Electoral Area B, North OkanaganBritish Columbia

TownGrade

B⁻

#1,392 of 2,556

In British Columbia, this town has 3,415 residents. It belongs to the Vernon metropolitan area.

6 places within 19 kmMap →

Photo: Earth Science and Remote Sensing Unit , Lyndon B. Johnson Space Center · Public domain

Population

3,415

people, 2025 estimate

Median age

50.4

years · British Columbia’s towns: 48

Postsecondary

49%

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 Electoral Area B, North Okanagan a good place to live?

Electoral Area B, North Okanagan’s grades pull in different directions. The town’s overall B− puts it #95 of 250 in British Columbia. Set against the rest, it does better than nearly half of Canadian towns. Prices are high against local incomes (D). Hazards are a real consideration (D−). Pupils here do better than most (A−). Households here earn well (A−). The rest of its grades are middling: B− for safety, B for health and C+ for walkability.

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.

StrongestA⁻Schools A⁻Jobs & incomeWeakestD⁻Hazard risk DCost of living

How Electoral Area B, North Okanagan grades

Each subject compares Electoral Area B, North Okanagan 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

Hazard riskAmong the most exposed to natural hazardsD⁻Open →Cost of livingIn the bottom fifth of the towns comparedDOpen →SchoolsBased on how pupils do in exams and testsA⁻Open →Jobs & incomeIncomes and work beat most townsA⁻Open →HealthAbove the middle of the towns comparedBOpen →WalkabilityBased on walking, cycling and transit to everyday placesC⁺Open →SafetyClose to the middle of the towns comparedB⁻Open →

How TownRatings grades Canadian towns →

What makes Electoral Area B, North Okanagan stand out

The 3 things Electoral Area B, North Okanagan does most differently from other towns.

Picked automatically from the data

Hazard risk

Behind 97%

of Canadian towns on hazard risk

Its hazard risk grade: D−.

Cost of living

Behind 94%

of Canadian towns on cost of living

Its cost of living grade: D.

Immigrants

Who lives here

12% are immigrants

For the middle of Canadian towns, 6%

Statistics Canada, Census 2021

The data

Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Electoral Area B, North Okanagan.

Natural hazardsHazard risk D⁻

Electoral Area B, North Okanagan is graded a D− for hazard risk

Highwildfire bandD⁻Hazard risk Grade

Measured across the Okanagan health region: radon tests

Wildfire is a real hazard for Electoral Area B, North Okanagan: 17% of the land within 25 km has burned since 1986, 0.42% a year, in the high band. In Health Canada’s survey, 17% of homes tested in the area exceeded 200 Bq/m³ (6.6% typical). Averaged over the years, quake damage costs $0.012 per $1,000 of buildings, lower than British Columbia’s towns ($0.36) and near Canadian towns ($0.030). One flood study covers the town, by Okanagan Basin Water Board.

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

Electoral Area B, North Okanagan17%

British Columbia’s towns1.8%

Canadian towns6.6%

Hazards	Electoral Area B, North Okanagan	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

flood study on the national inventory

Full pageElectoral Area B, North Okanagan’s flood & hazards pageOpen the full Flood & hazards page

WildfireHigh wildfire band · 17% 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

HousingCost of living D

Electoral Area B, North Okanagan is a town of owners: 85% of households own their home, above British Columbia’s towns and Canadian towns

$600,000median home value, 2021DCost of living Grade

Shelter took 30% or more of income for 15% of households, below British Columbia’s towns (21%) and Canadian towns (18%) alike. Owners put the median home at $600,000, between British Columbia’s towns ($720,000) and Canadian towns ($406,000). For rent as a share of income and monthly rent for a two-bedroom, the only official count covers all of the Vernon metro area, Electoral Area B, North Okanagan included.

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

Electoral Area B, North Okanagan$600,000

British Columbia$720,000

Canadian towns$406,000

Census 2021	Electoral Area B, North Okanagan	British Columbia	Canada
Households spending 30%+ on shelter	15%	21%	18%
Households owning their home	85%	76%	74%
Median home value, 2021	$600,000	$720,000	$406,000
Rent as a share of income	23%	24%	20%

$1,607

monthly rent for a two-bedroom

$740

median monthly shelter cost for owners, 2021

Full pageElectoral Area B, North Okanagan’s cost of living pageOpen the full Cost of living page

Owners and renters85% own their home Cost of living7.3 times household income · The median owner’s estimate, $600,000, against the median household income Renting$1,607 a month · A two-bedroom apartment, CMHC’s survey

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.

