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Renting in Holdom eats 29% of household income, more than in both British Columbia’s towns and Canadian towns

Measured across the Vancouver metro area: rent as a share of income and monthly rent for a two-bedroom

31% of households spent 30% or more of their income on shelter, higher than both British Columbia’s towns (21%) and Canadian towns (18%). Owners make up nearly two thirds of households.

Health in Holdom beats 91% of Canadian towns

The survey counts 7.5% of adults as smokers, below British Columbia’s towns (9%) and Canadian towns (12%) alike. On self-rated health the region tracks the province: 48% very good or excellent, 50% for British Columbia. A baby born in the region can expect 84.4 years, 86.6 for a girl and 82.1 for a boy (2022/2024). Closer to home, a hospital is just 1.4 km from the average resident of Holdom, nearer than the usual 3.7 km.

Most of the schools around Holdom score above the middle in British Columbia: 15 of 26

The 3 km around Holdom counts 25 elementary schools, 5 secondary schools and 5 alternative or adult schools. The schools around it answer to 2 boards, close to British Columbia’s towns (2) and below Canadian towns (3).

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

Snow totals 37 cm over the year, lower than both British Columbia’s towns (51 cm) and Canadian towns (141 cm). The warmest afternoons come in July, at around 23.0°C in Holdom. Most of the snow comes in December, about 14 cm. A normal November brings 245 mm of precipitation, more than any other month.

Holdom’s household incomes are higher than in 83% of Canadian towns

A trip to work takes 29 min on average.

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

Fire seldom reaches Holdom: since 1986, 0.2% of the land within 25 km has burned (0.004% a year). No one has filed a flood map for Holdom on the national inventory. Nobody publishes radon tests for Holdom alone, so this card uses the figure for the Fraser North health region. For earthquake risk, the only official count covers all of the city of Burnaby, Holdom included.

For safety, Holdom gets a C+

Area-wide: Crime Severity Index, Violent Crime Severity Index, violent crime and property crime per 1,000, counted over the Burnaby service area

For violence alone, its police area’s index was 65, below both British Columbia’s towns (76) and Canadian towns (86). Property crime in the area its police cover: 35.9 per 1,000 people a year. The force’s area logs 10.9 violent incidents per 1,000 residents a year.

More of Holdom belongs to a visible minority than British Columbia’s towns or Canadian towns: 62%

Children under 15 make up 13%, below British Columbia’s towns (14%) and Canadian towns (16%) alike. Retirement age and beyond: nearly a fifth of residents are 65 or older.

What November brings in Holdom: 5°C at night, 10°C by day

Snow is normal by November, about 3 cm over the month. In November, the normal is 245 mm of rain and snow. 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.

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

No public library stands in Holdom: the closest, Tommy Douglas Branch, is 2.2 km away

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

The The Trans Canada Trail runs by Holdom

Of the country within 10 km, 4.9% lies in protected areas; the median Canadian town has 2.3%. 48 beaches are mapped within 5 km, the nearest Maple Beach. Also worth knowing: the closest provincial park is Mount Seymour Park, 4.0 km from the edge of town. Count 19 protected areas within 10 km of town.