Livability Score

71
/100
i The AreaVibes Livability Score evaluates 9 different categories and creates an overall score out of 100. The higher the score, the better the area.

amenities A+

There are lots of amenities close to this location.
Coffee (0) A+
Starbucks
Coffee Shop
QV Cafe
Coffee Shop
Bean Around The World
Coffee Shop
Just Matcha
Coffee Shop
Union Pacific Coffee
Coffee Shop
Shanzee's Biscuit Café
Coffee Shop
Cascadia
Coffee Shop
2% Jazz
Coffee Shop
Willie's
Coffee Shop
Starbucks
Coffee Shop
Fit Fix Café
Coffee Shop
Serious Coffee
Coffee Shop
Discovery Coffee
Coffee Shop
Cat's Coffee & Cake
Coffee Shop
Tim Hortons
Coffee Shop
Interactivity Board Game Cafe
Coffee Shop
Macchiato Caffe
Coffee Shop
Shine Cafe
Coffee Shop
Murchie's
Coffee Shop
Soupa Cafe
Coffee Shop
Starbucks
Coffee Shop
Empire Donuts
Coffee Shop
Habit Coffee
Coffee Shop
Dutch Bakery & Diner
Coffee Shop
幸福堂
Coffee Shop
Entertainment (0) A+
McPherson Playhouse
Theatre Arts
Fan Tan Alley
Attraction
Intrepid Theatre Studio
Theatre Arts
Cineplex Odeon Victoria Cinemas
Cinema
SpringTide Whale Tours & Charters
Attraction
Save-On-Foods Memorial Centre
Stadium
Capitol 6 Theatres
Cinema
Alix Goolden Performance Hall
Theatre Arts
Metro Studio Theatre
Theatre Arts
Victoria Bug Zoo
Zoo
Distrikt
Nightclub
Robin and Winnifred Wood Recital Hall
Theatre Arts
The Vic Theatre
Cinema
Royal Theatre
Theatre Arts
Miniature World
Attraction
Tea at the Empress
Attraction
Unknown Name
Stadium
Wawadiťła, The Mungo Martin House
Attraction
Thunderbird Park
Museum
Royal BC Museum
Museum
Helmcken House
Museum
Point Ellice House
Museum
National Geographic IMAX
Cinema
Saint Ann's Schoolhouse
Museum
Blue Bridge Theatre
Theatre Arts
Food and Drink (0) A+
Shadow Mountain
Bar
Whistle Buoy Brewing Company
Bar
Swans Liquor Store
Alcohol
Drake Eatery
Bar
Swans
Bar
Freshslice Pizza
Fast Food
Burger King
Fast Food
Subway
Fast Food
Citrus & Cane
Bar
Second Slice Pizza
Fast Food
CRAFT Beer Market
Bar
Phillips Tasting Room
Bar
Lotteria
Fast Food
The Vicious Poodle
Bar
JR Slims
Bar
The Joint Pizzeria
Fast Food
Irish Times
Bar
Garrick's Head
Bar
Garrick's Pub
Bar
McDonald's
Fast Food
Marble Slab Creamery
Sweets
Fatburger
Fast Food
Jugo Juice
Fast Food
The Churchill
Bar
Orchard on View
Fast Food
Fitness (0) A+
Spinco
Gym
Limitless Training
Gym
Anytime Fitness
Gym
Forge
Gym
Our place society
Community Centre
Unknown Name
Gym
Quadra Village Community Centre
Community Centre
Leonardo Da Vinci Centre
Community Centre
Boulder House Climbing
Gym
Fitness Center
Gym
Fernwood Community Centre
Community Centre
Selkirk Waterfront Fitness
Gym
James Bay New Horizons Activity Centre
Community Centre
Victoria West Community YMCA
Community Centre
Burnside / Gorge Community Cente
Community Centre
Fairfield Community Place
Community Centre
Ukrainian Cultural Centre
Community Centre
Oaklands Community Centre
Community Centre
Zenith Studio
Gym
Steve Nash Fitness World
Gym
Arbutus Physiotherapy
Gym
Anytime Fitness
Gym
barreMADE
Gym
Quadra Sports & Fitness
Gym
Unknown Name
Community Centre
Groceries (0) A+
Tomleys Market
Grocery Store
Ruth & Dean
Bakery
Yonni's Doughnuts
Bakery
Bulk Barn
Grocery Store
Crust Bakery
Bakery
Bold Butchery and Grill
Butcher
Wildfire Bakery
Bakery
Bond Bond’s Bakery
Bakery
Farm + Field
Butcher
Market on Yates
Grocery Store
Working Culture Bread
Bakery
COBS Bread
Bakery
Save-On-Foods
Grocery Store
Fol Épi bakery
Bakery
BC Ale trail
Grocery Store
Save-On-Foods
Grocery Store
Fairway Market Quadra Village
Grocery Store
Bubby Rose’s Bakery and Cafe
Bakery
Island Afrikans Supermarket
Grocery Store
Red Barn Market
Grocery Store
The Market Garden
Grocery Store
Finest At Sea
Seafood
Lifestyle Markets Health Foods
Grocery Store
Sobeys
Grocery Store
Fry's Red Wheat Bread Bakery
Bakery
Parks (0) A+
Pandora Green
Park
Triangle Green
Park
Bridgehead Green
Park
Unknown Name
Playground
Reeson Park
Park
Fort Victoria
Park
Fisgard Green
Park
Songhees Point Park
Park
Bay and Government Park
Park
Tenas Park
Park
Vista Park
Park
Songhees Park
Park
Unknown Name
Playground
Central Park
Park
Penwell Green
Park
Pandora Green
Park
Saghalie Park
Park
Pioneer Square
Park
Law Courts Green
Park
Unknown Name
Playground
Unknown Name
Playground
Mason Street Park
Park
Unknown Name
Park
Peter Pollen Waterfront Park
Park
Royal Athletic Park
Park
Shops (0) A+
Quonley's
Convenience Store
Silk Road Tea
Convenience Store
Jia Hua Trading
Convenience Store
Victoria Giftplus
Convenience Store
Tai Sang Company
Convenience Store
Cavity Curiosity Shop
Books
MEC Bike Shop
Bicycle
Sager's Home Living
Furniture
Trig Vintage
Furniture
Lavish.salon
Hairdresser
The Fabulous Find
Furniture
Chester Fields
Furniture
Best Buy
Convenience Store
Urban Timber
Interior Decoration
Camöflage
Department Store
Parlor Hair Boutique
Hairdresser
Lumisenz Body Sculpting
Beauty
Broad Street Cycles
Bicycle
Lululemon
Clothing
Baggins Shoes
Shoes
Tango Hair
Hairdresser
Cowichan Trading Company
Gift Shop
Fjäll Räven
Clothing
Kaboodles Toy Store
Toys
Roberta's Hats
Fashion
See more Chinatown amenity data

