Electoral Area C, Okanagan-SimilkameenBritish Columbia

Hazard risk in Electoral Area C, Okanagan-Similkameen is higher than in almost every Canadian town

For earthquakes Electoral Area C, Okanagan-Similkameen is middling, $0.021 a year per $1,000 against $0.030 for the typical town. With 0.87% of the land around it burning each year, Electoral Area C, Okanagan-Similkameen sits in the high wildfire band (33% within 25 km since 1986). More homes than usual carry radon here, 17% over the guideline where the typical town has 6.6%. Flood mapping exists: a study by Okanagan Basin Water Board. Electoral Area C, Okanagan-Similkameen doesn’t get its own radon tests figures; the ones here come from the Okanagan health region.

Measured against local pay, Electoral Area C, Okanagan-Similkameen costs more to live in than 95% of Canadian towns

Home ownership covers 82% of households. Owners put the median home at $460,000, below British Columbia’s towns ($720,000) but above Canadian towns ($406,000).

Electoral Area C, Okanagan-Similkameen has warmer summers than British Columbia’s towns or Canadian towns: July afternoons reach 31.6°C

A normal January night drops to −3.8°C, between British Columbia’s towns (0.5°C) and Canadian towns (−13.5°C). Most of the snow comes in December, about 20 cm. June is the wettest month, with 44 mm of rain and snow on average.

The force covering Electoral Area C, Okanagan-Similkameen records more serious violence than British Columbia’s towns or Canadian towns, at 144

These figures come from the closest detachment: none reports for Electoral Area C, Okanagan-Similkameen itself · Source area for Crime Severity Index, Violent Crime Severity Index, violent crime and property crime per 1,000: the South Okanagan/Oliver detachment area

The index for the force that serves it came to 113, above British Columbia’s towns (83) and Canadian towns (67) alike. The force’s area logs 33.9 violent incidents per 1,000 residents a year. On top of that, across its police area, there are 39.9 property incidents per 1,000 residents a year.

Mixed results around Electoral Area C, Okanagan-Similkameen: 2 high and 1 low of 4 schools in British Columbia

Its 3 km reach takes in 3 elementary schools, 1 secondary school and 3 alternative or adult schools, all of Electoral Area C, Okanagan-Similkameen’s schooling. Young children have 3.9 km to the nearest elementary school, above British Columbia’s towns (0.6 km) and Canadian towns (0.5 km) alike.

Electoral Area C, Okanagan-Similkameen is older than 97% of Canadian towns: a median age of 57.6

6.3% of residents have an Indigenous identity, above both British Columbia’s towns (5%) and Canadian towns (2.8%). Visible minorities make up a fifth of the population, higher than both British Columbia’s towns (8.6%) and Canadian towns (15%).

Very good or excellent health for 52% of adults in Electoral Area C, Okanagan-Similkameen’s health region

Smoking is commoner than in the province: just over one in ten adults, against 8.9% for British Columbia. Women in the region live to 84.1 and men to 78.2, 81.0 years taken together (2022/2024). On average 16% of adults live with arthritis, diabetes or high blood pressure, higher than British Columbia’s towns (15%) yet lower than Canadian towns (17%). What sets Electoral Area C, Okanagan-Similkameen apart within its region is a longer trip to hospital, 6.0 km for the average resident (3.7 km typical).

Trips to work from Electoral Area C, Okanagan-Similkameen are shorter than from British Columbia’s towns or Canadian towns: 22 min on average

The car took 88% of commuters, in line with British Columbia’s towns (87%) and Canadian towns (89%).

Electoral Area C, Okanagan-Similkameen has more protected land around it than nearly 9 in 10 Canadian towns

Protected areas open to the public, within 10 km of the town: 18, higher than both British Columbia’s towns (14) and Canadian towns (4). No national park lies within 100 km. Within its own boundary, just over a tenth of the town is protected.

Electoral Area C, Okanagan-Similkameen in November: highs near 7°C, lows near freezing

Snow is normal by November, about 8 cm over the month. By December, a normal day reaches 2°C and a night falls to −3°C. Rain and snow over a typical November come to 28 mm. Also worth knowing: over the year, July is warmest at 32°C by day and January coldest at −4°C by night.

Similkameen—South Okanagan—West Kootenay, which takes in Electoral Area C, Okanagan-Similkameen, is held by Helena Konanz (Conservative Party of Canada)

20 of the 43 MPs from British Columbia belong to the Liberal Party of Canada.

Electoral Area C, Okanagan-Similkameen has no public library of its own; the nearest is Oliver Branch, 3.8 km away

The next is ORL: Oliver Branch (Oliver), 4.3 km away.