CoquitlamBritish Columbia

Rent takes more of local pay in Coquitlam than in British Columbia’s towns or Canadian towns: 31% of household income

Owners make up 69% of households, below British Columbia’s towns (76%) and Canadian towns (74%) alike. 29% of households spent 30% or more of their income on shelter, above British Columbia’s towns (21%) and Canadian towns (18%) alike.

The The Trans Canada Trail runs by Coquitlam

Inside the town itself, 28% of the land is protected. A drive of 48 km reaches Gulf Islands National Park Reserve, the nearest national park. For a swim, Buntzen Lake South Beach is the nearest of 69 beaches within 5 km. The tally of protected areas open to the public within 10 km is 105, higher than both British Columbia’s towns (14) and Canadian towns (4).

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

Measured across the Fraser North Health Service Delivery Area: health survey and life expectancy

Across the region, 48% of adults say their health is very good or excellent, much as in British Columbia (50%). Life expectancy at birth in the region is 84.4 years, above British Columbia’s towns (81.0) and Canadian towns (81.5) alike. What sets Coquitlam apart within its region is distance, and at 2.9 km to a hospital it is ordinary (3.7 km typical).

Commuters in Coquitlam travel further than in British Columbia’s towns or Canadian towns, 33 min on average

At the census, 80% of commuters went by car.

July highs in Coquitlam: 25.0°C, against 23.1°C in British Columbia’s towns and 25.5°C in Canadian towns

Counting rain and snow alike, 1,649 mm falls in a year, higher than both British Columbia’s towns (1,152 mm) and Canadian towns (883 mm). The coldest nights come in January, when Coquitlam averages a low of 0.5°C. Also worth knowing: a normal December brings 14 cm of snow, the most of any month. Between the last spring frost, 11 April, and the first in autumn, 30 October, lie 201 days.

5 boards run the schools in and around Coquitlam

Of the 128, one teaches in French (2% of schools in British Columbia). Results are mixed: 38 of 115 schools above the middle in British Columbia, 44 below it. Within 3 km of Coquitlam are 108 elementary schools, 10 secondary schools, 1 school for every grade and 9 alternative or adult schools.

Coquitlam has one of Canada’s highest earthquake risks: $0.33 a year per $1,000, 11 times the typical town’s

The national inventory holds 2 flood maps for it, the newest from City of Coquitlam. Little of the land around Coquitlam has burned: 0.1% within 25 km since 1986, or 0.003% a year. For radon tests, the only official count covers all of the Fraser North health region, Coquitlam included.

A normal November in Coquitlam runs from 2°C to 10°C

By December, a normal day reaches 6°C and a night falls to freezing. About 3 cm of snow falls in a normal November. A normal November brings 249 mm of rain and snow. For today and the week ahead, the Weather page carries ECCC’s Pitt Meadows forecast.

3 MPs share Coquitlam, which straddles Port Moody—Coquitlam and Coquitlam—Port Coquitlam

Parts of Coquitlam vote in 4 different ridings for the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia: Coquitlam-Burke Mountain, Coquitlam-Maillardville, Port Moody-Burquitlam and New Westminster-Coquitlam.

3 public library branches serve Coquitlam

Coquitlam Public Library serves 173,664 people.

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

16% of residents are 65 or over, below British Columbia’s towns (21%) and Canadian towns (19%) alike. One measure of family life: 15% of residents are under 15.

Coquitlam’s grade for safety: a B−

Police recorded 8.4 violent incidents per 1,000 residents a year, below both British Columbia’s towns (12.5) and Canadian towns (12). Property crime accounts for 26.6 incidents per 1,000 residents a year.