Electoral Area F, Fraser ValleyBritish Columbia

It grew by 7% between the 2016 and 2021 censuses. This town in British Columbia has a population of 1,556.

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Population

1,556

people, 2025 estimate

Median age

46.4

years · British Columbia’s towns: 48

Postsecondary

42%

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 F, Fraser Valley a good place to live?

Schools are its strong suit (B). Homes are dear (D). Elsewhere it is close to typical: B− for health and C+ for hazard risk. Jobs and pay trail most towns (C−).

With fewer than 2,500 residents, Electoral Area F, Fraser Valley gets subject grades but no overall one among Canadian towns.

This town's rent is the 2021 census rent scaled to 2025 by its province's ratio of surveyed to census rents: no rental survey covers it, so its Cost Grade is less sure. 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.

WeakestDCost of living C⁻Jobs & income

How Electoral Area F, Fraser Valley grades

Each subject compares Electoral Area F, 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

With fewer than 2,500 residents, Electoral Area F, Fraser Valley gets subject grades but no overall one among Canadian towns.

Cost of livingHomes are among the least affordable for local incomesDOpen →Jobs & incomeWeaker than most of the towns comparedC⁻Open →SafetyGraded on crime per residentCOpen →WalkabilityMost errands need a carCOpen →Hazard riskBehind most towns comparedC⁺Open →SchoolsNear typical for the towns comparedBOpen →HealthGraded on how healthy residents areB⁻Open →

How TownRatings grades Canadian towns →

What makes Electoral Area F, Fraser Valley stand out

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

Picked automatically from the data

Home value ÷ household income

Housing

12.2 times household income

The middle of Canadian towns: 4.7 times

Median owner’s estimate $920,000, Census 2021; income for 2020.

Immigrants

Who lives here

13% are immigrants

For the middle of Canadian towns, 6%

Statistics Canada, Census 2021

Cost of living

Behind 94%

of Canadian towns on cost of living

Its cost of living grade: D.

The data

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

HousingCost of living D

Most households in Electoral Area F, Fraser Valley own their home: 82%, more than in British Columbia’s towns or across Canadian towns

$920,000median home value, 2021DCost of living Grade

A year’s rent came to 21% of the median household income, lower than British Columbia’s towns (24%) yet higher than Canadian towns (20%). 27% of households spent 30% or more of their income on shelter, higher than both British Columbia’s towns (21%) and Canadian towns (18%).

What homes were worth · The median owner’s estimate at the 2021 census

Electoral Area F, Fraser Valley$920,000

British Columbia$720,000

Canadian towns$406,000

Census 2021	Electoral Area F, Fraser Valley	British Columbia	Canada
Households spending 30%+ on shelter	27%	21%	18%
Households owning their home	82%	76%	74%
Rent as a share of income	21%	24%	20%

$1,000

monthly rent for a two-bedroom

$1,480

median monthly shelter cost for owners, 2021

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

Owners and renters82% own their home Cost of living12.2 times household income · The median owner’s estimate, $920,000, against the median household income Renting$1,000 a month · The median rent at the 2021 census

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.

Climate

July highs in Electoral Area F, Fraser Valley: 24.4°C, against 23.1°C in British Columbia’s towns and 25.5°C in Canadian towns

24.4°CJuly afternoons

Gardeners get 218 frost-free days, from 3 April to 7 November. There are 49 days of frost in a typical year, lower than both British Columbia’s towns (60) and Canadian towns (159). Electoral Area F, Fraser Valley sees January nights of 0.6°C on average. Also worth knowing: a normal January brings 22 cm of snow, the most of any month.

Average high by season · ECCC normals, 1991–2020

Winter7.3°C

Spring15.0°C

Summer23.4°C

Autumn15.3°C

Normals, 1991–2020	Electoral Area F, Fraser Valley	British Columbia	Canada
Precipitation a year	1,505 mm	1,152 mm	883 mm
Days with frost a year	49	60	159
January night low	0.6°C	0.5°C	−13.5°C
July afternoon high	24.4°C	23.1°C	25.5°C

56 cm

of snow a year

days with frost a year

218

frost-free days, 3 Apr to 7 Nov

149

days with precipitation a year

Full pageElectoral Area F, Fraser Valley’s climate pageOpen the full Climate page

The yearJuly highs 24.4°C, January lows 0.6°C Rain and snow1,505 mm a year · Canadian towns: 883 mm Snow56 cm of snow a year Weather station25 km to the station · Abbotsford

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

Work & commuteJobs & income C⁻

Commuters in Electoral Area F, Fraser Valley travel further than in British Columbia’s towns or Canadian towns, 37 min on average

6%walk, cycle or take transit

The car took 88% of commuters, about level with both British Columbia’s towns (87%) and Canadian towns (89%).

