West Point GreyVancouver

Population 13,429: a neighbourhood in Vancouver. Of Vancouver’s 29 neighbourhoods, this is one.

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Population

13,429

people, Census 2021

Median age

43.9

years · British Columbia’s towns: 48

Postsecondary

72%

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

Walk, cycle, transit

29%

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

TownGrade

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Is West Point Grey a good place to live?

School results are strong (A+). Health is a strength (A+). The drawback is cost of living (D−). All told, that adds up to a B overall, better than just over three fifths of Canadian towns. That places it #41 of 250 in British Columbia. Its other grades sit near the middle: B− for jobs & income 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⁺Schools A⁺HealthWeakestD⁻Cost of living C⁻Safety

What makes West Point Grey stand out

The 3 things West Point Grey does most differently from other towns.

Picked automatically from the data

Home value ÷ household income

Housing

28 times household income

The middle of Canadian towns: 4.7 times

Median owner’s estimate $2,920,000, Census 2021; income for 2020.

Walk, cycle or transit to work

Getting around

29% walk, cycle or take transit

Midway across Canadian towns: 8%

Statistics Canada, Census 2021

Walkability

Better than 99%

of Canadian towns on walkability

Its walkability grade: A+.

How West Point Grey grades

Each subject compares West Point Grey 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

WalkabilityAmong the easiest places to get around without a carA⁺Open →Cost of livingAmong the weakest of the towns comparedD⁻Open →SchoolsBased on how pupils do in exams and testsA⁺Open →HealthAmong the healthiest places comparedA⁺Open →SafetyWeaker than most of the towns comparedC⁻Open →Hazard riskNear typical for the towns comparedB⁻Open →Jobs & incomeGraded on incomes, poverty and employmentB⁻Open →

How TownRatings grades Canadian towns →

Nearby attractions

Aberthau and 48 more in and around West Point Grey

Sights in West Point Grey and close by, ordered by how widely each is known.

All attractions →

Historic houseHistoric houseAberthauin town

GardenStanley Park4.5 km outside town, to the east

MuseumMuseum of Anthropology at UBC2.5 km outside town, to the northwest · 200K visitors a year (2024)

MuseumMuseum of Vancouver3.1 km outside town, to the east · 78K visitors a year

GardenNitobe Memorial Garden2.6 km outside town, to the northwest

AquariumVancouver Aquarium5 km outside town, to the east

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)

Stanley Park: squeakymarmot, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
Museum of Anthropology at UBC: Rr parker, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
Museum of Vancouver: Bobanny, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
Nitobe Memorial Garden: Damien Guard, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
Vancouver Aquarium: Emancipator at en.wikipedia, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons

The data

Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in West Point Grey.

HousingCost of living D⁻

Rent takes more of local pay in West Point Grey than in British Columbia’s towns or Canadian towns: 27% of household income

Measured across the Vancouver metro area: rent as a share of income and monthly rent for a two-bedroom

36% of households spent 30% or more of their income on shelter, above British Columbia’s towns (21%) and Canadian towns (18%) alike. Home ownership covers three in five households.

$2,920,000median home value, 2021D⁻Cost of living Grade

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

West Point Grey$2,920,000

British Columbia$720,000

Canadian towns$406,000

Census 2021	West Point Grey	British Columbia	Canada
Households spending 30%+ on shelter	36%	21%	18%
Households owning their home	60%	76%	74%
Rent as a share of income	27%	24%	20%

$2,364

monthly rent for a two-bedroom

Full pageWest Point Grey’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 living28 times household income · The median owner’s estimate, $2,920,000, against the median household income Owners and renters60% own their home

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.

SchoolsSchools A⁺

13 of West Point Grey’s 29 tested schools score in the top fifth in British Columbia

Independent schools number 13 of 33, above the 18% in British Columbia. In or within 3 km of West Point Grey: 27 elementary schools, 2 secondary schools, 3 schools for every grade and 1 alternative or adult school.

33schools within 3 kmA⁺Schools Grade

Schools by system · Schools within 3 km

English public20

Independent13

School	Level	Students	System
Ecole Jules Quesnel Elementary Top fifth in British ColumbiaIn West Point GreyElementary	Elementary	–	English public
Lord Byng Secondary Second fifth in British ColumbiaIn West Point GreySecondary	Secondary	–	English public
Crofton House IndependentResults in the top fifth in British ColumbiaElementary	Elementary	–	Independent

See all 33 schools →

0.9 km

to the nearest secondary school

Full pageWest Point Grey’s schools pageOpen the full Schools page

Results23 of 29 in the top two fifths · of the schools with results, placed against every school in British Columbia Every school33 schools within 3 km · 27 elementary schools, 2 secondary schools, 3 schools for every grade and 1 alternative or adult school Language0 of 33 teach in French · 2% of schools in British Columbia Questions“What schools are there in West Point Grey?”

