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Renting in Burnaby Mountain eats 33% of household income, more than in British Columbia’s towns and across Canadian towns

The rent as a share of income and monthly rent for a two-bedroom numbers here cover the Vancouver metro area

Shelter took 30% or more of income for 36% of households, higher than both British Columbia’s towns (21%) and Canadian towns (18%). 53% of households own their home.

Few places match Burnaby Mountain for health: it beats 86% of Canadian towns

Area-wide: health survey and life expectancy, counted over the Fraser North Health Service Delivery Area

Statistics Canada puts life expectancy at 84.4, higher than both British Columbia’s towns (81.0) and Canadian towns (81.5). On self-rated health the region tracks the province: 48% very good or excellent, 50% for British Columbia. Closer to home, a hospital sits 4.7 km from the average resident of Burnaby Mountain, about the norm of 3.7 km.

Burnaby Mountain has milder winters than British Columbia’s towns or Canadian towns: January lows of 3.3°C

Rain and snow peak in November, at 245 mm. Frost comes on 17 days a year, below both British Columbia’s towns (60) and Canadian towns (159). July afternoons in Burnaby Mountain average 23.0°C. Snow peaks in December: 14 cm in a normal year.

Commuters in Burnaby Mountain travel further than in British Columbia’s towns or Canadian towns, 34 min on average

Burnaby Mountain is on the The Trans Canada Trail

Within 10 km, nearly a tenth of the land is protected, above both British Columbia’s towns (6.7%) and Canadian towns (2.3%). 84 beaches are mapped within 5 km, the nearest Whiteshell Bank. The closest provincial park is Mount Seymour Park, 3.2 km from the edge of town. 36 areas within 10 km are protected for nature.

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

Shared with the rest of the Fraser North health region: radon tests · Earthquake risk for the city of Burnaby

Fire seldom reaches Burnaby Mountain: since 1986, 0.2% of the land within 25 km has burned (0.004% a year). Flood mapping: none on the national inventory of the town.

Burnaby Mountain is graded a C+ for safety

The violent index for its police area came to 65, below both British Columbia’s towns (76) and Canadian towns (86). The force’s area logs 10.9 violent incidents per 1,000 residents a year. Property crime in the area its police cover: 35.9 per 1,000 people a year. Burnaby Mountain shares its Crime Severity Index, Violent Crime Severity Index, violent crime and property crime per 1,000 numbers with the rest of the Burnaby service area.

More of Burnaby Mountain belongs to a visible minority than British Columbia’s towns or Canadian towns: 44%

3.3% of residents have an Indigenous identity, between British Columbia’s towns (5%) and Canadian towns (2.8%).

In Burnaby Mountain, November normally means 10°C afternoons and 5°C nights

Into December, the normals move to 7°C and 3°C. Hour-by-hour figures come from ECCC’s Vancouver forecast, on the Weather page.

Burnaby Mountain straddles 2 federal ridings, from Burnaby North—Seymour to Burnaby Central

Most of Burnaby Mountain (55% of residents) is represented by Terry Beech, and much of the rest by Wade Chang.

The nearest public library to Burnaby Mountain is Cameron Library, 2.8 km away

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

Burnaby Mountain’s schools come under 4 different boards

The 43 with results split, 20 in the upper two fifths in British Columbia and 10 in the lower. From the town centre, high school starts 2.6 km away, higher than both British Columbia’s towns (1.8 km) and Canadian towns (1.2 km).