Photo: Canmenwalker · CC BY 4.094% of Fairview’s homes are apartments, against 12% for British Columbia’s towns
Going by owners’ own estimates in 2021, the typical home is worth $900,000, the average one $1,028,303. In 2023, 10,140 homes changed hands at a median price of $1,100,000, by Statistics Canada’s count. Fairview 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.
Fairview’s homes, by three sources
Each source sits beside its own median for British Columbia’s towns; none compares across provinces, which value homes in their own ways. A census value is an owner’s guess at a selling price in May 2021, and prices have moved since.
median, owners’ estimate
- Average
- $1.03M
- Owners
- 7,975
- 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).
Houses in Vancouver carry 3.4 times the assessment of the median for British Columbia’s towns
Of Vancouver’s 203,470 residential properties on the 2024 roll, 52% are 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.
Condominiums are 55% of Fairview’s homes, against 10% for British Columbia’s towns
People lived in 19,680 homes in Fairview at the 2021 census. At least half predate 2001. A neighbourhood’s counts are summed from small census areas, so its parts can fall a little short of the whole.
Homes by period of construction the tick is the median of British Columbia’s towns
Homes by kind
| Fairview | British Columbia | Canada | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Condominiums | 55% | 10% | 8% |
| Needing major repairs | 8% | 6% | 6% |
| Too small for the household | 5% | 4% | 3% |
| Households in core housing need | 17% | 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.
Vancouver permitted 19 new homes a year per 1,000, close to the 18.1 of British Columbia’s towns
Over 2018–2023, 36,663 homes were permitted in Vancouver, close to 6,111 each year. Very few were houses: 9% in single-unit buildings (British Columbia’s towns: 27%).
A peak in 2022: 8,052 new homes
New homes a year per 1,000 homes
Slowing: 26,358 new homes in the 12 months to August 2026, 11% fewer
Monthly permits for 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.
Fairview is dearer than most of British Columbia’s towns: 25% above their $720,000 median
254 of British Columbia’s towns (2,500 people or more), by median value at the 2021 census, dearest first.
Census 2021, owners’ estimates; towns and neighbourhoods of 2,500 or more, no city as a whole, no reserve.
Lower values near Fairview: Granville Entertainment District and Davie Village
Next to Fairview: 2021 census values and the share of owners.
| Town | Median home value | Average | Owners | km |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fairview | $900K | $1.03M | 41% | |
| Granville Entertainment District | $800K | $1.11M | 34% | 1.5 |
| Kitsilano | $900K | $1.32M | 39% | 1.7 |
| Yaletown | $950K | $1.2M | 41% | 2 |
| South Cambie | $1.45M | $2.08M | 58% | 2 |
| Davie Village | $750K | $969K | 16% | 2 |
| Shaughnessy | $5M | $5.31M | 73% | 2.2 |
Census 2021 values; km.
Questions about property prices in Fairview
How many households in Fairview are in core housing need?
In Fairview, 17% of households are in core housing need, against 10% for British Columbia’s towns: their home costs too much, is too small or needs major repairs, and nothing suitable nearby costs under 30% of their income.
Is Fairview expensive for British Columbia?
More than most: British Columbia’s towns have a median of $720,000, and Fairview sits above it.
Can I see individual sales or prices by street?
No. Sales are published as town figures (median, average, buyers); street-level or single sales aren’t released.
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).