Provincial school lists and results, 2025/26

HealthHealth A⁺

For health, West Point Grey is ahead of 96% of Canadian towns

Chronic conditions run at 13% of adults, age-standardised, lower than both British Columbia’s towns (15%) and Canadian towns (17%). In the health survey, half of adults in the region rate their health very good or excellent, close to British Columbia’s 50%. At 7.3%, the share of adults who smoke sits under the 8.9% for British Columbia. A baby born in the region can expect 83.3 years, 86.5 for a girl and 80.2 for a boy (2022/2024). Nobody publishes health survey and life expectancy for West Point Grey alone, so this card uses the figure for the Vancouver Health Service Delivery Area.

50%very good or excellent healthA⁺Health Grade

Very good or excellent health · adults, age-standardised

West Point Grey50%

British Columbia’s towns50%

Canadian towns52%

Health	West Point Grey	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

7.3%

of adults smoke, age-standardised

0.5 km

from homes to a pharmacy, on average

Full pageWest Point Grey’s health pageOpen the full Health page

Health survey50% very good or excellent health · adults, age-standardised Getting care3.2 km to a hospital · A pharmacy 0.5 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 West Point Grey: January nights hold at 3.3°C, above British Columbia’s towns and Canadian towns

In July the thermometer climbs to 23.0°C by day, close to British Columbia’s towns (23.1°C) and below Canadian towns (25.5°C). A normal November brings 245 mm of precipitation, more than any other month. Snow peaks in December: 14 cm in a normal year.

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	West Point Grey	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 pageWest Point Grey’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 station7.2 km to the station · Vancouver (Harbour)

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

SafetySafety C⁻

Crime runs heavier where West Point Grey is policed than in British Columbia’s towns or Canadian towns, at an index of 93

Where it is policed, thefts, break-ins and damage came to 43.6 per 1,000 a year, above both British Columbia’s towns (31) and Canadian towns (31.2). For violence alone, its police area’s index was 99, above both British Columbia’s towns (76) and Canadian towns (86). Figures for Crime Severity Index, Violent Crime Severity Index, violent crime and property crime per 1,000 are published for the Vancouver service area as a whole, not for West Point Grey alone.

93Crime Severity Index

Year by year · Crime Severity Index for each year

202397

202494

202589

2023–2025	West Point Grey	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 pageWest Point Grey’s safety reportOpen the full Safety report

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

Statistics Canada, Uniform Crime Reporting Survey, 2023–2025 average

Who lives here

More of West Point Grey belongs to a visible minority than British Columbia’s towns or Canadian towns: 42%

The 65-and-over age group makes up 22% of residents. 0.9% of residents have an Indigenous identity, lower than both British Columbia’s towns (5%) and Canadian towns (2.8%). Under 15: just over one in ten residents.

43.9median age

West Point GreyBritish ColumbiaCanada

British ColumbiaCanada

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

22%

Schooling · Highest qualification, residents 15 and over

No certificate, diploma or degree7%

Postsecondary qualification72%

Women and men · all residents

52.4% of West Point Grey’s residents are women

Here the census found 7,040 women and 6,390 men; across Canada the share of women is 50.9%.

Who lives in West Point Grey
	West Point Grey	British Columbia	Canada
Under 15	12%	14%	16%
15 to 64	67%	64%	64%
65+	22%	21%	19%
No certificate, diploma or degree	6.6%	13%	16%
Postsecondary qualification	72%	56%	56%

Full pageWest Point Grey’s Who lives here pageOpen the full Who lives here page

Ages43.9 median age · 22% are 65 or over Households5,690 households English and French15% speak both · 0% speak French but not English

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

Weather

West Point Grey in November: highs near 10°C, lows near 5°C

A normal December brings highs of 7°C, lows of 3°C. November normally sees 245 mm of precipitation. The forecast on the Weather page is ECCC’s for Vancouver.

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 pageWest Point Grey’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

West Point Grey sends Wade Grant (Liberal Party of Canada) to the Commons from Vancouver Quadra

Local decisions for West Point Grey are made by Vancouver’s council; neighbourhoods don’t have their own.

Full pageWest Point Grey’s town hall & politics pageOpen the full Town hall & politics page

Who runs itCity Provincial legislatureVancouver-Point Grey

Wikidata, MAMH, MMAH, Statistics Canada

Library & civic lifeCivic life grade A⁻

West Point Grey has two public libraries, VPL: West Point Grey Branch and West Point Grey Branch

West Point Grey 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 pageWest Point Grey’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

West Point Grey has more protected land around it than 9 in 10 Canadian towns

3.4 km out lies the largest, Sturgeon Bank Wildlife Management Area, at 7,775 ha. 11 areas within 10 km are protected for nature. The nearest national park is Gulf Islands National Park Reserve, 43 km away. Swimmers have 65 beaches within 5 km, Spanish Banks Beach the nearest.

