Village · White Rock, Greater Vancouver

White Rock

A seaside city with a pier, a promenade and a beach town feel

Seniors
Long-term owners
Nature lovers

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

At a glance

White Rock is a small seaside city on Semiahmoo Bay, with a pier, a beach promenade and a mix of apartments and houses, and a high share of seniors. About 24% of homes are detached and 56% are apartments, 35% of households rent, and owners valued the median home at about $999K in the 2021 census.

Median home value (est.): $989K^*
Residents: 23,650
Households renting: 35%
Homes that are apartments: 56%

What the numbers mean

Owners valued the median home at $999K in the 2021 census. Indexed to September 2026 prices with the Greater Vancouver MLS® Home Price Index (-7% since then), that is about $989K, close to the Vancouver suburbs median of $1.09M. It is an estimate: the index tracks the whole region, not this neighbourhood.
35% of households rent, close to the 36% city-wide.
Only 9% of residents are under 15, versus 14% city-wide.
37% are 65 or older, versus 17% city-wide, a sign of long-time residents and a settled pace.
56% 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 21,939 at the 2021 census.

0-149%

15-194%

20-244%

25-348%

35-449%

45-5412%

55-6417%

65+37%

Homes

Share of homes by type, scaled estimate for mid-2025, up from 21,939 at the 2021 census.

Single-detached24%

Semi-detached1%

Row house1%

Duplex flat17%

Apartment under 5 storeys41%

Apartment 5+ storeys15%

Upfront closing costs¹

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: $17,780

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 White Rock. 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.