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LougheedBurnaby

TownGrade

C⁺

#1,632 of 2,556

The neighbourhood has 15,442 residents and lies in Burnaby. It is one of 18 neighbourhoods of Burnaby.

6 places within 19 kmMap →

Photo: ChrisStubbs · CC BY-SA 3.0

Population

15,442

people, Census 2021

Median age

40.7

years · British Columbia’s towns: 48

Postsecondary

62%

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

Walk, cycle, transit

27%

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

Is Lougheed a good place to live?

Strong in places, weak in others. Its lowest grade is for cost of living (D−). Lougheed grades C+ overall, better than 40% of Canadian towns. That places it #124 of 250 in British Columbia. Jobs & income is weaker too (C−). It is easy to get around without a car (A+). Add health to its strengths (A). Its other grades sit near the middle: C+ for safety, B for schools 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 AHealthWeakestD⁻Cost of living C⁻Jobs & income

How Lougheed grades

Each subject compares Lougheed 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 best of the towns comparedA⁺Open →Cost of livingBased on what homes cost against what households earnD⁻Open →HealthAmong the healthiest places comparedAOpen →Jobs & incomeIn the bottom fifth of the towns comparedC⁻Open →Hazard riskClose to the middle of the towns comparedBOpen →SafetyBased on crimes reported per residentC⁺Open →SchoolsGraded on exam and test resultsBOpen →

How TownRatings grades Canadian towns →

What makes Lougheed stand out

The 3 things Lougheed does most differently from other towns.

Picked automatically from the data

Walk, cycle or transit to work

Getting around

27% walk, cycle or take transit

Half of Canadian towns are above 8%, half below

Statistics Canada, Census 2021

Walkability

Better than 99%

of Canadian towns on walkability

Its walkability grade: A+.

Cost of living

Behind 96%

of Canadian towns on cost of living

Its cost of living grade: D−.

The data

Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Lougheed.

HousingCost of living D⁻

Rent takes more of local pay in Lougheed than in British Columbia’s towns or Canadian towns: 37% of household income

$500,000median home value, 2021D⁻Cost of living Grade

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

30% of households spent 30% or more of their income on shelter, higher than both British Columbia’s towns (21%) and Canadian towns (18%). Home ownership covers 57% of households.

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

Lougheed$500,000

British Columbia$720,000

Canadian towns$406,000

Census 2021	Lougheed	British Columbia	Canada
Rent as a share of income	37%	24%	20%
Households spending 30%+ on shelter	30%	21%	18%
Households owning their home	57%	76%	74%
Median home value, 2021	$500,000	$720,000	$406,000

$2,364

monthly rent for a two-bedroom

Full pageLougheed’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 living6.5 times household income · The median owner’s estimate, $500,000, against the median household income Owners and renters57% own their home

Statistics Canada, Census 2021; CMHC Rental Market Survey via Statistics Canada · Values come from owners at the 2021 census and incomes from 2020, so they predate the later rise in rates.

HealthHealth A

For health, Lougheed is ahead of 88% of Canadian towns

48%very good or excellent healthAHealth Grade

The health survey and life expectancy numbers here cover the Fraser North Health Service Delivery Area

What sets Lougheed apart within its region is distance, and at 3.0 km to a hospital it is ordinary (3.7 km typical). Lives here run to 84.4 years on average, higher than both British Columbia’s towns (81.0) and Canadian towns (81.5). About as many adults call their health very good or excellent here as across British Columbia, 48% against 50%.

