Best Vancouver neighbourhoods for a Growing Family
Where does a household with young children get schools, parks and low daily-life risk? 18 of 22 Vancouver neighbourhoods qualify, top 18 shown. Updated 2026.
- Not in the city's bottom fifth for school access
School access is treated as a requirement: a neighbourhood in the city's bottom fifth for school reach is excluded, because the premise of this page is children.
18 of 22 neighbourhoods qualify, 4 excluded.
These weights are our judgment about what this situation usually calls for, not a fact about the city. They are published here so you can disagree with them.
Trade-off: quiet at 0 out of 100.
Trade-off: quiet at 0 out of 100.
Trade-off: quiet at 36 out of 100.
Trade-off: quiet at 0 out of 100.
Trade-off: school access at 35 out of 100.
Trade-off: grocery access at 25 out of 100.
Trade-off: quiet at 27 out of 100.
Trade-off: quiet at 3 out of 100.
Trade-off: school access at 24 out of 100.
Trade-off: quiet at 14 out of 100.
Trade-off: quiet at 5 out of 100.
Trade-off: quiet at 22 out of 100.
Trade-off: quiet at 10 out of 100.
Trade-off: grocery access at 7 out of 100.
Trade-off: recreation access at 15 out of 100.
Trade-off: quiet at 17 out of 100.
Trade-off: trail access at 13 out of 100.
Trade-off: recreation access at 13 out of 100.