Neighborhoods with high amenity scores:

1. Oaklands (A+)

2. Gonzales (A+)

3. Glentana (A)

4. Cobble Hill (F)

5. Shawnigan Lake (F)

commute A+

Of all people who commute, 9.2% take public transportation in Chinatown.
Public Transit Stops (0)
Stops & Stations A+
Pandora at Government
Bus Stop
Douglas at Cormorant
Bus Stop
Douglas at Herald
Bus Stop
Government at Johnson
Bus Stop
Johnson at Broad
Bus Stop
Douglas at Pandora
Bus Stop
Johnson at Store
Bus Stop
Yates at Broad
Bus Stop
Douglas at Yates
Bus Stop
Johnson at Douglas
Bus Stop
Wharf at Yates
Bus Stop
Pandora at Blanshard
Bus Stop
Douglas at Discovery
Bus Stop
Douglas at Discovery
Bus Stop
Douglas at View
Bus Stop
Douglas at Fort
Bus Stop
Johnson at Blanshard
Bus Stop
Fort at Langley
Bus Stop
Douglas at Fort
Bus Stop
Fort at Douglas
Bus Stop
Government at Broughton
Bus Stop
Quadra at North Park
Bus Stop
Yates at Quadra
Bus Stop
Quadra at Balmoral
Bus Stop
Quadra at Mason
Bus Stop
Workers Taking Public Transit
9.2% B
See more Chinatown commute data

Neighborhoods with high commute scores:

1. Inner Harbour District (A+)

2. Gonzales (A+)

3. East Sooke (A+)

4. Songhees (A+)

5. Hawthorne (A+)

cost of living C

The cost of living in Chinatown is 94/100 - which is 24% lower than British Columbia.
Cost of Living
Goods & Services, Housing, etc. D-
Tax Rates
Income & Sales Tax C+
See more Chinatown cost of living data

Neighborhoods with high cost of living scores:

1. Jordan River (B)

2. Harris Green (B-)

3. North Park (B-)

4. Selkirk (C+)

5. Burnside Gorge (C+)

crime F

Chinatown crime rates are 11,700 per 100k, which is 94% higher than British Columbia
Property Crime
9,530 crimes per 100k F
Violent Crime
2,170 crimes per 100k F
See more Chinatown crime data

