Electoral Area F, North OkanaganBritish Columbia

More households own their home in Electoral Area F, North Okanagan than in British Columbia’s towns or across Canadian towns: 84%

A year’s rent came to 22% of the median household income, lower than British Columbia’s towns (24%) yet higher than Canadian towns (20%). 21% of households spent 30% or more of their income on shelter, near British Columbia’s towns (21%) and higher than Canadian towns (18%).

In the lower two fifths in British Columbia: 5 of the 6 schools around Electoral Area F, North Okanagan with results

In or within 3 km of Electoral Area F, North Okanagan: 3 elementary schools, 3 schools for every grade and 1 alternative or adult school. From the town centre, high school starts 6.1 km away, above both British Columbia’s towns (1.8 km) and Canadian towns (1.2 km).

Summer runs warm in Electoral Area F, North Okanagan: July highs of 28.3°C, above British Columbia’s towns and Canadian towns

Snow totals 203 cm over the year, above British Columbia’s towns (51 cm) and Canadian towns (141 cm) alike. In January, overnight lows in Electoral Area F, North Okanagan settle at −5.6°C. Gardeners get 160 frost-free days, from 28 April to 6 October. Most of the snow comes in December, about 71 cm.

Electoral Area F, North Okanagan has fewer jobs than residents in work: 0.3 for each

91% of commuters drove, above British Columbia’s towns (87%) and close to Canadian towns (89%). A trip to work takes 28 min on average.

Older residents shape Electoral Area F, North Okanagan: 23% are 65 or over, above British Columbia’s towns and Canadian towns

Visible minorities make up 1.7% of the population, below British Columbia’s towns (8.6%) and Canadian towns (15%) alike. Children under 15 make up 17% of residents.

Expect November days around 6°C in Electoral Area F, North Okanagan, nights around −1°C

December follows at 1°C by day and −5°C by night. In November, the normal is 83 mm of rain and snow. ECCC’s forecast for Salmon Arm is on the Weather page, hour by hour.

Electoral Area F, North Okanagan’s MP is Mel Arnold (Conservative Party of Canada), for Kamloops—Shuswap—Central Rockies

From British Columbia come 43 MPs, 20 of them with the Liberal Party of Canada.

Electoral Area F, North Okanagan has no public library of its own; the nearest is ORL: Enderby Branch, 11 km away

The next is ORL: Salmon Arm Branch (Salmon Arm), 15 km away.

Mount Revelstoke National Park is 13 km from Electoral Area F, North Okanagan

26 areas within 10 km are protected for nature. Out to 10 km from the town’s edge, 5.9% of the land is protected; 2.3% is typical for a Canadian town. Within 5 km are 7 beaches; Canoe Beach is the nearest.

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

Statistics Canada puts the region’s life expectancy at 81.0, women 84.1 and men 78.2 (2022/2024). The region has more smokers than British Columbia, 12% of adults to 8.9%. Arthritis, diabetes and high blood pressure affect 16% of the region’s adults on average, higher than British Columbia’s towns (15%) yet lower than Canadian towns (17%). For Electoral Area F, North Okanagan itself the measure is access, and it lags: 18 km to the nearest hospital, where 3.7 km is typical. Behind health survey and life expectancy sits data gathered across the Okanagan Health Service Delivery Area, with Electoral Area F, North Okanagan one part of it.

Electoral Area F, North Okanagan earns a B− for safety

These figures come from the closest detachment: none reports for Electoral Area F, North Okanagan itself

Its police area recorded 15.3 violent incidents per 1,000 residents a year, above British Columbia’s towns (12.5) and Canadian towns (12) alike. Property crime in the area its police cover: 22.9 per 1,000 people a year. Electoral Area F, North Okanagan doesn’t get its own Crime Severity Index, Violent Crime Severity Index, violent crime and property crime per 1,000 figures; the ones here come from the Enderby detachment area.

17% of homes tested in Electoral Area F, North Okanagan’s area are above the radon guideline

Shaking is less of a worry than in most places, at $0.010 a year per $1,000 of building value ($0.030 typical). Province of B.C. - Water, Lands, and Resource Stewardship has mapped the flood hazard here, one of 2 studies on the national inventory. Some 5.7% of the land within 25 km of Electoral Area F, North Okanagan has burned since 1986; at 0.14% a year that is moderate, not high.