Photo: Buidhe · CC BY-SA 4.0Owners in West Vancouver value their homes at 3.5 times the median of British Columbia’s towns
At the 2021 census the median home was worth $2,500,000, where British Columbia’s towns sit at $720,000. The census figure is the owner’s own reckoning of value in May 2021; actual sale prices may differ. Sales are published too: 900 buyers in 2023, at a median $2,370,000.
What West Vancouver’s homes are worth, three ways
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
- $3.13M
- Owners
- 12,540
- British Columbia’s towns
- $720K
- The typical Canadian town
- $406K
median sale price
- Average sale
- $2.6M
- ÷ buyers’ income
- 11.5×
- Buyers
- 900
- 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, West Vancouver’s houses sit at 4.1 times British Columbia’s towns
Assessors listed 16,145 residential properties in West Vancouver for 2024, 63% of them detached houses and 22% condos.
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.
Apartments are 31% of West Vancouver’s homes, against 12% for British Columbia’s towns
West Vancouver had 17,690 occupied homes at the 2021 census. At least half predate 1981.
Homes by period of construction the tick is the median of British Columbia’s towns
Homes by kind
| West Vancouver | British Columbia | Canada | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Condominiums | 22% | 10% | 8% |
| Needing major repairs | 5% | 6% | 6% |
| Too small for the household | 4% | 4% | 3% |
| Households in core housing need | 16% | 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.
Permits in West Vancouver ran at 15.1 homes a year per 1,000, near the 18.1 of British Columbia’s towns
West Vancouver issued permits for 1,505 new homes from 2018 to 2023, or about 251 a year. The mix: 23% in single-unit buildings, beside 27% for British Columbia’s towns.
Most in 2020: 426 new homes
New homes a year per 1,000 homes
Slowing: 26,358 new homes in the 12 months to August 2026, 11% fewer
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. · Monthly permits: the Vancouver metro area
West Vancouver against British Columbia’s towns: 247% over the $720,000 median
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 West Vancouver: West End, Coal Harbour and Davie Village
The places around West Vancouver at the 2021 census: median and average value, and how many own.
| Town | Median home value | Average | Owners | km |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| West Vancouver | $2.5M | $3.13M | 71% | |
| Capilano 5 | – | – | 11% | 4 |
| West End | $750K | $970K | 20% | 6.9 |
| Coal Harbour | $1.35M | $2.18M | 42% | 7.1 |
| Davie Village | $750K | $969K | 16% | 7.5 |
| North Vancouver | $990K | $1.14M | 53% | 8.2 |
| Granville Entertainment District | $800K | $1.11M | 34% | 8.3 |
Census 2021 values; km.
Questions about property prices in West Vancouver
What is the average house price in West Vancouver?
The average sale was $2,600,000 in 2023, and at the median, buyers paid 11.5 times their income.
Is West Vancouver expensive for British Columbia?
On census values, West Vancouver ranks among the dearer of British Columbia’s towns (median $720,000).
How many households in West Vancouver are in core housing need?
16% of West Vancouver’s households, above the 10% of British Columbia’s towns, live in a home that is unaffordable, crowded or in poor repair, with no acceptable one nearby they could afford.
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).