Electoral Area C, Fraser ValleyBritish Columbia
The population grew 11% between 2016 and 2021. Some 1,155 people live in this town, in British Columbia.
Is Electoral Area C, Fraser Valley a good place to live?
Hazard risk is its strong suit (B+). Its lowest grade is for schools (D−). Walkability is weaker too (D−). Jobs & income is weaker too (D−). Safety lags (D).
An overall grade comes at 2,500 residents for Canadian towns; Electoral Area C, Fraser Valley has its subject grades alone.
Safety less sure: no police service names this town, so its crime figure is the nearest police detachment's, shared with a wider area. Crime here is counted against the people who live here, but many visitors or second-home owners add to it, so the rate per resident runs higher than residents' own risk. Health is graded on the health region's survey figures and life expectancy, with the distance to hospital giving the town its own spread.
How Electoral Area C, Fraser Valley grades
Each subject compares Electoral Area C, Fraser Valley with Canadian towns of 2,500 or more, ordered by how far it is from the middle. Towns in other countries are graded separately.
An overall grade comes at 2,500 residents for Canadian towns; Electoral Area C, Fraser Valley has its subject grades alone.
How TownRatings grades Canadian towns →
What makes Electoral Area C, Fraser Valley stand out
The 3 things Electoral Area C, Fraser Valley does most differently from other towns.
The data
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Electoral Area C, Fraser Valley.
The nearest high school to Electoral Area C, Fraser Valley is 9.5 km away
Young children have 8.2 km to the nearest elementary school, above both British Columbia’s towns (0.6 km) and Canadian towns (0.5 km). The schools around it answer to 2 boards, about level with British Columbia’s towns (2) and below Canadian towns (3).
| School | Level | Students | System |
|---|---|---|---|
| Boston Bar Elem-SecondaryIn Electoral Area C, Fraser ValleyElementary | Elementary | – | English public |
| Schools within 3 km | Electoral Area C, Fraser Valley | British Columbia | Canada |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nearest elementary school | 8.2 km | 0.6 km | 0.5 km |
| Nearest secondary school | 9.5 km | 1.8 km | 1.2 km |
| School boards | 2 | 2 | 3 |
Provincial school lists and results, 2025/26
Commuters in Electoral Area C, Fraser Valley travel further than in British Columbia’s towns or Canadian towns, 43 min on average
97% of commuters took the car to work at the census.
How working residents got to work · census 2021
| Census 2021 | Electoral Area C, Fraser Valley | British Columbia | Canada |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average trip | 43 min | 26 min | 26 min |
| Car or van | 97% | 87% | 89% |
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.
Most households in Electoral Area C, Fraser Valley own their home: 94%, more than in both British Columbia’s towns and Canadian towns
17% of households spent 30% or more of their income on shelter, about level with Canadian towns (18%) and below British Columbia’s towns (21%).
What homes were worth · The median owner’s estimate at the 2021 census
| Census 2021 | Electoral Area C, Fraser Valley | British Columbia | Canada |
|---|---|---|---|
| Households owning their home | 94% | 76% | 74% |
| Households spending 30%+ on shelter | 17% | 21% | 18% |
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.
The force covering Electoral Area C, Fraser Valley records more serious violence than British Columbia’s towns or Canadian towns, at 219
No police detachment reports under Electoral Area C, Fraser Valley’s name, so these are the nearest detachment’s figures, not the town’s own
Where it is policed, thefts, break-ins and damage came to 63.8 per 1,000 a year, higher than both British Columbia’s towns (31) and Canadian towns (31.2). Violent crime in the area its police cover: 30.5 per 1,000 people a year.
Year by year · Crime Severity Index for each year
| 2023–2025 | Electoral Area C, Fraser Valley | British Columbia | Canada |
|---|---|---|---|
| Violent Crime Severity Index | 219 | 76 | 86 |
| Crime Severity Index | 164 | 83 | 67 |
| Violent crime | 30.5 | 12.5 | 12 |
| Property crime per 1,000 | 63.8 | 31 | 31.2 |
Statistics Canada, Uniform Crime Reporting Survey, 2023–2025 average · Crime Severity Index, Violent Crime Severity Index, violent crime and property crime per 1,000: one figure for all of the Chilliwack detachment area
Hardly any Canadian towns collect more precipitation than Electoral Area C, Fraser Valley: 1,734 mm a year
A normal November brings 268 mm of precipitation, more than any other month. There are 35 days of frost in a typical year, below British Columbia’s towns (60) and Canadian towns (159) alike. In January, overnight lows in Electoral Area C, Fraser Valley settle at 0.8°C. Snow peaks in January: 18 cm in a normal year.
