Electoral Area B, Central KootenayBritish Columbia

The police who cover Electoral Area B, Central Kootenay record less serious crime than British Columbia’s towns or Canadian towns: a Crime Severity Index of 37

No police detachment reports under Electoral Area B, Central Kootenay’s name, so these are the nearest detachment’s figures, not the town’s own · Area-wide: Crime Severity Index, Violent Crime Severity Index, violent crime and property crime per 1,000, counted over the Creston detachment area

Where it is policed, thefts, break-ins and damage came to 13.1 per 1,000 a year, below British Columbia’s towns (31) and Canadian towns (31.2) alike. For every 1,000 residents of its police area, 9.7 violent incidents are reported each year.

Measured against local pay, Electoral Area B, Central Kootenay costs more to live in than four in five Canadian towns

The median home value was $400,000, about level with Canadian towns ($406,000) and below British Columbia’s towns ($720,000). Shelter took 30% or more of income for 14% of households, lower than both British Columbia’s towns (21%) and Canadian towns (18%).

Summer runs warm in Electoral Area B, Central Kootenay: July highs of 28.6°C, above British Columbia’s towns and Canadian towns

Snow totals 151 cm over the year, higher than both British Columbia’s towns (51 cm) and Canadian towns (141 cm). On a January night, the temperature in Electoral Area B, Central Kootenay falls to about −4.0°C. Gardeners get 179 frost-free days, from 22 April to 18 October. November is the wettest month, with 84 mm of rain and snow on average.

Electoral Area B, Central Kootenay has 3 independent schools among its 8

The 3 km around Electoral Area B, Central Kootenay counts 4 elementary schools, 1 secondary school, 2 schools for every grade and 1 alternative or adult school. Results are mixed: 1 of 6 schools above the middle in British Columbia, 2 below it. Secondary school means a trip of 2.5 km at the nearest, above both British Columbia’s towns (1.8 km) and Canadian towns (1.2 km).

Trips to work from Electoral Area B, Central Kootenay are shorter than from British Columbia’s towns or Canadian towns: 20 min on average

The car carried 90% of commuters at the census.

Very good or excellent health for 57% of adults around Electoral Area B, Central Kootenay; the typical Canadian town: 52%

Measured across the East Kootenay Health Service Delivery Area: health survey and life expectancy

13% of adults smoke, daily or now and then, higher than both British Columbia’s towns (9%) and Canadian towns (12%). Lives in the region last 80.5 years on average (2022/2024): 82.7 for women, 78.1 for men. For Electoral Area B, Central Kootenay itself the measure is access, and it lags: 8.5 km to the nearest hospital, where 3.7 km is typical.

19% of homes tested in Electoral Area B, Central Kootenay’s area are above the radon guideline

Flood mapping exists: 2 studies, most recently by Regional District of Central Kootenay. NRCan’s model puts the yearly earthquake loss at $0.013 per $1,000 of building value, below British Columbia’s towns ($0.36) and close to Canadian towns ($0.030). Fire reaches the land around Electoral Area B, Central Kootenay now and then: 5.1% within 25 km since 1986 (0.13% a year), below the high band.

More of Electoral Area B, Central Kootenay’s residents have an Indigenous identity than in British Columbia’s towns or Canadian towns: 7.8%

Visible minorities make up 2.3% of the population, below both British Columbia’s towns (8.6%) and Canadian towns (15%).

A normal November in Electoral Area B, Central Kootenay runs from −1°C to 5°C

ECCC’s forecast for Creston is on the Weather page, hour by hour. November normally sees 84 mm of precipitation. Expect around 23 cm of snow in November.

Columbia—Kootenay—Southern Rockies, which takes in Electoral Area B, Central Kootenay, is held by Rob Morrison (Conservative Party of Canada)

Electoral Area B, Central Kootenay sends one MLA (Member of the Legislative Assembly, the provincial or territorial legislature) to the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia from Kootenay Central, though no open record we can reuse gives the name.

The nearest public library to Electoral Area B, Central Kootenay is Creston Valley Public Library, 2.5 km away

The next is Salmo Valley Public Library (Salmo), 60 km away.

Step out of Electoral Area B, Central Kootenay into Yahk Park

There is no national park within 100 km of the town. Out to 10 km from the town’s edge, 4.5% of the land is protected; 2.3% is typical for a Canadian town. Inside the town itself, 7.4% of the land is protected.