Electoral Area E, Fraser ValleyBritish Columbia

1,748 people call this town in British Columbia home. It is part of the Chilliwack metro area.

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Population

1,748

people, 2025 estimate

Median age

53.6

years · British Columbia’s towns: 48

Postsecondary

43%

of residents 15 and over hold a postsecondary certificate, diploma or degree · Canadian towns: 56%

Walk, cycle, transit

walk, cycle or take transit to work · Canadian towns: 8%

Is Electoral Area E, Fraser Valley a good place to live?

Where it does best is schools (A). The weak point is cost of living (D−). Police record more crime here than in most towns (D). The rest of its grades are middling: B− for health and C+ for hazard risk. Work and incomes lag (D). Few people walk, cycle or take the bus to work (D).

Electoral Area E, Fraser Valley is graded subject by subject, but Canadian towns need 2,500 residents for an overall grade.

Rents here are the metro area's average, shared by every town and neighbourhood in it. Safety less sure: no police service names this town, so its crime figure is the nearest police detachment's, shared with a wider area. Health is graded on the health region's survey figures and life expectancy, with the distance to hospital giving the town its own spread.

StrongestASchoolsWeakestD⁻Cost of living DWalkability

How Electoral Area E, Fraser Valley grades

Each subject compares Electoral Area E, 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.

How grading works

Electoral Area E, Fraser Valley is graded subject by subject, but Canadian towns need 2,500 residents for an overall grade.

Cost of livingIn the bottom fifth of the towns comparedD⁻Open →SchoolsBased on how pupils do in exams and testsAOpen →WalkabilityAmong the hardest places to get around without a carDOpen →SafetyNear the bottom of the towns comparedDOpen →Jobs & incomeBased on what households earn, poverty and workDOpen →Hazard riskClose to the middle of the towns comparedC⁺Open →HealthGraded on how healthy residents areB⁻Open →

How TownRatings grades Canadian towns →

What makes Electoral Area E, Fraser Valley stand out

The 3 things Electoral Area E, Fraser Valley does most differently from other towns.

Picked automatically from the data

Walk, cycle or transit to work

Getting around

2% walk, cycle or take transit

Where the typical figure for Canadian towns is 8%

Statistics Canada, Census 2021

Cost of living

Behind 97%

of Canadian towns on cost of living

Its cost of living grade: D−.

Home value ÷ household income

Housing

8.2 times household income

Against 4.7 for the median of Canadian towns

Median owner’s estimate $600,000, Census 2021; income for 2020.

The data

Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Electoral Area E, Fraser Valley.

HousingCost of living D⁻

Most households in Electoral Area E, Fraser Valley own their home: 97%, more than in British Columbia’s towns or across Canadian towns

$600,000median home value, 2021D⁻Cost of living Grade

Rent took a quarter of household income, near British Columbia’s towns (24%) and higher than Canadian towns (20%). Shelter took 30% or more of income for 18% of households, 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

Electoral Area E, Fraser Valley$600,000

British Columbia$720,000

Canadian towns$406,000

Census 2021	Electoral Area E, Fraser Valley	British Columbia	Canada
Households owning their home	97%	76%	74%
Rent as a share of income	25%	24%	20%
Households spending 30%+ on shelter	18%	21%	18%

$1,523

monthly rent for a two-bedroom

$755

median monthly shelter cost for owners, 2021

Full pageElectoral Area E, Fraser Valley’s cost of living pageOpen the full Cost of living page

Owners and renters97% own their home Cost of living8.2 times household income · The median owner’s estimate, $600,000, against the median household income Renting$1,523 a month · A two-bedroom apartment, CMHC’s survey

Statistics Canada, Census 2021; CMHC Rental Market Survey via Statistics Canada · Home values are owners’ own estimates at the May 2021 census, and incomes are for 2020. · Rent as a share of income and monthly rent for a two-bedroom published for the Chilliwack metro area, not by town

SchoolsSchools A

Most of the schools around Electoral Area E, Fraser Valley score above the middle in British Columbia: 3 of 4

4schools within 3 kmASchools Grade

Its 3 km reach takes in 3 elementary schools and 1 secondary school, all of Electoral Area E, Fraser Valley’s schooling. Measured from the centre, the closest high school lies 9.2 km off, above British Columbia’s towns (1.8 km) and Canadian towns (1.2 km) alike.

