Electoral Area C, North OkanaganBritish Columbia

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The town, home to 5,029 people, lies in British Columbia. It belongs to the Vernon metropolitan area.

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Population

5,029

people, 2025 estimate

Median age

47.2

years · British Columbia’s towns: 48

Postsecondary

57%

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 C, North Okanagan a good place to live?

Households here earn well (A). Electoral Area C, North Okanagan ranks #34 of 250 in British Columbia, with a B overall. Set against the rest, it does better than 64% of Canadian towns. Schools do well (A−). Housing is expensive (C−). Its other grades sit near the middle: B− for safety, B for health, B− for walkability and B− for hazard risk.

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.

StrongestAJobs & income A⁻SchoolsWeakestC⁻Cost of living

How Electoral Area C, North Okanagan grades

Each subject compares Electoral Area C, 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

Jobs & incomeAmong the best of the towns comparedAOpen →Cost of livingBased on what homes cost against what households earnC⁻Open →SchoolsSchools do better than mostA⁻Open →HealthAhead of most towns comparedBOpen →SafetyAbout average among the towns comparedB⁻Open →WalkabilityBased on walking, cycling and transit to everyday placesB⁻Open →Hazard riskNear typical for the towns comparedB⁻Open →

How TownRatings grades Canadian towns →

What makes Electoral Area C, North Okanagan stand out

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

Picked automatically from the data

Population growth, 2016 to 2021

Growth

+17% more people than in 2016

The midpoint across Canadian towns is 4%

Statistics Canada, Census 2016 and 2021

Home value ÷ household income

Housing

7.2 times household income

The middle of Canadian towns: 4.7 times

Median owner’s estimate $755,000, Census 2021; income for 2020.

Median household income, 2020

Income

$105,000 median household income

The median of Canadian towns: $81,000

Statistics Canada, Census 2021: household income in 2020.

The data

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

Work & commuteJobs & income A

Household incomes in Electoral Area C, North Okanagan top those of 90% of Canadian towns

6%walk, cycle or take transit

92% of commuters drove, above British Columbia’s towns (87%) and close to Canadian towns (89%). A trip to work takes 23 min on average.

How working residents got to work · census 2021

Car or van92%

Walk3%

Public transit2%

Bicycle1%

Census 2021	Electoral Area C, North Okanagan	British Columbia	Canada
Average trip	23 min	26 min	26 min
Car or van	92%	87%	89%

$105,000

median household income, 2020

22%

worked from home, May 2021

10%

of commuters work inside the municipality

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Unemployment8% unemployed · Of the labour force · Canadian towns: 9.9%Getting to work6% walk, cycle or take transit Where people commute to730 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.

Climate

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

28.4°CJuly afternoons

June is the wettest month, with 55 mm of rain and snow on average. Precipitation totals 447 mm a year, lower than both British Columbia’s towns (1,152 mm) and Canadian towns (883 mm). Also worth knowing: in January, overnight lows in Electoral Area C, North Okanagan settle at −6.4°C. Snow peaks in December: 31 cm in a normal year.

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 C, 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 C, 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 station6.8 km to the station · Vernon

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

HousingCost of living C⁻

Measured against local pay, Electoral Area C, North Okanagan costs more to live in than 82% of Canadian towns

$755,000median home value, 2021C⁻Cost of living Grade

Rent took 18% of household income, below British Columbia’s towns (24%) and Canadian towns (20%) alike. The owner-occupied share of households is 83%. Behind rent as a share of income and monthly rent for a two-bedroom sits data gathered across the Vernon metro area, with Electoral Area C, North Okanagan one part of it.

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

Electoral Area C, North Okanagan$755,000

British Columbia$720,000

Canadian towns$406,000

Census 2021	Electoral Area C, North Okanagan	British Columbia	Canada
Rent as a share of income	18%	24%	20%
Households owning their home	83%	76%	74%
Households spending 30%+ on shelter	18%	21%	18%

$1,607

monthly rent for a two-bedroom

$1,430

median monthly shelter cost for owners, 2021

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

Cost of living7.2 times household income · The median owner’s estimate, $755,000, against the median household income Renting$1,607 a month · A two-bedroom apartment, CMHC’s survey Owners and renters83% own their home

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.

SchoolsSchools A⁻

Results around Electoral Area C, North Okanagan split both ways in British Columbia: 6 of 18 schools high, 7 low

20schools within 3 kmA⁻Schools Grade

In or within 3 km of Electoral Area C, North Okanagan: 15 elementary schools, 1 secondary school, 1 school for every grade and 3 alternative or adult schools. Secondary school means a trip of 2.4 km at the nearest, above both British Columbia’s towns (1.8 km) and Canadian towns (1.2 km).

