The 10 Safest Vancouver, WA Neighborhoods For 2026

The safest Vancouver neighborhoods are Wildwood and Riveridge for 2026 based on Saturday Night Science.

Every city has safe neighborhoods and dangerous neighborhoods. We believe you should know which neighborhoods in Vancouver are the safest before you move.

Every year, more than 30 million Americans move. Sometimes, it’s for a job, other times it’s to escape the big city. But no matter where you move, you want a neighborhood that’s family friendly, clean, and most importantly, safe.

We’ve analyzed the FBI crime report’s data on violent and property crimes for every single neighborhood in Vancouver. Then, we calculated your chances of being the victim of a crime in each one.

What Vancouver neighborhoods can you leave your doors unlocked at night? Here’s the list.

1

No. 1 safest neighborhood in Vancouver

Wildwood, WA

760 people
Located in Clark County, Washington
2

No. 2 safest neighborhood in Vancouver

Riveridge, WA

1,758 people
Located in Clark County, Washington
3

No. 3 safest neighborhood in Vancouver

Riverview, WA

365 people
Located in Clark County, Washington
6

No. 6 safest neighborhood in Vancouver

Dubois Park, WA

406 people
Located in Clark County, Washington
7

No. 7 safest neighborhood in Vancouver

Image, WA

4,481 people
Located in Clark County, Washington
9

No. 9 safest neighborhood in Vancouver

Northwest, WA

3,499 people
Located in Clark County, Washington
9

No. 9 safest neighborhood in Vancouver

Forest Ridge, WA

1,236 people
Located in Clark County, Washington

The receipts

Compare the top ten

Pick a metric. The bars rescale. The red line is Washington’s statewide median.

City Violent crime /100k vs WA
1 Wildwood 224
2 Riveridge 194
3 Riverview 350
6 Dubois Park 420
7 Image 314
9 Northwest 207
9 Forest Ridge 241
City Property crime /100k vs WA
1 Wildwood 970
2 Riveridge 1,258
3 Riverview 1,010
4 Father Blanchet Park 1,669
6 Dubois Park 908
7 Image 2,303
8 Old Evergreen Highway 2,778
9 Northwest 2,738
9 Forest Ridge 2,684

Saturday Night Science

Methodology: How we determined the safest Vancouver hoods in 2026

You can ask people which neighborhoods are the safest, or you can look at the unbiased raw data. We choose data.

Instead of relying on speculation and opinion, we used Saturday Night Science to analyze the numbers from the FBI’s most recent crime report for every neighborhood in Vancouver.

To be more specific, we analyzed the FBI’s Uniform Crime Report. We then ran an analysis to calculate each neighborhood’s property and violent crimes per capita. We used the following criteria:

  • Total Crimes Per Capita
  • Violent Crimes Per Capita
  • Property Crimes Per Capita

We then ranked each neighborhood with scores from 1 to 60 in each category, where 1 was the safest.

Next, we averaged the rankings for each neighborhood to create a safe neighborhood index.

Finally, we crowned the neighborhood with the lowest safest neighborhood index the “Safest City Neighborhood In Vancouver.” We’re lookin’ at you, Wildwood.

We updated this article for 2026. Skip to the end to see the list of all the neighborhoods in the city, from safest to most dangerous.

The full plate

Detailed list of the safest neighborhoods to live in Vancouver for 2026

Click any column to sort. Search by neighborhood name.

RankNeighborhoodCrime Per 100K
1Wildwood
2Riveridge
3Riverview
4Father Blanchet Park
5Village At Fishers Landing
6Dubois Park
7Image
8Old Evergreen Highway
9Northwest
9Forest Ridge
11Parkside
12Oakbrook
13Evergreen Highlands
14Fishers Landing East
15Parkway East
16Fairway 164th
16First Place
18Ellsworth Springs
19Northwood
20Arnada
21North Image
22Bella Vista
23Hearthwood
24North Hearthwood
25Cascade Highlands
26West Minnehaha
27South Cliff
28Mountain View
29Burnt Bridge Creek
30Landover Sharmel
30Fishers Creek
32Cimarron
33Burton Evergreen
34Hudsons Bay
35Lincoln
35Fourth Plain Village
37Edgewood Park
38Esther Short
39Kevanna Park
39Northcrest
41Burton Ridge
42Carter Park
43Vancouver Heights
44Airport Green
45Hough
46Van Mall
47Countryside Woods
48Bennington
49Hamey Heights
50Marrion
51Bagley Downs
52Fruit Valley
53Ogden
53Rose Village
55Meadow Homes
56Columbia Way
57Fircrest
58Central Park
59North Garrison Heights
60Shumway

Source: FBI UCR. All 60 Vancouver neighborhoods.

Summary

Summary: The safest places in Vancouver

Looking at the data, you can tell that Wildwood is as safe as they come, according to science and data.

The safest neighborhoods in Vancouver are Wildwood, Riveridge, Riverview, Father Blanchet Park, Village At Fishers Landing, Dubois Park, Image, Old Evergreen Highway, Northwest, and Forest Ridge.

But as most Washington residents would agree, almost every place here has its safe and not safe parts. So make sure you’re informed ahead of time.

We ranked the neighborhoods from safest to most dangerous in the chart below. Not sold on Washington? Take the two-minute Find Your Place quiz and see which state actually fits you.

Questions and answers

Safest Neighborhoods In Vancouver FAQs

What is the safest neighborhood in Vancouver?

Wildwood is the safest neighborhood in Vancouver for 2026, based on FBI crime data. Riveridge and Riverview are next.

What are the safest neighborhoods in Vancouver?

The safest neighborhoods in Vancouver are Wildwood, Riveridge, Riverview, Father Blanchet Park, Village At Fishers Landing, Dubois Park, Image, Old Evergreen Highway, Northwest, and Forest Ridge. We ranked all 60 neighborhoods in the city.

How do you measure neighborhood safety?

Neighborhoods are ranked on violent and property crimes per capita, using FBI crime data mapped to each neighborhood. The lowest combined crime rate wins.

Which neighborhood ranked last for safety?

Shumway posts the highest crime rate of the 60 Vancouver neighborhoods we scored. Our separate worst neighborhoods in Vancouver ranking digs into that end of the list.

Does a low crime rate guarantee safety?

No. Crime rates are averages across a whole neighborhood, and conditions change block by block and hour by hour. The numbers tell you where the odds are best, not that anywhere is risk-free.

Chris Kolmar
About the author

Chris Kolmar has been in the real estate business for almost ten years now. He originally worked for Movoto Real Estate as the director of marketing before founding HomeSnacks.

He believes the key to finding the right place to live comes down to looking at the data, reading about things to do, and, most importantly, checking it out yourself before you move.

If you've been looking for a place to live in the past several years, you've probably stumbled upon his writing already.

You can find out more about him on LinkedIn or his website.

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