Photo: Wpcpey · CC BY-SA 4.0Homes in Shaughnessy are worth 6.9 times the median of British Columbia’s towns
Owners put the median home at $5,000,000 at the 2021 census; for British Columbia’s towns the median is $720,000. Those values come from owners at the 2021 census and predate the prices of the years since. Sales are published too: 10,140 buyers in 2023, at a median $1,100,000. Shaughnessy shares its sale prices, assessed values, values by property type and building permits numbers with the rest of the city of Vancouver.
Shaughnessy’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.
median, owners’ estimate
- Average
- $5.31M
- Owners
- 2,160
- 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).
On the assessment roll, Vancouver’s houses sit at 3.4 times British Columbia’s towns
Condos account for 52% of the 203,470 properties on Vancouver’s 2024 roll.
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.
Before 1961: 50% of the homes in Shaughnessy, where British Columbia’s towns have 11%
Of the 2,970 homes people lived in across Shaughnessy at the 2021 census, 65% were single-detached houses. 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
| Shaughnessy | British Columbia | Canada | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Condominiums | 14% | 10% | 8% |
| Needing major repairs | 6% | 6% | 6% |
| Too small for the household | 2% | 4% | 3% |
| Households in core housing need | 11% | 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
Building permits added 36,663 homes in Vancouver between 2018 and 2023: some 6,111 a year. Only 9% went into single-unit buildings, beside 27% for British Columbia’s towns.
The busiest year: 2022, with 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
Area-wide: monthly permits, counted over 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.
Shaughnessy is 594% above the $720,000 median of British Columbia’s towns
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 Shaughnessy: South Cambie, Arbutus Ridge and Oakridge
Next to Shaughnessy: 2021 census values and the share of owners.
| Town | Median home value | Average | Owners | km |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Shaughnessy | $5M | $5.31M | 73% | |
| South Cambie | $1.45M | $2.08M | 58% | 1.4 |
| Arbutus Ridge | $3M | $2.79M | 60% | 1.9 |
| Oakridge | $2.9M | $2.76M | 57% | 2.1 |
| Fairview | $900K | $1.03M | 41% | 2.2 |
| Riley Park | $2M | $2.02M | 57% | 2.3 |
| Kerrisdale | $3.02M | $3.38M | 59% | 2.4 |
Census 2021 values; km.
Questions about property prices in Shaughnessy
Is Shaughnessy expensive for British Columbia?
More than most: British Columbia’s towns have a median of $720,000, and Shaughnessy sits above it.
How many households in Shaughnessy are in core housing need?
About as many as elsewhere: 11% of households in Shaughnessy, where British Columbia’s towns sit at 10%.
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).