GoldenBritish Columbia

Trips to work from Golden are shorter than from British Columbia’s towns or Canadian towns: 15 min on average

Of Golden’s 5 schools, one teaches in French

On results, 2 of 2 tested schools are in the upper two fifths in British Columbia. In or within 3 km of Golden: 3 elementary schools, 1 secondary school and 1 alternative or adult school.

Golden earns a C− for hazard risk

Radon tests for the East Kootenay health region

Earthquakes are expected to cost $0.044 a year for every $1,000 of buildings, lower than British Columbia’s towns ($0.36) and near Canadian towns ($0.030). The national inventory holds 2 flood maps for it, the newest from Province of B.C. - Water, Lands, and Resource Stewardship. Some 2.8% of the land within 25 km of Golden has burned since 1986; at 0.07% a year that is moderate, not high.

Measured against local pay, Golden costs more to live in than 83% of Canadian towns

Owners make up 69% of households, below both British Columbia’s towns (76%) and Canadian towns (74%). 16% of households spent 30% or more of their income on shelter, lower than both British Columbia’s towns (21%) and Canadian towns (18%).

January nights in Golden drop to −10.9°C (British Columbia towns 0.5°C, Canadian towns −13.5°C)

Frost comes on 180 days a year, above both British Columbia’s towns (60) and Canadian towns (159). Gardeners get 134 frost-free days, from 13 May to 25 September. Also worth knowing: a July afternoon in Golden typically reaches 25.4°C. A normal January brings 48 cm of snow, the most of any month.

Very good or excellent health for 57% of adults around Golden; the typical Canadian town: 52%

The region has more smokers than British Columbia, 13% of adults to 8.9%. Across the region, life runs to 80.5 years on average: women 82.7, men 78.1, in 2022/2024. On average 16% of adults live with arthritis, diabetes or high blood pressure, higher than British Columbia’s towns (15%) yet lower than Canadian towns (17%). Measured from where Golden’s residents live, the nearest hospital is 0.7 km away, under the typical 3.7 km. For health survey and life expectancy, the only official count covers all of the East Kootenay Health Service Delivery Area, Golden included.

More of Golden’s residents have an Indigenous identity than in British Columbia’s towns or Canadian towns: 8.5%

Immigrants make up just over one in ten residents, between British Columbia’s towns (12%) and Canadian towns (6.4%). 16% of residents are 65 or over.

What November brings in Golden: −5°C at night, 1°C by day

Into December, the normals move to −4°C and −10°C. About 30 cm of snow falls in a normal November. A normal November brings 51 mm of rain and snow. Hour-by-hour figures come from ECCC’s Golden forecast, on the Weather page.

Kamloops—Shuswap—Central Rockies, which takes in Golden, is held by Mel Arnold (Conservative Party of Canada)

In the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia, Golden belongs to Columbia River-Revelstoke; who holds it as MLA (Member of the Legislative Assembly, the provincial or territorial legislature) isn’t on an open record, so no one is named.

ORL: Golden & District Library is Golden’s public library

The library is 0.3 km from the centre of Golden.

Yoho National Park lies 14 km beyond Golden’s edge

The tally of protected areas open to the public within 10 km is 2, below British Columbia’s towns (14) and Canadian towns (4) alike. 8.2 km from town is Burges James Gadsden Park, the nearest provincial park. Within 10 km of the town, 5.5% of the land is protected, against 2.3% around a typical Canadian town. Protected areas take in 12% of the town itself.

The force covering Golden records less serious violence than British Columbia’s towns or Canadian towns, at 44

Measured across the Golden/Field detachment area: Crime Severity Index, Violent Crime Severity Index, violent crime and property crime per 1,000

Violent incidents in its police area came to 10 per 1,000 residents a year, below both British Columbia’s towns (12.5) and Canadian towns (12). Thefts, break-ins and damage add up to 23.8 per 1,000 residents a year where it is policed.