School	Level	Students	System
B X Elementary Fourth fifth in British ColumbiaIn Electoral Area C, North OkanaganElementary	Elementary	–	English public
Pleasant Valley Christian Academy IndependentNearest secondary school, 0.5 kmAll grades	All grades	–	Independent

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Schools by system · Schools within 3 km

English public17

Independent3

Schools within 3 km	Electoral Area C, North Okanagan	British Columbia	Canada
Nearest secondary school	2.4 km	1.8 km	1.2 km

2.4 km

to the nearest secondary school

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

Results6 of 18 in the top two fifths · of the schools with results, placed against every school in British Columbia Every school20 schools within 3 km · 15 elementary schools, 1 secondary school, 1 school for every grade and 3 alternative or adult schools Language0 of 20 teach in French · 2% of schools in British Columbia Questions“What schools are there in Electoral Area C, North Okanagan?”

Provincial school lists and results, 2025/26

HealthHealth B

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

52%very good or excellent healthBHealth Grade

Area-wide: health survey and life expectancy, counted over the Okanagan Health Service Delivery Area

The survey counts just over one in ten adults as smokers, higher than both British Columbia’s towns (9%) and Canadian towns (12%). People in the region live to 81.0 on average: 84.1 for women and 78.2 for men in 2022/2024. What sets Electoral Area C, North Okanagan apart within its region is a longer trip to hospital, 7.5 km for the average resident (3.7 km typical).

Very good or excellent health · adults, age-standardised

Electoral Area C, North Okanagan52%

British Columbia’s towns50%

Canadian towns52%

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

7.5 km

from homes to a hospital, on average

12%

of adults smoke, age-standardised

6.5 km

from homes to a pharmacy, on average

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Health survey52% very good or excellent health · adults, age-standardised Getting care7.5 km to a hospital · A pharmacy 6.5 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

Weather

What November brings in Electoral Area C, North Okanagan: −2°C at night, 5°C by day

5°Ca normal November afternoon

Into December, the normals move to freezing and −6°C. Expect about 49 mm of rain and snow over November. Snow is normal by November, about 18 cm over the month. Normal highs peak at 28°C in July; nights bottom out at −6°C in January.

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

Electoral Area C, North Okanagan sends Scott Anderson (Conservative Party of Canada) to the Commons from Vernon—Lake Country—Monashee

Across British Columbia, 20 of the 43 MPs sit with the Liberal Party of Canada.

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Who runs itRegional District Electoral Area Provincial legislatureVernon-Lumby

Wikidata, MAMH, MMAH, Statistics Canada

Library & civic lifeCivic life grade A⁻

The nearest public library to Electoral Area C, North Okanagan is ORL: Vernon Branch, 4.1 km away

The next is Vernon Branch (Vernon), 4.2 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⁻

For safety, Electoral Area C, North Okanagan gets a B−

61Crime Severity Index

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

Across the area its police cover, the Crime Severity Index averaged 61 over 2023–25, below British Columbia’s towns (83) and Canadian towns (67) alike. Property crime in the area its police cover: 24.3 per 1,000 people a year. Where it is policed, 13.7 violent incidents per 1,000 residents are recorded each 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 C, North Okanagan alone.

Year by year · Crime Severity Index for each year

202369

202459

202556

2023–2025	Electoral Area C, 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

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

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

Outdoors

Silver Star Park begins where Electoral Area C, North Okanagan ends

6.1%of the land within 10 km protected

6.1% of the land and water within 10 km is protected (the typical Canadian town: 2.3%). For a national park, Mount Revelstoke National Park is 81 km away. Within its own boundary, nearly a fifth of the town is protected.

Protected land · of the land within 10 km

Electoral Area C, North Okanagan6.1%

British Columbia’s towns6.7%

Canadian towns2.3%

Outdoors	Electoral Area C, North Okanagan	British Columbia	Canada
Protected land within 10 km	6.1%	6.7%	2.3%
Public protected areas within 10 km	6	14	4

81 km

to Mount Revelstoke National Park

At the edge

to Silver Star Park

beaches within 5 km

public protected areas within 10 km

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Protected landof the land within 10 km Protected areas7 protected areas within 10 km · Silver Star Park National & provincial parks81 km to a national park · Mount Revelstoke National Park

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

Who lives here

Visible minorities make up less of Electoral Area C, North Okanagan than of British Columbia’s towns or Canadian towns: 2.9%

47.2median age

Just over one in ten residents came to Canada as immigrants, below British Columbia’s towns (12%) but above Canadian towns (6.4%). Those 65 and older account for just over a fifth of residents. The under-15s are 16% of the population here.

