LillooetBritish Columbia
Statistics Canada places it in the Squamish-Lillooet census division. It is a town of 2,065 residents in British Columbia.
Is Lillooet a good place to live?
Walking, cycling and public transport work well here (A+). Where it falls short is cost of living (D). Safety is weaker too (D). Hazard risk is higher than most (D−).
With fewer than 2,500 residents, Lillooet 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 is the police detachment's figure, shared with the towns and countryside around it. Health is graded on the health region's survey figures and life expectancy, with the distance to hospital giving the town its own spread. Wildfire lowers this town's Hazard risk Grade: a high share of the land around it has burned in the last 40 years.
How Lillooet grades
Each subject compares Lillooet 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, Lillooet gets subject grades but no overall one among Canadian towns.
How TownRatings grades Canadian towns →
What makes Lillooet stand out
The 3 things Lillooet does most differently from other towns.
The data
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Lillooet.
Lillooet’s grade for hazard risk: a D−
Measured across the Thompson/Cariboo health region: radon tests
Health Canada’s survey found radon above the guideline in 6.4% of homes, higher than British Columbia’s towns (1.8%) and near Canadian towns (6.6%). With 0.40% of the land around it burning each year, Lillooet sits in the high wildfire band (16% within 25 km since 1986). Earthquake risk in the town is ordinary: NRCan’s model puts building losses at $0.037 a year per $1,000 of value, close to the typical town’s $0.030.
Radon tests above the guideline · share of tested homes, 200 Bq/m³
| Hazards | Lillooet | British Columbia | Canada |
|---|---|---|---|
| Earthquake loss per $1,000 of buildings a year | $0.037 | $0.36 | $0.030 |
| Radon tests above the guideline | 6.4% | 1.8% | 6.6% |
NRCan seismic risk model and burned areas, Health Canada radon survey, the Flood Hazard Map Inventory
Measured against local pay, Lillooet costs more to live in than 91% of Canadian towns
Rent took nearly a quarter of household income, close to British Columbia’s towns (24%) and above Canadian towns (20%). 83% of households are owner-occupiers.
What homes were worth · The median owner’s estimate at the 2021 census
| Census 2021 | Lillooet | British Columbia | Canada |
|---|---|---|---|
| Households spending 30%+ on shelter | 16% | 21% | 18% |
| Median home value, 2021 | $400,000 | $720,000 | $406,000 |
| Households owning their home | 83% | 76% | 74% |
| Rent as a share of income | 23% | 24% | 20% |
Statistics Canada, Census 2021; CMHC Rental Market Survey via Statistics Canada · These are 2021 census values, as owners judged them, set against household income in 2020.
January nights in Lillooet drop to −9.8°C (British Columbia towns 0.5°C, Canadian towns −13.5°C)
In July the thermometer climbs to 23.9°C by day, above British Columbia’s towns (23.1°C) but below Canadian towns (25.5°C). The most precipitation falls in June: 36 mm in a normal year. These figures are measured at Clinton, 58 km from the town.
Average high by season · ECCC normals, 1991–2020
| Normals, 1991–2020 | Lillooet | British Columbia | Canada |
|---|---|---|---|
| Precipitation a year | 273 mm | 1,152 mm | 883 mm |
| Days with frost a year | 203 | 60 | 159 |
| January night low | −9.8°C | 0.5°C | −13.5°C |
| July afternoon high | 23.9°C | 23.1°C | 25.5°C |
Environment and Climate Change Canada, Canadian Climate Normals 1991–2020 (Clinton)
The police who cover Lillooet record more serious crime than British Columbia’s towns or Canadian towns: a Crime Severity Index of 130
Area-wide: Crime Severity Index, Violent Crime Severity Index, violent crime and property crime per 1,000, counted over the Lillooet detachment area
The violent index for its police area came to 121, higher than both British Columbia’s towns (76) and Canadian towns (86). Its police area records 30.3 violent incidents per 1,000 residents a year. Across its police area, there are 54.4 property incidents per 1,000 residents a year.
Year by year · Crime Severity Index for each year
| 2023–2025 | Lillooet | British Columbia | Canada |
|---|---|---|---|
| Violent crime | 30.3 | 12.5 | 12 |
| Crime Severity Index | 130 | 83 | 67 |
| Property crime per 1,000 | 54.4 | 31 | 31.2 |
| Violent Crime Severity Index | 121 | 76 | 86 |
Statistics Canada, Uniform Crime Reporting Survey, 2023–2025 average
Commuters in Lillooet have a short way to work, 13 min on average, less than in both British Columbia’s towns and Canadian towns
81% of commuters took the car to work at the census.
How working residents got to work · census 2021
| Census 2021 | Lillooet | British Columbia | Canada |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average trip | 13 min | 26 min | 26 min |
| Car or van | 81% | 87% | 89% |
Statistics Canada, Census 2021 (labour and commuting) · These are May 2021 figures, gathered while COVID-19 kept many people home or out of work.
