Neighbourhood guide
Living in Oakridge, Vancouver
A Canada Line station, a rebuilt town centre with a rooftop park on it, and quiet residential streets the moment you step away. Oakridge has changed more in the last five years than any other part of Vancouver, and it is still changing.
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What's it like to live in Oakridge?
For fifty years Oakridge was a shopping centre with a neighbourhood around it. That is changing with the redevelopment of Oakridge Centre into Oakridge Park, which is replacing the old mall with a dense mixed use district: shops and a food hall at grade, offices above, thousands of new homes in towers around the edge, a civic centre and library, and a large public park on the roof. The shops and part of the rooftop park opened in May 2026, the first residents move in from late 2026, and the rest follows in phases through about 2029. It is the biggest single change to any Vancouver neighbourhood in a generation.The reason it works is the station. Oakridge–41st Avenue is on the Canada Line, which puts downtown at about eighteen minutes and the airport at twenty five, without a transfer. Add the R4 running east and west along 41st Avenue and the 49 along 49th, and this is one of the best connected parts of the city outside the peninsula. Langara–49th, the next station south, is about thirteen minutes on foot.The neighbourhood behind the towers is a different thing entirely and worth seeing before you decide. South and east of the station the streets are quiet, tree lined and largely residential: about 39% of the homes here are detached houses, another 41% are in apartment buildings of various heights, and the median age of 43 is three years above the city. There is a well established Jewish community centred on the Jewish Community Centre, the Peretz Centre and King David High School, all within a short walk of the station.Two caveats. The first is that the neighbourhood runs all the way south to 57th Avenue, and a listing near that end is a twenty minute walk from the station rather than a two minute one, so check the address rather than the neighbourhood name. The second is that this is now a high demand, high price location: the new buildings are the newest rental stock in the city and priced accordingly, and the older walk ups on the side streets are where the value is.
Best suited for
- Anyone who wants a station at the door
- Renters who want new build with amenities
- People flying often for work
- Anyone who shops and eats locally
- –Renters on a tight budget
- –Anyone who wants an established high street
Quick facts
- Population14,000
- Renter households43%
- Median age43
- Nearest stationOakridge–41st Avenue
Getting around
A Canada Line station at Cambie and 41st and two frequent cross town bus routes. This is one of the easier places in Vancouver to live without a car.88/100
WalkabilityEverything at the station corner; noticeably thinner further south94/100
Transit accessCanada Line to downtown and the airport, plus the R4 across 41st76/100
CyclingFlat, with protected lanes on Cambie and the 37th Avenue bikewayOakridge–41st Avenue Station1 min walk
VPL Oakridge Branch8 min walk
Downtown Vancouver18 min by SkyTrain
Oakridge Park2 min walk
Queen Elizabeth Park15 min walk
YVR Airport25 min by SkyTrain
Canada Line
R4 41st Ave
49 Metrotown
15 Cambie
17 Oak
41 Joyce Station
Oakridge on the map
The neighbourhood boundary, and the places listed further down the page.Schools and childcare
Walk times are measured from Cambie Street and West 41st Avenue. Confirm your catchment with the Vancouver School Board before you commit to a lease.| School | Type | Walk time |
|---|---|---|
King David High School | Independent · 8–12 | 7 min |
Sir William Van Horne Elementary | Public · K–7 | 11 min |
Dr. Annie B. Jamieson ElementaryCatchment elementary | Public · K–7 | 12 min |
Jonathan Academy | Independent · K–7 | 13 min |
Sir William Osler Elementary | Public · K–7 | 19 min |
Sir Winston Churchill SecondaryCatchment secondary | Public · 8–12 | 25 min |
Around the neighbourhood
Walk times from Cambie Street and West 41st Avenue. A few of these sit just outside the neighbourhood boundary, where they are the nearest of their kind.Groceries
- Safeway4 min
- Persia Foods21 min
- Punjab Food Center23 min
- Nesters Market26 min
Coffee and bakeries
- Delysées2 min
- Starbucks3 min
- Mello Donuts3 min
- Beaucoup Bakery Cafe3 min
Food and drink
- Hello Nori2 min
- Kishimoto3 min
- PiDGin3 min
- Via Tevere3 min
Parks
- Columbia Park6 min
- Tisdall Park11 min
- Queen Elizabeth Park14 min
- Langara Park16 min
Arts and culture
