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Vancouver Property Tax Report

Property assessments, tax levies, zoning, and building details for building parcel-level housing and redevelopment analysis tools.

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At a Glance

Difficulty
Beginner — comfortable for a first prototype
Size
Medium · 0.2–2 GB
Formats
CSV, JSON
Access
Download and API
API Key
Not Required
Provider
City of Vancouver
Updates
Weekly
Last Verified
Sep 3, 2026
Source Type
Government Source
Data Terms
Open Government Licence - Vancouver
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From Source to Product Signal

Test a Product Idea in Four Steps

Start with one assessment year and a small API page of parcels. Historical files omit some zoning and previous-value fields, and assessment values are not the same as taxable values.

1

Check the Setup

  • Python 3.10 or newer
  • A notebook environment such as Jupyter or Google Colab
  • An internet connection
2

Access the Data

  1. 1.Open the official dataset page and review the notes for the selected assessment year.
  2. 2.Query a bounded page through the OpenDataSoft API.
  3. 3.Keep the report year, parcel identifier, values, levy, and zoning fields.
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3

Run the Python Example

Install the packages, then run the notebook cell.

python -m pip install pandas requests

import pandas as pd
import requests

url = "https://opendata.vancouver.ca/api/explore/v2.1/catalog/datasets/property-tax-report/records"
response = requests.get(url, params={"limit": 100}, timeout=30)
response.raise_for_status()
properties = pd.json_normalize(response.json()["results"])
columns = [
    "pid",
    "tax_assessment_year",
    "current_land_value",
    "current_improvement_value",
    "tax_levy",
    "zoning_district",
]
print(properties[columns].head())
4

Test a Useful Signal

Compare Land and Improvement Values

Test whether one assessment year can support a parcel-level redevelopment signal.

  1. 01Filter the sample to records with parcel identifiers and both current value fields.
  2. 02Calculate land value as a share of total assessed value.
  3. 03Explain why assessment timing, missing historical fields, and taxable-value rules limit comparisons.

Related Datasets

Dataset Details

City of Vancouver is a government source. Last verified 2026-09-03. Temporal coverage: 2006-present across linked annual datasets.

Formats

CSVJSON

Provider

City of Vancouver

Data Terms

Open Government Licence - Vancouver

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