Maple RidgeBritish Columbia

Renting in Maple Ridge eats 27% of household income, more than in both British Columbia’s towns and Canadian towns

Source area for rent as a share of income and monthly rent for a two-bedroom: the Vancouver metro area

Shelter took 30% or more of income for 23% of households, above both British Columbia’s towns (21%) and Canadian towns (18%). The owner-occupied share of households is 79%.

The The Trans Canada Trail runs by Maple Ridge

Protected areas cover 26% of the land within 10 km; for the typical Canadian town it is 2.3%. For a swim, Campers Beach is the nearest of 41 beaches within 5 km. The closest of Canada’s national parks is Gulf Islands National Park Reserve, at 51 km. The tally of protected areas open to the public within 10 km is 73, above both British Columbia’s towns (14) and Canadian towns (4).

Few places match Maple Ridge for health: it beats 87% of Canadian towns

Statistics Canada puts life expectancy at 84.4, higher than both British Columbia’s towns (81.0) and Canadian towns (81.5). Self-rated health is ordinary for British Columbia: 48% of the region’s adults say very good or excellent, the province 50%. Measured from where Maple Ridge’s residents live, a hospital is 4.1 km away, near the 3.7 km most towns see.

Maple Ridge’s grade for safety: a C

For violence alone the index was 98, higher than both British Columbia’s towns (76) and Canadian towns (86). Each year, 15.5 violent crimes are recorded per 1,000 residents.

July highs in Maple Ridge: 25.0°C, against 23.1°C in British Columbia’s towns and 25.5°C in Canadian towns

Between the last spring frost, 11 April, and the first in autumn, 30 October, lie 201 days. Precipitation totals 1,649 mm a year, above both British Columbia’s towns (1,152 mm) and Canadian towns (883 mm). Maple Ridge sees January nights of 0.5°C on average. A normal January brings 22 cm of snow, the most of any month.

Shaking costs buildings in Maple Ridge $0.47 a year per $1,000 of value, 16 times the typical town’s

The radon tests numbers here cover the Fraser North health region

Little of the land around Maple Ridge has burned: 0.1% within 25 km since 1986, or 0.003% a year. The national inventory holds one flood map for it, from City of the town.

A town of families: 18% of people in Maple Ridge are under 15, more than in both British Columbia’s towns and Canadian towns

16% of residents are 65 or over, lower than both British Columbia’s towns (21%) and Canadian towns (19%). Visible minorities make up just over a fifth of the population, higher than both British Columbia’s towns (8.6%) and Canadian towns (15%).

What November brings in Maple Ridge: 2°C at night, 10°C by day

For today and the week ahead, the Weather page carries ECCC’s Pitt Meadows forecast. Then December: 6°C by day, freezing at night. A typical November adds 7 cm of snow. A normal November brings 249 mm of rain and snow.

Pitt Meadows—Maple Ridge, which takes in Maple Ridge, is held by Marc Dalton (Conservative Party of Canada)

The Liberal Party of Canada has 20 of the 43 MPs elected in British Columbia.

Maple Ridge’s public library is FVRL: Maple Ridge Public Library

It sits 1.1 km from the centre of Maple Ridge.

Maple Ridge’s schools mostly sit under the middle in British Columbia, 21 of the 35 with results

Counting a 3 km margin, Maple Ridge has 32 elementary schools, 4 secondary schools, 2 schools for every grade and 4 alternative or adult schools.

Commuters in Maple Ridge travel further than in British Columbia’s towns or Canadian towns, 34 min on average

90% of commuters drove to work at the census.