Best Places to Live 2020: North Vancouver Real Estate

The housing market in North Vancouver shows some of the highest home prices in the country, with the houses in some of the most affordable neighbourhoods ranging in price from $579,000 to $1.4 million. As a result of this, high home prices are the main concern for most homebuyers in the market.

So, what are the best neighbourhoods in North Vancouver to buy a house? RE/MAX explores more than 300 of Canada’s most liveable hot spots in the new 2020 Liveability Report. Here are our top picks in North Vancouver.

10 Most Liveable Neighbourhoods in North Vancouver

1. Marine-Hamilton
2. Lower Capilano Marine
3. Lions Gate
4. Norgate
5. Central Lonsdale
6. Maplewood
7. Highlands
8. Lower Lonsdale
9. Mahon
10. Valley Centre

Most Liveable Neighbourhoods in North Vancouver

Some of the most liveable neighbours in North Vancouver include Norgate, Central Lonsdale and Lower Lonsdale. These neighbourhoods all offer great liveability features, including proximity to green spaces and dog parks, proximity to preferred schools, walkability and proximity to health and medical services.

North Vancouver Liveability Trends

The most liveable neighbourhoods in North Vancouver are also the areas that are expected to see the most improvement over the next three to five years. “All three areas are redesigning and redeveloping to include more transit hubs, new condominium developments and creating new amenities. Developing the Brewery District is also a focus, as it is an area that was once comprised solely of auto body businesses. It is now home to both those and microbreweries. Work is also being done to improve the already stunning viewscapes in the North Vancouver area”.

North Vancouver at a Glance

North Vancouver is a waterfront municipality that is often considered to be a suburb of Vancouver. It has a significant industry of its own, which includes shipping, chemical production and film production. Like Vancouver, North Vancouver also boasts great outdoor activities, and being close to both the ocean and the mountains, it is a great place for outdoor enthusiasts to call home.

Canada’s Most Liveable Neighbourhoods

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Liveability is about quality of life at a local level. A neighbourhood’s dynamism, or lack thereof, involves a delicate convergence between independent small businesses, public institutions, arts and culture, green spaces and housing, to name a few. The COVID-19 tragedy will impact neighbourhood ecosystems differently across the country, just as the virus itself has. Yet, civic/local pride has been proliferating throughout this crisis in inspiring ways, giving Canadians hope that micro-economies, including real estate, have the resilience to be restored in the near and mid-term.

To learn more about liveability in Canada’s biggest housing markets, read the RE/MAX 2020 Liveability Report.