FruitvaleBritish Columbia
Home to 2,068 people, this town lies in British Columbia. It belongs to the Trail metropolitan area.
Is Fruitvale a good place to live?
Fruitvale’s strongest subject is schools (A). People here tend to be in good health (B+). Hazard risk is higher than most (C+). Homes were valued at a median $360,000 at the 2021 census, 4.3 times the typical household’s income. Its other grades sit near the middle: B− for safety and B− for jobs & income.
Figures: home values and income: Statistics Canada, Census 2021. With fewer than 2,500 residents, Fruitvale 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.
How Fruitvale grades
Each subject compares Fruitvale with Canadian towns of 2,500 or more, ordered by how far it is from the middle. Towns in other countries are graded separately.
With fewer than 2,500 residents, Fruitvale gets subject grades but no overall one among Canadian towns.
How TownRatings grades Canadian towns →
What makes Fruitvale stand out
The 3 things Fruitvale does most differently from other towns.
The data
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Fruitvale.
The nearest high school to Fruitvale is 11 km away
| School | Level | Students | System |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fruitvale Elementary Middle fifth in British ColumbiaIn FruitvaleElementary | Elementary | – | English public |
| Schools within 3 km | Fruitvale | British Columbia | Canada |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nearest secondary school | 11 km | 1.8 km | 1.2 km |
Provincial school lists and results, 2025/26
People in Fruitvale’s health region live to 79.5 on average, 2.0 years short of the typical Canadian town
For Fruitvale itself the measure is access, and it lags: 11 km to the nearest hospital, where 3.7 km is typical. Age-standardised, 55% of the region’s adults put their health at very good or excellent, higher than both British Columbia’s towns (50%) and Canadian towns (52%).
Very good or excellent health · adults, age-standardised
| Health | Fruitvale | British Columbia | Canada |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chronic conditions (average share) | 14% | 15% | 17% |
| Very good or excellent health | 55% | 50% | 52% |
| Life expectancy at birth | 79.5 | 81.0 | 81.5 |
| Smokers | 9.9% | 9% | 12% |
Statistics Canada, Canadian Community Health Survey 2023/2024 and life expectancy 2022/2024; Open Database of Healthcare Facilities · Not measured by town: health survey and life expectancy (the Kootenay-Boundary Health Service Delivery Area)
Summer runs warm in Fruitvale: July highs of 29.3°C, above British Columbia’s towns and Canadian towns
Gardeners get 167 frost-free days, from 28 April to 13 October. There are 120 days of frost in a typical year, higher than British Columbia’s towns (60) yet lower than Canadian towns (159). Expect January lows of around −4.0°C in Fruitvale. December is the snowiest month, with 47 cm on average.
Average high by season · ECCC normals, 1991–2020
| Normals, 1991–2020 | Fruitvale | British Columbia | Canada |
|---|---|---|---|
| July afternoon high | 29.3°C | 23.1°C | 25.5°C |
| January night low | −4.0°C | 0.5°C | −13.5°C |
| Days with frost a year | 120 | 60 | 159 |
| Precipitation a year | 759 mm | 1,152 mm | 883 mm |
Environment and Climate Change Canada, Canadian Climate Normals 1991–2020 (Warfield)
High radon around Fruitvale: 29% of homes tested in the area exceed 200 Bq/m³
One flood study covers the town, by Ministry of Environment and Climate Change Strategy. The expected yearly loss to earthquakes is $0.010 for each $1,000 of buildings, about level with Canadian towns ($0.030) and below British Columbia’s towns ($0.36). Fire reaches the land around Fruitvale now and then: 2.3% within 25 km since 1986 (0.06% a year), below the high band.
Radon tests above the guideline · share of tested homes, 200 Bq/m³
| Hazards | Fruitvale | British Columbia | Canada |
|---|---|---|---|
| Radon tests above the guideline | 29% | 1.8% | 6.6% |
| Earthquake loss per $1,000 of buildings a year | $0.010 | $0.36 | $0.030 |
NRCan seismic risk model and burned areas, Health Canada radon survey, the Flood Hazard Map Inventory · Data for radon tests covers the Kootenay/Boundary health region
Rent takes less of local pay in Fruitvale than in British Columbia’s towns or Canadian towns: 16% of household income
Just over four in five households own their home, above both British Columbia’s towns (76%) and Canadian towns (74%). Shelter took 30% or more of income for 8% of households, below both British Columbia’s towns (21%) and Canadian towns (18%).
What homes were worth · The median owner’s estimate at the 2021 census
| Census 2021 | Fruitvale | British Columbia | Canada |
|---|---|---|---|
| Households spending 30%+ on shelter | 8% | 21% | 18% |
| Rent as a share of income | 16% | 24% | 20% |
| Median home value, 2021 | $360,000 | $720,000 | $406,000 |
| Households owning their home | 81% | 76% | 74% |
Statistics Canada, Census 2021; CMHC Rental Market Survey via Statistics Canada · The 2021 census asked owners what their home was worth; those values, and 2020 incomes, are what this compares.
Fruitvale is older than 85% of Canadian towns: a median age of 50
6.1% of residents have an Indigenous identity, above British Columbia’s towns (5%) and Canadian towns (2.8%) alike. Visible minorities make up 2.6% of the population, below both British Columbia’s towns (8.6%) and Canadian towns (15%).
Ages · Share of residents in each age group, Census 2021
Schooling · Highest qualification, residents 15 and over
Women and men · all residents
50.8% of Fruitvale’s residents are women
Of the 2021 count, 995 were women and 965 men (women across Canada: 50.9%).
| Fruitvale | British Columbia | Canada | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 14% | 14% | 16% |
| 15 to 64 | 59% | 64% | 64% |
| 65+ | 27% | 21% | 19% |
| No certificate, diploma or degree | 16% | 13% | 16% |
| Postsecondary qualification | 57% | 56% | 56% |
Statistics Canada, Census 2021; British Columbia and Canada: medians of towns of 2,500+
Fruitvale in November: highs near 5°C, lows near −1°C
Precipitation in November averages 86 mm. Snowfall in a normal November: 23 cm. ECCC’s forecast for Trail is on the Weather page, hour by hour.
