Electoral Area F, CaribooBritish Columbia

More households own their home in Electoral Area F, Cariboo than in British Columbia’s towns or across Canadian towns: 91%

Area-wide: rent as a share of income and monthly rent for a two-bedroom, counted over the Williams Lake metro area

13% of households spent 30% or more of their income on shelter, lower than both British Columbia’s towns (21%) and Canadian towns (18%). The median home value was $400,000, lower than British Columbia’s towns ($720,000) and near Canadian towns ($406,000).

A flood study covers Electoral Area F, Cariboo: 2 on the national inventory, the newest from Fraser Basin Council

Earthquakes matter little: NRCan’s model puts building losses at $0.015 a year per $1,000 of value, against $0.030 for the typical town. Radon is about average around Electoral Area F, Cariboo: 6.4% of tested homes in the survey area topped the guideline, against 6.6% for the typical town. Wildfire is a moderate presence around Electoral Area F, Cariboo: 5.1% of the land within 25 km has burned since 1986, 0.13% a year, short of the band that counts against Risk. Behind radon tests sits data gathered across the Thompson/Cariboo health region, with Electoral Area F, Cariboo one part of it.

January lows in Electoral Area F, Cariboo: −10.9°C, against 0.5°C in British Columbia’s towns and −13.5°C in Canadian towns

Most of the snow comes in December, about 42 cm. There are 186 days of frost in a typical year, above both British Columbia’s towns (60) and Canadian towns (159). Between the last spring frost, 21 May, and the first in autumn, 14 September, lie 114 days. The warmest afternoons come in July, at around 22.7°C in Electoral Area F, Cariboo.

Lives run shorter around Electoral Area F, Cariboo: 78.8 years, 2.7 below the typical Canadian town’s region

The health survey and life expectancy numbers here cover the Thompson/Cariboo Health Service Delivery Area

In the health survey, 48% of adults in the region rate their health very good or excellent, fewer than British Columbia’s 50%. 13% of adults smoke, daily or now and then, higher than both British Columbia’s towns (9%) and Canadian towns (12%). Closer to home, a hospital is 33 km from the average resident of Electoral Area F, Cariboo, and 51% live more than 30 km away.

Trips to work from Electoral Area F, Cariboo take longer than from British Columbia’s towns or Canadian towns: 34 min on average

For schools, Electoral Area F, Cariboo gets a C

Taken together, Electoral Area F, Cariboo and its 3 km edge hold 4 elementary schools and 2 schools for every grade. Measured from the centre, the closest high school lies 25 km off, higher than both British Columbia’s towns (1.8 km) and Canadian towns (1.2 km).

Crime runs lighter where Electoral Area F, Cariboo is policed than in British Columbia’s towns or Canadian towns, at an index of 52

No police detachment reports under Electoral Area F, Cariboo’s name, so these are the nearest detachment’s figures, not the town’s own

For every 1,000 residents of its police area, 15.9 property crimes are reported each year. The violent index for its police area came to 55, below both British Columbia’s towns (76) and Canadian towns (86). Violence across its police area runs at 9.6 per 1,000 residents a year.

More of Electoral Area F, Cariboo’s residents have an Indigenous identity than in British Columbia’s towns or Canadian towns: 13%

Visible minorities make up 3.9% of the population, below both British Columbia’s towns (8.6%) and Canadian towns (15%). 10% of residents came to Canada as immigrants, below British Columbia’s towns (12%) but above Canadian towns (6.4%).

Electoral Area F, Cariboo in November: highs near 2°C, lows near −5°C

November normally sees 42 mm of precipitation. About 31 cm of snow falls in a normal November. Then December: −3°C by day, −10°C at night. Over the year, July is warmest at 23°C by day and January coldest at −11°C by night.

Cariboo—Prince George gave Todd Doherty a 15,448-vote lead in 2021, bigger than in 79% of ridings

Electoral Area F, Cariboo is split between 2 ridings of the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia, Prince George-North Cariboo and Cariboo-Chilcotin.

5 public library branches serve Electoral Area F, Cariboo

By name: CDRL: Likely Branch, CRDL: Big Lake Branch, CRDL: Horsefly Branch and 2 more.

Protected areas cover 29% of the country around Electoral Area F, Cariboo

The nearest national park is Jasper National Park, 66 km away. Some protected land is inside the town: 27% of its area. OpenStreetMap shows 2 unnamed beaches within 5 km.