Logan LakeBritish Columbia
It is a town of 2,337 residents in British Columbia. Between 2016 and 2021, its population grew by 13%.
Is Logan Lake a good place to live?
Logan Lake’s strongest is walkability (A−). Prices are high against local incomes (D). It lags on hazard risk as well (D−). The local economy is weaker than most (D).
With fewer than 2,500 residents, Logan Lake gets subject grades but no overall one among Canadian towns.
Rents here are the metro area's average, shared by every town and neighbourhood in it. 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 Logan Lake grades
Each subject compares Logan Lake 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, Logan Lake gets subject grades but no overall one among Canadian towns.
How TownRatings grades Canadian towns →
What makes Logan Lake stand out
The 3 things Logan Lake does most differently from other towns.
The data
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Logan Lake.
For hazard risk, Logan Lake gets a D−
Flood mapping exists: a study by Fraser Basin Council. Radon is about average around Logan Lake: 6.4% of tested homes in the survey area topped the guideline, against 6.6% for the typical town. Earthquakes are expected to cost $0.027 a year for every $1,000 of buildings, lower than British Columbia’s towns ($0.36) and near Canadian towns ($0.030). Fire is a regular visitor: nearly a quarter of the land within 25 km of Logan Lake has burned since 1986 (0.58% a year). Logan Lake doesn’t get its own radon tests figures; the ones here come from the Thompson/Cariboo health region.
Radon tests above the guideline · share of tested homes, 200 Bq/m³
| Hazards | Logan Lake | British Columbia | Canada |
|---|---|---|---|
| Earthquake loss per $1,000 of buildings a year | $0.027 | $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
Trips to work from Logan Lake take longer than from British Columbia’s towns or Canadian towns: 30 min on average
The car carried 87% of commuters at the census.
How working residents got to work · census 2021
| Census 2021 | Logan Lake | British Columbia | Canada |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average trip | 30 min | 26 min | 26 min |
| Car or van | 87% | 87% | 89% |
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.
Rent takes more of local pay in Logan Lake than in British Columbia’s towns or Canadian towns: 30% of household income
Home ownership covers 84% of households. Owners put the median home at $348,000, below British Columbia’s towns ($720,000) and Canadian towns ($406,000) alike.
What homes were worth · The median owner’s estimate at the 2021 census
| Census 2021 | Logan Lake | British Columbia | Canada |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rent as a share of income | 30% | 24% | 20% |
| Households spending 30%+ on shelter | 10% | 21% | 18% |
| Median home value, 2021 | $348,000 | $720,000 | $406,000 |
| Households owning their home | 84% | 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. · Data for rent as a share of income and monthly rent for a two-bedroom covers the Kamloops metro area
Logan Lake has warmer summers than British Columbia’s towns or Canadian towns: July afternoons reach 29.3°C
The coldest nights, in January, bottom out at −5.7°C, between British Columbia’s towns (0.5°C) and Canadian towns (−13.5°C). Frost usually lifts by 25 April and returns around 12 October: 170 days without it. A normal June brings 36 mm of precipitation, more than any other month. Most of the snow comes in December, about 20 cm.
Average high by season · ECCC normals, 1991–2020
| Normals, 1991–2020 | Logan Lake | British Columbia | Canada |
|---|---|---|---|
| July afternoon high | 29.3°C | 23.1°C | 25.5°C |
| Precipitation a year | 273 mm | 1,152 mm | 883 mm |
| January night low | −5.7°C | 0.5°C | −13.5°C |
| Days with frost a year | 116 | 60 | 159 |
Environment and Climate Change Canada, Canadian Climate Normals 1991–2020 (Kamloops)
A hospital trip from Logan Lake means 39 km on average, in a straight line
The health survey and life expectancy numbers here cover the Thompson/Cariboo Health Service Delivery Area
Expected years of life at birth: 78.8, lower than both British Columbia’s towns (81.0) and Canadian towns (81.5). Across the region, 48% of adults say their health is very good or excellent; British Columbia as a whole reaches 50%. At 13%, the share of adults who smoke tops the 8.9% for British Columbia.
Very good or excellent health · adults, age-standardised
| Health | Logan Lake | 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
Violent crime weighs more where Logan Lake is policed than in British Columbia’s towns or Canadian towns: a violent severity index of 140
Crime Severity Index, Violent Crime Severity Index, violent crime and property crime per 1,000 for the Logan Lake detachment area
Violent crime in the area its police cover: 19.1 per 1,000 people a year. Across the area its police cover, the Crime Severity Index averaged 85 over 2023–25, near British Columbia’s towns (83) and higher than Canadian towns (67).