How working residents got to work · census 2021

Car or van88%

Walk6%

Census 2021	Electoral Area F, Fraser Valley	British Columbia	Canada
Average trip	37 min	26 min	26 min
Car or van	88%	87%	89%

$75,000

median household income, 2020

14%

worked from home, May 2021

16%

of commuters work inside the municipality

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Unemployment10% unemployed · Of the labour force · Canadian towns: 9.9%Getting to work6% walk, cycle or take transit Where people commute to100 commuters · The biggest flow out: to Abbotsford

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.

SafetySafety C

Electoral Area F, Fraser Valley’s grade for safety: a C

81Crime Severity Index

These figures come from the closest detachment: none reports for Electoral Area F, Fraser Valley itself

Violent incidents in its police area came to 15.1 per 1,000 residents a year, higher than both British Columbia’s towns (12.5) and Canadian towns (12). Across its police area, there are 24.1 property incidents per 1,000 residents a year.

Year by year · Crime Severity Index for each year

202396

202468

202579

2023–2025	Electoral Area F, Fraser Valley	British Columbia	Canada
Property crime per 1,000	24.1	31	31.2
Violent crime	15.1	12.5	12
Violent Crime Severity Index	95	76	86

non-violent Crime Severity Index

21%

of incidents cleared, 2023–25

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

Safety81 Crime Severity Index · The index weighs each crime Electoral Area F, Fraser Valley’s police recorded by how serious it is.Questions“Is Electoral Area F, Fraser Valley safe?”

Statistics Canada, Uniform Crime Reporting Survey, 2023–2025 average · Area behind the Crime Severity Index, Violent Crime Severity Index, violent crime and property crime per 1,000 figures: the Mission detachment area

Outdoors

In Electoral Area F, Fraser Valley, 55% of the land is set aside as protected

47%of the land within 10 km protected

Gulf Islands National Park Reserve is the closest national park, 69 km from town. Protected areas cover 47% of the land within 10 km, above British Columbia’s towns (6.7%) and Canadian towns (2.3%) alike. What’s more, 62 areas within 10 km are protected for nature. Within 5 km are 48 beaches; P2P Beach is the nearest.

Protected land · of the land within 10 km

Electoral Area F, Fraser Valley47%

British Columbia’s towns6.7%

Canadian towns2.3%

Outdoors	Electoral Area F, Fraser Valley	British Columbia	Canada
Protected land within 10 km	47%	6.7%	2.3%
Public protected areas within 10 km	21	14	4

69 km

to Gulf Islands National Park Reserve

At the edge

to Garibaldi Park

beaches within 5 km

public protected areas within 10 km

Full pageElectoral Area F, Fraser Valley’s outdoors pageOpen the full Outdoors page

Protected landof the land within 10 km Protected areas62 protected areas within 10 km · Garibaldi Park National & provincial parks69 km to a national park · Gulf Islands National Park Reserve Footpaths & routes2 named routes · Dewdney Grind North

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

Natural hazardsHazard risk C⁺

A flood study covers Electoral Area F, Fraser Valley: 1 on the national inventory, the newest from Province of B.C. - Water, Lands, and Resource Stewardship

Lowwildfire bandC⁺Hazard risk Grade

Health Canada’s survey found radon above the guideline in 3% of homes, higher than British Columbia’s towns (1.8%) yet lower than Canadian towns (6.6%). Shaking is a bigger worry than in most places, at $0.24 a year per $1,000 of building value ($0.030 typical). Wildfire is rare near Electoral Area F, Fraser Valley: 0.3% of the land within 25 km has burned since 1986, a burn rate of 0.008% a year.