Climate

Electoral Area B, North Okanagan has warmer summers than British Columbia’s towns or Canadian towns: July afternoons reach 28.4°C

28.4°CJuly afternoons

In January the thermometer sinks to −6.4°C overnight, between British Columbia’s towns (0.5°C) and Canadian towns (−13.5°C). December is the snowiest month, with 31 cm on average. Rain and snow peak in June, at 55 mm.

Average high by season · ECCC normals, 1991–2020

Winter0.7°C

Spring15.0°C

Summer26.7°C

Autumn12.9°C

Normals, 1991–2020	Electoral Area B, North Okanagan	British Columbia	Canada
July afternoon high	28.4°C	23.1°C	25.5°C
Precipitation a year	447 mm	1,152 mm	883 mm
January night low	−6.4°C	0.5°C	−13.5°C
Days with frost a year	135	60	159

93 cm

of snow a year

135

days with frost a year

days with precipitation a year

Full pageElectoral Area B, North Okanagan’s climate pageOpen the full Climate page

The yearJuly highs 28.4°C, January lows −6.4°C Rain and snow447 mm a year · Canadian towns: 883 mm Snow93 cm of snow a year Weather station6.7 km to the station · Vernon

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

SchoolsSchools A⁻

6 above the middle in British Columbia, 6 below: Electoral Area B, North Okanagan’s 16 tested schools

17schools within 3 kmA⁻Schools Grade

The 3 km around Electoral Area B, North Okanagan counts 14 elementary schools, 1 secondary school, 1 school for every grade and 1 alternative or adult school. An elementary school stands 2.6 km from the centre, higher than both British Columbia’s towns (0.6 km) and Canadian towns (0.5 km).

School	Level	Students	System
Vernon Christian School IndependentIn Electoral Area B, North OkanaganElementary	Elementary	–	Independent
Pleasant Valley Christian Academy IndependentNearest secondary school, 0.5 kmAll grades	All grades	–	Independent

See all 17 schools →

Schools by system · Schools within 3 km

English public14

Independent3

Schools within 3 km	Electoral Area B, North Okanagan	British Columbia	Canada
Nearest elementary school	2.6 km	0.6 km	0.5 km
Nearest secondary school	3.2 km	1.8 km	1.2 km

2.6 km

to the nearest elementary school

Full pageElectoral Area B, North Okanagan’s schools pageOpen the full Schools page

Results6 of 16 in the top two fifths · of the schools with results, placed against every school in British Columbia Every school17 schools within 3 km · 14 elementary schools, 1 secondary school, 1 school for every grade and 1 alternative or adult school Language0 of 17 teach in French · 2% of schools in British Columbia Questions“What schools are there in Electoral Area B, North Okanagan?”

Provincial school lists and results, 2025/26

Work & commuteJobs & income A⁻

Commuters in Electoral Area B, North Okanagan have a short way to work, 20 min on average, less than in British Columbia’s towns and Canadian towns

4%walk, cycle or take transit

The car took 91% of commuters, higher than British Columbia’s towns (87%) and near Canadian towns (89%).

How working residents got to work · census 2021

Car or van91%

Walk4%

Census 2021	Electoral Area B, North Okanagan	British Columbia	Canada
Average trip	20 min	26 min	26 min
Car or van	91%	87%	89%

$82,000

median household income, 2020

17%

worked from home, May 2021

13%

of commuters work inside the municipality

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Unemployment6.4% unemployed · Of the labour force · Canadian towns: 9.9%Getting to work4% walk, cycle or take transit Where people commute to495 commuters · The biggest flow out: to Vernon

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.

HealthHealth B

52% of adults around Electoral Area B, North Okanagan rate their health very good or excellent

52%very good or excellent healthBHealth Grade

The health survey and life expectancy numbers here cover the Okanagan Health Service Delivery Area

The survey counts just over one in ten adults as smokers, above both British Columbia’s towns (9%) and Canadian towns (12%). For 2022/2024, the region’s figure is 81.0 years at birth, 84.1 for women and 78.2 for men. What sets Electoral Area B, North Okanagan apart within its region is a longer trip to hospital, 6.0 km for the average resident (3.7 km typical).

Very good or excellent health · adults, age-standardised

Electoral Area B, North Okanagan52%

British Columbia’s towns50%

Canadian towns52%

Health	Electoral Area B, North Okanagan	British Columbia	Canada
Smokers	12%	9%	12%
Chronic conditions (average share)	16%	15%	17%
Very good or excellent health	52%	50%	52%

6.0 km

from homes to a hospital, on average

12%

of adults smoke, age-standardised

4.1 km

from homes to a pharmacy, on average

Full pageElectoral Area B, North Okanagan’s health pageOpen the full Health page

Health survey52% very good or excellent health · adults, age-standardised Getting care6.0 km to a hospital · A pharmacy 4.1 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

Who lives here

An older town: 26% of people in Electoral Area B, North Okanagan are 65 or over, more than in British Columbia’s towns or Canadian towns

50.4median age

14% are under 15, close to British Columbia’s towns (14%) and below Canadian towns (16%). Visible minorities make up 7.7% of the population, below British Columbia’s towns (8.6%) and Canadian towns (15%) alike.

