Worst neighbourhoods: Downtown Eastside, Chinatown, Gastown, Surrey
Best neighbourhoods: As people have already mentioned, Kisilano, and Point Grey are very nice areas, West Vancouver is a very nice, yet VERY expensive area to live. Shaunnesy Heights is Vancouver's Snob Hill, that or The British Properties in West Van.
Some nice neighbourhoods include North Vancouver, a little less ritzy then West Van, but still very nice. North Vancouver is a little snobby in the way that in most areas people with loud bikes, or lots of tattoo's etc. are not very welcome. It's a great place to raise a family.
Burnaby is ok, you have to do some research to find the best areas in Burnaby. The same goes for Richmond.
Yaletown is near Downtown and has lots of condos and apartments, no houses. There aren't many schools nearby, so it is not the best place to raise children.
Commercial Dr, close to the city centre is becoming the city's bohemian and arts centre, but it is not the nicest neighbourhood.
White Rock is another nice area, near the boarder and right on the ocean. Unfortunately, houses are very expensive. T
There are some nice areas in Coquitlam and New Westminster.
If you want to get further out of the city Clvoerdale, Langley, Aldergrove and Abbotsford are nice areas. Though they are a long commute to downtown, you can get a nice house and some acreage for about the same price as a condo downtown. The air quality in the Fraser Valley isn't the best, but it's no better then downtown.
Racially, Richmond and Surrey have very high Asian populations. Surrey has a very high Indian population, and therefore, some of the best Indian restaurants in the city. They have some trouble with gangs. North Vancouver and West Vancouver are mainly Caucasian, though there are quite a few Asian families. Langley etc is mostly Caucasian. Downtown is a mix of everything.
Downtown, Yaletown, Gastown and Chinatown have problems with the hosts of homeless people in the area. They are trying to figure out how to improve the problem before the Olympics.
If you are planning to move here, be prepared for high property taxes and expensive housing. Vancouver is not a cheap place to live.
Weather wise... During the summer it is usually around 20-30 C it rarely goes below -5 in the winter, usually it is around 0.
Hope that helps.
Before you move, check out the Vancouver Sun for a few months. Look for local news, you'll be able to learn a lot about prospective neighbourhoods.
As well, look at a map of Vancouver so you can see the different areas I have mentioned.
Source(s):
I've lived there my whole life
www.canada.com (Vancouver Sun Website)
www.gmaps.com
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