Average high by season · ECCC normals, 1991–2020
| Normals, 1991–2020 | Electoral Area C, Fraser Valley | British Columbia | Canada |
|---|---|---|---|
| Precipitation a year | 1,734 mm | 1,152 mm | 883 mm |
| Days with frost a year | 35 | 60 | 159 |
| January night low | 0.8°C | 0.5°C | −13.5°C |
| July afternoon high | 24.9°C | 23.1°C | 25.5°C |
Environment and Climate Change Canada, Canadian Climate Normals 1991–2020 (Agassiz)
Electoral Area C, Fraser Valley is on Canada’s flood inventory: 1 listed, led by Province of B.C. - Water, Lands, and Resource Stewardship
Earthquakes add more: NRCan’s model puts building losses at $0.082 a year per $1,000 of value, against $0.030 for the typical town. In Health Canada’s survey, just 3% of homes tested in the area exceeded 200 Bq/m³ (6.6% typical). Wildfire is rare near Electoral Area C, Fraser Valley: 0.9% of the land within 25 km has burned since 1986, a burn rate of 0.02% a year.
Radon tests above the guideline · share of tested homes, 200 Bq/m³
| Hazards | Electoral Area C, Fraser Valley | British Columbia | Canada |
|---|---|---|---|
| Earthquake loss per $1,000 of buildings a year | $0.082 | $0.36 | $0.030 |
| Radon tests above the guideline | 3% | 1.8% | 6.6% |
NRCan seismic risk model and burned areas, Health Canada radon survey, the Flood Hazard Map Inventory · Radon tests: the Fraser East health region
A median age of 58.8: Electoral Area C, Fraser Valley is older than 99% of Canadian towns
First Nations, Métis and Inuit people make up 7.2% of residents, above both British Columbia’s towns (5%) and Canadian towns (2.8%). 14% of residents came to Canada as immigrants, higher than both British Columbia’s towns (12%) and Canadian towns (6.4%).
Ages · Share of residents in each age group, Census 2021
Schooling · Highest qualification, residents 15 and over
Women and men · all residents
48.0% of Electoral Area C, Fraser Valley’s residents are women
Here the census found 590 men and 545 women; the figure for women across Canada is 50.9%.
| Electoral Area C, Fraser Valley | British Columbia | Canada | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 9.3% | 14% | 16% |
| 15 to 64 | 57% | 64% | 64% |
| 65+ | 34% | 21% | 19% |
| No certificate, diploma or degree | 13% | 13% | 16% |
| Postsecondary qualification | 55% | 56% | 56% |
Statistics Canada, Census 2021; British Columbia and Canada: medians of towns of 2,500+
The outdoors around Electoral Area C, Fraser Valley
The nearest national park is Gulf Islands National Park Reserve, 79 km away. Parks and reserves take up just over a third of the ground within 10 km, above British Columbia’s towns (6.7%) and Canadian towns (2.3%) alike. CPCAD lists 38 protected areas within 10 km. Inside the town itself, 29% of the land is protected.
Protected land · of the land within 10 km
| Outdoors | Electoral Area C, Fraser Valley | British Columbia | Canada |
|---|---|---|---|
| Protected land within 10 km | 34% | 6.7% | 2.3% |
| Public protected areas within 10 km | 18 | 14 | 4 |
Canadian Protected and Conserved Areas Database (CPCAD), OpenStreetMap routes and beaches
In Electoral Area C, Fraser Valley, November normally means 9°C afternoons and 4°C nights
Expect about 268 mm of rain and snow over November. The month after, December, normally sees 6°C afternoons and 1°C nights. November usually brings some 7 cm of snow. August brings the warmest days, 25°C; January the coldest nights, 1°C.
Normal highs, the months ahead · ECCC normals, 1991–2020
| Season | High | Low | Rain and snow |
|---|---|---|---|
| Winter | 7°C | 1°C | 604 mm |
| Spring | 15°C | 6°C | 365 mm |
| Summer | 24°C | 13°C | 215 mm |
| Autumn | 15°C | 7°C | 552 mm |
ECCC normals, 1991–2020 (Agassiz); the forecast is on the Weather page
Electoral Area C, Fraser Valley sends Brad Vis (Conservative Party of Canada) to the Commons from Mission—Matsqui—Abbotsford
20 of the 43 MPs from British Columbia belong to the Liberal Party of Canada.
Wikidata, MAMH, MMAH, Statistics Canada
Electoral Area C, Fraser Valley’s public library is Agassiz Library
From the centre of Electoral Area C, Fraser Valley, it is 2.5 km away.