School	Level	Students	System
Promontory Heights Community Elementary Fourth fifth in British ColumbiaNearest elementary school, 1.3 kmElementary	Elementary	–	English public
GW Graham Secondary Second fifth in British ColumbiaNearest secondary school, 2.2 kmSecondary	Secondary	–	English public

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Schools within 3 km	Electoral Area E, Fraser Valley	British Columbia	Canada
Nearest elementary school	8.4 km	0.6 km	0.5 km
Nearest secondary school	9.2 km	1.8 km	1.2 km

9.2 km

to the nearest secondary school

8.4 km

to the nearest elementary school

Full pageElectoral Area E, Fraser Valley’s schools pageOpen the full Schools page

Results3 of 4 in the top two fifths · of the schools with results, placed against every school in British Columbia Every school4 schools within 3 km · 3 elementary schools and 1 secondary school Language0 of 4 teach in French · 2% of schools in British Columbia Questions“What schools are there in Electoral Area E, Fraser Valley?”

Provincial school lists and results, 2025/26

SafetySafety D

For the force that serves Electoral Area E, Fraser Valley, the Crime Severity Index is 164, above British Columbia’s towns and Canadian towns

164Crime Severity Index

No police detachment reports under Electoral Area E, Fraser Valley’s name, so these are the nearest detachment’s figures, not the town’s own · Measured across the Chilliwack detachment area: Crime Severity Index, Violent Crime Severity Index, violent crime and property crime per 1,000

Violence across its police area runs at 30.5 per 1,000 residents a year. The violent index for its police area came to 219, higher than both British Columbia’s towns (76) and Canadian towns (86). What’s more, the force’s area logs 63.8 thefts, break-ins and acts of damage per 1,000 residents a year.

Year by year · Crime Severity Index for each year

2023230

2024137

2025125

2023–2025	Electoral Area E, 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

144

non-violent Crime Severity Index

27%

of incidents cleared, 2023–25

Full pageElectoral Area E, Fraser Valley’s safety reportOpen the full Safety report

Safety164 Crime Severity Index · The index weighs each crime Electoral Area E, Fraser Valley’s police recorded by how serious it is.Questions“Is Electoral Area E, Fraser Valley safe?”

Statistics Canada, Uniform Crime Reporting Survey, 2023–2025 average

Work & commuteJobs & income D

Trips to work from Electoral Area E, Fraser Valley take longer than from British Columbia’s towns or Canadian towns: 32 min on average

2%walk, cycle or take transit

How working residents got to work · census 2021

Car or van93%

Walk2%

Census 2021	Electoral Area E, Fraser Valley	British Columbia	Canada
Average trip	32 min	26 min	26 min

$72,000

median household income, 2020

12%

worked from home, May 2021

of commuters work inside the municipality

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Unemployment6.9% unemployed · Of the labour force · Canadian towns: 9.9%Getting to work2% walk, cycle or take transit Where people commute to275 commuters · The biggest flow out: to Chilliwack

Statistics Canada, Census 2021 (labour and commuting) · Census day was in May 2021, mid-pandemic, so commuting and work figures carry the lockdowns’ mark.

Climate

July afternoons in Electoral Area E, Fraser Valley reach 24.9°C (British Columbia towns 23.1°C, Canadian towns 25.5°C)

24.9°CJuly afternoons

Snow totals 52 cm over the year, close to British Columbia’s towns (51 cm) and below Canadian towns (141 cm). Midwinter nights in Electoral Area E, Fraser Valley bottom out at 0.8°C on average. Most of the snow comes in January, about 18 cm. For the wettest month, look to November: 268 mm on average.