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British ColumbiaCanada

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

16%

Schooling · Highest qualification, residents 15 and over

No certificate, diploma or degree11%

Postsecondary qualification57%

Women and men · all residents

49.4% of Electoral Area C, North Okanagan’s residents are women

The 2021 census counted 2,230 women and 2,285 men here, where women make up 50.9% of Canada.

Who lives in Electoral Area C, North Okanagan
	Electoral Area C, North Okanagan	British Columbia	Canada
Under 15	16%	14%	16%
15 to 64	63%	64%	64%
65+	21%	21%	19%
No certificate, diploma or degree	11%	13%	16%
Postsecondary qualification	57%	56%	56%

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Immigrants11% are immigrants · 3% belong to a visible minority Ages47.2 median age · 21% are 65 or over Households1,715 households · 2.6 people per household English and French7% speak both · 0% speak French but not English

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

Natural hazardsHazard risk B⁻

For hazard risk, Electoral Area C, North Okanagan gets a B−

Moderatewildfire bandB⁻Hazard risk Grade

Some nearly a tenth of the land within 25 km of Electoral Area C, North Okanagan has burned since 1986; at 0.23% a year that is moderate, not high. Radon topped the guideline in 17% of tested homes, above both British Columbia’s towns (1.8%) and Canadian towns (6.6%). Seismic risk runs low: $0.010 of expected damage per $1,000 of buildings a year, the typical town $0.030.

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

Electoral Area C, North Okanagan17%

British Columbia’s towns1.8%

Canadian towns6.6%

Hazards	Electoral Area C, North Okanagan	British Columbia	Canada
Radon tests above the guideline	17%	1.8%	6.6%
Earthquake loss per $1,000 of buildings a year	$0.010	$0.36	$0.030

$0.010

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

Moderate

wildfire band

1.5 km

to the nearest land burned since 1986

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

WildfireModerate wildfire band · 9% of the land within 25 km burned since 1986 FloodNo flood study on record Earthquakes$0.010 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 · Radon tests: one figure for all of the Okanagan health region

Keep exploring

Everything we know about Electoral Area C, North Okanagan

15pages on Electoral Area C, North Okanagan

The big questions

SafetyB⁻Crime Severity Index 61 Housing & costC⁻Homes 7.2 × income Property pricesSchoolsA⁻20 schools within 3 km HealthBLife expectancy 81 in its region Work & commuteA57% of adults in work Natural hazardsB⁻Wildfire band: moderate

Out and about

Outdoors6.1% of the land within 10 km protected AttractionsClimateJuly afternoons around 28°C WeatherECCC’s forecast, beside the normals

The story

Who lives hereMedian age 47.2 HistoryTown hallFamous people

Nearby attractions

Silver Star Mountain Resort and 12 more in and around Electoral Area C, North Okanagan

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

All attractions →

Ski hillSilver Star Mountain Resortin town WaterfallWaterfallB.X. Fallsin town Ski hillSki hillSovereign Lake Nordic Clubin town Theme parkTheme parkAtlantis Waterslides200 m outside town, to the north MuseumMuseumVernon Museum & Archives1.9 km outside town, to the west MuseumMuseumOkanagan Science Centre1.5 km outside town, to the west

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

Photo credits (1)

Silver Star Mountain Resort: Klauskk, CC BY-SA 2.5, Wikimedia Commons

Famous people from around Electoral Area C, North Okanagan

No notable person born in Electoral Area C, 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 C, North Okanagan

Town in British Columbia

Every figure TownRatings gives for Electoral Area C, 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: 5,029 (people, 2025 estimate)
Province or territory: British Columbia
Census division: North Okanagan
Metro area: Vernon
Census subdivision: 5937021

Electoral Area C, North Okanagan’s neighbours

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

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

How the neighbours grade

Town	People	km	Overall	Cost	Safety	Health
Electoral Area C, North Okanagan	5,029	—	B	C⁻	B⁻	B
Electoral Area B, North Okanagan	3,415	2.6	B⁻	D	B⁻	B
Vernon	49,527	5.2	C	D⁻	D	B⁺
Coldstream	11,380	6.5	A⁻	C	A⁻	B
Okanagan (Part) 1	3,482	13	—	—	—	B
Spallumcheen	5,843	14	C⁺	D	B⁺	B
Armstrong	5,643	17	C⁺	D	C⁺	B⁺

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

Questions about Electoral Area C, North Okanagan

Has Electoral Area C, North Okanagan grown?

Yes: the census counted 3,870 in 2016 and 4,511 in 2021, a rise of 16.6%, against 4.1% for the median of Canadian towns. The 2025 estimate is 5,029.

Who are the people of Electoral Area C, North Okanagan?

3% of residents belong to a visible minority, against 15% for the median of Canadian towns; 5% have an Indigenous identity and 11% are immigrants.

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

76% 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 2.6 people; 19% 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).