Normal highs, the months ahead · ECCC normals, 1991–2020
| Season | High | Low | Rain and snow |
|---|---|---|---|
| Winter | 1°C | −4°C | 253 mm |
| Spring | 15°C | 3°C | 186 mm |
| Summer | 28°C | 12°C | 140 mm |
| Autumn | 14°C | 4°C | 180 mm |
ECCC normals, 1991–2020 (Warfield); the forecast is on the Weather page
Fruitvale’s MP is Rob Morrison (Conservative Party of Canada), for Columbia—Kootenay—Southern Rockies
Fruitvale is in Kootenay-Monashee for the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia, whose current MLA (Member of the Legislative Assembly, the provincial or territorial legislature) no open source we can use records yet.
Wikidata, MAMH, MMAH, Statistics Canada
Fruitvale’s public library is Beaver Valley Public Library
The library is 0.2 km from the centre of Fruitvale.
Provincial library statistics, OpenStreetMap, the CRA and Statistics Canada
4.4 km from Fruitvale to Beaver Creek Park
Of the land within 10 km, 4.7% has protected status, lower than British Columbia’s towns (6.7%) yet higher than Canadian towns (2.3%). Within 100 km there is no national park.
Protected land · of the land within 10 km
| Outdoors | Fruitvale | British Columbia | Canada |
|---|---|---|---|
| Public protected areas within 10 km | 3 | 14 | 4 |
| Protected land within 10 km | 4.7% | 6.7% | 2.3% |
Canadian Protected and Conserved Areas Database (CPCAD), OpenStreetMap routes and beaches
Fruitvale has 0.4 jobs for every resident in work, so most commute out
On average, the journey to work lasts 25 min.
How working residents got to work · census 2021
| Census 2021 | Fruitvale | British Columbia | Canada |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average trip | 25 min | 26 min | 26 min |
Statistics Canada, Census 2021 (labour and commuting) · The 2021 census was taken in May 2021, during COVID-19 restrictions: more people than usual worked from home or were off work.
Fruitvale earns a B− for safety
No police detachment reports under Fruitvale’s name, so these are the nearest detachment’s figures, not the town’s own · Area-wide: Crime Severity Index, Violent Crime Severity Index, violent crime and property crime per 1,000, counted over the Trail and Greater District detachment area
Property crime in the area its police cover: 16.3 per 1,000 people a year. Its police area recorded 6.9 violent incidents per 1,000 residents a year, below British Columbia’s towns (12.5) and Canadian towns (12) alike.
Year by year · Crime Severity Index for each year
| 2023–2025 | Fruitvale | British Columbia | Canada |
|---|---|---|---|
| Property crime per 1,000 | 16.3 | 31 | 31.2 |
| Violent crime | 6.9 | 12.5 | 12 |
| Violent Crime Severity Index | 58 | 76 | 86 |
| Crime Severity Index | 64 | 83 | 67 |
Statistics Canada, Uniform Crime Reporting Survey, 2023–2025 average
Everything we know about Fruitvale
Famous people from around Fruitvale
One notable person was born in Fruitvale; with them, the best known born in the towns around it.
Photo credits
Adam Deadmarsh: Håkan Dahlström, CC BY 3.0 · Jason Bay: slgckgc on Flickr (Original version) UCinternational (Crop), CC BY 2.0 · Shawn Horcoff: Resolute, CC BY-SA 3.0
About Fruitvale
Town in British Columbia
Every figure TownRatings gives for Fruitvale covers the municipality as Statistics Canada maps it, one census subdivision in British Columbia.
Statistics Canada: population estimates 2025 (17-10-0155), Census of Population 2021, 2021 census boundaries.
- Population
- 2,068 (people, 2025 estimate)
- Province or territory
- British Columbia
- Census division
- Kootenay Boundary
- Metro area
- Trail
- Census subdivision
- 5905005
Fruitvale’s neighbours
The nearest places of 1,000 or more. Statistics Canada
| Town | People | km | Overall | Cost | Safety | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fruitvale | 2,068 | — | — | C+ | B− | B+ |
| Electoral Area A, Kootenay Boundary | 2,008 | 1.5 | — | B | B− | B+ |
| Montrose | 1,072 | 4.9 | — | — | B− | A− |
| Trail | 8,539 | 11 | C− | C− | C− | A |
| Warfield | 1,729 | 15 | — | C+ | B− | A− |
| Electoral Area B (Lower Columbia-Old-Glory), Kootenay Boundary | 1,432 | 15 | — | C− | B− | A− |
| Rossland | 4,355 | 18 | A− | C− | B− | A− |
People: Statistics Canada, Census 2021. Distances: centre to centre.
Questions about Fruitvale
Who are the people of Fruitvale?
At the 2021 census, 7% were immigrants and 3% belonged to a visible minority (Canadian towns’ median: 15%). 6% identify as First Nations, Métis or Inuit.
Is Fruitvale a young town or an old one?
The median resident is 50 years old, against 45.2 for the median of Canadian towns. 14% are under 15 and 27% are 65 or over.
What kind of homes are in Fruitvale?
73% 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 2.2 people; 29% are one person living alone.
Has Fruitvale grown?
Between the 2016 and 2021 censuses it went from 1,920 to 1,958 residents (up 2%; Canadian towns’ median: 4.1%), and Statistics Canada now estimates 2,068.
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).