- Peretz Centre8 min
- Jewish Museum and Archives of BC8 min
- Alliance Française8 min
- Studio 5819 min
Everyday services
- yYoung Pharmacy2 min
- Oakridge Park4 min
- VPL: Oakridge Branch8 min
- VPL: Terry Salman Branch21 min
Rent with confidence in Oakridge
What BC tenancy rules protect, and how liv.rent keeps the process safe from first message to signed lease.Deposits are capped
A landlord in BC can ask for a security deposit of up to half a month of rent, plus up to half a month again if you have a pet. Anything more is not permitted.Rent increases are limited
Existing tenancies can only be increased once every 12 months, by no more than the provincial cap, and with three full months of written notice.Every listing is verified
Landlords complete ID verification before they can post, and you can sign the lease and pay rent through liv.rent, so there is no e-transfer to a stranger.A lot of the newest buildings here are marketed off plan or before occupancy, which is exactly the situation fraudulent listings exploit: photographs of a show suite, a compelling reason you cannot view yet, and pressure to secure it with a deposit. Insist on seeing the actual unit or a verified listing from the building operator, and never pay outside a platform that keeps a record of the transaction. The tenancy points above are general information about renting in British Columbia, not legal or financial advice. For guidance on your own tenancy, contact the Residential Tenancy Branch.How liv.rent verification works
Oakridge rental questions
What is Oakridge Park?
The redevelopment of the old Oakridge Centre shopping mall into a mixed use district at Cambie and 41st. When it is finished it will combine shops and a food hall at street level with offices, thousands of new homes in towers around the perimeter, a civic centre and library, and a large public park built on the roof of the retail. The shops and part of the park opened in May 2026, the first residents move in from late 2026, and the rest follows in phases through about 2029. For renters it matters because it will add new purpose built rental to a neighbourhood that previously had very little, and because it has turned the corner into a genuine destination rather than a car park.
Is Oakridge expensive?
Yes, at the newer end. CMHC does not publish a survey zone that lines up with the Oakridge local area, so there is no reliable neighbourhood average to quote; the citywide figure was $1,970 on 3.7% vacancy in October 2025. In practice the new towers around the station are among the newest rental stock in Vancouver and price well above that, while the older low rise walk ups on the side streets south and east of the station are where the value sits.
How good is transit from Oakridge?
Excellent, and it is the main reason to live here. Oakridge–41st Avenue is on the Canada Line, so downtown is about eighteen minutes and YVR about twenty five, both without a transfer. Langara–49th is the next station south, about thirteen minutes on foot. The R4 runs east and west along 41st Avenue between Joyce Station and UBC, and the 49 does the same along 49th. Very few Vancouver neighbourhoods outside downtown are this well served.
Is Oakridge quiet, or is it all construction?
Both, depending on where you stand. The blocks immediately around Cambie and 41st are a busy, still developing town centre, and construction on the wider Cambie Corridor has been running for years. Step two or three blocks south or east and the neighbourhood turns into quiet, tree lined residential streets where about 39% of the homes are detached houses. Look at the specific address rather than the neighbourhood name.
Is Oakridge good for families?
It has a lot going for it: several elementary schools inside the boundary, Queen Elizabeth Park about fifteen minutes north, the community and cultural facilities around the Jewish Community Centre, and a library and civic centre at the new town centre. The constraints are price and unit size, since much of the new supply is studios and one bedrooms aimed at the station. The catchment secondary, Sir Winston Churchill, is about twenty five minutes on foot from the station end.
When is the best time to look for a rental in Oakridge?
The pattern here is unusual because so much of the stock is new. Purpose built rental buildings release units as they complete rather than on the usual spring and late summer cycle, so it is worth watching continuously and asking operators directly about upcoming availability. The older walk ups follow the normal calendar, with the most listings in late spring and August.
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