Riley Park–Little Mountain Aerial view 2026

Riley ParkVancouver

TownGrade

#1,068 of 2,556

This neighbourhood in Vancouver has a population of 23,682. Vancouver is split into 29 neighbourhoods, and this is one.

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Population

23,682

people, Census 2021

Median age

39.6

years · British Columbia’s towns: 48

Postsecondary

68%

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

Walk, cycle, transit

40%

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

Is Riley Park a good place to live?

Riley Park’s grades pull in different directions. Residents are healthier than most (A+). Overall, Riley Park earns a B, better than 58% of Canadian towns. It ranks #54 of 250 in British Columbia. The catch is cost of living (D−).

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

How Riley Park grades

Each subject compares Riley Park 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 livingGraded on home prices against local incomesD⁻Open →HealthAmong the healthiest places comparedA⁺Open →Jobs & incomeIn the top fifth of the towns comparedA⁻Open →SafetyBased on crimes reported per residentC⁻Open →SchoolsSchools do better than mostB⁺Open →Hazard riskAbout average among the towns comparedB⁻Open →

How TownRatings grades Canadian towns →

What makes Riley Park stand out

The 3 things Riley Park does most differently from other towns.

Picked automatically from the data

Home value ÷ household income

Housing

18.8 times household income

The middle of Canadian towns: 4.7 times

Median owner’s estimate $2,000,000, Census 2021; income for 2020.

Walk, cycle or transit to work

Getting around

40% walk, cycle or take transit

For the middle of Canadian towns, 8%

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 Riley Park.

HousingCost of living D⁻

Home ownership in Riley Park, 57%, runs below British Columbia’s towns and Canadian towns

$2,000,000median home value, 2021D⁻Cost of living Grade

27% of households spent 30% or more of their income on shelter, above both British Columbia’s towns (21%) and Canadian towns (18%). Riley Park doesn’t get its own rent as a share of income and monthly rent for a two-bedroom figures; the ones here come from the Vancouver metro area.

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

Riley Park$2,000,000

British Columbia$720,000

Canadian towns$406,000

Census 2021	Riley Park	British Columbia	Canada
Households owning their home	57%	76%	74%
Households spending 30%+ on shelter	27%	21%	18%
Rent as a share of income	27%	24%	20%

$2,364

monthly rent for a two-bedroom

Full pageRiley Park’s cost of living pageOpen the full Cost of living page

Owners and renters57% own their home Cost of living18.8 times household income · The median owner’s estimate, $2,000,000, 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 · Values come from owners at the 2021 census and incomes from 2020, so they predate the later rise in rates.

HealthHealth A⁺

For health, Riley Park is ahead of 98% of Canadian towns

50%very good or excellent healthA⁺Health Grade

The town’s own part is the trip to care, and Riley Park is well placed: 1.2 km to a hospital on average, against 3.7 km typical. On average 13% of adults live with arthritis, diabetes or high blood pressure, lower than both British Columbia’s towns (15%) and Canadian towns (17%). Across the region, 50% of adults say their health is very good or excellent, much as in British Columbia (50%). The region has fewer smokers than British Columbia, 7.3% of adults to 8.9%.

Very good or excellent health · adults, age-standardised

Riley Park50%

British Columbia’s towns50%

Canadian towns52%

Health	Riley Park	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

1.2 km

from homes to a hospital, on average

7.3%

of adults smoke, age-standardised

0.4 km

from homes to a pharmacy, on average

Full pageRiley Park’s health pageOpen the full Health page

Health survey50% very good or excellent health · adults, age-standardised Getting care1.2 km to a hospital · A pharmacy 0.4 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 · Health survey and life expectancy: the Vancouver Health Service Delivery Area

Climate

Riley Park has milder winters than British Columbia’s towns or Canadian towns: January lows of 3.3°C

23.0°CJuly afternoons

Midsummer afternoons in Riley Park peak at about 23.0°C. There are 17 days of frost in a typical year, lower than both British Columbia’s towns (60) and Canadian towns (159). For the wettest month, look to November: 245 mm on average. A normal December brings 14 cm of snow, the most of any month.

Average high by season · ECCC normals, 1991–2020

Winter7.6°C

Spring14.1°C

Summer22.1°C

Autumn14.3°C

Normals, 1991–2020	Riley Park	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 pageRiley Park’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))

Work & commuteJobs & income A⁻

Household incomes in Riley Park top those of 91% of Canadian towns

40%walk, cycle or take transit

Commutes averaged 28 min, close to British Columbia’s towns (26 min) and above Canadian towns (26 min).