Very good or excellent health · adults, age-standardised

Lougheed48%

British Columbia’s towns50%

Canadian towns52%

Health	Lougheed	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

7.5%

of adults smoke, age-standardised

0.5 km

from homes to a pharmacy, on average

Full pageLougheed’s health pageOpen the full Health page

Health survey48% very good or excellent health · adults, age-standardised Getting care3.0 km to a hospital · A pharmacy 0.5 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

Work & commuteJobs & income C⁻

Trips to work from Lougheed take longer than from British Columbia’s towns or Canadian towns: 35 min on average

27%walk, cycle or take transit

How working residents got to work · census 2021

Car or van70%

Public transit23%

Walk4%

Census 2021	Lougheed	British Columbia	Canada
Average trip	35 min	26 min	26 min

$77,400

median household income, 2020

27%

worked from home, May 2021

37%

of commuters work inside the municipality

Full pageLougheed’s work & commute pageOpen the full Work & commute page

Unemployment11% unemployed · Of the labour force · Canadian towns: 9.9%Getting to work27% walk, cycle or take transit

Statistics Canada, Census 2021 (labour and commuting) · Counted in May 2021, under pandemic rules: fewer commutes and more people between jobs than in a normal year.

Climate

July afternoons in Lougheed reach 25.0°C (British Columbia towns 23.1°C, Canadian towns 25.5°C)

25.0°CJuly afternoons

Frosty days number 60 in a normal year, about level with British Columbia’s towns (60) and below Canadian towns (159). On a January night, the temperature in Lougheed falls to about 0.5°C. The frost-free season runs from 11 April to 30 October, 201 days. The most precipitation falls in January: 252 mm in a normal year.

Average high by season · ECCC normals, 1991–2020

Winter7.2°C

Spring15.1°C

Summer23.8°C

Autumn15.4°C

Normals, 1991–2020	Lougheed	British Columbia	Canada
Precipitation a year	1,649 mm	1,152 mm	883 mm
January night low	0.5°C	0.5°C	−13.5°C
Days with frost a year	60	60	159
Snowfall a year	37 cm	51 cm	141 cm

37 cm

of snow a year

days with frost a year

201

frost-free days, 11 Apr to 30 Oct

148

days with precipitation a year

Full pageLougheed’s climate pageOpen the full Climate page

The yearJuly highs 25.0°C, January lows 0.5°C Rain and snow1,649 mm a year · Canadian towns: 883 mm Snow37 cm of snow a year Weather station16 km to the station · Pitt Meadows

Environment and Climate Change Canada, Canadian Climate Normals 1991–2020 (Pitt Meadows)

Natural hazardsHazard risk B

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

Lowwildfire bandBHazard risk Grade

Flood mapping exists: a study by City of Coquitlam. Burn scars are few around Lougheed, with 0.1% of the land within 25 km touched by fire since 1986 (0.003% a year). Lougheed shares its earthquake risk numbers with the rest of the city of Burnaby.

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

Lougheed0%

British Columbia’s towns1.8%

Canadian towns6.6%

Hazards	Lougheed	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

14 km

to the nearest land burned since 1986

flood study on the national inventory

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

Earthquakes$0.36 a year per $1,000 · Canadian towns: $0.030 WildfireLow wildfire band · 0.1% of the land within 25 km burned since 1986 FloodOne 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 · Radon tests: the Fraser North health region

SafetySafety C⁺

Lougheed is graded a C+ for safety

70Crime Severity Index

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 British Columbia’s towns (76) and Canadian towns (86) alike. Violent crime in the area its police cover: 10.9 per 1,000 people a year. Its police area records 35.9 property incidents per 1,000 residents a year.

Year by year · Crime Severity Index for each year

202374

202469

202569

2023–2025	Lougheed	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 pageLougheed’s safety reportOpen the full Safety report

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

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

SchoolsSchools B

Lougheed’s schools come under 3 different boards

41schools within 3 kmBSchools Grade

Results are mixed: 17 of 37 schools above the middle in British Columbia, 9 below it. Taken together, Lougheed and its 3 km edge hold 33 elementary schools, 3 secondary schools and 5 alternative or adult schools.

School	Level	Students	System
Cameron Elementary Middle fifth in British ColumbiaIn LougheedElementary	Elementary	–	English public
Burnaby Mountain Secondary Middle fifth in British ColumbiaIn LougheedSecondary	Secondary	–	English public
Home Learners Program OnlineResults in the top fifth in British ColumbiaAlternative or adult	Alternative or adult	–	English public

See all 41 schools →

Schools by system · Schools within 3 km

English public33

Independent8

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

0.8 km

to the nearest secondary school

Full pageLougheed’s schools pageOpen the full Schools page

The boardsSD 43 Coquitlam Every school41 schools within 3 km · 33 elementary schools, 3 secondary schools and 5 alternative or adult schools Results17 of 37 in the top two fifths · of the schools with results, placed against every school in British Columbia Language0 of 41 teach in French · 2% of schools in British Columbia Questions“What schools are there in Lougheed?”