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

Electoral Area F, Fraser Valley3%

British Columbia’s towns1.8%

Canadian towns6.6%

Hazards	Electoral Area F, Fraser Valley	British Columbia	Canada
Earthquake loss per $1,000 of buildings a year	$0.24	$0.36	$0.030
Radon tests above the guideline	3%	1.8%	6.6%

$0.24

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

Low

wildfire band

6.9 km

to the nearest land burned since 1986

flood study on the national inventory

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

FloodOne flood study on record WildfireLow wildfire band · 0.3% of the land within 25 km burned since 1986 Earthquakes$0.24 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)

SchoolsSchools B

Electoral Area F, Fraser Valley’s schools mostly sit under the middle in British Columbia, 3 of the 4 with results

5schools within 3 kmBSchools Grade

Counting a 3 km margin, Electoral Area F, Fraser Valley has 3 elementary schools, 1 secondary school and 1 alternative or adult school. Measured from the centre, the closest high school lies 9.3 km off, above British Columbia’s towns (1.8 km) and Canadian towns (1.2 km) alike.

School	Level	Students	System
Dewdney Elementary Fourth fifth in British ColumbiaNearest elementary school, 1.1 kmElementary	Elementary	–	English public
Seminary of Christ the King IndependentNearest secondary school, 2.3 kmSecondary	Secondary	–	Independent

See all 5 schools →

Schools by system · Schools within 3 km

English public4

Independent1

Schools within 3 km	Electoral Area F, Fraser Valley	British Columbia	Canada
Nearest elementary school	8.4 km	0.6 km	0.5 km
Nearest secondary school	9.3 km	1.8 km	1.2 km

9.3 km

to the nearest secondary school

8.4 km

to the nearest elementary school

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

Results1 of 4 in the top two fifths · of the schools with results, placed against every school in British Columbia Every school5 schools within 3 km · 3 elementary schools, 1 secondary school and 1 alternative or adult school Language0 of 5 teach in French · 2% of schools in British Columbia Questions“What schools are there in Electoral Area F, Fraser Valley?”

Provincial school lists and results, 2025/26

Weather

Expect November days around 10°C in Electoral Area F, Fraser Valley, nights around 3°C

10°Ca normal November afternoon

At the extremes, August afternoons reach 25°C and January nights 1°C. The month after, December, normally sees 6°C afternoons and 1°C nights. November normally sees 233 mm of precipitation. ECCC’s forecast for Abbotsford is on the Weather page, hour by hour.

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

November10°C

December6°C

January7°C

February9°C

Season	High	Low	Rain and snow
Winter	7°C	1°C	540 mm
Spring	15°C	6°C	354 mm
Summer	23°C	12°C	156 mm
Autumn	15°C	6°C	455 mm

3°C

a normal November night

233 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 (Abbotsford); the forecast is on the Weather page

Town hall

Brad Vis (Conservative Party of Canada) represents Electoral Area F, Fraser Valley in Ottawa as MP for Mission—Matsqui—Abbotsford

Fraser-Nicola is the riding Electoral Area F, Fraser Valley votes in for the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia, and its MLA (Member of the Legislative Assembly, the provincial or territorial legislature) isn’t named here because no open list records the members.

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Who runs itRegional District Electoral Area

Wikidata, MAMH, MMAH, Statistics Canada

Library & civic lifeCivic life grade B⁺

No public library stands in Electoral Area F, Fraser Valley: the closest, FVRL: Mission Library, is 12 km away

After it comes FVRL: Mount Lehman Library (Abbotsford), 18 km away.

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Places to belong0 charities per 1,000 residents

Provincial library statistics, OpenStreetMap, the CRA and Statistics Canada

HealthHealth B⁻

Lives run shorter around Electoral Area F, Fraser Valley: 80.0 years, 1.5 below the typical Canadian town’s region

47%very good or excellent healthB⁻Health Grade

The health survey and life expectancy numbers here cover the Fraser East Health Service Delivery Area

Residents have 12 km to cover to reach a hospital, above both British Columbia’s towns (4.4 km) and Canadian towns (3.7 km). The survey puts the region’s share in very good or excellent health at 47%, behind the 50% for British Columbia.

Very good or excellent health · adults, age-standardised

Electoral Area F, Fraser Valley47%

British Columbia’s towns50%

Canadian towns52%

Health	Electoral Area F, 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

8.9 km

from homes to a pharmacy, on average

Full pageElectoral Area F, Fraser Valley’s health pageOpen the full Health page

Health survey47% very good or excellent health · adults, age-standardised Getting care12 km to a hospital · A pharmacy 8.9 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

Who lives here

More of Electoral Area F, Fraser Valley’s residents have an Indigenous identity than in British Columbia’s towns or Canadian towns: 11%

46.4median age

Children under 15 make up 16%, higher than British Columbia’s towns (14%) and near Canadian towns (16%). People 65 and over make up 18% of the town.