Neighborhoods with high crime scores:

1. Malahat (B-)

2. Willis Point (B-)

3. Gonzales (C)

4. Inner Harbour District (D-)

5. Rockland (D-)

employment C-

The median income in Chinatown is $54,337 - which is 37% lower than British Columbia.
Med. Household Income
$54,337 F
Unemployment Rate
3.3% A+
See more Chinatown employment data

Neighborhoods with high employment scores:

1. Songhees (A+)

2. Inner Harbour District (A+)

3. Gonzales (A+)

4. East Sooke (A+)

5. Victoria West (A)

health A+

There are many hospitals, police and fire stations.
Health & Safety (0)
Dentist, Doctor, Hospital, etc. A+
Victoria Chinatown Care Centre
Doctor
Lasik Md
Clinic
Victoria Youth Clinic
Clinic
Shoppers Drug Mart
Pharmacy
I.D.A.
Pharmacy
Dental Clinic
Dentist
Victoria Police Department
Police
Rexall
Pharmacy
Victoria Fire Station No. 3
Fire Station
Fort Royal Pharmacy Hillside
Pharmacy
Save-On-Foods
Pharmacy
Westside Dentistry
Dentist
Victoria Compounding Pharmacy
Pharmacy
Pharmasave
Pharmacy
Quadra Village Drug Mart
Pharmacy
Victoria Fire Station No. 2
Fire Station
Victoria Fire Station No. 1
Fire Station
James Bay Pharmasave
Pharmacy
Stillpoint Community Acupuncture
Clinic
Rexall
Pharmacy
Rise Health
Clinic
Cook Street Village Dental
Dentist
Rexall
Pharmacy
Mayfair Dental Centre
Dentist
Station 112
Ambulance Station
Air Quality
Median Air Quality
See more Chinatown health & safety data

Neighborhoods with high health & safety scores:

1. Glentana (A+)

2. Burnside Gorge (A+)

3. Chinatown (A+)

4. Douglas Corridor (A+)

5. Downtown Victoria (A+)

housing D+

Chinatown home prices are n/a - which is 100% lower than British Columbia
Home Price
n/a D-
Home Appreciation Rate
N/A F
Home Affordability
N/A F
See more Chinatown housing data

Neighborhoods with high housing scores:

1. Shawnigan Lake (A+)

2. Cobble Hill (A+)

3. Mill Bay (A)

4. Willis Point (A)

5. Malahat (A-)

schools A

The Chinatown graduation rate is 91% - which is 6% higher than British Columbia
School Test Scores
N/A
High School Grad. Rates
91% A-
Elementary Schools (0) F
Christ Church Cathedral School
George Jay Elementary
South Park Family School
Regent Christian Online Academy
Selkirk Montessori School
Central Middle School
James Bay Community
Victoria West Elementary
Oak & Orca School (DL)
Oak and Orca Bioregional School
Ecole Quadra Elementary
Sir James Douglas Elementary
Victor School
Victoria School for Ideal Education
Oaklands Elementary
Victor-Brodeur
Cloverdale Traditional Elementary
Beausoleil
Glenlyon Norfolk School
Ecole Macaulay Elementary
Margaret Jenkins Elementary
Tillicum Community School
St Patrick's School
Rockheights Middle School
Lansdowne Middle School
High Schools (0) B-
Pacific School of Innovation and Inquiry
Victoria High
Regent Christian Online Academy
SJ Burnside Continuing Education
SJ Burnside Education Centre
The Link
Victor School
Victoria School for Ideal Education
Esquimalt High
Victor-Brodeur
Glenlyon Norfolk School
Artemis Place Secondary
Oak Bay Secondary
St Michaels University School - Senior
Reynolds Secondary
St Andrew's Regional High
Spectrum Community
Pacific Christian School
St Margaret's
Mount Douglas Secondary
Maria Montessori Academy
Lambrick Park Secondary
Discovery School
See more Chinatown education data

Neighborhoods with high education scores:

1. Harris Green (A+)

2. Songhees (A+)

3. Inner Harbour District (A+)

4. Jubilee (A+)

5. Gonzales (A+)

ratings N/A

Chinatown has an overall rating of n/a% from 0 reviews.
User Reviews (0)
From AreaVibes
User Surveys (0)
From AreaVibes
See more Chinatown user rating data

Neighborhoods with high user rating scores:

1. Willis Point (A+)

2. French Beach (A+)

3. Victoria West (A+)

4. Burnside Gorge (A+)

5. Mayfair (A+)

Amenities Commute Cost of Living Crime Employment Health & Safety Housing Schools User Ratings

Chinatown, Victoria, BC Area Guide

Follow
Photo of Victoria, BC
( 0 Ratings )

Living in Chinatown, Victoria, BC

Ranks better than 71% of areas Follow

Chinatown Area Facts

Chinatown Reviews

Write a review about Chinatown Tell people what you like or don't like about Chinatown…
Show All Reviews

How Do You Rate The Livability In Chinatown?