Average high by season · ECCC normals, 1991–2020

Winter6.8°C

Spring15.2°C

Summer23.7°C

Autumn15.2°C

Normals, 1991–2020	Electoral Area E, 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

52 cm

of snow a year

days with frost a year

161

days with precipitation a year

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The yearJuly highs 24.9°C, January lows 0.8°C Rain and snow1,734 mm a year · Canadian towns: 883 mm Snow52 cm of snow a year Weather station19 km to the station · Agassiz

Environment and Climate Change Canada, Canadian Climate Normals 1991–2020 (Agassiz)

Who lives here

An older town: 27% of people in Electoral Area E, Fraser Valley are 65 or over, more than in British Columbia’s towns or Canadian towns

53.6median age

Visible minorities make up 5.5% of the population, below both British Columbia’s towns (8.6%) and Canadian towns (15%). Under-15s account for 11% of the population.

Electoral Area E, Fraser ValleyBritish ColumbiaCanada

British ColumbiaCanada

Ages · Share of residents in each age group, Census 2021

27%

Schooling · Highest qualification, residents 15 and over

No certificate, diploma or degree22%

Postsecondary qualification43%

Women and men · all residents

Women make up 46.5% of Electoral Area E, Fraser Valley

Women numbered 730 and men 840 in 2021, next to a 50.9% share of women for Canada.

Who lives in Electoral Area E, Fraser Valley
	Electoral Area E, Fraser Valley	British Columbia	Canada
Under 15	11%	14%	16%
15 to 64	63%	64%	64%
65+	27%	21%	19%
No certificate, diploma or degree	22%	13%	16%
Postsecondary qualification	43%	56%	56%

Full pageElectoral Area E, Fraser Valley’s Who lives here pageOpen the full Who lives here page

Ages53.6 median age · 27% are 65 or over Households650 households · 2.3 people per household Immigrants11% are immigrants · 6% belong to a visible minority English and French4% speak both · 0% speak French but not English

Statistics Canada, Census 2021; British Columbia and Canada: medians of towns of 2,500+

Natural hazardsHazard risk C⁺

A flood study covers Electoral Area E, Fraser Valley: 1 on the national inventory, the newest from Ministry of Environment and Climate Change Strategy

Lowwildfire bandC⁺Hazard risk Grade

Seismic risk runs high: $0.19 of expected damage per $1,000 of buildings a year, the typical town $0.030. In Health Canada’s survey, just 3% of homes tested in the area exceeded 200 Bq/m³ (6.6% typical). Little of the land around Electoral Area E, Fraser Valley has burned: 0.4% within 25 km since 1986, or 0.009% a year.

Radon tests above the guideline · share of tested homes, 200 Bq/m³

Electoral Area E, Fraser Valley3%

British Columbia’s towns1.8%

Canadian towns6.6%

Hazards	Electoral Area E, Fraser Valley	British Columbia	Canada
Earthquake loss per $1,000 of buildings a year	$0.19	$0.36	$0.030
Radon tests above the guideline	3%	1.8%	6.6%

$0.19

expected earthquake loss a year per $1,000 of buildings

Low

wildfire band

2.8 km

to the nearest land burned since 1986

flood study on the national inventory

Full pageElectoral Area E, Fraser Valley’s flood & hazards pageOpen the full Flood & hazards page

FloodOne flood study on record WildfireLow wildfire band · 0.4% of the land within 25 km burned since 1986 Earthquakes$0.19 a year per $1,000 · Canadian towns: $0.030 Radon3% of tests above the guideline Be readyAlerts, FireSmart and radon tests

NRCan seismic risk model and burned areas, Health Canada radon survey, the Flood Hazard Map Inventory · Not measured by town: radon tests (the Fraser East health region)

Weather

What November brings in Electoral Area E, Fraser Valley: 4°C at night, 9°C by day

9°Ca normal November afternoon

Snow is normal by November, about 7 cm over the month. Expect about 268 mm of rain and snow over November. Then December: 6°C by day, 1°C at night. For today and the week ahead, the Weather page carries ECCC’s Chilliwack forecast.

