BrentwoodBurnaby

Population 22,170: a neighbourhood in Burnaby. Burnaby is split into 18 neighbourhoods, and this is one.

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Population

22,170

people, Census 2021

Median age

35.6

years · British Columbia’s towns: 48

Postsecondary

71%

of residents 15 and over hold a postsecondary certificate, diploma or degree · Canadian towns: 56%

Walk, cycle, transit

24%

walk, cycle or take transit to work · Canadian towns: 8%

TownGrade

B⁺

#844 of 2,556

Is Brentwood a good place to live?

The everyday basics are strong; the price of a home is the catch. Health is a strength (A). Brentwood grades B+ overall and ranks #31 of 250 in British Columbia. That leaves it better than nearly two thirds of Canadian towns. Prices are high against local incomes (D−). Its other grades sit near the middle: C+ for safety, B− for jobs & income and B for hazard risk.

Rents here are the metro area's average, shared by every town and neighbourhood in it. Safety less sure: this is the whole city's figure, because the city doesn't publish open neighbourhood crime rates. Health is graded on the health region's survey figures and life expectancy, with the distance to hospital giving the town its own spread.

StrongestA⁺Walkability AHealth ASchoolsWeakestD⁻Cost of living

What makes Brentwood stand out

The 3 things Brentwood does most differently from other towns.

Picked automatically from the data

Home value ÷ household income

Housing

9.3 times household income

Against 4.7 for the median of Canadian towns

Median owner’s estimate $790,000, Census 2021; income for 2020.

Walkability

Better than 99%

of Canadian towns on walkability

Its walkability grade: A+.

Cost of living

Behind 99%

of Canadian towns on cost of living

Its cost of living grade: D−.

How Brentwood grades

Each subject compares Brentwood with Canadian towns of 2,500 or more, ordered by how far it is from the middle. Towns in other countries are graded separately.

How grading works

WalkabilityAmong the easiest places to get around without a carA⁺Open →Cost of livingIn the bottom fifth of the towns comparedD⁻Open →HealthGraded on how healthy residents areAOpen →SchoolsSchools rank among the strongest comparedAOpen →Hazard riskGraded on two hazards, earthquakes and radon, with nearby wildfire counted only against itBOpen →SafetyClose to the middle of the towns comparedC⁺Open →Jobs & incomeBased on what households earn, poverty and workB⁻Open →

How TownRatings grades Canadian towns →

Nearby attractions

Playland and 19 more in and around Brentwood

Museums, historic sites, parks, gardens and days out in and near Brentwood, the best known first.

All attractions →

Theme parkPlayland1.3 km outside town, to the northwest

AttractionWooden Roller Coaster1.1 km outside town, to the northwest

Theme parkBurnaby Village Museum2.8 km outside town, to the south

GardenCentral Park3.9 km outside town, to the southwest

Art galleryBurnaby Art Gallery2.5 km outside town, to the south

GardenPark and Tilford Gardens3.9 km outside town, to the north

Places: © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL) · Wikidata · ODCAF · federal and Québec heritage registers · CPCAD

Photos: each place’s Wikidata image, from Wikimedia Commons under the licence below (our copy, resized).

Photo credits (6)

Playland: ThePointblank, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
Wooden Roller Coaster: Ruth Hartnup, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
Burnaby Village Museum: Xiao23, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
Central Park: Jeff Hitchcock from Seattle, WA, USA, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
Burnaby Art Gallery: Xiao23, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
Park and Tilford Gardens: Shaundd, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons

The data

Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Brentwood.

HousingCost of living D⁻

Rent takes more of local pay in Brentwood than in British Columbia’s towns or Canadian towns: 33% of household income

Owners make up 63% of households, lower than both British Columbia’s towns (76%) and Canadian towns (74%). 36% of households spent 30% or more of their income on shelter, above both British Columbia’s towns (21%) and Canadian towns (18%).

