Little SaigonVancouver

TownGrade

B⁻

#1,216 of 2,556

The neighbourhood, home to 11,086 people, lies in Vancouver. Of Vancouver’s 29 neighbourhoods, this is one.

Population

11,086

people, Census 2021

Median age

37.9

years · British Columbia’s towns: 48

Postsecondary

65%

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

Walk, cycle, transit

43%

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

Is Little Saigon a good place to live?

Real strengths, and real weak spots. People here tend to be in good health (A+). It is strong on walkability as well (A+). Homes are dear (D−). Overall, that makes a B−, good for #77 of 250 in British Columbia. Nationally, it does better than 54% of Canadian towns. Its other grades sit near the middle: B for schools and B− for hazard risk.

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⁺HealthWeakestD⁻Cost of living C⁻Safety

How Little Saigon grades

Each subject compares Little Saigon 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

WalkabilityNear the top of the towns comparedA⁺Open →Cost of livingBased on what homes cost against what households earnD⁻Open →HealthAmong the healthiest places comparedA⁺Open →SafetyWeaker than most of the towns comparedC⁻Open →Jobs & incomeBased on what households earn, poverty and workB⁺Open →SchoolsSchools do better than mostBOpen →Hazard riskClose to the middle of the towns comparedB⁻Open →

How TownRatings grades Canadian towns →

What makes Little Saigon stand out

The 3 things Little Saigon does most differently from other towns.

Picked automatically from the data

Home value ÷ household income

Housing

15.7 times household income

The middle of Canadian towns: 4.7 times

Median owner’s estimate $1,510,000, Census 2021; income for 2020.

Walk, cycle or transit to work

Getting around

43% walk, cycle or take transit

Compare 8% for the median of Canadian towns

Statistics Canada, Census 2021

Walkability

Better than 99%

of Canadian towns on walkability

Its walkability grade: A+.

The data

Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Little Saigon.

HousingCost of living D⁻

Renting in Little Saigon eats 29% of household income, more than in both British Columbia’s towns and Canadian towns

$1,510,000median home value, 2021D⁻Cost of living Grade

Owners make up 55% of households, lower than both British Columbia’s towns (76%) and Canadian towns (74%). Shelter took 30% or more of income for 25% of households, above British Columbia’s towns (21%) and Canadian towns (18%) alike. For rent as a share of income and monthly rent for a two-bedroom, the only official count covers all of the Vancouver metro area, Little Saigon included.

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

Little Saigon$1,510,000

British Columbia$720,000

Canadian towns$406,000

Census 2021	Little Saigon	British Columbia	Canada
Rent as a share of income	29%	24%	20%
Households owning their home	55%	76%	74%
Households spending 30%+ on shelter	25%	21%	18%

$2,364

monthly rent for a two-bedroom

Full pageLittle Saigon’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 living15.7 times household income · The median owner’s estimate, $1,510,000, against the median household income Owners and renters55% own their home

Statistics Canada, Census 2021; CMHC Rental Market Survey via Statistics Canada · Home values are owners’ own estimates at the May 2021 census, and incomes are for 2020.

HealthHealth A⁺

Little Saigon scores better for health than 98% of Canadian towns

50%very good or excellent healthA⁺Health Grade

Health survey and life expectancy for the Vancouver Health Service Delivery Area

The survey puts the region’s share in very good or excellent health at 50%; British Columbia as a whole is at 50%. The average trip from home to a hospital is 1.3 km, lower than both British Columbia’s towns (4.4 km) and Canadian towns (3.7 km). People in the region live to 83.3 on average: 86.5 for women and 80.2 for men in 2022/2024. Smoking is rarer than in the province: 7.3% of adults, against 8.9% for British Columbia.

Very good or excellent health · adults, age-standardised

Little Saigon50%

British Columbia’s towns50%

Canadian towns52%

Health	Little Saigon	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

1.3 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 pageLittle Saigon’s health pageOpen the full Health page

Health survey50% very good or excellent health · adults, age-standardised Getting care1.3 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

Climate

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

23.0°CJuly afternoons

There are 17 days of frost in a typical year, below British Columbia’s towns (60) and Canadian towns (159) alike. A July afternoon in Little Saigon typically reaches 23.0°C. A normal December brings 14 cm of snow, the most of any month. Also worth knowing: rain and snow peak in November, at 245 mm.

Average high by season · ECCC normals, 1991–2020

Winter7.6°C

Spring14.1°C

Summer22.1°C

Autumn14.3°C

Normals, 1991–2020	Little Saigon	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 pageLittle Saigon’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 station6.0 km to the station · Vancouver (Harbour)

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

SafetySafety C⁻

The police who cover Little Saigon record more serious crime than British Columbia’s towns or Canadian towns: a Crime Severity Index of 93

93Crime Severity Index

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, above both British Columbia’s towns (76) and Canadian towns (86).

