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Lower Capilano

Mixed neighbourhood by Capilano Mall and Capilano University, with a lot of apartments

  • Students
  • Renters
  • Families
Map of Lower Capilano and the neighbouring areas around it Grandview-WoodlandStrathconaHastings-SunriseWest Point GreyMount PleasantRenfrew-CollingwoodWest EndKensington-Cedar CottageKitsilanoDowntownFairviewHorseshoe BayCaulfeildDundaraveAmblesideBritish PropertiesPark RoyalWestviewCentral LonsdaleUpper LonsdaleMoodyvilleLower LonsdaleDelbrookEdgemont and Upper CapilanoLynn ValleyLynn CreekMaplewoodSeymourBurnaby HeightsBurnaby Capitol HillBurnaby BrentwoodLower CapilanoLynn ValleyDundaraveDowntown5 km
Lower Capilano in context. Neighbouring areas link to their guides. Boundaries: City of Vancouver and Statistics Canada (approximate areas).

At a glance

A mixed area of apartments, townhouses and houses in the south-west of the District of North Vancouver. About 30% of homes are detached and 54% are apartments, 33% of households rent, and owners valued the median home at about $1.11M in the 2021 census.

Median home value (est.)
$1.10M*
* est.: 2021 census, indexed to September 2026 · city $1.09M
Residents
8,760
scaled estimate for mid-2025, up from 8,127 at the 2021 census
Households renting
33%
city 36%
Homes that are apartments
54%
city 38%

What the numbers mean

  • Owners valued the median home at $1.11M in the 2021 census. Indexed to September 2026 prices with the Greater Vancouver MLS® Home Price Index (-7% since then), that is about $1.10M, close to the Vancouver suburbs median of $1.09M. It is an estimate: the index tracks the whole region, not this neighbourhood.
  • 33% of households rent, close to the 36% city-wide.
  • 54% of homes are apartments (38% 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 8,127 at the 2021 census.

0-1414%
15-195%
20-245%
25-3412%
35-4415%
45-5415%
55-6414%
65+20%

Homes

Share of homes by type, scaled estimate for mid-2025, up from 8,127 at the 2021 census.

Single-detached30%
Semi-detached1%
Row house2%
Duplex flat13%
Apartment under 5 storeys19%
Apartment 5+ storeys35%

Daily errands on foot1

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

Supermarkets
5
city median 4
Cafés and bakeries
13
city median 14
Pharmacies and clinics
5
city median 8
Playgrounds and dog parks
17
city median 28

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 census home value indexed to September 2026 prices, so treat it as an estimate.

BC property transfer tax
$19,980
on $1.10M

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 District 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, indexed to September 2026 with the MLS® HPI. First-time buyer and newly built home exemptions are not deducted. Legal fees, title insurance, inspection and adjustments are extra. ↩