Electoral Area B, North OkanaganBritish ColumbiaCanada

British ColumbiaCanada

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

26%

Schooling · Highest qualification, residents 15 and over

No certificate, diploma or degree14%

Postsecondary qualification49%

Women and men · all residents

49.1% of Electoral Area B, North Okanagan’s residents are women

Of the 2021 count, 1,605 were women and 1,665 men (women across Canada: 50.9%).

Who lives in Electoral Area B, North Okanagan
	Electoral Area B, North Okanagan	British Columbia	Canada
Under 15	14%	14%	16%
15 to 64	60%	64%	64%
65+	26%	21%	19%
No certificate, diploma or degree	14%	13%	16%
Postsecondary qualification	49%	56%	56%

Full pageElectoral Area B, North Okanagan’s Who lives here pageOpen the full Who lives here page

Ages50.4 median age · 26% are 65 or over Households1,290 households · 2.5 people per household Immigrants12% are immigrants · 8% belong to a visible minority English and French4% speak both · 0% speak French but not English

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

Weather

In Electoral Area B, North Okanagan, November normally means 5°C afternoons and −2°C nights

5°Ca normal November afternoon

Normal highs peak at 28°C in July; nights bottom out at −6°C in January. About 18 cm of snow falls in a normal November. November normally sees 49 mm of precipitation. For today and the week ahead, the Weather page carries ECCC’s Vernon forecast.

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

November5°C

December0°C

January−1°C

February3°C

Season	High	Low	Rain and snow
Winter	1°C	−6°C	106 mm
Spring	15°C	3°C	95 mm
Summer	27°C	12°C	122 mm
Autumn	13°C	3°C	124 mm

−2°C

a normal November night

49 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 (Vernon); the forecast is on the Weather page

Town hall

Scott Anderson (Conservative Party of Canada) holds Vernon—Lake Country—Monashee, the riding that includes Electoral Area B, North Okanagan

Locally, Electoral Area B, North Okanagan is run as a regional district electoral area.

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Provincial legislatureVernon-Lumby

Wikidata, MAMH, MMAH, Statistics Canada

Library & civic lifeCivic life grade A⁻

The nearest public library to Electoral Area B, North Okanagan is Vernon Branch, 4.8 km away

The next is ORL: Vernon Branch (Vernon), 4.9 km away.

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Places to belong0 charities per 1,000 residents

Provincial library statistics, OpenStreetMap, the CRA and Statistics Canada

SafetySafety B⁻

Electoral Area B, North Okanagan is graded a B− for safety

61Crime Severity Index

A best guess: the nearest detachment’s figures, since none is filed under Electoral Area B, North Okanagan

The index for the force that serves it came to 61, below British Columbia’s towns (83) and Canadian towns (67) alike. Its police area records 13.7 violent incidents per 1,000 residents a year. Across its police area, there are 24.3 property incidents per 1,000 residents a year. Figures for Crime Severity Index, Violent Crime Severity Index, violent crime and property crime per 1,000 are published for the Vernon detachment area as a whole, not for Electoral Area B, North Okanagan alone.

Year by year · Crime Severity Index for each year

202369

202459

202556

2023–2025	Electoral Area B, North Okanagan	British Columbia	Canada
Property crime per 1,000	24.3	31	31.2
Crime Severity Index	61	83	67

non-violent Crime Severity Index

22%

of incidents cleared, 2023–25

Full pageElectoral Area B, North Okanagan’s safety reportOpen the full Safety report

Safety61 Crime Severity Index · The index weighs each crime Electoral Area B, North Okanagan’s police recorded by how serious it is.Questions“Is Electoral Area B, North Okanagan safe?”

Statistics Canada, Uniform Crime Reporting Survey, 2023–2025 average

Outdoors

A provincial park at Electoral Area B, North Okanagan’s edge: Kalamalka Lake Park

3.7%of the land within 10 km protected

Protected areas cover 3.7% of the land within 10 km; for the typical Canadian town it is 2.3%. There is no national park within 100 km of the town. 17 protected areas lie within 10 km. For a swim, LECA Beach is the nearest of 30 beaches within 5 km.