Normal highs, the months ahead · ECCC normals, 1991–2020

November9°C

December6°C

January6°C

February9°C

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

4°C

a normal November night

268 mm

of rain and snow in a normal November

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Next 24 hoursTemperature and chance of rain, hour by hour The week aheadECCC’s days ahead, beside the normals The yearWarmest August, coldest January

ECCC normals, 1991–2020 (Agassiz); the forecast is on the Weather page

Town hall

Electoral Area E, Fraser Valley sends Mark Strahl (Conservative Party of Canada) to the Commons from Chilliwack—Hope

The Liberal Party of Canada has 20 of the 43 MPs elected in British Columbia.

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Who runs itRegional District Electoral Area Provincial legislatureChilliwack-Cultus Lake

Wikidata, MAMH, MMAH, Statistics Canada

Library & civic lifeCivic life grade B⁺

No public library stands in Electoral Area E, Fraser Valley: the closest, FVRL: Sardis Library, is 11 km away

After it comes FVRL: Chilliwack Library (Chilliwack), 13 km away.

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Places to belong0 charities per 1,000 residents

Provincial library statistics, OpenStreetMap, the CRA and Statistics Canada

Outdoors

Few places match Electoral Area E, Fraser Valley for protected land nearby: more than 9 in 10 Canadian towns

18%of the land within 10 km protected

Within 10 km are 19 protected areas. A drive of 85 km reaches Gulf Islands National Park Reserve, the nearest national park. Inside the town itself, nearly a quarter of the land is protected. Named trails close by number 7, the Lindeman Lake Trail and Bosumarne Falls Trail among them.

Protected land · of the land within 10 km

Electoral Area E, Fraser Valley18%

British Columbia’s towns6.7%

Canadian towns2.3%

Outdoors	Electoral Area E, Fraser Valley	British Columbia	Canada
Protected land within 10 km	18%	6.7%	2.3%
Public protected areas within 10 km	12	14	4

85 km

to Gulf Islands National Park Reserve

At the edge

to Chilliwack River Park

beaches within 5 km

public protected areas within 10 km

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Protected landof the land within 10 km Protected areas19 protected areas within 10 km · Skagit Valley Park National & provincial parks85 km to a national park · Gulf Islands National Park Reserve Footpaths & routes7 named routes · Lindeman Lake Trail

Canadian Protected and Conserved Areas Database (CPCAD), OpenStreetMap routes and beaches

HealthHealth B⁻

Electoral Area E, Fraser Valley’s region trails the typical Canadian town by 1.5 years: life expectancy 80.0

47%very good or excellent healthB⁻Health Grade

Shared with the rest of the Fraser East Health Service Delivery Area: health survey and life expectancy

Homes here are 12 km from a hospital on average, above British Columbia’s towns (4.4 km) and Canadian towns (3.7 km) alike. Adults here are less upbeat about their health than the province: 47% very good or excellent, against 50% in British Columbia.

Very good or excellent health · adults, age-standardised

Electoral Area E, Fraser Valley47%

British Columbia’s towns50%

Canadian towns52%

Health	Electoral Area E, 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%

80.0

years of life expectancy, 2022/2024

12 km

from homes to a hospital, on average

10%

of adults smoke, age-standardised

5.8 km

from homes to a pharmacy, on average

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Health survey47% very good or excellent health · adults, age-standardised Getting care12 km to a hospital · A pharmacy 5.8 km away on average The wider areaLife expectancy: women 82.9, men 77.2 Conditions and habits17% with chronic conditions · adults, age-standardised