Provincial library statistics, OpenStreetMap, the CRA and Statistics Canada
Lives run shorter around Electoral Area C, Fraser Valley: 80.0 years, 1.5 below the typical Canadian town’s region
In the health survey, 47% of adults in the region rate their health very good or excellent, fewer than British Columbia’s 50%. On average 17% of adults live with arthritis, diabetes or high blood pressure, higher than British Columbia’s towns (15%) and near Canadian towns (17%). Closer to home, a hospital is 10 km from the average resident of Electoral Area C, Fraser Valley, further than the usual 3.7 km. Behind health survey and life expectancy sits data gathered across the Fraser East Health Service Delivery Area, with Electoral Area C, Fraser Valley one part of it.
Very good or excellent health · adults, age-standardised
| Health | Electoral Area C, Fraser Valley | British Columbia | Canada |
|---|---|---|---|
| Very good or excellent health | 47% | 50% | 52% |
| Life expectancy at birth | 80.0 | 81.0 | 81.5 |
| Chronic conditions (average share) | 17% | 15% | 17% |
| Smokers | 10% | 9% | 12% |
Statistics Canada, Canadian Community Health Survey 2023/2024 and life expectancy 2022/2024; Open Database of Healthcare Facilities
Everything we know about Electoral Area C, Fraser Valley
Rainbow Falls and 13 more in and around Electoral Area C, Fraser Valley
The best-known places to visit in and around Electoral Area C, Fraser Valley come first; the full list is on the Attractions page.
WaterfallRainbow Fallsin town
MuseumChilliwack Museum and Historical Society4.4 km outside town, to the southSki hillSki hillSasquatch Mountain Resortin townAttractionAttractionChehalis River Hatcheryin townAttractionAttractionWeaver Creek Spawning Channelin townHistoric siteHistoric siteChocolate Bar Rock Shelter Pictographsin townPhotos: each place’s Wikidata image, from Wikimedia Commons under the licence below (our copy, resized).
Photo credits (2)
- Rainbow Falls: The High Fin Sperm Whale, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Chilliwack Museum and Historical Society: Thats Just Great, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
Famous people from around Electoral Area C, Fraser Valley
One notable person was born in Electoral Area C, Fraser Valley; with them, the best known born in the towns around it.
Photo credits
Jordyn Huitema: Douglas O'Brien from Canada, CC BY-SA 2.0 · Reece Howden: Clément Bucco-Lechat, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Kevin Hill: LG전자, CC BY 2.0
About Electoral Area C, Fraser Valley
Town in British Columbia
For Electoral Area C, Fraser Valley, TownRatings uses Statistics Canada’s census-subdivision boundary in British Columbia, and every figure on its pages covers that whole area.
Statistics Canada: population estimates 2025 (17-10-0155), Census of Population 2021, 2021 census boundaries.
- Population
- 1,155 (people, 2025 estimate)
- Province or territory
- British Columbia
- Census division
- Fraser Valley
- Census subdivision
- 5909048
Electoral Area C, Fraser Valley’s neighbours
The nearest places of 1,000 or more. Statistics Canada
| Town | People | km | Overall | Cost | Safety | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Electoral Area C, Fraser Valley | 1,155 | — | — | — | D | B− |
| Chilliwack | 105,520 | 13 | C− | D | D | B |
| Skowkale | 1,114 | 14 | — | — | — | B |
| Harrison Hot Springs | 2,148 | 14 | — | D− | D | C+ |
| Kent | 7,093 | 14 | C | D | B− | B− |
| Tzeachten 13 | 4,899 | 16 | — | — | — | B |
| Rosedale | 2,401 | 17 | — | C− | D | B− |
People: Statistics Canada, Census 2021. Distances: centre to centre.
Questions about Electoral Area C, Fraser Valley
Is Electoral Area C, Fraser Valley growing?
Yes: the census counted 1,023 in 2016 and 1,133 in 2021, a rise of 10.8%, against 4.1% for the median of Canadian towns. The 2025 estimate is 1,155.
Who are the people of Electoral Area C, Fraser Valley?
Visible minorities are 5% of the population, where the middle of Canadian towns is 15%. Immigrants make up 14%, and Indigenous people 7%.
Is Electoral Area C, Fraser Valley a young town or an old one?
Its median age is 58.8, where Canadian towns sit at 45.2. Under-15s are 9% of residents; over-65s, 34%.
What kind of homes are in Electoral Area C, Fraser Valley?
Single-detached houses make up 83% of the homes here, where Canadian towns sit at 64%; 0% are in high-rise apartments. 29% of households are one person, and the average is 2.
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).