Year by year · Crime Severity Index for each year
| 2023–2025 | Logan Lake | British Columbia | Canada |
|---|---|---|---|
| Violent Crime Severity Index | 140 | 76 | 86 |
| Violent crime | 19.1 | 12.5 | 12 |
| Crime Severity Index | 85 | 83 | 67 |
Statistics Canada, Uniform Crime Reporting Survey, 2023–2025 average
More of Logan Lake’s residents have an Indigenous identity than in British Columbia’s towns or Canadian towns: 11%
1.3% of residents belong to a visible minority, below British Columbia’s towns (8.6%) and Canadian towns (15%) alike. Immigrants make up one in ten residents, between British Columbia’s towns (12%) and Canadian towns (6.4%).
Ages · Share of residents in each age group, Census 2021
Schooling · Highest qualification, residents 15 and over
Women and men · all residents
48.3% of Logan Lake’s residents are women
The 2021 census counted 1,090 women and 1,165 men here, where women make up 50.9% of Canada.
| Logan Lake | British Columbia | Canada | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 15% | 14% | 16% |
| 15 to 64 | 52% | 64% | 64% |
| 65+ | 33% | 21% | 19% |
| No certificate, diploma or degree | 15% | 13% | 16% |
| Postsecondary qualification | 47% | 56% | 56% |
Statistics Canada, Census 2021; British Columbia and Canada: medians of towns of 2,500+
The nearest high school to Logan Lake is 37 km away
| School | Level | Students | System |
|---|---|---|---|
| Logan Lake Elementary Fourth fifth in British ColumbiaIn Logan LakeElementary | Elementary | – | English public |
| Schools within 3 km | Logan Lake | British Columbia | Canada |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nearest secondary school | 37 km | 1.8 km | 1.2 km |
Provincial school lists and results, 2025/26
What November brings in Logan Lake: −1°C at night, 6°C by day
A typical November adds 10 cm of snow. Rain and snow over a typical November come to 26 mm. Looking ahead to December, expect highs near 1°C and lows near −5°C. Hour-by-hour figures come from ECCC’s Kamloops forecast, on the Weather page.
Normal highs, the months ahead · ECCC normals, 1991–2020
| Season | High | Low | Rain and snow |
|---|---|---|---|
| Winter | 2°C | −5°C | 60 mm |
| Spring | 16°C | 4°C | 56 mm |
| Summer | 28°C | 13°C | 85 mm |
| Autumn | 14°C | 4°C | 73 mm |
ECCC normals, 1991–2020 (Kamloops); the forecast is on the Weather page
Logan Lake’s MP is Frank Caputo (Conservative Party of Canada), for Kamloops—Thompson—Nicola
20 of the 43 MPs from British Columbia belong to the Liberal Party of Canada.
Wikidata, MAMH, MMAH, Statistics Canada
Logan Lake has two public libraries, TNRL: Logan Lake Library and Logan Lake Branch
No library board reports for Logan Lake alone: its libraries belong to a county or regional system, whose figures cover many towns.
Provincial library statistics, OpenStreetMap, the CRA and Statistics Canada
The nearest provincial park, Epsom Park, is 0.3 km from Logan Lake
The protected share within 10 km is 3.9%, where a typical Canadian town has 2.3%. The nearest national park is more than 100 km away. One mapped walking route passes within 2 km: the Mimi Falls Path.
Protected land · of the land within 10 km
| Outdoors | Logan Lake | British Columbia | Canada |
|---|---|---|---|
| Protected land within 10 km | 3.9% | 6.7% | 2.3% |
| Public protected areas within 10 km | 4 | 14 | 4 |
Canadian Protected and Conserved Areas Database (CPCAD), OpenStreetMap routes and beaches
Everything we know about Logan Lake
About Logan Lake
Town in British Columbia
Statistics Canada treats Logan Lake as a single census subdivision in British Columbia, and TownRatings keeps to that line.
Statistics Canada: population estimates 2025 (17-10-0155), Census of Population 2021, 2021 census boundaries.
- Population
- 2,337 (people, 2025 estimate)
- Province or territory
- British Columbia
- Census division
- Thompson-Nicola
- Metro area
- Kamloops
- Census subdivision
- 5933035
Questions about Logan Lake
Who are the people of Logan Lake?
Visible minorities are 1% of the population, where the middle of Canadian towns is 15%. Immigrants make up 10%, and Indigenous people 11%.
Is Logan Lake growing?
Between the 2016 and 2021 censuses it went from 1,993 to 2,255 residents (up 13.1%; Canadian towns’ median: 4.1%), and Statistics Canada now estimates 2,337.
How old are the people of Logan Lake?
Half its people are older than 54.4 (the middle of Canadian towns: 45.2); children under 15 make up 15%, people 65 and over 33%.
What kind of homes are in Logan Lake?
63% 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 2.1 people; 32% are one person living alone.
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).