14%of the land within 10 km protected

Protected land · of the land within 10 km

West Point Grey14%

British Columbia’s towns6.7%

Canadian towns2.3%

Outdoors	West Point Grey	British Columbia	Canada
Protected land within 10 km	14%	6.7%	2.3%
Public protected areas within 10 km	9	14	4

43 km

to Gulf Islands National Park Reserve

8.9 km

to Cypress Park

beaches within 5 km

public protected areas within 10 km

Full pageWest Point Grey’s outdoors pageOpen the full Outdoors page

Protected landof the land within 10 km Protected areas11 protected areas within 10 km · Sturgeon Bank Wildlife Management Area National & provincial parks43 km to a national park · Gulf Islands National Park Reserve Footpaths & routes1 named route · Iva Mann Loop Walk

Canadian Protected and Conserved Areas Database (CPCAD), OpenStreetMap routes and beaches

Natural hazardsHazard risk B⁻

Earthquakes are West Point Grey’s biggest hazard: $0.43 of damage a year per $1,000 of buildings, 14 times the norm

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. Burn scars are few around West Point Grey, with 0.2% of the land within 25 km touched by fire since 1986 (0.005% a year). The national inventory holds one flood map for it, from City of Vancouver. Behind earthquake risk sits data gathered across the city of Vancouver, with West Point Grey one part of it.

Lowwildfire bandB⁻Hazard risk Grade

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

West Point Grey1.2%

British Columbia’s towns1.8%

Canadian towns6.6%

Hazards	West Point Grey	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 pageWest Point Grey’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 · Data for radon tests covers the Vancouver health region

Work & commuteJobs & income B⁻

Household incomes in West Point Grey top those of 89% of Canadian towns

The average trip to work takes 26 min.

29%walk, cycle or take transit

How working residents got to work · census 2021

Car or van64%

Public transit16%

Walk7%

Bicycle6%

Census 2021	West Point Grey	British Columbia	Canada
Average trip	26 min	26 min	26 min

$104,300

median household income, 2020

42%

worked from home, May 2021

71%

of commuters work inside the municipality

Full pageWest Point Grey’s work & commute pageOpen the full Work & commute page

UnemploymentOf the labour force · Canadian towns: 9.9%Getting to work29% 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.

History

In West Point Grey, 37% of homes go back before 1961

37%built before 1961

37%

of homes built before 1961 · Canadian towns 18%

Heritage	West Point Grey	British Columbia	Canada
Homes built before 1961	37%	11%	18%

Full pageWest Point Grey’s history pageOpen the full History page

Older homes37% built before 1961 · Canadian towns: 18%Questions“How many historic places does West Point Grey 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 West Point Grey

15pages on West Point Grey

The big questions

SafetyC⁻Crime Severity Index 93 Housing & costD⁻Homes 28 × income Property pricesSchoolsA⁺33 schools within 3 km HealthA⁺Life expectancy 83.3 in its region Work & commuteB⁻52% of adults in work Natural hazardsB⁻Wildfire band: low

Out and about

Outdoors14% of the land within 10 km protected AttractionsClimateJuly afternoons around 23°C WeatherECCC’s forecast, beside the normals

The story

Who lives hereMedian age 43.9 HistoryTown hallFamous people

West Point Grey’s neighbours

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

GreektownDunbar-SouthlandsElectoral Area A, Metro VancouverArbutus RidgeKitsilanoMusqueam 2West Point Grey

How the neighbours grade

Town	People	km	Overall	Cost	Safety	Health
West Point Grey	13,429	—	B	D⁻	C⁻	A⁺
Greektown	16,618	1.8	B⁺	D⁻	C⁻	A⁺
Dunbar-Southlands	21,117	2.4	B	D	C⁻	A⁺
Electoral Area A, Metro Vancouver	22,031	2.5	A⁻	D⁻	A⁺	A⁺
Arbutus Ridge	15,083	3.5	B⁻	D⁻	C⁻	A⁺
Kitsilano	27,320	3.5	B⁺	D⁻	C⁻	A⁺
Musqueam 2	1,879	3.8	—	—	—	A

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

Questions about West Point Grey

Do people in West Point Grey speak French?

15% of residents can hold a conversation in both English and French, against 8% for the median of Canadian towns; 0% speak French but not English.

How old are the people of West Point Grey?

Its median age is 43.9, where Canadian towns sit at 45.2.

About West Point Grey

Neighbourhood in Vancouver

TownRatings splits Vancouver into neighbourhoods drawn from census dissemination areas; West Point Grey is one of them, named from the city’s map or OpenStreetMap.

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

Population: 13,429 (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).