Electoral Area F, Okanagan-SimilkameenBritish Columbia

Electoral Area F, Okanagan-Similkameen’s grade for hazard risk: a D−

Source area for radon tests: the Okanagan health region

One flood study covers the town, by Okanagan Basin Water Board. The expected yearly loss to earthquakes is $0.019 for each $1,000 of buildings, about level with Canadian towns ($0.030) and below British Columbia’s towns ($0.36). Wildfire is a real hazard for Electoral Area F, Okanagan-Similkameen: 16% of the land within 25 km has burned since 1986, 0.42% a year, in the high band.

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

The car took 92% of commuters, higher than both British Columbia’s towns (87%) and Canadian towns (89%).

Electoral Area F, Okanagan-Similkameen has warmer summers than British Columbia’s towns or Canadian towns: July afternoons reach 29.2°C

January nights in Electoral Area F, Okanagan-Similkameen drop to −3.2°C on average. Rain and melted snow add up to 344 mm a year, below both British Columbia’s towns (1,152 mm) and Canadian towns (883 mm). Between the last spring frost, 30 April, and the first in autumn, 8 October, lie 160 days. A normal June brings 44 mm of precipitation, more than any other month.

Electoral Area F, Okanagan-Similkameen’s 11 schools with results spread wide in British Columbia, 4 in the top two fifths and 3 in the bottom two

The 3 km around Electoral Area F, Okanagan-Similkameen counts 9 elementary schools, 3 secondary schools, 1 school for every grade and 3 alternative or adult schools. Schooling in French is on offer at one of the 16; in British Columbia, 2% of schools teach in it. The closest elementary school is 2.8 km away, above both British Columbia’s towns (0.6 km) and Canadian towns (0.5 km).

Most households in Electoral Area F, Okanagan-Similkameen own their home: 94%, more than in British Columbia’s towns or across Canadian towns

Measured across the Penticton metro area: rent as a share of income and monthly rent for a two-bedroom

Rent took 17% of household income, below British Columbia’s towns (24%) and Canadian towns (20%) alike.

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

Smokers make up 12% of the region’s adults, above both British Columbia’s towns (9%) and Canadian towns (12%). A baby born in the region can expect 81.0 years, 84.1 for a girl and 78.2 for a boy (2022/2024). Closer to home, a hospital is 7.2 km from the average resident of Electoral Area F, Okanagan-Similkameen, further than the usual 3.7 km.

Protected land around Electoral Area F, Okanagan-Similkameen beats 8 in 10 Canadian towns

For a swim, Crescent Beach is the nearest of 70 beaches within 5 km. There is no national park within 100 km of the town. Count 34 protected areas within 10 km of town.

Electoral Area F, Okanagan-Similkameen is older than 90% of Canadian towns: a median age of 52

13% of residents are children under 15. People 65 and over make up nearly a quarter of the town, above both British Columbia’s towns (21%) and Canadian towns (19%).

Electoral Area F, Okanagan-Similkameen’s grade for safety: a C+

No police detachment reports under Electoral Area F, Okanagan-Similkameen’s name, so these are the nearest detachment’s figures, not the town’s own

For violence alone, its police area’s index was 64, below both British Columbia’s towns (76) and Canadian towns (86). The index for the force that serves it came to 72, lower than British Columbia’s towns (83) yet higher than Canadian towns (67). Electoral Area F, Okanagan-Similkameen 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 Penticton detachment area.

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

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: 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.

Electoral Area F, Okanagan-Similkameen is split between 2 federal ridings, chiefly Similkameen—South Okanagan—West Kootenay and Okanagan Lake West—South Kelowna

Electoral Area F, Okanagan-Similkameen is a regional district electoral area by Statistics Canada’s count of municipalities.

The nearest public library to Electoral Area F, Okanagan-Similkameen is ORL: Naramata Branch, 6.1 km away

The next is ORL: Summerland Branch (Summerland), 6.8 km away.