Granville Entertainment DistrictVancouver

A neighbourhood in Vancouver, home to 19,125 people. Vancouver is split into 29 neighbourhoods, and this is one.

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Population

19,125

people, Census 2021

Median age

36.3

years · British Columbia’s towns: 48

Postsecondary

78%

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

Walk, cycle, transit

59%

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

TownGrade

B⁻

#1,505 of 2,556

Is Granville Entertainment District a good place to live?

Where it falls short is cost of living (D−). Overall, Granville Entertainment District earns a B−: better than 45% of Canadian towns, and #108 of 250 in British Columbia. Health outcomes beat most towns (A+). Fewer journeys need a car (A+).

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⁻SchoolsWeakestD⁻Cost of living C⁻Safety

What makes Granville Entertainment District stand out

The 3 things Granville Entertainment District does most differently from other towns.

Picked automatically from the data

Walk, cycle or transit to work

Getting around

59% walk, cycle or take transit

The median of Canadian towns: 8%

Statistics Canada, Census 2021

Home value ÷ household income

Housing

11.1 times household income

Against 4.7 for the median of Canadian towns

Median owner’s estimate $800,000, Census 2021; income for 2020.

Walkability

Better than 99%

of Canadian towns on walkability

Its walkability grade: A+.

How Granville Entertainment District grades

Each subject compares Granville Entertainment District 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

WalkabilityIn the top fifth of the towns comparedA⁺Open →Cost of livingGraded on home prices against local incomesD⁻Open →HealthAmong the healthiest places comparedA⁺Open →SchoolsAhead of most towns comparedA⁻Open →SafetyGraded on crime per residentC⁻Open →Jobs & incomeIncomes and work trail most townsCOpen →Hazard riskNear typical for the towns comparedB⁻Open →

How TownRatings grades Canadian towns →

Nearby attractions

Vancouver Art Gallery and 90 more in and around Granville Entertainment District

From museums to parks and historic sites: Granville Entertainment District’s places to visit and those just beyond its edge, most famous first.

All attractions →

Art galleryArt galleryVancouver Art Galleryin town

CathedralCathedral of Our Lady of the Rosary, Vancouverin town

Art galleryContemporary Art Galleryin town

GardenStanley Park2.2 km outside town, to the north

MuseumMuseum of Vancouver500 m outside town, to the west · 78K visitors a year

Big drawMuseumScience World1.2 km outside town, to the southeast · 650K visitors a year

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 (5)

Cathedral of Our Lady of the Rosary, Vancouver: Bobanny, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
Contemporary Art Gallery: Scott Massey, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
Stanley Park: squeakymarmot, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
Museum of Vancouver: Bobanny, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
Science World: Differense, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons

The data

Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Granville Entertainment District.

HousingCost of living D⁻

Rent takes more of local pay in Granville Entertainment District than in British Columbia’s towns or Canadian towns: 40% of household income

Shared with the rest of the Vancouver metro area: rent as a share of income and monthly rent for a two-bedroom

Owners make up just over a third of households. Shelter took 30% or more of income for 45% of households, above British Columbia’s towns (21%) and Canadian towns (18%) alike.

$800,000median home value, 2021D⁻Cost of living Grade

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

Granville Entertainment District$800,000

British Columbia$720,000

Canadian towns$406,000

Census 2021	Granville Entertainment District	British Columbia	Canada
Rent as a share of income	40%	24%	20%
Households owning their home	34%	76%	74%
Households spending 30%+ on shelter	45%	21%	18%

$2,364

monthly rent for a two-bedroom

Full pageGranville Entertainment District’s cost of living pageOpen the full Cost of living page

Renting$2,364 a month · A two-bedroom apartment, CMHC’s survey Cost of living11.1 times household income · The median owner’s estimate, $800,000, against the median household income Owners and renters34% own their home

Statistics Canada, Census 2021; CMHC Rental Market Survey via Statistics Canada · These are 2021 census values, as owners judged them, set against household income in 2020.

HealthHealth A⁺

Few places match Granville Entertainment District for health: it beats almost every Canadian town

Area-wide: health survey and life expectancy, counted over the Vancouver Health Service Delivery Area

Smoking takes in 7.3% of adults, age-standardised, below both British Columbia’s towns (9%) and Canadian towns (12%). Women in the region live to 86.5 and men to 80.2, 83.3 years taken together (2022/2024). Across the region, 50% of adults say their health is very good or excellent, much as in British Columbia (50%). Measured from where Granville Entertainment District’s residents live, the nearest hospital is 0.5 km away, under the typical 3.7 km.

