Ron Parpara

Vancouver West Side neighbourhood guide

Dunbar single-family homes

Leafy, quiet and close to UBC, Dunbar remains one of the West Side's most established family-home markets. Buyers have more leverage in 2026, but lot quality, renovation history and redevelopment potential still separate good value from an expensive project.

Research updated July 2026Open a topic below for the numbers, context and original sources.

$2.806MDunbar detached MLS HPI benchmark · June 2026
10.6%Vancouver West detached sales-to-active ratio
63%Detached share of Dunbar-Southlands housing
41%Local housing built before 1961

A buyer-leaning market

Vancouver West detached homes posted a 10.6% sales-to-active ratio in June. The benchmark was $3,042,100 - up 0.6% from May, but down 9.2% year over year.

Source: Greater Vancouver REALTORS®

What a typical Dunbar home costs

The Dunbar detached HPI benchmark was $2,805,800. One-storey and two-storey benchmarks were approximately $2.314M and $2.857M respectively.

Source: MLS® Home Price Index

Read averages carefully

Dunbar records relatively few detached sales. One teardown or luxury home can swing a monthly average, so the HPI and close, like-for-like comparable sales are more useful than a headline average.

How the MLS® HPI works

Market balance figures are for Vancouver West detached homes; the price benchmark is for the Dunbar MLS sub-area. They should not be applied to Southlands or Mackenzie Heights without separate comparable sales.

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