Killarney

At a glance

A residential neighbourhood in Vancouver's southeast corner, with more children and more owners than the city average. Housing is a mix of townhouses, duplexes and houses, with low-rise condos in the Champlain Heights area. It's one of the more affordable ways into a family-sized home in the city.

Median assessed home

$1.01M

2026 assessment · city $1.42M

Residents

35,300

estimate for mid-2025, up from 32,990 at the 2021 census

Households renting

43%

city 54%

Permits per year

167

2021–2025 average

What the numbers mean

• The median assessed home is $1.01M, 28% below the Vancouver median of $1.42M.
• 43% of households rent, below the 54% city-wide.
• 14% of residents are under 15, versus 11% city-wide. Expect busy schools, parks and playgrounds.
• Housing is a mix: 35% apartments, with the rest townhouses, duplexes and houses. The median condo or townhouse is assessed at $792K.
• The population grew 12% between 2016 and 2021, among the fastest in the city.
• Building activity is lighter than the city as a whole, at about 167 permits a year.

Who lives here

Share of residents by age, estimate for mid-2025, up from 32,990 at the 2021 census.

Homes

Share of homes by type, estimate for mid-2025, up from 32,990 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

9

city median 9

Cafés and bakeries

24

city median 37

Pharmacies and clinics

12

city median 16

Playgrounds and dog parks

70

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

$3,410 a year

about $285 a month on a $1.01M 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

$18,280

on $1.01M

Typical apartment rent nearby⁴

Killarney sits in CMHC's Southeast Vancouver survey zone. October 2025 average rent of purpose-built rental apartments in that zone:

Studio

$1,366

−$301 vs metro average

1 bedroom

$1,714

−$93 vs metro average

2 bedroom

$2,359

−$5 vs metro average

3 bedroom or more

$2,475

−$345 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

5.8

per 1,000 · below the 10.9 median

Violent crime

1.2

per 1,000 · median 1.9

Property crime

4.6

per 1,000 · median 8.8

• Reported crime runs about 47% below the median Vancouver neighbourhood: 5.8 incidents per 1,000 residents a year, versus 10.9.
• The most common reported crime is theft from vehicles, 54% of the total. 80% of incidents are property crime.
• Crime has fallen since 2020: 199 reported incidents in 2025 versus 340 in 2020.
• So far in 2026 (January to September) there have been 138 incidents, 6% fewer than the same months of 2025.

Reported crime by year

*2026 is year to date.