$790,000median home value, 2021D⁻Cost of living Grade

What homes were worth · The median owner’s estimate at the 2021 census

Brentwood$790,000

British Columbia$720,000

Canadian towns$406,000

Census 2021	Brentwood	British Columbia	Canada
Households spending 30%+ on shelter	36%	21%	18%
Rent as a share of income	33%	24%	20%
Households owning their home	63%	76%	74%

$2,364

monthly rent for a two-bedroom

Full pageBrentwood’s cost of living pageOpen the full Cost of living page

Renting$2,364 a month · A two-bedroom apartment, CMHC’s survey Cost of living9.3 times household income · The median owner’s estimate, $790,000, against the median household income Owners and renters63% own their home

Statistics Canada, Census 2021; CMHC Rental Market Survey via Statistics Canada · The 2021 census asked owners what their home was worth; those values, and 2020 incomes, are what this compares. · Not measured by town: rent as a share of income and monthly rent for a two-bedroom (the Vancouver metro area)

HealthHealth A

Health in Brentwood beats 90% of Canadian towns

Source area for health survey and life expectancy: the Fraser North Health Service Delivery Area

About as many adults call their health very good or excellent here as across British Columbia, 48% against 50%. Statistics Canada puts life expectancy at 84.4, higher than both British Columbia’s towns (81.0) and Canadian towns (81.5). For Brentwood itself the measure is access, and it scores well: 2.0 km to the nearest hospital, where 3.7 km is typical.

48%very good or excellent healthAHealth Grade

Very good or excellent health · adults, age-standardised

Brentwood48%

British Columbia’s towns50%

Canadian towns52%

Health	Brentwood	British Columbia	Canada
Life expectancy at birth	84.4	81.0	81.5
Smokers	7.5%	9%	12%
Very good or excellent health	48%	50%	52%
Chronic conditions (average share)	15%	15%	17%

84.4

years of life expectancy, 2022/2024

2.0 km

from homes to a hospital, on average

7.5%

of adults smoke, age-standardised

0.4 km

from homes to a pharmacy, on average

Full pageBrentwood’s health pageOpen the full Health page

Health survey48% very good or excellent health · adults, age-standardised Getting care2.0 km to a hospital · A pharmacy 0.4 km away on average The wider areaLife expectancy: women 86.6, men 82.1 Conditions and habits15% with chronic conditions · adults, age-standardised

Statistics Canada, Canadian Community Health Survey 2023/2024 and life expectancy 2022/2024; Open Database of Healthcare Facilities

SchoolsSchools A

Brentwood’s schools come under 3 different boards

One of the 57 teaches in French, against 2% of schools in British Columbia. Results are mixed: 25 of 46 schools above the middle in British Columbia, 5 below it. Its 3 km reach takes in 44 elementary schools, 8 secondary schools and 5 alternative or adult schools, all of Brentwood’s schooling.

57schools within 3 kmASchools Grade

School	Level	Students	System
Brentwood Park Elementary Second fifth in British ColumbiaIn BrentwoodElementary	Elementary	–	English public
Alpha Secondary Middle fifth in British ColumbiaNearest secondary school, 0 kmSecondary	Secondary	–	English public
Norval-Morrisseau FrenchTeaches in FrenchElementary	Elementary	–	French public
Holy Cross Elementary School IndependentResults in the top fifth in British ColumbiaElementary	Elementary	–	Independent

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Schools by system · Schools within 3 km

English public43

Independent13

French public1

Schools within 3 km	Brentwood	British Columbia	Canada
School boards	3	2	3

1.1 km

to the nearest secondary school

Full pageBrentwood’s schools pageOpen the full Schools page

The boards3 school boards · SD 41 Burnaby Every school57 schools within 3 km · 44 elementary schools, 8 secondary schools and 5 alternative or adult schools Results25 of 46 in the top two fifths · of the schools with results, placed against every school in British Columbia Language1 of 57 teach in French · 2% of schools in British Columbia Questions“What schools are there in Brentwood?”