50%very good or excellent healthA⁺Health Grade

Very good or excellent health · adults, age-standardised

Granville Entertainment District50%

British Columbia’s towns50%

Canadian towns52%

Health	Granville Entertainment District	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

0.5 km

from homes to a hospital, on average

7.3%

of adults smoke, age-standardised

0.1 km

from homes to a pharmacy, on average

Full pageGranville Entertainment District’s health pageOpen the full Health page

Health survey50% very good or excellent health · adults, age-standardised Getting care0.5 km to a hospital · A pharmacy 0.1 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

Climate

Granville Entertainment District has milder winters than British Columbia’s towns or Canadian towns: January lows of 3.3°C

Frosty days number 17 in a normal year, below British Columbia’s towns (60) and Canadian towns (159) alike. Rain and snow peak in November, at 245 mm. December is the snowiest month, with 14 cm 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	Granville Entertainment District	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

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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 station2.5 km to the station · Vancouver (Harbour)

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

SchoolsSchools A⁻

23 of the 42 schools around Granville Entertainment District are independent

Results lean high: 17 of 30 in the top two fifths in British Columbia. Taken together, Granville Entertainment District and its 3 km edge hold 31 elementary schools, 8 secondary schools, 2 schools for every grade and 1 alternative or adult school.

42schools within 3 kmA⁻Schools Grade

Schools by system · Schools within 3 km

Independent23

English public19

School	Level	Students	System
Anchor Point Montessori IndependentIn Granville Entertainment DistrictElementary	Elementary	–	Independent
Columbia Academy IndependentIn Granville Entertainment DistrictSecondary	Secondary	–	Independent
Claren Academy IndependentResults in the top fifth in British ColumbiaElementary	Elementary	–	Independent

See all 42 schools →

0.4 km

to the nearest secondary school

Full pageGranville Entertainment District’s schools pageOpen the full Schools page

Every school42 schools within 3 km · 31 elementary schools, 8 secondary schools, 2 schools for every grade and 1 alternative or adult school Results17 of 30 in the top two fifths · of the schools with results, placed against every school in British Columbia Language0 of 42 teach in French · 2% of schools in British Columbia Questions“What schools are there in Granville Entertainment District?”

Provincial school lists and results, 2025/26

SafetySafety C⁻

Crime runs heavier where Granville Entertainment District is policed than in British Columbia’s towns or Canadian towns, at an index of 93

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	Granville Entertainment District	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 pageGranville Entertainment District’s safety reportOpen the full Safety report

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

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

Work & commuteJobs & income C

The share of 15-to-64s with a job in Granville Entertainment District trails that of 63% of Canadian towns

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

59%walk, cycle or take transit

How working residents got to work · census 2021

Car or van38%

Walk36%

Public transit21%

Bicycle2%

Census 2021	Granville Entertainment District	British Columbia	Canada
Average trip	26 min	26 min	26 min

$71,900

median household income, 2020

46%

worked from home, May 2021

75%

of commuters work inside the municipality

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UnemploymentOf the labour force · Canadian towns: 9.9%Getting to work59% walk, cycle or take transit

Statistics Canada, Census 2021 (labour and commuting) · These are May 2021 figures, gathered while COVID-19 kept many people home or out of work.

Who lives here

Fewer children live in Granville Entertainment District than in British Columbia’s towns or Canadian towns: 4.9% are under 15

Just over half of residents belong to a visible minority, higher than both British Columbia’s towns (8.6%) and Canadian towns (15%). Retirement age and beyond: one in ten residents are 65 or older.

36.3median age

Granville Entertainment DistrictBritish ColumbiaCanada

British ColumbiaCanada

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

10%

Schooling · Highest qualification, residents 15 and over

No certificate, diploma or degree4%

Postsecondary qualification78%

Women and men · all residents

Women make up 45.9% of Granville Entertainment District

Of the 2021 count, 8,765 were women and 10,350 men (women across Canada: 50.9%).

Who lives in Granville Entertainment District
	Granville Entertainment District	British Columbia	Canada
Under 15	4.9%	14%	16%
15 to 64	85%	64%	64%
65+	10%	21%	19%
No certificate, diploma or degree	4.3%	13%	16%
Postsecondary qualification	78%	56%	56%

Full pageGranville Entertainment District’s Who lives here pageOpen the full Who lives here page

Ages36.3 median age · 10% are 65 or over Households11,675 households English and French10% speak both · 0% speak French but not English

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

Weather

Granville Entertainment District in November: highs near 10°C, lows near 5°C

About 3 cm of snow falls in a normal November. By December, a normal day reaches 7°C and a night falls to 3°C. Over the year, July is warmest at 23°C by day and December coldest at 3°C by night. For today and the week ahead, the Weather page carries ECCC’s Vancouver forecast.

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 pageGranville Entertainment District’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

Fewer of Vancouver Centre voted in 2021 than in most ridings: 57%, behind 81%

Granville Entertainment District sends one MP to Ottawa from Vancouver Centre, its riding (a federal electoral district, which elects one MP): Hedy Fry (Liberal Party of Canada).

