Canadian neighbourhood guides
Pick the neighbourhood first.
Then find the home.
New to a city? We pull together open data on housing, people, prices, safety and growth, explain what it means for daily life, and add the local spots you'd otherwise only hear about from a friend.
Cities1
8 so far. More coming.
Calgary
Prairie city at the foot of the Rockies, with river pathways and big-sky suburbs.
The city
- Population
- 1,612,834 3rd-largest city in Canada
- Metro area
- 1.84M people, July 2025 estimate
- Density
- 1,592 people per km²
- Median home
- $575K 2026 assessment
- Renters
- 34% of households
- Apartments
- 23% of homes
The weather
- January
- −7.6°C average, lows −13.5°C
- July
- 16.9°C average, highs 23.5°C
- Sunshine
- 2,396 hours a year
- Rain & snow
- 445 mm 114 wet days a year
- Snowfall
- 139 cm a year
Typical range, January night to July afternoon (same scale for every city)
Vancouver
Mountains, ocean and a dense, walkable core, with some of Canada's highest home prices.
The city
- Population
- 740,454 8th-largest city in Canada
- Metro area
- 3.09M people, July 2025 estimate
- Density
- 5,750 people per km²
- Median home
- $1.42M 2026 assessment
- Renters
- 54% of households
- Apartments
- 62% of homes
The weather
- January
- 4.1°C average, lows 1.4°C
- July
- 18.2°C average, highs 22.4°C
- Sunshine
- 1,938 hours a year
- Rain & snow
- 1,160 mm 170 wet days a year
- Snowfall
- 37 cm a year
Typical range, January night to July afternoon (same scale for every city)
Metro Vancouver
Richmond, North Vancouver and West Vancouver: Canada Line condos, North Shore villages and mountain trailheads, a bridge or SkyTrain ride from Vancouver.
The city
- Population
- 422,200 Richmond, North Vancouver and West Vancouver combined
- Metro area
- 3.09M people, July 2025 estimate
- Density
- 1,008 people per km²
- Median home
- $1.39M 2021 census, owner estimate
- Renters
- 31% of households
- Apartments
- 40% of homes
Toronto
Canada's biggest city: a lakefront downtown, subway lines and 158 neighbourhoods with their own main streets.
The city
- Population
- 3,271,830 1st-largest city in Canada
- Metro area
- 7.11M people, July 2025 estimate
- Density
- 4,428 people per km²
- Median home
- $900K 2021 census, owner estimate
- Renters
- 48% of households
- Apartments
- 61% of homes
The weather
- January
- −5°C average, lows −8.9°C
- July
- 22.1°C average, highs 27.4°C
- Sunshine
- 2,161 hours a year
- Rain & snow
- 807 mm 147 wet days a year
- Snowfall
- 115 cm a year
Typical range, January night to July afternoon (same scale for every city)
Montréal
An island city around Mount Royal: French first, walk-up flats, festivals and long, snowy winters.
The city
- Population
- 1,915,366 2nd-largest city in Canada
- Metro area
- 4.60M people, July 2025 estimate
- Density
- 4,834 people per km²
- Median home
- $500K 2021 census, owner estimate
- Renters
- 64% of households
- Apartments
- 73% of homes
The weather
- January
- −9.2°C average, lows −13.5°C
- July
- 21.7°C average, highs 26.7°C
- Sunshine
- 2,051 hours a year
- Rain & snow
- 1,041 mm 163 wet days a year
- Snowfall
- 217 cm a year
Typical range, January night to July afternoon (same scale for every city)
Ottawa
Canada's capital: canal skating, federal jobs, a bilingual downtown and some of the country's most liveable suburbs.
The city
- Population
- 1,188,114 4th-largest city in Canada
- Metro area
- 1.70M people, July 2025 estimate
- Density
- 365 people per km²
- Median home
- $620K 2021 census, owner estimate
- Renters
- 36% of households
- Condos
- 16% of households
The weather
- January
- −10°C average, lows −14.3°C
- July
- 21.2°C average, highs 27°C
- Sunshine
- 2,132 hours a year
- Rain & snow
- 930 mm 163 wet days a year
- Snowfall
- 232 cm a year
Typical range, January night to July afternoon (same scale for every city)
Edmonton
Alberta's capital: river valley trails, a big university, a lively festival summer and some of the country's most affordable homes.
The city
- Population
- 1,238,295 5th-largest city in Canada
- Metro area
- 1.69M people, July 2025 estimate
- Density
- 1,320 people per km²
- Median home
- $422K 2026 assessment
- Renters
- 37% of households
- Apartments
- 31% of homes
The weather
- January
- −10.3°C average, lows −14.7°C
- July
- 18.1°C average, highs 23.5°C
- Sunshine
- 2,345 hours a year
- Rain & snow
- 423 mm 124 wet days a year
- Snowfall
- 124 cm a year
Typical range, January night to July afternoon (same scale for every city)
Winnipeg
Manitoba's capital: historic Exchange District, Osborne Village, the Forks, French-speaking Saint-Boniface and some of the most affordable homes in any big Canadian city.
The city
- Population
- 850,260 6th-largest city in Canada
- Metro area
- 951,758 people, July 2025 estimate
- Density
- 1,611 people per km²
- Median home
- $297K 2016 census, owner estimate
- Renters
- 35% of households
- Apartments
- 33% of homes
How the cities compare
- Sunniest: Calgary, with about 2,400 hours of sunshine a year, 460 more than Vancouver.
- Wettest: Vancouver, with 2.7× the rain and snow of Edmonton, though most of it falls as rain.
- Snowiest: Ottawa, with about 232 cm a year, 6× Vancouver's.
- Mildest winter: Vancouver, where January averages 4.1°C; coldest is Edmonton at −10.3°C.
- Warmest summer: Toronto, with typical July highs of 27.4°C.
- Densest: Vancouver, at 5,750 people per km², 15.8× Ottawa.
- Priciest homes: Vancouver; most affordable: Edmonton (home values come from different sources in each city, so treat this as a rough order).
What makes this different
One page, every source
Assessments, census, police data, building permits and boundaries are scattered across city and police datasets. We bring them together for each neighbourhood.
Numbers, explained
"60% renters" means little on its own. We compare every figure with its own city and say what it means for daily life.
The local layer
The café, the beach path, the hill with the skyline view. The things that make a place home, not just a postal code.
Sources and notes
- Population: Statistics Canada, 2021 Census. Climate: Environment and Climate Change Canada 1991–2020 normals at each city's international airport (sunshine 1981–2010, except Toronto 1991–2020). Current conditions: Open-Meteo. ↩