How working residents got to work · census 2021

Car or van57%

Public transit21%

Walk10%

Bicycle9%

Census 2021	Riley Park	British Columbia	Canada
Average trip	28 min	26 min	26 min

$106,600

median household income, 2020

36%

worked from home, May 2021

71%

of commuters work inside the municipality

Full pageRiley Park’s work & commute pageOpen the full Work & commute page

Unemployment7.1% unemployed · Of the labour force · Canadian towns: 9.9%Getting to work40% walk, cycle or take transit

Statistics Canada, Census 2021 (labour and commuting) · Counted in May 2021, under pandemic rules: fewer commutes and more people between jobs than in a normal year.

SafetySafety C⁻

Crime runs heavier where Riley Park is policed than in British Columbia’s towns or Canadian towns, at an 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 British Columbia’s towns (76) and Canadian towns (86) alike.

Year by year · Crime Severity Index for each year

202397

202494

202589

2023–2025	Riley Park	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 pageRiley Park’s safety reportOpen the full Safety report

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

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

SchoolsSchools B⁺

Of Riley Park’s 83 tested schools, 41 sit above the middle in British Columbia and 20 below

101schools within 3 kmB⁺Schools Grade

Schooling in French is on offer at 3 of 101; in British Columbia, 2% of schools teach in it. Within 3 km of Riley Park are 80 elementary schools, 14 secondary schools, 3 schools for every grade and 4 alternative or adult schools.

School	Level	Students	System
David Livingstone Elementary Second fifth in British ColumbiaIn Riley ParkElementary	Elementary	–	English public
Sir Charles Tupper Secondary Fourth fifth in British ColumbiaIn Riley ParkSecondary	Secondary	–	English public
Rose-des-vents FrenchTeaches in FrenchElementary	Elementary	–	French public
Claren Academy IndependentResults in the top fifth in British ColumbiaElementary	Elementary	–	Independent

See all 101 schools →

Schools by system · Schools within 3 km

English public67

Independent31

French public3

Schools within 3 km	Riley Park	British Columbia	Canada
School boards	2	2	3

0.7 km

to the nearest secondary school

Full pageRiley Park’s schools pageOpen the full Schools page

Results41 of 83 in the top two fifths · of the schools with results, placed against every school in British Columbia Every school101 schools within 3 km · 80 elementary schools, 14 secondary schools, 3 schools for every grade and 4 alternative or adult schools Language3 of 101 teach in French · 2% of schools in British Columbia The boards2 school boards · SD 39 Vancouver Questions“What schools are there in Riley Park?”

Provincial school lists and results, 2025/26

Who lives here

Visible minorities make up more of Riley Park than of British Columbia’s towns or Canadian towns: 47%

39.6median age

Those 65 and older account for 16% of residents. 1.7% of residents have an Indigenous identity, below both British Columbia’s towns (5%) and Canadian towns (2.8%). Under 15: 14% of residents.

Riley ParkBritish 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 degree10%

Postsecondary qualification68%

Women and men · all residents

Women make up 52.0% of Riley Park

11,350 men and 12,295 women lived here in 2021, against a share of women of 50.9% for Canada.

Who lives in Riley Park
	Riley Park	British Columbia	Canada
Under 15	14%	14%	16%
15 to 64	70%	64%	64%
65+	16%	21%	19%
No certificate, diploma or degree	10%	13%	16%
Postsecondary qualification	68%	56%	56%

Full pageRiley Park’s Who lives here pageOpen the full Who lives here page

Ages39.6 median age · 16% are 65 or over Households9,695 households English and French12% speak both · 0% speak French but not English

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

Weather

A normal November in Riley Park runs from 5°C to 10°C

10°Ca normal November afternoon

For today and the week ahead, the Weather page carries ECCC’s Vancouver forecast. Then December: 7°C by day, 3°C at night. Precipitation in November averages 245 mm.

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 pageRiley Park’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

Vancouver Granville came down to 431 votes in 2021, closer than 98% of the country’s ridings

For the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia, Riley Park spreads over 2 ridings: Vancouver-Little Mountain and Vancouver-Kensington.

Full pageRiley Park’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⁻

VPL: Terry Salman Branch and Neca?Mat Ct Strathcona Branch are Riley Park’s two public libraries

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

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

A year at the library6.5 visits per person served The libraries2 Libraries 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 Riley Park

6.2%of the land within 10 km protected

A drive of 42 km reaches Gulf Islands National Park Reserve, the nearest national park. For a swim, Trout Lake Beach is the nearest of 48 beaches within 5 km. The nearest provincial park, Mount Seymour Park, is 11 km away. Protected areas cover 6.2% of the land within 10 km; for the typical Canadian town it is 2.3%.