Protected land · of the land within 10 km

Electoral Area B, North Okanagan3.7%

British Columbia’s towns6.7%

Canadian towns2.3%

Outdoors	Electoral Area B, North Okanagan	British Columbia	Canada
Protected land within 10 km	3.7%	6.7%	2.3%
Public protected areas within 10 km	11	14	4

At the edge

to Kalamalka Lake Park

beaches within 5 km

public protected areas within 10 km

Full pageElectoral Area B, North Okanagan’s outdoors pageOpen the full Outdoors page

Protected landof the land within 10 km Protected areas17 protected areas within 10 km · Silver Star Park National & provincial parksAt the edge to a provincial park · Kalamalka Lake Park

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

Keep exploring

Everything we know about Electoral Area B, North Okanagan

15pages on Electoral Area B, North Okanagan

The big questions

SafetyB⁻Crime Severity Index 61 Housing & costDHomes 7.3 × income Property pricesSchoolsA⁻17 schools within 3 km HealthBLife expectancy 81 in its region Work & commuteA⁻55% of adults in work Natural hazardsD⁻Wildfire band: high

Out and about

Outdoors3.7% of the land within 10 km protected AttractionsClimateJuly afternoons around 28°C WeatherECCC’s forecast, beside the normals

The story

Who lives hereMedian age 50.4 HistoryTown hallFamous people

Nearby attractions

Atlantis Waterslides and 9 more in and around Electoral Area B, North Okanagan

The best-known places to visit in and around Electoral Area B, North Okanagan come first; the full list is on the Attractions page.

All attractions →

Theme parkTheme parkAtlantis Waterslidesin town ZooZooCamelot Haven Alpacasin town WaterfallWaterfallB.X. Falls3.5 km outside town, to the east MuseumMuseumVernon Museum & Archives1.3 km outside town, to the southwest MuseumMuseumOkanagan Science Centre1.9 km outside town, to the southwest Art galleryArt galleryVernon Arts Center1.9 km outside town, to the southwest

Famous people from around Electoral Area B, North Okanagan

No notable person born in Electoral Area B, North Okanagan is on our list; these were born in the towns around it.

How we find them →

Daniel PowterCanadian musician and singer · born in Vernon · born 1971

Vasek PospisilCanadian tennis player · born in Vernon · born 1990

Eric BrewerCanadian ice hockey player · born in Vernon · born 1979

Lawrence Daniel HuculakCanadian Catholic prelate · born in Vernon · born 1951

Andrew EbbettIce hockey player · born in Vernon · born 1983

Ken HollandCanadian ice hockey player · born in Vernon · born 1955

Photo credits

Daniel Powter: Tabercil, CC BY-SA 2.0 · Vasek Pospisil: Carine06 from UK, CC BY-SA 2.0 · Andrew Ebbett: Michael Miller, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Ken Holland: Holland_Zetterberg_Babcock.jpg : Tom Gromak derivative work: Connormah, CC BY-SA 2.0

About Electoral Area B, North Okanagan

Town in British Columbia

Every figure TownRatings gives for Electoral Area B, North Okanagan covers the municipality as Statistics Canada maps it, one census subdivision in British Columbia.

Statistics Canada: population estimates 2025 (17-10-0155), Census of Population 2021, 2021 census boundaries.

Population: 3,415 (people, 2025 estimate)
Province or territory: British Columbia
Census division: North Okanagan
Metro area: Vernon
Census subdivision: 5937017

Electoral Area B, North Okanagan’s neighbours

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

Electoral Area C, North OkanaganVernonColdstreamOkanagan (Part) 1SpallumcheenArmstrongElectoral Area B, North Okanagan

How the neighbours grade

Town	People	km	Overall	Cost	Safety	Health
Electoral Area B, North Okanagan	3,415	—	B⁻	D	B⁻	B
Electoral Area C, North Okanagan	5,029	2.6	B	C⁻	B⁻	B
Vernon	49,527	5.6	C	D⁻	D	B⁺
Coldstream	11,380	8.7	A⁻	C	A⁻	B
Okanagan (Part) 1	3,482	11	—	—	—	B
Spallumcheen	5,843	12	C⁺	D	B⁺	B
Armstrong	5,643	16	C⁺	D	C⁺	B⁺

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

Questions about Electoral Area B, North Okanagan

What kind of homes are in Electoral Area B, North Okanagan?

Single-detached houses make up 74% of the homes here, where Canadian towns sit at 64%; 0% are in high-rise apartments. 23% of households are one person, and the average is 2.5.

Is Electoral Area B, North Okanagan growing?

It added people: 3,203 in 2016, 3,274 in 2021, 2.2% more, where the middle of Canadian towns grew 4.1%. Statistics Canada’s 2025 estimate is 3,415.

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).