safety	Health
Fairview	33,969	—	B⁺	D⁻	C⁻	A⁺
Granville Entertainment District	19,125	1.5	B⁻	D⁻	C⁻	A⁺
Kitsilano	27,320	1.7	B⁺	D⁻	C⁻	A⁺
Yaletown	40,297	2	B⁻	D⁻	C⁻	A⁺
South Cambie	9,846	2	B	D⁻	C⁻	A⁺
Davie Village	16,833	2	C⁺	D⁻	C⁻	A⁺
Shaughnessy	8,034	2.2	B	D	C⁻	A⁺

People: Statistics Canada, Census 2021. Distances: centre to centre.

Questions about Fairview

How old are the people of Fairview?

The median resident is 40.7 years old, against 45.2 for the median of Canadian towns. 8% are under 15 and 20% are 65 or over.

About Fairview

Neighbourhood in Vancouver

Statistics Canada counts Vancouver as one municipality, so TownRatings builds Fairview and its other neighbourhoods from census dissemination areas, named from the city’s map or OpenStreetMap.

Statistics Canada: population estimates 2025 (17-10-0155), Census of Population 2021, 2021 census boundaries.

Population: 33,969 (people, 2021 estimate)
Province or territory: British Columbia
City: Vancouver
Census subdivision: 5915022

Sources: Statistics Canada, Census of Population 2021 · population estimates 2025 (17-10-0155) and 2021 census boundaries · Uniform Crime Reporting Survey 2023–25 (35-10-0026, 35-10-0183 to 35-10-0190) · CMHC rents as published by Statistics Canada (34-10-0133) · grades by TownRatings. 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).