1. Select a livability score between 1-100
0
Awful25
Poor50
Average75
Good100
Great
2. Select any tags that apply to this area
View results

Compare Victoria, BC Livability

      vs

      A+ Amenities

      Are there many local amenities in Chinatown? Yes, there are lots of amenities close to this location.

      Parks

      Pandora Green
      Triangle Green
      Bridgehead Green
      Unknown Name
      Reeson Park
      Fort Victoria
      Fisgard Green
      Songhees Point Park

      Entertainment

      McPherson Playhouse
      Fan Tan Alley
      Intrepid Theatre Studio
      Cineplex Odeon Victoria Cinemas
      SpringTide Whale Tours & Charters
      Save-On-Foods Memorial Centre
      Capitol 6 Theatres
      Alix Goolden Performance Hall

      Food & Drink

      Shadow Mountain
      Whistle Buoy Brewing Company
      Swans Liquor Store
      Drake Eatery
      Swans
      Freshslice Pizza
      Burger King
      Subway

      F Commute

      Is public transit available in Chinatown? Of all people who commute, 9.2% take public transportation in Chinatown.
      Drive to Work
      16%

      22% lower than the CDN average

      Take Public Transit
      9%

      2% higher than the CDN average

      Walk to Work
      26%

      22% higher than the CDN average

      C Cost of Living

      What is the cost of living in Chinatown? The cost of living in Chinatown is 94/100 - which is 24% lower than British Columbia.
      Chinatown
      94

      6% less expensive than average

      Victoria
      101

      1% more expensive than average

      Canada
      100

      National cost of living index

      F Crime

      What is the crime rate in Chinatown? Chinatown crime rates are 11,700, which are 94% higher than British Columbia
      Total Crime
      11,700 per 100k people

      177% higher than the CDN average

      Chance of being a victim
      1 in 9

      177% higher than the CDN average

      Year-over-year crime
      0%

      Year over year crime is n/a

      C- Employment

      What is the median income in Chinatown? The median income in Chinatown is $54,337 which is 37% lower than British Columbia.
      Median household income
      $54,33734% lower than the CDN average
      In labour force
      70%9% higher than the CDN average
      Unemployment rate
      3%

      48% lower than the CDN average

      F Health & Safety

      Is Chinatown a healthy and safe place to live? No, there are not many hospitals, police and fire stations,

      Hospitals

      Emergency
      Royal Jubilee Hospital

      Pharmacies

      Shoppers Drug Mart
      I.D.A.
      I.D.A.
      Heart Pharmacy IDA
      Rexall
      Save-On-Foods
      Rexall
      Victoria Compounding Pharmacy

      Doctors

      Victoria Chinatown Care Centre

      D+ Housing

      What are Chinatown home prices? Chinatown home prices are n/a - which is 100% lower than British Columbia
      Median home value
      n/a100% lower than the CDN average
      Median rent price
      n/a100% lower than the CDN average
      Home Ownership
      25%

      63% lower than the CDN average

      A Chinatown Schools

      Does Chinatown have good schools? The Chinatown graduation rate is 91% - which is 6% higher than British Columbia
      High school grad. rates
      91%

      9% higher than the CDN average

      Bachelor's degree
      35%

      40% higher than the CDN average

      School test scores
      0%

      100% lower than the CDN average

      N/A User Ratings

      Is Chinatown a good place to live? Chinatown has an overall rating of n/a% from 0 reviews.
      Overall user rating
      n/a%

      0 total ratings

      User reviews rating
      n/a%

      0 total reviews

      User surveys rating
      n/a%

      0 total surveys

      Victoria neighborhoods


      Best Neighborhoods in Victoria for Singles
      Best Neighborhoods in Victoria for Families
      Safest Neighborhoods in Victoria
      Most Dangerous Neighborhoods in Victoria
      Most Affordable Neighborhoods in Victoria
      Most Expensive Neighborhoods in Victoria
      General
      For Professionals
      Follow Us
      AV on Twitter AV on Facebook
      © AreaVibes Inc. 2010-2024