Naramatain Okanagan-Similkameen E, British Columbia

Home to 2,077 people, this town lies in British Columbia. Statistics Canada places it in the Okanagan-Similkameen census division.

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Population

2,077

people, 2025 estimate

Median age

59.2

years · British Columbia’s towns: 48

Postsecondary

64%

of residents 15 and over hold a postsecondary certificate, diploma or degree · Canadian towns: 56%

Walk, cycle, transit

walk, cycle or take transit to work · Canadian towns: 8%

Is Naramata a good place to live?

Where it does best is schools (A). Homes are dear (D). Natural hazards weigh more here (D−). Elsewhere it is close to typical: C+ for safety, B for health, B for jobs & income and B− for walkability.

Naramata has subject grades but no overall grade: Canadian towns get one from 2,500 residents.

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. Wildfire lowers this town's Hazard risk Grade: a high share of the land around it has burned in the last 40 years.

StrongestASchoolsWeakestD⁻Hazard risk DCost of living

How Naramata grades

Each subject compares Naramata with Canadian towns of 2,500 or more, ordered by how far it is from the middle. Towns in other countries are graded separately.

How grading works

Naramata has subject grades but no overall grade: Canadian towns get one from 2,500 residents.

Hazard riskAmong the most exposed to natural hazardsD⁻Open →SchoolsAmong the best of the towns comparedAOpen →Cost of livingBased on what homes cost against what households earnDOpen →HealthResidents are healthier than in most townsBOpen →SafetyBased on crimes reported per residentC⁺Open →Jobs & incomeAbout average among the towns comparedBOpen →WalkabilityBased on walking, cycling and transit to everyday placesB⁻Open →

How TownRatings grades Canadian towns →

What makes Naramata stand out

The 3 things Naramata does most differently from other towns.

Picked automatically from the data

Home value ÷ household income

Housing

9.8 times household income

Against 4.7 for the median of Canadian towns

Median owner’s estimate $900,000, Census 2021; income for 2020.

Immigrants

Who lives here

18% are immigrants

Where the typical figure for Canadian towns is 6%

Statistics Canada, Census 2021

Hazard risk

Behind 98%

of Canadian towns on hazard risk

Its hazard risk grade: D−.

The data

Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Naramata.

Natural hazardsHazard risk D⁻

Naramata earns a D− for hazard risk

Highwildfire bandD⁻Hazard risk Grade

Shared with the rest of the Okanagan health region: radon tests

Health Canada’s survey found radon above the guideline in 17% of homes, above British Columbia’s towns (1.8%) and Canadian towns (6.6%) alike. With 0.51% of the land around it burning each year, Naramata sits in the high wildfire band (19% within 25 km since 1986). Seismic risk runs low: $0.012 of expected damage per $1,000 of buildings a year, the typical town $0.030. Flood mapping exists: a study by Okanagan Basin Water Board.

Radon tests above the guideline · share of tested homes, 200 Bq/m³

Naramata17%

British Columbia’s towns1.8%

Canadian towns6.6%

Hazards	Naramata	British Columbia	Canada
Radon tests above the guideline	17%	1.8%	6.6%
Earthquake loss per $1,000 of buildings a year	$0.012	$0.36	$0.030

$0.012

expected earthquake loss a year per $1,000 of buildings

High

wildfire band

2.1 km

to the nearest land burned since 1986

flood study on the national inventory

Full pageNaramata’s flood & hazards pageOpen the full Flood & hazards page

WildfireHigh wildfire band · 19% of the land within 25 km burned since 1986 FloodOne flood study on record Earthquakes$0.012 a year per $1,000 · Canadian towns: $0.030 Radon17% of tests above the guideline Be readyAlerts, FireSmart and radon tests

NRCan seismic risk model and burned areas, Health Canada radon survey, the Flood Hazard Map Inventory

SchoolsSchools A

3 boards run the schools in and around Naramata

15schools within 3 kmASchools Grade

Its 3 km reach takes in 8 elementary schools, 2 secondary schools, 2 schools for every grade and 3 alternative or adult schools, all of Naramata’s schooling. Results are mixed: 3 of 11 schools above the middle in British Columbia, 4 below it. Of the 15, 2 teach in French (2% of schools in British Columbia). From the town centre, high school starts 7.5 km away, above both British Columbia’s towns (1.8 km) and Canadian towns (1.2 km).