Electoral Area F, Fraser ValleyBritish ColumbiaCanada

British ColumbiaCanada

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

16%

Schooling · Highest qualification, residents 15 and over

No certificate, diploma or degree21%

Postsecondary qualification42%

Women and men · all residents

Women make up 46.0% of Electoral Area F, Fraser Valley

Women numbered 635 and men 745 in 2021, next to a 50.9% share of women for Canada.

Who lives in Electoral Area F, Fraser Valley
	Electoral Area F, Fraser Valley	British Columbia	Canada
Under 15	16%	14%	16%
15 to 64	66%	64%	64%
65+	18%	21%	19%
No certificate, diploma or degree	21%	13%	16%
Postsecondary qualification	42%	56%	56%

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Immigrants13% are immigrants · 12% belong to a visible minority Ages46.4 median age · 18% are 65 or over Households560 households · 2.5 people per household 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+

Keep exploring

Everything we know about Electoral Area F, Fraser Valley

15pages on Electoral Area F, Fraser Valley

The big questions

SafetyCCrime Severity Index 81 Housing & costDHomes 12.2 × income Property pricesSchoolsB5 schools within 3 km HealthB⁻Life expectancy 80 in its region Work & commuteC⁻61% of adults in work Natural hazardsC⁺Wildfire band: low

Out and about

Outdoors47% of the land within 10 km protected AttractionsClimateJuly afternoons around 24°C WeatherECCC’s forecast, beside the normals

The story

Who lives hereMedian age 46.4 HistoryTown hallFamous people

Nearby attractions

Westminster Abbey and 2 more in and around Electoral Area F, Fraser Valley

What there is to see in Electoral Area F, Fraser Valley and within a short drive, starting with the places most people have heard of.

All attractions →

Abbey or prioryWestminster Abbey2.6 km outside town, to the southwest AttractionAttractionChehalis River Hatchery4.7 km outside town, to the east Historic siteHistoric sitePitt Lake PIctographs1.3 km outside town, to the north

Photos: each place’s Wikidata image, from Wikimedia Commons under the licence below (our copy, resized).

Photo credits (1)

Westminster Abbey: M. Lounsbery / Mlouns at en.wikipedia, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons

Famous people from around Electoral Area F, Fraser Valley

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

How we find them →

Carly Rae JepsenCanadian singer · born in Mission · born 1985

Brent HaydenCanadian swimmer, Olympic bronze medall… · born in Mission · born 1983

Debbie BrillCanadian high jumper · born in Mission · born 1953

Gary MacDonaldCanadian swimmer, Olympic silver medall… · born in Mission · born 1953

Graham WardleCanadian actor · born in Mission · born 1986

Eden DonatelliCanadian speed skater · born in Mission · born 1970

Photo credits

Carly Rae Jepsen: Justin Higuchi, CC BY 4.0 · Brent Hayden: Ubcwwong, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Debbie Brill: Raimund Kommer, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Graham Wardle: Nicholas Moreau, CC BY-SA 3.0

About Electoral Area F, Fraser Valley

Town in British Columbia

For Electoral Area F, 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: 1,556 (people, 2025 estimate)
Province or territory: British Columbia
Census division: Fraser Valley
Census subdivision: 5909060

Electoral Area F, Fraser Valley’s neighbours

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

Electoral Area G, Fraser ValleyMissionElectoral Area F, Fraser Valley

How the neighbours grade

Town	People	km	Overall	Cost	Safety	Health
Electoral Area F, Fraser Valley	1,556	—	—	D	C	B⁻
Electoral Area G, Fraser Valley	1,808	8.3	—	D⁻	C	B⁻
Mission	47,280	11	D	D	C⁻	B

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

Questions about Electoral Area F, Fraser Valley

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

94% of homes are single-detached houses, against 64% for the median of Canadian towns, and 0% are in apartment buildings of five storeys or more. A household averages 2.5 people; 33% are one person living alone.

Has Electoral Area F, Fraser Valley grown?

It added people: 1,293 in 2016, 1,384 in 2021, 7% more, where the middle of Canadian towns grew 4.1%. Statistics Canada’s 2025 estimate is 1,556.

Is Electoral Area F, Fraser Valley a young town or an old one?

Its median age is 46.4, where Canadian towns sit at 45.2.

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).