Year by year · Crime Severity Index for each year

202397

202494

202589

2023–2025	Little Saigon	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 pageLittle Saigon’s safety reportOpen the full Safety report

Safety93 Crime Severity Index · The index weighs each crime Little Saigon’s police recorded by how serious it is.Questions“Is Little Saigon 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 B⁺

Households in Little Saigon earn more than those in 82% of Canadian towns

43%walk, cycle or take transit

The average trip to work took 29 min, above both British Columbia’s towns (26 min) and Canadian towns (26 min).

How working residents got to work · census 2021

Car or van55%

Public transit26%

Walk9%

Bicycle8%

Census 2021	Little Saigon	British Columbia	Canada
Average trip	29 min	26 min	26 min

$96,400

median household income, 2020

31%

worked from home, May 2021

71%

of commuters work inside the municipality

Full pageLittle Saigon’s work & commute pageOpen the full Work & commute page

Unemployment7.7% unemployed · Of the labour force · Canadian towns: 9.9%Getting to work43% walk, cycle or take transit

Statistics Canada, Census 2021 (labour and commuting) · Census day was in May 2021, mid-pandemic, so commuting and work figures carry the lockdowns’ mark.

SchoolsSchools B

Of Little Saigon’s 73 tested schools, 35 sit above the middle in British Columbia and 18 below

86schools within 3 kmBSchools Grade

Counting a 3 km margin, Little Saigon has 70 elementary schools, 12 secondary schools, 1 school for every grade and 3 alternative or adult schools. 3 of the 86 teach in French, against 2% of schools in British Columbia.

School	Level	Students	System
Charles Dickens AnnexIn Little SaigonElementary	Elementary	–	English public
Sir Charles Tupper Secondary Fourth fifth in British ColumbiaNearest secondary school, 0.3 kmSecondary	Secondary	–	English public
Norval-Morrisseau FrenchTeaches in FrenchElementary	Elementary	–	French public
Corpus Christi School IndependentResults in the top fifth in British ColumbiaElementary	Elementary	–	Independent

See all 86 schools →

Schools by system · Schools within 3 km

English public61

Independent22

French public3

Schools within 3 km	Little Saigon	British Columbia	Canada
School boards	2	2	3

1 km

to the nearest secondary school

Full pageLittle Saigon’s schools pageOpen the full Schools page

Results35 of 73 in the top two fifths · of the schools with results, placed against every school in British Columbia Every school86 schools within 3 km · 70 elementary schools, 12 secondary schools, 1 school for every grade and 3 alternative or adult schools Language3 of 86 teach in French · 2% of schools in British Columbia The boards2 school boards · SD 39 Vancouver Questions“What schools are there in Little Saigon?”

Provincial school lists and results, 2025/26

Who lives here

More of Little Saigon belongs to a visible minority than British Columbia’s towns or Canadian towns: 50%

37.9median age

14% are under 15, close to British Columbia’s towns (14%) and below Canadian towns (16%). Those 65 and older account for 13% of residents.

Little SaigonBritish ColumbiaCanada

British ColumbiaCanada

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

14%

Schooling · Highest qualification, residents 15 and over

No certificate, diploma or degree11%

Postsecondary qualification65%

Women and men · all residents

Women make up 51.4% of Little Saigon

5,700 women and 5,390 men at the 2021 census; across Canada, women are 50.9%.

Who lives in Little Saigon
	Little Saigon	British Columbia	Canada
Under 15	14%	14%	16%
15 to 64	73%	64%	64%
65+	13%	21%	19%
No certificate, diploma or degree	11%	13%	16%
Postsecondary qualification	65%	56%	56%

Full pageLittle Saigon’s Who lives here pageOpen the full Who lives here page

Ages37.9 median age · 13% are 65 or over Households4,505 households English and French11% speak both · 0% speak French but not English

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

Weather

Expect November days around 10°C in Little Saigon, nights around 5°C

10°Ca normal November afternoon

The month after, December, normally sees 7°C afternoons and 3°C nights. ECCC’s forecast for Vancouver is on the Weather page, hour by hour.

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 pageLittle Saigon’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

At 54%, 2021 turnout in Vancouver Kingsway trailed 90% of the country’s ridings

Little Saigon has no council of its own: it is a neighbourhood of Vancouver, run by the city council.

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

Member of ParliamentDon Davies Provincial legislatureVancouver-Kensington

Wikidata, MAMH, MMAH, Statistics Canada

Library & civic lifeCivic life grade A⁻

Little Saigon has no public library of its own; the nearest is VPL: Kensington Branch, 0.5 km away

Little Saigon is served by Vancouver Public Library, the library of all of Vancouver, so the figures here are the city’s, for 742,394 people.

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

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 runs by Little Saigon

3.1%of the land within 10 km protected

The protected share of the 10 km around the town is 3.1%, between British Columbia’s towns (6.7%) and Canadian towns (2.3%). Within 5 km are 37 beaches; Trout Lake Beach is the nearest. The nearest provincial park, Mount Seymour Park, is 9.3 km away. Gulf Islands National Park Reserve is the closest national park, 44 km from town.