School	Level	Students	System
Naramata Elementary Middle fifth in British ColumbiaIn NaramataElementary	Elementary	–	English public
Penticton Secondary Second fifth in British ColumbiaNearest secondary school, 1.8 kmSecondary	Secondary	–	English public
Secondaire de Penticton FrenchTeaches in FrenchSecondary	Secondary	–	French public
West Bench Elementary Top fifth in British ColumbiaResults in the top fifth in British ColumbiaElementary	Elementary	–	English public

See all 15 schools →

Schools by system · Schools within 3 km

English public11

French public2

Independent2

Schools within 3 km	Naramata	British Columbia	Canada
Nearest secondary school	7.5 km	1.8 km	1.2 km
School boards	3	2	3

7.5 km

to the nearest secondary school

Full pageNaramata’s schools pageOpen the full Schools page

The boards3 school boards · SD 67 Okanagan Skaha Every school15 schools within 3 km · 8 elementary schools, 2 secondary schools, 2 schools for every grade and 3 alternative or adult schools Results3 of 11 in the top two fifths · of the schools with results, placed against every school in British Columbia Language2 of 15 teach in French · 2% of schools in British Columbia Questions“What schools are there in Naramata?”

Provincial school lists and results, 2025/26

HousingCost of living D

Naramata is a town of owners: 85% of households own their home, above British Columbia’s towns and Canadian towns

$900,000median home value, 2021DCost of living Grade

Rent took 20% of household income, about level with Canadian towns (20%) and below British Columbia’s towns (24%). Shelter took 30% or more of income for 19% of households, below British Columbia’s towns (21%) and close to Canadian towns (18%).

What homes were worth · The median owner’s estimate at the 2021 census

Naramata$900,000

British Columbia$720,000

Canadian towns$406,000

Census 2021	Naramata	British Columbia	Canada
Households owning their home	85%	76%	74%
Rent as a share of income	20%	24%	20%
Households spending 30%+ on shelter	19%	21%	18%

$1,150

monthly rent for a two-bedroom

$950

median monthly shelter cost for owners, 2021

Full pageNaramata’s cost of living pageOpen the full Cost of living page

Owners and renters85% own their home Cost of living9.8 times household income · The median owner’s estimate, $900,000, against the median household income Renting$1,150 a month · The median rent at the 2021 census

Statistics Canada, Census 2021; CMHC Rental Market Survey via Statistics Canada · Values come from owners at the 2021 census and incomes from 2020, so they predate the later rise in rates.

Climate

Naramata has warmer summers than British Columbia’s towns or Canadian towns: July afternoons reach 29.2°C

29.2°CJuly afternoons

Some 62 cm of snow falls in a typical year, above British Columbia’s towns (51 cm) but below Canadian towns (141 cm). On a January night, the temperature in Naramata falls to about −3.2°C. Between the last spring frost, 30 April, and the first in autumn, 8 October, lie 160 days. Rain and snow peak in June, at 44 mm.

