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Homes in Vancouver
Vancouver's 85,421 homes are a mix: 51% detached houses, 39% apartments or units in buildings of two or more homes and 8% townhouses and other attached houses.
The 1980s and 1990s built 33% of today's homes, more than any other period we count. 40% are older than that and 27% newer. The median home dates from 1988. 51% of homes are lived in by their owners.
In nearby Portland, 7 miles away, 63% of homes were built before 1980, so Vancouver's windows are on the whole newer. Nationally, Vancouver's homes are newer than those in 63% of the 881 US cities we have census figures for.
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2020–2024. Estimates carry margins of error.
Apartments and condos
39% of homes are in buildings of two or more units. Balcony and patio doors suit bypass or bifold panels rather than hinged ones, which need floor space to swing. Check what your HOA or building allows to show from outside before you order: most rules are about the colour seen through the glass.
Vancouver weather and your shutters
At Vancouver Pearson AP, WA (3 mi away), August averages a high of 81.6°F and January a low of 34.4°F. No month averages a high above 85°F or a low below freezing.
About 15 days a year reach 90°F, 45 nights fall to freezing and 44.3 inches of precipitation falls, most of it around December and least in July.
Daylight runs from 15 h 42 min on the longest day to 8 h 41 min on the shortest, and the midday sun stands 68° above the horizon in June and 21° in December.
Source: NOAA U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020, Vancouver Pearson AP, WA (temperature) and Vancouver 1.9 NE, WA (precipitation, 2 mi away). Daylight and sun height: calculated from the city’s latitude.
Monthly figures
| Month | Average high | Average low | Precipitation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 47°F | 34.4°F | 6.4 in |
| Feb | 51°F | 35.1°F | 4.3 in |
| Mar | 56.1°F | 38.4°F | 4.6 in |
| Apr | 61.2°F | 42.2°F | 3.4 in |
| May | 68.3°F | 48.2°F | 3.1 in |
| Jun | 73.5°F | 53°F | 2.1 in |
| Jul | 80.9°F | 57.1°F | 0.6 in |
| Aug | 81.6°F | 57.2°F | 0.6 in |
| Sep | 75.8°F | 52°F | 1.6 in |
| Oct | 63.7°F | 44.8°F | 4 in |
| Nov | 53°F | 39.4°F | 6.4 in |
| Dec | 46.5°F | 35°F | 7.2 in |
Dry summers, wet winters
Barely any of the year's precipitation falls in June, July and August; most comes in the cool months. Wood takes on moisture in the wet season and gives it back in the dry one, so expect the panels to feel slightly tighter in winter than in summer. Fit them in the season you're in, and leave the hinge screws a quarter turn from tight until they've been through both.
Fitting them in Vancouver
Shutter Boys shutters are made for you to fit yourself: an inside or outside mount takes a drill, a level and our step-by-step guide. If you'd rather hire someone, a finish carpenter or blinds installer can fit them; ask on your quote and we'll tell you if we know one near you. You arrange and pay the installer directly.
More about shutters in Vancouver
Each page takes one question further (fitting your windows, room by room, sizes and colours, louvers, or how shutters compare with other choices), using Vancouver’s own figures.
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