Provincial school lists and results, 2025/26

Climate

Winters are mild in Brentwood: January nights hold at 3.3°C, above British Columbia’s towns and Canadian towns

Brentwood sees July afternoons of 23.0°C on average. There are 17 days of frost in a typical year, lower than both British Columbia’s towns (60) and Canadian towns (159). Also worth knowing: most of the snow comes in December, about 14 cm. For the wettest month, look to November: 245 mm on average.

23.0°CJuly afternoons

Average high by season · ECCC normals, 1991–2020

Winter7.6°C

Spring14.1°C

Summer22.1°C

Autumn14.3°C

Normals, 1991–2020	Brentwood	British Columbia	Canada
Days with frost a year	17	60	159
January night low	3.3°C	0.5°C	−13.5°C
Precipitation a year	1,537 mm	1,152 mm	883 mm
Snowfall a year	37 cm	51 cm	141 cm

37 cm

of snow a year

days with frost a year

142

days with precipitation a year

Full pageBrentwood’s climate pageOpen the full Climate page

The yearJuly highs 23.0°C, January lows 3.3°C Rain and snow1,537 mm a year · Canadian towns: 883 mm Snow37 cm of snow a year Weather station9.6 km to the station · Vancouver (Harbour)

Environment and Climate Change Canada, Canadian Climate Normals 1991–2020 (Vancouver (Harbour))

Natural hazardsHazard risk B

Earthquakes are Brentwood’s biggest hazard: $0.36 of damage a year per $1,000 of buildings, 12 times the norm

The radon tests numbers here cover the Fraser North health region

Wildfire is rare near Brentwood: 0.2% of the land within 25 km has burned since 1986, a burn rate of 0.004% a year. No flood study for Brentwood is on the national inventory. Figures for earthquake risk are published for the city of Burnaby as a whole, not for Brentwood alone.

Lowwildfire bandBHazard risk Grade

Radon tests above the guideline · share of tested homes, 200 Bq/m³

Brentwood0%

British Columbia’s towns1.8%

Canadian towns6.6%

Hazards	Brentwood	British Columbia	Canada
Earthquake loss per $1,000 of buildings a year	$0.36	$0.36	$0.030
Radon tests above the guideline	0%	1.8%	6.6%

$0.36

expected earthquake loss a year per $1,000 of buildings

Low

wildfire band

12 km

to the nearest land burned since 1986

Full pageBrentwood’s flood & hazards pageOpen the full Flood & hazards page

Earthquakes$0.36 a year per $1,000 · Canadian towns: $0.030 WildfireLow wildfire band · 0.2% of the land within 25 km burned since 1986 FloodNo flood study on record Radon0% of tests above the guideline Be readyAlerts, FireSmart and radon tests

NRCan seismic risk model and burned areas, Health Canada radon survey, the Flood Hazard Map Inventory

SafetySafety C⁺

Brentwood’s grade for safety: a C+

Measured across the Burnaby service area: Crime Severity Index, Violent Crime Severity Index, violent crime and property crime per 1,000

For violence alone, its police area’s index was 65, lower than both British Columbia’s towns (76) and Canadian towns (86). Violence across its police area runs at 10.9 per 1,000 residents a year. Its police area records 35.9 property incidents per 1,000 residents a year.

70Crime Severity Index

Year by year · Crime Severity Index for each year

202374

202469

202569

2023–2025	Brentwood	British Columbia	Canada
Violent Crime Severity Index	65	76	86
Property crime per 1,000	35.9	31	31.2

non-violent Crime Severity Index

15%

of incidents cleared, 2023–25

Full pageBrentwood’s safety reportOpen the full Safety report

Safety70 Crime Severity Index · The index weighs each crime Brentwood’s police recorded by how serious it is.Questions“Is Brentwood safe?”