Average high by season · ECCC normals, 1991–2020

Winter2.8°C

Spring15.8°C

Summer27.4°C

Autumn14.5°C

Normals, 1991–2020	Naramata	British Columbia	Canada
July afternoon high	29.2°C	23.1°C	25.5°C
Precipitation a year	344 mm	1,152 mm	883 mm
January night low	−3.2°C	0.5°C	−13.5°C
Days with frost a year	109	60	159

62 cm

of snow a year

109

days with frost a year

160

frost-free days, 30 Apr to 8 Oct

days with precipitation a year

Full pageNaramata’s climate pageOpen the full Climate page

The yearJuly highs 29.2°C, January lows −3.2°C Rain and snow344 mm a year · Canadian towns: 883 mm Snow62 cm of snow a year Weather station15 km to the station · Penticton

Environment and Climate Change Canada, Canadian Climate Normals 1991–2020 (Penticton)

Who lives here

Older residents shape Naramata: 32% are 65 or over, above British Columbia’s towns and Canadian towns

59.2median age

Children under 15 count for just over a tenth of the people here. 5% of residents belong to a visible minority, below both British Columbia’s towns (8.6%) and Canadian towns (15%).

NaramataBritish ColumbiaCanada

British ColumbiaCanada

Ages · Share of residents in each age group, Census 2021

32%

Schooling · Highest qualification, residents 15 and over

No certificate, diploma or degree8%

Postsecondary qualification64%

Women and men · all residents

Women make up 51.1% of Naramata

1,030 women and 985 men at the 2021 census; across Canada, women are 50.9%.

Who lives in Naramata
	Naramata	British Columbia	Canada
Under 15	11%	14%	16%
15 to 64	57%	64%	64%
65+	32%	21%	19%
No certificate, diploma or degree	7.9%	13%	16%
Postsecondary qualification	64%	56%	56%

Full pageNaramata’s Who lives here pageOpen the full Who lives here page

Ages59.2 median age · 32% are 65 or over Households890 households · 2.2 people per household Immigrants18% are immigrants · 5% belong to a visible minority English and French12% speak both · 0% speak French but not English

Statistics Canada, Census 2021; British Columbia and Canada: medians of towns of 2,500+

Outdoors

Protected land around Naramata beats 9 in 10 Canadian towns

13%of the land within 10 km protected

Public parks and reserves within 10 km: 26, higher than both British Columbia’s towns (14) and Canadian towns (4). No national park lies within 100 km. Inside the town itself, 18% of the land is protected. The Bat House Interpretive Trail is the one mapped walking route close by.

Protected land · of the land within 10 km

Naramata13%

British Columbia’s towns6.7%

Canadian towns2.3%

Outdoors	Naramata	British Columbia	Canada
Protected land within 10 km	13%	6.7%	2.3%
Public protected areas within 10 km	26	14	4

At the edge

to Okanagan Mountain Park

beaches within 5 km

public protected areas within 10 km

Full pageNaramata’s outdoors pageOpen the full Outdoors page

Protected landof the land within 10 km Protected areas40 protected areas within 10 km · Okanagan Mountain Park National & provincial parksAt the edge to a provincial park · Okanagan Mountain Park Footpaths & routes1 named route · Bat House Interpretive Trail

Canadian Protected and Conserved Areas Database (CPCAD), OpenStreetMap routes and beaches

HealthHealth B

Around Naramata, 52% of adults call their health very good or excellent

52%very good or excellent healthBHealth Grade

The average trip from home to a hospital is 7.7 km, above British Columbia’s towns (4.4 km) and Canadian towns (3.7 km) alike. The region has more smokers than British Columbia, just over one in ten adults to 8.9%. Lives in the region last 81.0 years on average (2022/2024): 84.1 for women, 78.2 for men. Figures for health survey and life expectancy are published for the Okanagan Health Service Delivery Area as a whole, not for Naramata alone.

