Shaughnessy

At a glance

A small, affluent westside neighbourhood of large detached houses on big lots, part of it a protected heritage area, with the highest median value of any area. About 28% of households rent and 20% of homes are apartments (65% are detached houses). The median assessed value is $4.41M across all residential property, or $1.56M for strata (condo and townhouse) units. Police data shows crime above the city median per resident.

Median assessed home

$4.41M

2026 assessment · city $1.42M

Residents

8,650

estimate for mid-2025, up from 8,205 at the 2021 census

Households renting

28%

city 54%

Permits per year

93

2021–2025 average

What the numbers mean

• The median assessed home is $4.41M, 211% above the Vancouver median of $1.42M.
• 28% of households rent, well below the 54% city-wide.
• 22% are 65 or older, versus 17% city-wide, a sign of long-time residents and a settled pace.
• 65% of homes are single-detached houses, versus 15% city-wide.
• Building activity is in line with the city as a whole, at about 93 permits a year.

Who lives here

Share of residents by age, estimate for mid-2025, up from 8,205 at the 2021 census.

Homes

Share of homes by type, estimate for mid-2025, up from 8,205 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

8

city median 9

Cafés and bakeries

38

city median 37

Pharmacies and clinics

17

city median 16

Playgrounds and dog parks

24

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

$14,830 a year

about $1,235 a month on a $4.41M 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

$138,500

on $4.41M

Typical apartment rent nearby⁴

Shaughnessy sits in CMHC's Westside/Kerrisdale survey zone. October 2025 average rent of purpose-built rental apartments in that zone:

Studio

$1,956

+$289 vs metro average

1 bedroom

$1,905

+$98 vs metro average

2 bedroom

$2,955

+$591 vs metro average

3 bedroom or more

$4,453

+$1,633 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

13.5

per 1,000 · a little above the 10.9 median

Violent crime

2.0

per 1,000 · median 1.9

Property crime

11.6

per 1,000 · median 8.8

• Reported crime runs about 24% above the median Vancouver neighbourhood: 13.5 incidents per 1,000 residents a year, versus 10.9.
• The most common reported crime is theft from vehicles, 51% of the total. 86% of incidents are property crime.
• Crime has fallen since 2020: 97 reported incidents in 2025 versus 304 in 2020.
• So far in 2026 (January to September) there have been 91 incidents, 18% more than the same months of 2025.

Reported crime by year

*2026 is year to date.