More of Lillooet’s residents have an Indigenous identity than in British Columbia’s towns or Canadian towns: 22%
9.7% of residents came to Canada as immigrants, below British Columbia’s towns (12%) but above Canadian towns (6.4%). Visible minorities make up 5.1% 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
Women make up 51.1% of Lillooet
In 2021 there were 1,175 women to 1,125 men; Canada as a whole is 50.9% women.
| Lillooet | British Columbia | Canada | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 11% | 14% | 16% |
| 15 to 64 | 58% | 64% | 64% |
| 65+ | 31% | 21% | 19% |
| No certificate, diploma or degree | 23% | 13% | 16% |
| Postsecondary qualification | 50% | 56% | 56% |
Statistics Canada, Census 2021; British Columbia and Canada: medians of towns of 2,500+
Lillooet’s schools mostly sit under the middle in British Columbia, 2 of the 3 with results
Schools by system · Schools within 3 km
| School | Level | Students | System |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cayoosh Elementary Fourth fifth in British ColumbiaIn LillooetElementary | Elementary | – | English public |
| Fountainview Academy IndependentIn LillooetSecondary | Secondary | – | Independent |
Provincial school lists and results, 2025/26
More of the land around Lillooet is protected than around 8 in 10 Canadian towns
The closest provincial park is Fred Antoine Park, 16 km from the edge of town. There is no national park within 100 km of the town. One named trail is close: the Canal Walk.
Protected land · of the land within 10 km
| Outdoors | Lillooet | British Columbia | Canada |
|---|---|---|---|
| Protected land within 10 km | 7.7% | 6.7% | 2.3% |
| Public protected areas within 10 km | 1 | 14 | 4 |
Canadian Protected and Conserved Areas Database (CPCAD), OpenStreetMap routes and beaches
Lillooet’s region trails the typical Canadian town by 2.7 years: life expectancy 78.8
13% of adults smoke, daily or now and then, above British Columbia’s towns (9%) and Canadian towns (12%) alike. In the health survey, 48% of adults in the region rate their health very good or excellent, fewer than British Columbia’s 50%. What sets Lillooet apart within its region is a short trip to hospital, 1.5 km for the average resident (3.7 km typical). Lillooet doesn’t get its own health survey and life expectancy figures; the ones here come from the Thompson/Cariboo Health Service Delivery Area.
Very good or excellent health · adults, age-standardised
| Health | Lillooet | British Columbia | Canada |
|---|---|---|---|
| Life expectancy at birth | 78.8 | 81.0 | 81.5 |
| Chronic conditions (average share) | 18% | 15% | 17% |
| Smokers | 13% | 9% | 12% |
| Very good or excellent health | 48% | 50% | 52% |
Statistics Canada, Canadian Community Health Survey 2023/2024 and life expectancy 2022/2024; Open Database of Healthcare Facilities
Expect November days around 1°C in Lillooet, nights around −6°C
ECCC’s forecast for Lillooet is on the Weather page, hour by hour. In November, the normal is 26 mm of rain and snow. The month after, December, normally sees −4°C afternoons and −10°C nights.
Normal highs, the months ahead · ECCC normals, 1991–2020
| Season | High | Low | Rain and snow |
|---|---|---|---|
| Winter | −2°C | −9°C | 60 mm |
| Spring | 11°C | −2°C | 56 mm |
| Summer | 22°C | 7°C | 85 mm |
| Autumn | 10°C | −1°C | 73 mm |
ECCC normals, 1991–2020 (Clinton); the forecast is on the Weather page
Frank Caputo (Conservative Party of Canada) represents Lillooet in Ottawa as MP for Kamloops—Thompson—Nicola
Lillooet is a district municipality by Statistics Canada’s count of municipalities.
Wikidata, MAMH, MMAH, Statistics Canada
LALA: Lillooet Public Library is Lillooet’s public library
From the centre of Lillooet, it is 0.7 km away.
Provincial library statistics, OpenStreetMap, the CRA and Statistics Canada
Everything we know about Lillooet
Lillooet Museum and 2 more in and around Lillooet
What there is to see in Lillooet and within a short drive, starting with the places most people have heard of.
Famous people from Lillooet
3 notable people were born in Lillooet.
About Lillooet
Town in British Columbia
For Lillooet, 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
- 2,065 (people, 2025 estimate)
- Province or territory
- British Columbia
- Census division
- Squamish-Lillooet
- Census subdivision
- 5931026
Questions about Lillooet
Who are the people of Lillooet?
5% of residents belong to a visible minority, against 15% for the median of Canadian towns; 22% have an Indigenous identity and 10% are immigrants.
How old are the people of Lillooet?
Children make up 11% of the population and seniors 31%.
What kind of homes are in Lillooet?
Single-detached houses make up 69% of the homes here, where Canadian towns sit at 64%; 1% are in high-rise apartments. 35% of households are one person, and the average is 2.1.
Has Lillooet grown?
It added people: 2,275 in 2016, 2,302 in 2021, 1.2% more, where the middle of Canadian towns grew 4.1%. Statistics Canada’s 2025 estimate is 2,065.
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).