Very good or excellent health · adults, age-standardised

Naramata52%

British Columbia’s towns50%

Canadian towns52%

Health	Naramata	British Columbia	Canada
Smokers	12%	9%	12%
Chronic conditions (average share)	16%	15%	17%
Very good or excellent health	52%	50%	52%

7.7 km

from homes to a hospital, on average

12%

of adults smoke, age-standardised

8.4 km

from homes to a pharmacy, on average

Full pageNaramata’s health pageOpen the full Health page

Health survey52% very good or excellent health · adults, age-standardised Getting care7.7 km to a hospital · A pharmacy 8.4 km away on average The wider areaLife expectancy: women 84.1, men 78.2 Conditions and habits16% with chronic conditions · adults, age-standardised

Statistics Canada, Canadian Community Health Survey 2023/2024 and life expectancy 2022/2024; Open Database of Healthcare Facilities

SafetySafety C⁺

Naramata earns a C+ for safety

72Crime Severity Index

A best guess: the nearest detachment’s figures, since none is filed under Naramata

The violent index for its police area came to 64, lower than both British Columbia’s towns (76) and Canadian towns (86). Across the area its police cover, the Crime Severity Index averaged 72 over 2023–25, between British Columbia’s towns (83) and Canadian towns (67).

Year by year · Crime Severity Index for each year

202374

202473

202569

2023–2025	Naramata	British Columbia	Canada
Violent Crime Severity Index	64	76	86
Crime Severity Index	72	83	67

non-violent Crime Severity Index

24%

of incidents cleared, 2023–25

Full pageNaramata’s safety reportOpen the full Safety report

Safety72 Crime Severity Index · The index weighs each crime Naramata’s police recorded by how serious it is.Questions“Is Naramata safe?”

Statistics Canada, Uniform Crime Reporting Survey, 2023–2025 average · Crime Severity Index, Violent Crime Severity Index, violent crime and property crime per 1,000: one figure for all of the Penticton detachment area

Work & commuteJobs & income B

Naramata has 0.5 jobs for every resident in work, so most leave town for work

6%walk, cycle or take transit

By car: that was how 90% of commuters travelled at the census. Commutes averaged 27 min, near both British Columbia’s towns (26 min) and Canadian towns (26 min).

How working residents got to work · census 2021

Car or van90%

Walk6%

Census 2021	Naramata	British Columbia	Canada
Car or van	90%	87%	89%
Average trip	27 min	26 min	26 min

$90,000

median household income, 2020

34%

worked from home, May 2021

26%

of commuters work inside the municipality

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Unemployment8.9% unemployed · Of the labour force · Canadian towns: 9.9%Getting to work6% walk, cycle or take transit Where people commute to245 commuters · The biggest flow out: to Penticton

Statistics Canada, Census 2021 (labour and commuting) · Counted in May 2021, under pandemic rules: fewer commutes and more people between jobs than in a normal year.

Weather

What November brings in Naramata: freezing at night, 7°C by day

7°Ca normal November afternoon

A normal November brings 28 mm of rain and snow. Then December: 2°C by day, −3°C at night. Across the year, normals run from −3°C nights in January to 29°C afternoons in July. For today and the week ahead, the Weather page carries ECCC’s Summerland forecast.

Normal highs, the months ahead · ECCC normals, 1991–2020

November7°C

December2°C

January2°C

February5°C

Season	High	Low	Rain and snow
Winter	3°C	−3°C	77 mm
Spring	16°C	3°C	87 mm
Summer	27°C	12°C	99 mm
Autumn	15°C	4°C	82 mm

0°C

a normal November night

28 mm

of rain and snow in a normal November

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Next 24 hoursTemperature and chance of rain, hour by hour The week aheadECCC’s days ahead, beside the normals The yearWarmest July, coldest January

ECCC normals, 1991–2020 (Penticton); the forecast is on the Weather page

Town hall

Naramata’s voice in the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia is Amelia Boultbee

Naramata has no council of its own: it belongs to Okanagan-Similkameen E, a regional district electoral area.

Full pageNaramata’s town hall & politics pageOpen the full Town hall & politics page

Member of ParliamentHelena Konanz Provincial legislaturePenticton-Summerland

Wikidata, MAMH, MMAH, Statistics Canada

Library & civic lifeCivic life grade B⁺

Naramata’s public library is ORL: Naramata Branch

From the centre of Naramata, it is 2 km away.

