Village · West Vancouver, Greater Vancouver

Horseshoe Bay

Small seaside village at the BC Ferries terminal on West Vancouver's western edge

Seniors
Nature lovers
Established homeowners

Horseshoe Bay in context. Neighbouring areas link to their guides. Boundaries: City of Vancouver and Statistics Canada (approximate areas).

At a glance

A compact West Vancouver village built around the ferry terminal. About 75% of homes are detached, 19% of households rent, and owners valued the median home at about $2.31M in the 2021 census.

Median home value (est.): $2.29M^*
Residents: 2,710
Households renting: 19%
Homes that are apartments: 8%

What the numbers mean

Owners valued the median home at $2.31M in the 2021 census. Indexed to September 2026 prices with the Greater Vancouver MLS® Home Price Index (-7% since then), that is about $2.29M, 110% above the Vancouver suburbs median of $1.09M. It is an estimate: the index tracks the whole region, not this neighbourhood.
19% of households rent, well below the 36% city-wide. Most people here own and stay a while.
23% are 65 or older, versus 17% city-wide, a sign of long-time residents and a settled pace.
75% of homes are single-detached houses, versus 30% city-wide.

Who lives here

Share of residents by age, scaled estimate for mid-2025, up from 2,512 at the 2021 census.

0-1416%

15-197%

20-246%

25-345%

35-449%

45-5416%

55-6418%

65+23%

Homes

Share of homes by type, scaled estimate for mid-2025, up from 2,512 at the 2021 census.

Single-detached75%

Semi-detached9%

Row house0%

Duplex flat8%

Apartment under 5 storeys4%

Apartment 5+ storeys5%

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: 1
Cafés and bakeries: 6
Pharmacies and clinics: 1
Playgrounds and dog parks: 4

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: $46,610

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 West 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.