Kensington-Cedar Cottage

At a glance

A large, mixed eastside area with many duplexes and detached houses, shops along Kingsway and Knight, and Trout Lake's farmers market. About 45% of households rent and 32% of homes are apartments (18% are detached houses). The median assessed value is $1.72M across all residential property, or $1.12M for strata (condo and townhouse) units. Police data shows crime above the city median per resident.

Median assessed home

$1.72M

2026 assessment · city $1.42M

Residents

54,720

estimate for mid-2025, up from 50,855 at the 2021 census

Households renting

45%

city 54%

Permits per year

404

2021–2025 average

What the numbers mean

• The median assessed home is $1.72M, 21% above the Vancouver median of $1.42M.
• 45% of households rent, below the 54% city-wide.
• 18% of homes are single-detached houses, versus 15% city-wide.
• Building activity is in line with the city as a whole, at about 404 permits a year.

Who lives here

Share of residents by age, estimate for mid-2025, up from 50,855 at the 2021 census.

Homes

Share of homes by type, estimate for mid-2025, up from 50,855 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 Vancouver.

Supermarkets

19

city median 9

Cafés and bakeries

57

city median 37

Pharmacies and clinics

44

city median 16

Playgrounds and dog parks

68

city median 38

Estimated property tax²

What owning here costs each year in property tax at the median assessed value. Renters don’t pay it directly, but landlords pass it on.

Median home

$5,770 a year

about $480 a month on a $1.72M assessment

Upfront closing costs³

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:

BC property transfer tax

$32,320

on $1.72M

Typical apartment rent nearby⁴

Kensington-Cedar Cottage sits in CMHC's Mount Pleasant/Renfrew Heights survey zone. October 2025 average rent of purpose-built rental apartments in that zone:

Studio

$1,798

+$131 vs metro average

1 bedroom

$1,704

−$103 vs metro average

2 bedroom

$2,512

+$148 vs metro average

3 bedroom or more

$3,360

+$540 vs metro average

How it's changing

Building permits issued each year, a leading signal of new homes and renovations.

*2026 is year to date.

Safety⁵

Reported incidents in the last 12 months (October 2025 to September 2026), per 1,000 residents, compared with the median of 22 Vancouver neighbourhoods.

Reported crime

12.9

per 1,000 · a little above the 10.9 median

Violent crime

1.9

per 1,000 · median 1.9

Property crime

10.9

per 1,000 · median 8.8

• Reported crime runs about 18% above the median Vancouver neighbourhood: 12.9 incidents per 1,000 residents a year, versus 10.9.
• The most common reported crime is theft from vehicles, 58% of the total. 85% of incidents are property crime.
• Crime has fallen since 2020: 648 reported incidents in 2025 versus 826 in 2020.
• So far in 2026 (January to September) there have been 455 incidents, about the same as the same months of 2025.

Reported crime by year

*2026 is year to date.