Full pageNaramata’s library & civic life pageOpen the full Library & civic life page

The libraries1 Libraries Places to belong1.9 charities per 1,000 residents

Provincial library statistics, OpenStreetMap, the CRA and Statistics Canada

Keep exploring

Everything we know about Naramata

15pages on Naramata

The big questions

SafetyC⁺Crime Severity Index 72 Housing & costDHomes 9.8 × income Property pricesSchoolsA15 schools within 3 km HealthBLife expectancy 81 in its region Work & commuteB49% of adults in work Natural hazardsD⁻Wildfire band: high

Out and about

Outdoors13% of the land within 10 km protected AttractionsClimateJuly afternoons around 29°C WeatherECCC’s forecast, beside the normals

The story

Who lives hereMedian age 59.2 HistoryTown hallFamous people

Nearby attractions

Summerland Museum and Archives and 7 more in and around Naramata

A first look at Naramata’s museums, historic sites and days out, and a few just outside town.

All attractions →

MuseumMuseumSummerland Museum and Archives3.8 km outside town, to the northwest

MuseumSicamous400 m outside town, to the southwest

Historic shipNaramata400 m outside town, to the southwest MuseumMuseumPenticton Museum1.8 km outside town, to the southwest MuseumMuseumPeachland Museum1.6 km outside town, to the north Theme parkTheme parkLoco Landing Adventure Park600 m outside town, to the southwest

Photos: each place’s Wikidata image, from Wikimedia Commons under the licence below (our copy, resized).

Photo credits (2)

Sicamous: Darren Kirby from Edmonton, AB, Canada, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
Naramata: Joe Mabel, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons

Famous people from around Naramata

No notable person born in Naramata is on our list; these were born in the towns around it.

How we find them →

Alexis SmithCanadian-born American actress and sing… · born in Penticton · 1921–1993

Tyler BreezeCanadian professional wrestler and actor · born in Penticton · born 1988

Gordon HerbertCanadian-Finnish basketball coach · born in Penticton · born 1959

Andy MoogCanadian ice hockey player · born in Penticton · born 1960

Kevin McNultyCanadian actor · born in Penticton · born 1955

Julia RansomCanadian biathlete · born in Penticton · born 1993

Photo credits

Alexis Smith: Whitey Schafer, Public domain · Tyler Breeze: Miguel Discart from Bruxelles, Belgique, CC BY-SA 2.0 · Julia Ransom: Wikijunkie, CC BY-SA 3.0

About Naramata

Town in British Columbia

For Naramata, 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: 2,077 (people, 2025 estimate)
Province or territory: British Columbia
Census division: Okanagan-Similkameen
Census subdivision: 5907049

Naramata’s neighbours

The nearest places of 1,000 or more. Statistics Canada

Electoral Area F, Okanagan-SimilkameenSummerlandPentictonPenticton 1Naramata

How the neighbours grade

Town	People	km	Overall	Cost	Safety	Health
Naramata	2,077	—	—	D	C⁺	B
Electoral Area F, Okanagan-Similkameen	2,149	6.7	—	C	C⁺	B
Summerland	12,343	7.5	B	D⁻	B	B⁺
Penticton	39,068	12	C	D⁻	D	B⁺
Penticton 1	2,147	14	—	—	—	B⁺

People: Statistics Canada, Census 2021. Distances: centre to centre.

Questions about Naramata

What kind of homes are in Naramata?

Mostly 93% single-detached houses (the median of Canadian towns: 64%), with 0% of homes in buildings of five or more storeys. Households hold 2.2 people on average, and 23% have just one.

Has Naramata grown?

Yes: the census counted 1,903 in 2016 and 2,015 in 2021, a rise of 5.9%, against 4.1% for the median of Canadian towns. The 2025 estimate is 2,077.

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).