Statistics Canada, Uniform Crime Reporting Survey, 2023–2025 average

Who lives here

More of Brentwood belongs to a visible minority than British Columbia’s towns or Canadian towns: 67%

People 65 and over make up 13% of the town, below both British Columbia’s towns (21%) and Canadian towns (19%). Children are just over a tenth of the town.

35.6median age

BrentwoodBritish ColumbiaCanada

British ColumbiaCanada

Ages · Share of residents in each age group, Census 2021

11%

Schooling · Highest qualification, residents 15 and over

No certificate, diploma or degree8%

Postsecondary qualification71%

Women and men · all residents

50.7% of Brentwood’s residents are women

In 2021 there were 11,230 women to 10,940 men; Canada as a whole is 50.9% women.

Who lives in Brentwood
	Brentwood	British Columbia	Canada
Under 15	11%	14%	16%
15 to 64	77%	64%	64%
65+	13%	21%	19%
No certificate, diploma or degree	7.9%	13%	16%
Postsecondary qualification	71%	56%	56%

Full pageBrentwood’s Who lives here pageOpen the full Who lives here page

Ages35.6 median age · 13% are 65 or over Households10,880 households English and French5% speak both · 0% speak French but not English

Statistics Canada, Census 2021; British Columbia and Canada: medians of towns of 2,500+

Weather

Brentwood in November: highs near 10°C, lows near 5°C

Rain and snow over a typical November come to 245 mm. November usually brings some 3 cm of snow. December follows at 7°C by day and 3°C by night. ECCC’s forecast for Vancouver is on the Weather page, hour by hour.

10°Ca normal November afternoon

Normal highs, the months ahead · ECCC normals, 1991–2020

November10°C

December7°C

January7°C

February8°C

Season	High	Low	Rain and snow
Winter	8°C	3°C	554 mm
Spring	14°C	7°C	353 mm
Summer	22°C	14°C	158 mm
Autumn	14°C	9°C	473 mm

5°C

a normal November night

245 mm

of rain and snow in a normal November

Full pageBrentwood’s weather pageOpen the full Weather page

Next 24 hoursTemperature and chance of rain, hour by hour The week aheadECCC’s days ahead, beside the normals The yearWarmest July, coldest December

ECCC normals, 1991–2020 (Vancouver (Harbour)); the forecast is on the Weather page

Town hall

Brentwood is split between 2 federal ridings, chiefly Burnaby Central and Burnaby North—Seymour

Local decisions for Brentwood are made by Burnaby’s council; neighbourhoods don’t have their own.

Full pageBrentwood’s town hall & politics pageOpen the full Town hall & politics page

Who runs itCity Member of ParliamentWade Chang

Wikidata, MAMH, MMAH, Statistics Canada

Library & civic lifeCivic life grade B

Brentwood has no public library of its own; the nearest is Tommy Douglas Branch, 1.7 km away

The library figures on this page are Burnaby’s: Burnaby Public Library serves all 299,682 people of the city, Brentwood among them.

Full pageBrentwood’s library & civic life pageOpen the full Library & civic life page

A year at the library5.1 visits per person served Places to belong1.2 charities per 1,000 residents

Provincial library statistics, OpenStreetMap, the CRA and Statistics Canada

Outdoors

A national route near Brentwood: the The Trans Canada Trail

Mount Seymour Park is the closest provincial park, at 4.7 km. Within 5 km are 29 beaches; Trout Lake Beach is the nearest. For a national park, Gulf Islands National Park Reserve is 47 km away. 12 protected areas lie within 10 km.