Statistics Canada, Canadian Community Health Survey 2023/2024 and life expectancy 2022/2024; Open Database of Healthcare Facilities

Keep exploring

Everything we know about Electoral Area E, Fraser Valley

15pages on Electoral Area E, Fraser Valley

The big questions

SafetyDCrime Severity Index 164 Housing & costD⁻Homes 8.2 × income Property pricesSchoolsA4 schools within 3 km HealthB⁻Life expectancy 80 in its region Work & commuteD51% of adults in work Natural hazardsC⁺Wildfire band: low

Out and about

Outdoors18% of the land within 10 km protected AttractionsClimateJuly afternoons around 25°C WeatherECCC’s forecast, beside the normals

The story

Who lives hereMedian age 53.6 HistoryTown hallFamous people

Nearby attractions

Chilliwack River Rafting and 2 more in and around Electoral Area E, Fraser Valley

From museums to parks and historic sites: Electoral Area E, Fraser Valley’s places to visit and those just beyond its edge, most famous first.

All attractions →

AttractionAttractionChilliwack River Raftingin town Water parkWater parkCultus Lake Waterpark2.5 km outside town, to the northwest Water parkWater parkBridal Falls Waterpark3 km outside town, to the northeast

Famous people from around Electoral Area E, Fraser Valley

No notable person born in Electoral Area E, Fraser Valley is on our list; these were born in the towns around it.

How we find them →

Jordyn HuitemaCanadian association football player · born in Chilliwack · born 2001

Tyler ChristopherCanadian athletics competitor · born in Chilliwack · born 1983

Reece HowdenCanadian male freestyle skier · born in Chilliwack · born 1998

Dave ArchibaldIce hockey player · born in Chilliwack · born 1969

Kevin HillSnowboarder · born in Chilliwack · born 1986

Zach BensonCanadian ice hockey player · born in Chilliwack · born 2005

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 E, Fraser Valley

Town in British Columbia

TownRatings follows Statistics Canada’s map: Electoral Area E, Fraser Valley is one municipality in British Columbia, figures and all.

Statistics Canada: population estimates 2025 (17-10-0155), Census of Population 2021, 2021 census boundaries.

Population: 1,748 (people, 2025 estimate)
Province or territory: British Columbia
Census division: Fraser Valley
Metro area: Chilliwack
Census subdivision: 5909036

Electoral Area E, Fraser Valley’s neighbours

The nearest places of 1,000 or more. Statistics Canada

Tzeachten 13SkowkaleChilliwackRosedaleCultus LakeKentElectoral Area E, Fraser Valley

How the neighbours grade

Town	People	km	Overall	Cost	Safety	Health
Electoral Area E, Fraser Valley	1,748	—	—	D⁻	D	B⁻
Tzeachten 13	4,899	9.2	—	—	—	B
Skowkale	1,114	10	—	—	—	B
Chilliwack	105,520	11	C⁻	D	D	B
Rosedale	2,401	13	—	C⁻	D	B⁻
Cultus Lake	2,773	15	C	D⁻	C⁺	B⁻
Kent	7,093	18	C	D	B⁻	B⁻

People: Statistics Canada, Census 2021. Distances: centre to centre.

Questions about Electoral Area E, Fraser Valley

Who are the people of Electoral Area E, Fraser Valley?

6% of residents belong to a visible minority, against 15% for the median of Canadian towns; 10% have an Indigenous identity and 11% are immigrants.

What kind of homes are in Electoral Area E, Fraser Valley?

Single-detached houses make up 69% of the homes here, where Canadian towns sit at 64%; 0% are in high-rise apartments. 26% of households are one person, and the average is 2.3.

Is Electoral Area E, Fraser Valley growing?

It added people: 1,540 in 2016, 1,568 in 2021, 1.8% more, where the middle of Canadian towns grew 4.1%. Statistics Canada’s 2025 estimate is 1,748.

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).