Vancouver
Dunbar–Southlands
Suburb-in-the-city quiet for families who want trees and top schools.
On the map
Boundary is approximate — refined per neighborhood over time.
Pacific Relocation's take
If you want family-suburb feel inside city limits.
Dunbar is where you live when you want a yard, a Volvo wagon, and a 12-minute drive to a top-five Canadian high school. The pace is decisively unhurried and weekends revolve around Pacific Spirit Park trails. It's not for clients who need to be downtown more than twice a week — transit options are real but slow. Worth knowing: many Dunbar rentals come up because families move abroad for 1–2 year postings, so lease lengths and conditions are negotiable.
Lifestyle figures
Best of Dunbar–Southlands for you
Quiet / leafy streets
- area
area
West 26th Avenue Residential Blocks0.4 km4.3(4)Wide tree-lined streets with almost no through traffic.
Directions ↗Pinned on map - area
area
Dunbar Street Residential0.3 km5.0(1)Craftsman bungalows on quiet side streets behind the main strip.
Directions ↗Pinned on map - Collingwood Street0.5 km
Peaceful residential street favoured by families with young children.
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Walkable / key streets
- high street
high street
Dunbar Street Commercial Strip0.3 km5.0(1)Butcher, bookshop, pharmacy, cafes — an ideal walkable village.
Directions ↗Pinned on map - West 16th Avenue at Dunbar0.5 km
Secondary commercial node with grocery, hardware, and coffee.
Directions ↗Pinned on map - West 10th at Dunbar0.8 km
Northern edge shops connecting Dunbar to Point Grey corridor.
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Outdoors / hiking / parks
- park
park
Pacific Spirit Park — South Trails0.8 km4.7(1,817)Forest trail network accessible directly from the neighborhood's west edge.
Directions ↗Pinned on map - area
area
Southlands Equestrian Area1.5 km4.8(71)Working stables and dyke trails along the Fraser River estuary.
Directions ↗Pinned on map - park
park
Memorial West Park0.5 km4.5(266)Sports fields and playground serving as the neighborhood's main green.
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To buy (CAD)
| Type | Low | Median | High |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 BR | 665,000 | 810,000 | 1,040,000 |
| 2 BR | 1,070,000 | 1,300,000 | 1,660,000 |
| 3 BR | 1,730,000 | 2,110,000 | 2,700,000 |
Estimated from local rents — placeholder, pending verified sale data.
Rent ranges (CAD)
| Type | Low | Median | High | Δ 12mo |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 BR | 2,200 | 2,500 | 2,900 | ↑ 2.3% |
| 2 BR | 3,400 | 4,000 | 4,800 | ↑ 2.0% |
| 3 BR | 5,000 | 6,500 | 8,500 | ↑ 1.7% |
Source: Rentals.ca + Zumper Q1 2026, refreshed weekly via our rent worker.
Metro market snapshot
CMHC · October 2025Vancouver metro average across the whole rental stock — typically below current asking, a useful market floor.
Source: CMHC Rental Market Survey, October 2025 (CAD) — purpose-built primary market.
Our advice
Before you sign a lease
- Sabbatical rentals often come furnished — confirm you can store the owner's items if you prefer not to use them
- Curb-cut and parking issues are common on older streets; verify number of permitted vehicles
- Several streets are zoned for laneway houses but not all are built to current code — request permit documentation
- School catchment boundaries are strictly enforced; confirm address falls within the school you're targeting
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Last reviewed 2026-05-27.