4%of the land within 10 km protected

Protected land · of the land within 10 km

Brentwood4%

British Columbia’s towns6.7%

Canadian towns2.3%

Outdoors	Brentwood	British Columbia	Canada
Protected land within 10 km	4%	6.7%	2.3%
Public protected areas within 10 km	12	14	4

47 km

to Gulf Islands National Park Reserve

4.7 km

to Mount Seymour Park

beaches within 5 km

public protected areas within 10 km

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Footpaths & routes2 named routes · The Trans Canada Trail Protected landof the land within 10 km Protected areas12 protected areas within 10 km · Say Nuth Khaw Yum Park [A.K.A. Indian Arm Park]National & provincial parks47 km to a national park · Gulf Islands National Park Reserve

Canadian Protected and Conserved Areas Database (CPCAD), OpenStreetMap routes and beaches

Work & commuteJobs & income B⁻

Fewer commuters in Brentwood drive than in British Columbia’s towns or across Canadian towns: 75%

The average trip to work took 30 min, higher than both British Columbia’s towns (26 min) and Canadian towns (26 min).

24%walk, cycle or take transit

How working residents got to work · census 2021

Car or van75%

Public transit18%

Walk6%

Bicycle1%

Census 2021	Brentwood	British Columbia	Canada
Car or van	75%	87%	89%
Average trip	30 min	26 min	26 min

$85,200

median household income, 2020

37%

worked from home, May 2021

35%

of commuters work inside the municipality

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Getting to work24% walk, cycle or take transit Unemployment8.2% unemployed · Of the labour force · Canadian towns: 9.9%

Statistics Canada, Census 2021 (labour and commuting) · The 2021 census was taken in May 2021, during COVID-19 restrictions: more people than usual worked from home or were off work.

Keep exploring

Everything we know about Brentwood

15pages on Brentwood

The big questions

SafetyC⁺Crime Severity Index 70 Housing & costD⁻Homes 9.3 × income Property pricesSchoolsA57 schools within 3 km HealthALife expectancy 84.4 in its region Work & commuteB⁻67% of adults in work Natural hazardsBWildfire band: low

Out and about

Outdoors4% of the land within 10 km protected AttractionsClimateJuly afternoons around 23°C WeatherECCC’s forecast, beside the normals

The story

Who lives hereMedian age 35.6 HistoryTown hallFamous people

Brentwood’s neighbours

The nearest places of 1,000 or more. Statistics Canada

HoldomHeightsBroadviewDeer LakeLochdaleMontecitoBrentwood

How the neighbours grade

Town	People	km	Overall	Cost	Safety	Health
Brentwood	22,170	—	B⁺	D⁻	C⁺	A
Holdom	7,976	1.2	B	D⁻	C⁺	A
Heights	22,141	1.8	B⁺	D⁻	C⁺	A
Broadview	8,008	2.2	B	D⁻	C⁺	A
Deer Lake	8,417	2.3	B	D⁻	C⁺	A
Lochdale	7,463	3	B	D⁻	C⁺	A
Montecito	10,734	3.2	B	D⁻	C⁺	A

People: Statistics Canada, Census 2021. Distances: centre to centre.

Questions about Brentwood

How old are the people of Brentwood?

Its median age is 35.6, where Canadian towns sit at 45.2.

About Brentwood

Neighbourhood in Burnaby

Brentwood is a neighbourhood of Burnaby, built by TownRatings from Statistics Canada’s smallest census areas and named from the city’s map or OpenStreetMap.

Statistics Canada: population estimates 2025 (17-10-0155), Census of Population 2021, 2021 census boundaries.

Population: 22,170 (people, 2021 estimate)
Province or territory: British Columbia
City: Burnaby
Census subdivision: 5915025

Sources: Statistics Canada, Census of Population 2021 · population estimates 2025 (17-10-0155) and 2021 census boundaries · Uniform Crime Reporting Survey 2023–25 (35-10-0026, 35-10-0183 to 35-10-0190) · CMHC rents as published by Statistics Canada (34-10-0133) · grades by TownRatings. Under the Statistics Canada Open Licence.

Adapted from Statistics Canada (Census of Population 2021, population estimates 2025, 2021 census boundaries) under the Statistics Canada Open Licence; this does not constitute an endorsement by Statistics Canada. Neighbourhood names in some cities © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL).