Electoral Area C (Puntledge - Black Creek), Comox ValleyBritish Columbia

More households own their home in Electoral Area C (Puntledge - Black Creek), Comox Valley than in British Columbia’s towns or across Canadian towns: 87%

A year’s rent came to 20% of the median household income, below British Columbia’s towns (24%) and close to Canadian towns (20%). 18% of households spent 30% or more of their income on shelter, about level with Canadian towns (18%) and below British Columbia’s towns (21%).

Within 10 km of Electoral Area C (Puntledge - Black Creek), Comox Valley, 22% of the land is protected

Within 10 km, the count of public protected areas is 45, above British Columbia’s towns (14) and Canadian towns (4) alike. 55 km separate the town from Pacific Rim National Park Reserve, its nearest national park. Inside the town itself, just over a tenth of the land is protected. Also worth knowing: the Vancouver Island Trail is the one mapped walking route close by.

Electoral Area C (Puntledge - Black Creek), Comox Valley has milder winters than British Columbia’s towns or Canadian towns: January lows of 1.5°C

Frost comes on 46 days a year, lower than both British Columbia’s towns (60) and Canadian towns (159). Between the last spring frost, 1 April, and the first in autumn, 6 November, lie 218 days. Expect July highs of around 23.1°C in Electoral Area C (Puntledge - Black Creek), Comox Valley. Snow peaks in December: 17 cm in a normal year.

Electoral Area C (Puntledge - Black Creek), Comox Valley’s schools mostly sit under the middle in British Columbia, 8 of the 13 with results

In or within 3 km of Electoral Area C (Puntledge - Black Creek), Comox Valley: 9 elementary schools, 2 secondary schools, 1 school for every grade and 3 alternative or adult schools. The closest elementary school is 4.5 km away, above British Columbia’s towns (0.6 km) and Canadian towns (0.5 km) alike.

Crime runs lighter where Electoral Area C (Puntledge - Black Creek), Comox Valley is policed than in British Columbia’s towns or Canadian towns, at an index of 50

Measured across the Comox Valley detachment area: Crime Severity Index, Violent Crime Severity Index, violent crime and property crime per 1,000

The violent index for its police area came to 62, below both British Columbia’s towns (76) and Canadian towns (86). The force’s area logs 18.5 thefts, break-ins and acts of damage per 1,000 residents a year.

Lives run shorter around Electoral Area C (Puntledge - Black Creek), Comox Valley: 79.5 years, 2.0 below the typical Canadian town’s region

The survey finds 54% of adults in very good or excellent health, higher than both British Columbia’s towns (50%) and Canadian towns (52%). Closer to home, a hospital is 13 km from the average resident of Electoral Area C (Puntledge - Black Creek), Comox Valley, further than the usual 3.7 km.

Electoral Area C (Puntledge - Black Creek), Comox Valley is older than 87% of Canadian towns: a median age of 50.8

Immigrants make up just over one in ten residents, below British Columbia’s towns (12%) but above Canadian towns (6.4%). 2.7% of residents belong to a visible minority, lower than both British Columbia’s towns (8.6%) and Canadian towns (15%).

What November brings in Electoral Area C (Puntledge - Black Creek), Comox Valley: 3°C at night, 9°C by day

Rain and snow over a typical November come to 189 mm. For today and the week ahead, the Weather page carries ECCC’s Courtenay forecast.

Electoral Area C (Puntledge - Black Creek), Comox Valley’s MP is Aaron Gunn (Conservative Party of Canada), for North Island—Powell River

Of the 43 Commons seats from British Columbia, the Liberal Party of Canada holds 20.

The nearest public library to Electoral Area C (Puntledge - Black Creek), Comox Valley is VIRL: Courtenay Branch, 11 km away

After it comes VIRL: Comox Branch (Comox), 16 km away.

Electoral Area C (Puntledge - Black Creek), Comox Valley has fewer jobs than residents in work: 0.4 for each

The average trip to work took 28 min, near British Columbia’s towns (26 min) and higher than Canadian towns (26 min). 91% of commuters took the car to work at the census.

Shaking costs buildings in Electoral Area C (Puntledge - Black Creek), Comox Valley $0.38 a year per $1,000 of value, 13 times the typical town’s

Fewer homes than usual carry radon here, 0.9% over the guideline where the typical town has 6.6%. Ministry of Environment and Climate Change Strategy has mapped the flood hazard here, one of 2 studies on the national inventory.