Protected land · of the land within 10 km

Riley Park6.2%

British Columbia’s towns6.7%

Canadian towns2.3%

Outdoors	Riley Park	British Columbia	Canada
Protected land within 10 km	6.2%	6.7%	2.3%
Public protected areas within 10 km	12	14	4

42 km

to Gulf Islands National Park Reserve

11 km

to Mount Seymour Park

beaches within 5 km

public protected areas within 10 km

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Footpaths & routes2 named routes · The Trans Canada Trail Protected landof the land within 10 km Protected areas14 protected areas within 10 km · Sturgeon Bank Wildlife Management Area National & provincial parks42 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 Riley Park’s biggest hazard: $0.43 of damage a year per $1,000 of buildings, 14 times the norm

Lowwildfire bandB⁻Hazard risk Grade

Earthquake risk for the city of Vancouver

In Health Canada’s survey, just 1.2% of homes tested in the area exceeded 200 Bq/m³ (6.6% typical). Little of the land around Riley Park has burned: 0.2% within 25 km since 1986, or 0.004% a year. No one has filed a flood map for Riley Park on the national inventory. Riley Park shares its radon tests numbers with the rest of the Vancouver health region.

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

Riley Park1.2%

British Columbia’s towns1.8%

Canadian towns6.6%

Hazards	Riley Park	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

6.6 km

to the nearest land burned since 1986

Full pageRiley Park’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 FloodNo 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

The registers record 1 historic place in Riley Park

1historic place

At the 2021 census, 35% of homes dated from before 1961, higher than both British Columbia’s towns (11%) and Canadian towns (18%).

Historic places by designation · inside the town

Highest designations0

Other federal designations0

Provincial and local listings1

Among them

Bloedel Conservatory 1969

1969

oldest construction date on the record

35%

of homes built before 1961 · Canadian towns 18%

Heritage	Riley Park	British Columbia	Canada
Homes built before 1961	35%	11%	18%

Full pageRiley Park’s history pageOpen the full History page

On the registersOne historic place inside the town Older homes35% built before 1961 · Canadian towns: 18%Questions“How many historic places does Riley Park 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 Riley Park

15pages on Riley Park

The big questions

SafetyC⁻Crime Severity Index 93 Housing & costD⁻Homes 18.8 × income Property pricesSchoolsB⁺101 schools within 3 km HealthA⁺Life expectancy 83.3 in its region Work & commuteA⁻65% of adults in work Natural hazardsB⁻Wildfire band: low

Out and about

Outdoors6.2% of the land within 10 km protected AttractionsClimateJuly afternoons around 23°C WeatherECCC’s forecast, beside the normals

The story

Who lives hereMedian age 39.6 HistoryOne place on the heritage registers Town hallFamous people

Nearby attractions

Queen Elizabeth Park and 90 more in and around Riley Park

What there is to see in Riley Park and within a short drive, starting with the places most people have heard of.

All attractions →

GardenQueen Elizabeth Parkin town

ZooBloedel Conservatoryin town

Big drawMuseumScience World1.9 km outside town, to the northeast · 650K visitors a year

MuseumMuseum of Vancouver2.9 km outside town, to the north · 78K visitors a year

CathedralCathedral of Our Lady of the Rosary, Vancouver2.8 km outside town, to the north

GardenVanDusen Botanical Garden1 km outside town, to the west

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

Photo credits (6)

Queen Elizabeth Park: Craig Nagy from Vancouver, Canada, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
Bloedel Conservatory: Sporkist/Taz ( http://taz.sporkism.org ), CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
Science World: Differense, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
Museum of Vancouver: Bobanny, Public domain, 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 Riley Park

Neighbourhood in Vancouver

Census areas put together by TownRatings make up Riley Park, one part of Vancouver; the city’s map or OpenStreetMap gives it its name.

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

Population: 23,682 (people, 2021 estimate)
Province or territory: British Columbia
City: Vancouver
Census subdivision: 5915022

Riley Park’s neighbours

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

South CambieLittle SaigonMount PleasantShaughnessyKensington-Cedar CottageOakridgeRiley Park

How the neighbours grade

Town	People	km	Overall	Cost	Safety	Health
Riley Park	23,682	—	B	D⁻	C⁻	A⁺
South Cambie	9,846	1	B	D⁻	C⁻	A⁺
Little Saigon	11,086	1.7	B⁻	D⁻	C⁻	A⁺
Mount Pleasant	37,091	1.9	B	D⁻	C⁻	A⁺
Shaughnessy	8,034	2.3	B	D	C⁻	A⁺
Kensington-Cedar Cottage	39,668	2.5	C⁺	D⁻	C⁻	A⁺
Oakridge	14,071	2.6	C⁺	D⁻	C⁻	A⁺

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

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).