Protected land · of the land within 10 km

Little Saigon3.1%

British Columbia’s towns6.7%

Canadian towns2.3%

Outdoors	Little Saigon	British Columbia	Canada
Protected land within 10 km	3.1%	6.7%	2.3%
Public protected areas within 10 km	12	14	4

44 km

to Gulf Islands National Park Reserve

9.3 km

to Mount Seymour Park

beaches within 5 km

public protected areas within 10 km

Full pageLittle Saigon’s outdoors pageOpen the full Outdoors page

Footpaths & routes3 named routes · The Trans Canada Trail Protected landof the land within 10 km Protected areas13 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 Little Saigon’s biggest hazard: $0.43 of damage a year per $1,000 of buildings, 14 times the norm

Lowwildfire bandB⁻Hazard risk Grade

Health Canada’s survey found radon above the guideline in 1.2% of homes, below British Columbia’s towns (1.8%) and Canadian towns (6.6%) alike. The national inventory holds one flood map for it, from City of Vancouver. Wildfire is rare near Little Saigon: 0.2% of the land within 25 km has burned since 1986, a burn rate of 0.004% a year.

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

Little Saigon1.2%

British Columbia’s towns1.8%

Canadian towns6.6%

Hazards	Little Saigon	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

7.8 km

to the nearest land burned since 1986

flood study on the national inventory

Full pageLittle Saigon’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 · Area behind the radon tests figures: the Vancouver health region · Earthquake risk: one figure for all of the city of Vancouver

History

In Little Saigon, 34% of homes go back before 1961

34%built before 1961

34%

of homes built before 1961 · Canadian towns 18%

Heritage	Little Saigon	British Columbia	Canada
Homes built before 1961	34%	11%	18%

Full pageLittle Saigon’s history pageOpen the full History page

Older homes34% built before 1961 · Canadian towns: 18%Questions“How many historic places does Little Saigon 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 Little Saigon

15pages on Little Saigon

The big questions

SafetyC⁻Crime Severity Index 93 Housing & costD⁻Homes 15.7 × income Property pricesSchoolsB86 schools within 3 km HealthA⁺Life expectancy 83.3 in its region Work & commuteB⁺67% of adults in work Natural hazardsB⁻Wildfire band: low

Out and about

Outdoors3.1% of the land within 10 km protected AttractionsClimateJuly afternoons around 23°C WeatherECCC’s forecast, beside the normals

The story

Who lives hereMedian age 37.9 HistoryTown hallFamous people

Nearby attractions

Vancouver Art Gallery and 84 more in and around Little Saigon

A first look at Little Saigon’s museums, historic sites and days out, and a few just outside town.

All attractions →

Art galleryArt galleryVancouver Art Gallery3.7 km outside town, to the north

Big drawMuseumScience World2.2 km outside town, to the north · 650K visitors a year

MuseumMuseum of Vancouver4.4 km outside town, to the northwest · 78K visitors a year

GardenQueen Elizabeth Park1.8 km outside town, to the west

CathedralCathedral of Our Lady of the Rosary, Vancouver3.4 km outside town, to the north

GardenVanDusen Botanical Garden3.1 km outside town, to the west

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

Photo credits (5)

Science World: Differense, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
Museum of Vancouver: Bobanny, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
Queen Elizabeth Park: Craig Nagy from Vancouver, Canada, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
Cathedral of Our Lady of the Rosary, Vancouver: Bobanny, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
VanDusen Botanical Garden: Stan Shebs, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons

About Little Saigon

Neighbourhood in Vancouver

Little Saigon is a neighbourhood of Vancouver, built by TownRatings from Statistics Canada’s smallest census areas and named from the city’s map or OpenStreetMap.

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

Population: 11,086 (people, 2021 estimate)
Province or territory: British Columbia
City: Vancouver
Census subdivision: 5915022

Little Saigon’s neighbours

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

Kensington-Cedar CottageRiley ParkMount PleasantGrandview-WoodlandSouth CambieNorquay VillageLittle Saigon

How the neighbours grade

Town	People	km	Overall	Cost	Safety	Health
Little Saigon	11,086	—	B⁻	D⁻	C⁻	A⁺
Kensington-Cedar Cottage	39,668	1.3	C⁺	D⁻	C⁻	A⁺
Riley Park	23,682	1.7	B	D⁻	C⁻	A⁺
Mount Pleasant	37,091	1.8	B	D⁻	C⁻	A⁺
Grandview-Woodland	28,119	2.6	B⁻	D⁻	C⁻	A⁺
South Cambie	9,846	2.6	B	D⁻	C⁻	A⁺
Norquay Village	11,287	2.7	C	D⁻	C⁻	A⁺

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

Questions about Little Saigon

Is Little Saigon a young town or an old one?

Its median age is 37.9, where Canadian towns sit at 45.2. Under-15s are 14% of residents; over-65s, 13%.

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).