Kitsilano

At a glance

A long-established westside neighbourhood between the beaches and Broadway. Most homes are in low-rise apartment buildings and character houses split into suites, so it suits renters and condo buyers more than house hunters. West 4th and West Broadway carry the shops; the waterfront carries everything else.

Median assessed home

$1.60M

2026 assessment · city $1.42M

Residents

45,570

estimate for mid-2025, up from 44,480 at the 2021 census

Households renting

58%

city 54%

Permits per year

256

2021–2025 average

What the numbers mean

• The median assessed home is $1.60M, 13% above the Vancouver median of $1.42M.
• 58% of households rent, close to the 54% city-wide.
• 74% of homes are apartments (62% city-wide), so a condo is the usual way in. The median condo or townhouse is assessed at $989K.
• Building activity is lighter than the city as a whole, at about 256 permits a year.

Who lives here

Share of residents by age, estimate for mid-2025, up from 44,480 at the 2021 census.

Homes

Share of homes by type, estimate for mid-2025, up from 44,480 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

90

city median 37

Pharmacies and clinics

14

city median 16

Playgrounds and dog parks

34

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

$5,380 a year

about $450 a month on a $1.60M 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

$29,960

on $1.60M

Typical apartment rent nearby⁴

Kitsilano sits in CMHC's Kitsilano/Point Grey survey zone. October 2025 average rent of purpose-built rental apartments in that zone:

Studio

$1,679

+$12 vs metro average

1 bedroom

$1,915

+$108 vs metro average

2 bedroom

$2,651

+$287 vs metro average

3 bedroom or more

$3,733

+$913 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

7.2

per 1,000 · below the 10.9 median

Violent crime

1.3

per 1,000 · median 1.9

Property crime

5.9

per 1,000 · median 8.8

• Reported crime runs about 34% below the median Vancouver neighbourhood: 7.2 incidents per 1,000 residents a year, versus 10.9.
• The most common reported crime is theft from vehicles, 53% of the total. 83% of incidents are property crime.
• Crime has fallen since 2020: 391 reported incidents in 2025 versus 983 in 2020.
• So far in 2026 (January to September) there have been 238 incidents, 23% fewer than the same months of 2025.

Reported crime by year

*2026 is year to date.