Dollarton Homes for Sale and Neighbourhood Guide

Dollarton at a glance

What to know before you look

Municipality

District

of North Vancouver

All 56 Dollarton homes sold over the last three years were in the District.

Typical house

$2,075,000

Median sale, last 12 months

Across 19 detached sales.

Cates Park

22.3 ha

Whey-ah-Wichen

Beach, pier, boat launch and trails on Burrard Inlet.

Schools

Sherwood Park

to Seycove Secondary

For every Dollarton home sold over the last three years.

History: Wikipedia: Dollarton. Parks: District of North Vancouver data. Sales: Greater Vancouver Realtors MLS® data.

Dollarton by the numbers

What Dollarton homes actually sold for

Every Dollarton sale on the MLS® from November 9, 2025 to November 9, 2026, closed or firm and waiting to complete. That's 19 homes. The figures are medians, the middle sale, so one big outlier can't skew them.

Detached house

$2,075,000

Median sale price, 19 sales

Median 49 days on the market. Sold for a median 96.0% of asking, and 1 of the 19 went at or over asking.

The longer view: from November 9, 2023 to November 9, 2026, 56 detached houses sold here, at a median of $2,294,000. Prices moved over those three years, so treat this as context, not today's value.

Source: Greater Vancouver Realtors MLS® data, Dollarton sub-area (North Vancouver), closed and pending sales recorded November 9, 2025 to November 9, 2026, pulled November 9, 2026. Days on market and asking prices as reported on each listing. Not every home sells for the median.

What your budget buys

What your budget buys in Dollarton

Every Dollarton sale on the MLS® from November 9, 2025 to November 9, 2026, grouped by sale price, so you can see what each budget actually bought here.

Sale price	Sales	What sold
$900K to $1.2M	1	2-bedroom detached house, around 890 sq ft
$1.2M to $1.6M	3	4-bedroom detached houses, around 2,260 sq ft
$1.6M to $2.2M	7	4-bedroom detached houses, around 2,920 sq ft
$2.2M to $3M	6	4-bedroom detached houses, around 3,040 sq ft
$3M to $5M	1	4-bedroom detached house, around 3,420 sq ft
$5M and up	1	6-bedroom detached house, around 2,840 sq ft

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Source: Greater Vancouver Realtors MLS® data, Dollarton sub-area, closed and pending sales recorded November 9, 2025 to November 9, 2026, pulled November 10, 2026. Sizes are finished floor area as listed.

Living here

What daily life in Dollarton looks like

Homes

Detached houses, with a median build year of 1968 among the 56 that sold over the last three years, including some on or near the water.

History

Robert Dollar founded a sawmill and workers' village here in 1916; the mill closed in 1942, and the Dollarton Highway was finished in 1931. Writer Malcolm Lowry lived in shacks on the shore here in the 1940s.

Parks and outdoors

Cates Park, or Whey-ah-Wichen, covers 22.3 hectares with playgrounds, tennis courts, a boat launch, a picnic shelter, washrooms and swimming. Roche Point Park has a soccer field.

Getting around

The Dollarton Highway leads west to Highway 1 and the Ironworkers Memorial Bridge, the slow part at rush hour. Parkgate Village and Deep Cove are each a short drive away.

Schools

Which schools serve Dollarton?

Schools and programs

Every Dollarton home sold over the last three years sits in the Sherwood Park Elementary catchment, which feeds Seycove Secondary.

For French immersion, Sherwood Park and Dorothy Lynas offer it at elementary, and secondary students attend Argyle or Windsor.

These catchments come from the District of North Vancouver's school catchment map, matched to the homes sold here in the last three years. Catchment lines can split a street, so confirm any address with the SD44 school locator.

Straight talk

The honest pros and cons

Why people choose it

Cates Park and the Burrard Inlet shoreline close by
Houses on bigger lots than closer in
One school family for every address
Parkgate and Deep Cove a short drive away

What to weigh

A long drive to the bridges at rush hour
No SkyTrain or RapidBus
Houses only: no condos in this sub-area
Older houses that may need updating

Proof, not promises

Josh nearby

Josh hasn't sold in Dollarton yet, but next-door Roche Point is his busiest corner of North Van:

828 Nicolum Court, Dollarton, North Vancouver

Listed & sold

Sold $1,478,000

828 Nicolum Court

Roche Point · House · 2026

3597 Malsum Drive #30, Dollarton, North Vancouver

Buyer side

Sold $1,376,500

3597 Malsum Drive #30

Roche Point · Townhome · 2026

★★★★★

“He sold my house off market with one day of showing it to a select group of realtors and I still ended up with multiple offers.”

Bill van Rikxoort

North Vancouver seller, Google review

★★★★★

“He helped us every step of the way from looking for a place that suits us, facilitating the entire process, introducing us to people we needed.”

Jennily Viljoen

North Vancouver townhouse buyer, Google review

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Good questions

Dollarton questions, answered

Is Dollarton in the City or the District of North Vancouver?

The District. All 56 Dollarton homes sold over the last three years were in the District of North Vancouver.

What does a house cost in Dollarton?

Over the 12 months to November 9, 2026, the median detached sale was $2,075,000 across 19 sales.

Which schools serve Dollarton?

Sherwood Park Elementary and Seycove Secondary. Sherwood Park also offers French immersion. Confirm any address with the SD44 school locator.

Why is it called Dollarton?

It's named after Robert Dollar, the San Francisco businessman who founded a sawmill and workers' village here in 1916.

What can I buy in Dollarton for under $2,200,000?

In the 12 months to November 9, 2026, 11 of the 19 homes sold here went for under $2,200,000: 4-bedroom detached houses, around 2,340 sq ft. The lowest sale was $1,100,000, a 2-bedroom detached house.

Do homes in Dollarton sell over asking?

Some do, but most don't. In the 12 months to November 9, 2026, homes here sold for a median 96.0% of their asking price, and 1 of 19 sold at or over asking. The median home took 49 days to sell. Pricing and condition decide which group a home lands in.

Can I find a home with a yard in Dollarton?

Yes. In the 12 months to November 9, 2026, 19 detached houses at a median of $2,075,000 sold here, and those usually come with private outdoor space. Lot size and yard layout vary a lot, so check each listing.

Can I buy a newer home in Dollarton?

In the 12 months to November 9, 2026, 1 of the 19 homes sold here were built in 2016 or later: 4-bedroom detached house, around 3,420 sq ft. The median build year across all sales was 1967.

Nearby

Neighbourhoods next to Dollarton

Roche Point Deep Cove Windsor Park Seymour Indian River All of North Vancouver

Your next move

Thinking about a move in Dollarton?

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Sources: Greater Vancouver Realtors MLS® data for the Dollarton sub-area, November 9, 2025 to November 9, 2026; Wikipedia: Dollarton; District of North Vancouver GEOweb: Parks (Open Government Licence - North Vancouver); District of North Vancouver GEOweb: Municipal Boundary; District of North Vancouver GEOweb: School Catchment Areas (Open Government Licence - North Vancouver). Last updated November 9, 2026.