Residential · Richmond, Metro Vancouver
Thompson
Central Richmond townhouses, low-rise apartments and detached homes close to Garden City Road
- Families
- Value-seekers
- Homeowners
At a glance
A residential area of low-rise apartments, townhouses and detached homes in central Richmond. About 25% of homes are detached and 46% are apartments, 19% of households rent, and owners valued the median home at about $1.02M in the 2021 census.
- Median home value
- $1.02M 2021 census, owner estimate · city $1.39M
- Residents
- 20,880 scaled estimate for mid-2025, up from 19,373 at the 2021 census
- Households renting
- 19% city 31%
- Homes that are apartments
- 46% city 40%
What the numbers mean
- Owners valued the median home at $1.02M in the 2021 census, 27% below the Metro Vancouver median of $1.39M. Prices have moved since, so treat it as a relative guide.
- 19% of households rent, well below the 31% city-wide. Most people here own and stay a while.
- Housing is a mix: 46% apartments, with the rest townhouses, duplexes and houses.
Who lives here
Share of residents by age, scaled estimate for mid-2025, up from 19,373 at the 2021 census.
Homes
Share of homes by type, scaled estimate for mid-2025, up from 19,373 at the 2021 census.
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
- 1 city median 3
- Cafés and bakeries
- 19 city median 12
- Pharmacies and clinics
- 3 city median 4
- Playgrounds and dog parks
- 24 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
- $18,400 on $1.02M
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 Richmond. 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.