Provincial school lists and results, 2025/26

Who lives here

More of Lougheed belongs to a visible minority than British Columbia’s towns or Canadian towns: 57%

40.7median age

16% of residents have reached 65. Children under 15 make up 13%, below both British Columbia’s towns (14%) and Canadian towns (16%).

LougheedBritish ColumbiaCanada

British ColumbiaCanada

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

13%

Schooling · Highest qualification, residents 15 and over

No certificate, diploma or degree10%

Postsecondary qualification62%

Women and men · all residents

50.3% of Lougheed’s residents are women

Women numbered 7,765 and men 7,685 in 2021, next to a 50.9% share of women for Canada.

Who lives in Lougheed
	Lougheed	British Columbia	Canada
Under 15	13%	14%	16%
15 to 64	71%	64%	64%
65+	16%	21%	19%
No certificate, diploma or degree	10%	13%	16%
Postsecondary qualification	62%	56%	56%

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

Ages40.7 median age · 16% are 65 or over Households7,010 households English and French6% speak both · 0% speak French but not English

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

Weather

In Lougheed, November normally means 10°C afternoons and 2°C nights

10°Ca normal November afternoon

The forecast on the Weather page is ECCC’s for Pitt Meadows. November usually brings some 3 cm of snow. A normal December brings highs of 6°C, lows of freezing. Expect about 249 mm of rain and snow over November.

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

November10°C

December6°C

January7°C

February9°C

Season	High	Low	Rain and snow
Winter	7°C	0°C	600 mm
Spring	15°C	5°C	373 mm
Summer	24°C	12°C	153 mm
Autumn	15°C	6°C	523 mm

2°C

a normal November night

249 mm

of rain and snow in a normal November

Full pageLougheed’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 August, coldest December

ECCC normals, 1991–2020 (Pitt Meadows); the forecast is on the Weather page

Town hall

Wade Chang (Liberal Party of Canada) represents Lougheed in Ottawa as MP for Burnaby Central

The Liberal Party of Canada has 20 of the 43 MPs elected in British Columbia.

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

Who runs itCity Provincial legislatureBurnaby East

Wikidata, MAMH, MMAH, Statistics Canada

Library & civic lifeCivic life grade B

Lougheed has two public libraries, BPL: Temporary Cameron Branch and Cameron

Lougheed is served by Burnaby Public Library, the library of all of Burnaby, so the figures here are the city’s, for 299,682 people.

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

A year at the library5.1 visits per person served The libraries2 Libraries Places to belong1.2 charities per 1,000 residents

Provincial library statistics, OpenStreetMap, the CRA and Statistics Canada

Outdoors

The The Trans Canada Trail runs by Lougheed

5.6%of the land within 10 km protected

A provincial park, Mount Seymour Park, lies 7.6 km away. Swimmers have 49 beaches within 5 km, Whiteshell Bank the nearest. Within 10 km, the count of public protected areas is 53, above British Columbia’s towns (14) and Canadian towns (4) alike. The protected share within 10 km is 5.6%, where a typical Canadian town has 2.3%.

Protected land · of the land within 10 km

Lougheed5.6%

British Columbia’s towns6.7%

Canadian towns2.3%

Outdoors	Lougheed	British Columbia	Canada
Public protected areas within 10 km	53	14	4
Protected land within 10 km	5.6%	6.7%	2.3%

49 km

to Gulf Islands National Park Reserve

7.6 km

to Mount Seymour Park

beaches within 5 km

public protected areas within 10 km

Full pageLougheed’s outdoors pageOpen the full Outdoors page

Footpaths & routes2 named routes · The Trans Canada Trail Protected landof the land within 10 km Protected areas53 protected areas within 10 km · Say Nuth Khaw Yum Park [A.K.A. Indian Arm Park]National & provincial parks49 km to a national park · Gulf Islands National Park Reserve

