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Urban centre · City of North Vancouver, Metro Vancouver

Lower Lonsdale

The SeaBus to downtown Vancouver, Lonsdale Quay and a lot of condos and renters

  • Young professionals
  • Renters
  • Car-free living

At a glance

The waterfront end of Lonsdale Avenue in the City of North Vancouver, with a dense mix of condos and rentals. Almost no homes are detached, and 95% are apartments, 49% of households rent, and owners valued the median home at about $740K in the 2021 census.

Median home value
$740K
2021 census, owner estimate · city $1.39M
Residents
13,810
scaled estimate for mid-2025, up from 12,815 at the 2021 census
Households renting
49%
city 31%
Homes that are apartments
95%
city 40%

What the numbers mean

  • Owners valued the median home at $740K in the 2021 census, 47% below the Metro Vancouver median of $1.39M. Prices have moved since, so treat it as a relative guide.
  • 49% of households rent, well above the 31% city-wide.
  • Only 8% of residents are under 15, versus 14% city-wide.
  • 27% of residents are 20 to 34, versus 19% city-wide. It skews young-professional.
  • 95% of homes are apartments (40% city-wide), so a condo is the usual way in.

Who lives here

Share of residents by age, scaled estimate for mid-2025, up from 12,815 at the 2021 census.

0-148%
15-192%
20-244%
25-3423%
35-4417%
45-5413%
55-6414%
65+19%

Homes

Share of homes by type, scaled estimate for mid-2025, up from 12,815 at the 2021 census.

Single-detached0%
Semi-detached1%
Row house3%
Duplex flat0%
Apartment under 5 storeys50%
Apartment 5+ storeys45%

Daily errands on foot1

Places within the neighbourhood or a 5-minute walk of its edge, compared with the typical neighbourhood in Metro Vancouver.

Supermarkets
3
city median 3
Cafés and bakeries
26
city median 12
Pharmacies and clinics
13
city median 4
Playgrounds and dog parks
11
city median 21

Upfront closing costs2

BC charges a tiered property transfer tax: 1% on the first $200,000, 2% to $2 million, then 3%, and 5% above $3 million. Government fees at the median home price: This uses the 2021 census home-value estimate, and today's prices are higher, so the real bill will be larger.

BC property transfer tax
$12,800
on $740K

How it's changing

These municipalities don't publish building permits by neighbourhood, so we can't chart construction here yet.

Safety

Neighbourhood-level crime figures aren't available for City of North Vancouver. Policing there is by the RCMP or a municipal police department, and neither publishes open crime counts by neighbourhood. Check Statistics Canada's crime tables for municipality-wide trends, and the local police website for crime maps. Why this is missing.

Sources and notes

  1. Source: OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL), counted October 19, 2026. Counts places inside the neighbourhood or within 400 m (about a 5-minute walk) of its edge, in a straight line. Volunteers map OpenStreetMap, so some places may be missing and counts are a guide, not a census. Supermarkets are tagged shop=supermarket; cafés amenity=cafe and shop=bakery; pharmacies and clinics amenity=pharmacy and amenity=clinic; playgrounds and dog parks leisure=playground and leisure=dog_park. Medians are across the neighbourhoods in this guide. ↩
  2. Source: Province of British Columbia, Property transfer tax. 2026 rules, applied to this community's median census home value. First-time buyer and newly built home exemptions are not deducted. Legal fees, title insurance, inspection and adjustments are extra. ↩