Village · Victoria, Victoria

Fairfield

Cook Street Village, big trees and quiet streets near the waterfront

Families with kids
Long-term owners
Food lovers

Fairfield in context. Neighbouring areas link to their guides. Boundaries: Statistics Canada (approximate areas).

At a glance

Fairfield is an established residential neighbourhood of heritage houses and low-rise apartments, with the Cook Street Village shops, Beacon Hill Park and the Dallas Road waterfront close by. About 15% of homes are detached and 72% are apartments, 57% of households rent, and owners valued the median home at about $809K in the 2021 census.

Median home value (est.): $897K^*
Residents: 9,460
Households renting: 57%
Homes that are apartments: 72%

What the numbers mean

Owners valued the median home at $809K in the 2021 census. Indexed to September 2026 prices with the Victoria MLS® Home Price Index (+11% since then), that is about $897K, close to the Victoria median of $987K. It is an estimate: the index tracks the whole region, not this neighbourhood.
57% of households rent, well above the 39% city-wide, so expect a younger, more mobile mix of neighbours.
Only 7% of residents are under 15, versus 13% city-wide.
29% are 65 or older, versus 23% city-wide, a sign of long-time residents and a settled pace.
72% of homes are apartments (36% 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 8,722 at the 2021 census.

0-147%

15-193%

20-245%

25-3416%

35-4414%

45-5411%

55-6414%

65+29%

Homes

Share of homes by type, scaled estimate for mid-2025, up from 8,722 at the 2021 census.

Single-detached15%

Semi-detached2%

Row house2%

Duplex flat10%

Apartment under 5 storeys66%

Apartment 5+ storeys6%

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: $15,940

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 Victoria. 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.