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

Keep exploring

Everything we know about Lougheed

15pages on Lougheed

The big questions

SafetyC⁺Crime Severity Index 70 Housing & costD⁻Homes 6.5 × income Property pricesSchoolsB41 schools within 3 km HealthALife expectancy 84.4 in its region Work & commuteC⁻60% of adults in work Natural hazardsBWildfire band: low

Out and about

Outdoors5.6% of the land within 10 km protected AttractionsClimateJuly afternoons around 25°C WeatherECCC’s forecast, beside the normals

The story

Who lives hereMedian age 40.7 HistoryTown hallFamous people

Nearby attractions

Holy Eucharist Cathedral and 27 more in and around Lougheed

The best-known places to visit in and around Lougheed come first; the full list is on the Attractions page.

All attractions →

CathedralCathedralHoly Eucharist Cathedral3.4 km outside town, to the southwest

CathedralHoly Trinity Cathedral3.9 km outside town, to the southwest

MuseumPoMo Museum3.6 km outside town, to the east

Theme parkBurnaby Village Museum3.9 km outside town, to the west

Art galleryBurnaby Art Gallery4.3 km outside town, to the west

Art galleryFairacres Mansion4.2 km outside town, to the west

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

Photo credits (5)

Holy Trinity Cathedral: sageb1, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
PoMo Museum: waferboard, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
Burnaby Village Museum: Xiao23, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
Burnaby Art Gallery: Xiao23, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
Fairacres Mansion: Xiao23, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons

Famous people from around Lougheed

No notable person born in Lougheed is on our list; these were born in the towns around it.

How we find them →

Raymond BurrCanadian actor · born in New Westminster · 1917–1993

Robert LanglandsCanadian mathematician · born in New Westminster · born 1936

Devin TownsendCanadian singer, guitarist and record p… · born in New Westminster · born 1972

Robert ThirskCanadian astronaut · born in New Westminster · born 1953

Alexz JohnsonCanadian actress and singer · born in New Westminster · born 1986

Brendan FehrCanadian-American actor · born in New Westminster · born 1977

Photo credits

Raymond Burr: NBC TV, Public domain · Robert Langlands: Author - Dr. Jeff Mozzochi (passed copyright for the photo to owner - professor Robert Phelan Langlands), CC BY-SA 3.0 · Devin Townsend: Andre Mesker from Oosterwolde, the Netherlands, CC BY-SA 2.5 · Robert Thirsk: NASA, Public domain · Alexz Johnson: Justin Higuchi, CC BY 2.0 · Brendan Fehr: Kristin Dos Santos from Los Angeles, California, United States, CC BY-SA 2.0

About Lougheed

Neighbourhood in Burnaby

No official boundary marks Lougheed off from the rest of Burnaby: TownRatings draws it from the census’s dissemination areas and takes its name from the city’s map or OpenStreetMap.

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

Population: 15,442 (people, 2021 estimate)
Province or territory: British Columbia
City: Burnaby
Census subdivision: 5915025

Lougheed’s neighbours

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

Lake CityBurnaby MountainEast BurnabyBainbridgeMontecitoNew WestminsterLougheed

How the neighbours grade

Town	People	km	Overall	Cost	Safety	Health
Lougheed	15,442	—	C⁺	D⁻	C⁺	A
Lake City	3,240	2.8	B	D	C⁺	A
Burnaby Mountain	9,248	3	C⁺	D⁻	C⁺	A
East Burnaby	17,233	3.2	B⁻	D⁻	C⁺	A
Bainbridge	3,015	3.9	B⁻	D⁻	C⁺	A
Montecito	10,734	4.4	B	D⁻	C⁺	A
New Westminster	92,124	5.1	C⁺	D⁻	C	A

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

Questions about Lougheed

Is Lougheed a young town or an old one?

The median resident is 40.7 years old, against 45.2 for the median of Canadian towns. 13% are under 15 and 16% are 65 or over.

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).