Full pageGranville Entertainment District’s town hall & politics pageOpen the full Town hall & politics page

Who runs itCity Provincial legislatureVancouver-Yaletown

Wikidata, MAMH, MMAH, Statistics Canada

Library & civic lifeCivic life grade A⁻

Granville Entertainment District has no public library of its own; the nearest is Accessible Services, 0.7 km away

The library figures on this page are Vancouver’s: Vancouver Public Library serves all 742,394 people of the city, Granville Entertainment District among them.

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

Provincial library statistics, OpenStreetMap, the CRA and Statistics Canada

Outdoors

The The Trans Canada Trail passes Granville Entertainment District

Of the country within 10 km, 5% lies in protected areas; the median Canadian town has 2.3%. For a swim, Sunset Beach is the nearest of 70 beaches within 5 km. Sturgeon Bank Wildlife Management Area (7,775 ha) is the biggest, 8.1 km from town. Count 11 protected areas within 10 km of town.

5%of the land within 10 km protected

Protected land · of the land within 10 km

Granville Entertainment District5%

British Columbia’s towns6.7%

Canadian towns2.3%

Outdoors	Granville Entertainment District	British Columbia	Canada
Protected land within 10 km	5%	6.7%	2.3%
Public protected areas within 10 km	11	14	4

46 km

to Gulf Islands National Park Reserve

9.9 km

to Cypress Park

beaches within 5 km

public protected areas within 10 km

Full pageGranville Entertainment District’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 parks46 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⁻

Shaking costs buildings in Granville Entertainment District $0.43 a year per $1,000 of value, 14 times the typical town’s

One flood study covers the town, by City of Vancouver. 1.2% of radon tests in the survey area came in above the guideline, below British Columbia’s towns (1.8%) and Canadian towns (6.6%) alike. Little of the land around Granville Entertainment District has burned: 0.2% within 25 km since 1986, or 0.004% a year. Figures for radon tests are published for the Vancouver health region as a whole, not for Granville Entertainment District alone.

Lowwildfire bandB⁻Hazard risk Grade

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

Granville Entertainment District1.2%

British Columbia’s towns1.8%

Canadian towns6.6%

Hazards	Granville Entertainment District	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

11 km

to the nearest land burned since 1986

flood study on the national inventory

Full pageGranville Entertainment District’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 · Not measured by town: earthquake risk (the city of Vancouver)

History

Heritage in Granville Entertainment District: 6 historic places, 3 of the highest rank

At the 2021 census, 2.8% of homes dated from before 1961, below British Columbia’s towns (11%) and Canadian towns (18%) alike. The oldest dated place, Former Vancouver Law Courts, goes back to 1907.

6historic places

Historic places by designation · inside the town

Highest designations3

Other federal designations0

Provincial and local listings3

Among them

1907

oldest construction date on the record

2.8%

of homes built before 1961 · Canadian towns 18%

Heritage	Granville Entertainment District	British Columbia	Canada
Homes built before 1961	2.8%	11%	18%

Full pageGranville Entertainment District’s history pageOpen the full History page

On the registers6 historic places inside the town Highest designations3 top designations · Former Vancouver Law Courts Older homes2.8% built before 1961 · Canadian towns: 18%Questions“How many historic places does Granville Entertainment District 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 Granville Entertainment District

15pages on Granville Entertainment District

The big questions

SafetyC⁻Crime Severity Index 93 Housing & costD⁻Homes 11.1 × income Property pricesSchoolsA⁻42 schools within 3 km HealthA⁺Life expectancy 83.3 in its region Work & commuteC69% of adults in work Natural hazardsB⁻Wildfire band: low

Out and about

Outdoors5% of the land within 10 km protected AttractionsClimateJuly afternoons around 23°C WeatherECCC’s forecast, beside the normals

The story

Who lives hereMedian age 36.3 History6 places on the heritage registers Town hallFamous people

Granville Entertainment District’s neighbours

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

YaletownDavie VillageCoal HarbourWest EndFairviewKitsilanoGranville Entertainment District

How the neighbours grade

Town	People	km	Overall	Cost	Safety	Health
Granville Entertainment District	19,125	—	B⁻	D⁻	C⁻	A⁺
Yaletown	40,297	0.7	B⁻	D⁻	C⁻	A⁺
Davie Village	16,833	0.8	C⁺	D⁻	C⁻	A⁺
Coal Harbour	10,407	1.3	B⁻	D⁻	C⁻	A⁺
West End	30,785	1.4	B⁻	D⁻	C⁻	A⁺
Fairview	33,969	1.5	B⁺	D⁻	C⁻	A⁺
Kitsilano	27,320	2.4	B⁺	D⁻	C⁻	A⁺

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

About Granville Entertainment District

Neighbourhood in Vancouver

Statistics Canada counts Vancouver as one municipality, so TownRatings builds Granville Entertainment District 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: 19,125 (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).