Electoral Area H, Okanagan-SimilkameenBritish Columbia

Electoral Area H, Okanagan-Similkameen is a town of owners: 89% of households own their home, above British Columbia’s towns and Canadian towns

A year’s rent came to 24% of the median household income, about level with British Columbia’s towns (24%) and above Canadian towns (20%). 11% of households spent 30% or more of their income on shelter, below both British Columbia’s towns (21%) and Canadian towns (18%).

Commuters in Electoral Area H, Okanagan-Similkameen travel further than in British Columbia’s towns or Canadian towns, 28 min on average

The force covering Electoral Area H, Okanagan-Similkameen records more serious violence than British Columbia’s towns or Canadian towns, at 174

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

Across the area its police cover, the Crime Severity Index averaged 114 over 2023–25, above British Columbia’s towns (83) and Canadian towns (67) alike. Violent crime in the area its police cover: 21.2 per 1,000 people a year. Thefts, break-ins and damage add up to 37.1 per 1,000 residents a year where it is policed. Behind Crime Severity Index, Violent Crime Severity Index, violent crime and property crime per 1,000 sits data gathered across the Princeton detachment area, with Electoral Area H, Okanagan-Similkameen one part of it.

Electoral Area H, Okanagan-Similkameen has warmer summers than British Columbia’s towns or Canadian towns: July afternoons reach 27.3°C

Some 125 cm of snow falls in a typical year, between British Columbia’s towns (51 cm) and Canadian towns (141 cm). Winter lows in Electoral Area H, Okanagan-Similkameen average −9.1°C in January. Snow peaks in December: 37 cm in a normal year. Rain and snow peak in November, at 44 mm.

17% of homes tested in Electoral Area H, Okanagan-Similkameen’s area are above the radon guideline

The radon tests numbers here cover the Okanagan health region

Wildfire is a moderate presence around Electoral Area H, Okanagan-Similkameen: 7.8% of the land within 25 km has burned since 1986, 0.20% a year, short of the band that counts against Risk. Ministry of Environment and Climate Change Strategy has mapped the flood hazard here, one of 2 studies on the national inventory. Averaged over the years, quake damage costs $0.040 per $1,000 of buildings, lower than British Columbia’s towns ($0.36) and near Canadian towns ($0.030).

Around Electoral Area H, Okanagan-Similkameen, 2 elementary schools, 1 secondary school and 1 alternative or adult school: 4 schools in all

From the middle of town, the first elementary school is 21 km off, above both British Columbia’s towns (0.6 km) and Canadian towns (0.5 km). Measured from the centre, the closest high school lies 19 km off, higher than both British Columbia’s towns (1.8 km) and Canadian towns (1.2 km).

More of Electoral Area H, Okanagan-Similkameen’s residents have an Indigenous identity than in British Columbia’s towns or Canadian towns: 9.4%

1.6% of residents belong to a visible minority, below British Columbia’s towns (8.6%) and Canadian towns (15%) alike. Immigrants make up 12% of residents, about level with British Columbia’s towns (12%) and above Canadian towns (6.4%).

Protected land around Electoral Area H, Okanagan-Similkameen beats 9 in 10 Canadian towns

The nearest national park is more than 100 km away. 20 protected areas lie within 10 km. For a swim, Lightning Lake Beach is the nearest of 46 beaches within 5 km.

In Electoral Area H, Okanagan-Similkameen, November normally means 4°C afternoons and −4°C nights

About 19 cm of snow falls in a normal November. Then December: −2°C by day, −9°C at night. Over the year, July is warmest at 27°C by day and January coldest at −9°C by night. For today and the week ahead, the Weather page carries ECCC’s Princeton forecast.

Helena Konanz (Conservative Party of Canada) holds Similkameen—South Okanagan—West Kootenay, the riding that includes Electoral Area H, Okanagan-Similkameen

For the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia, Electoral Area H, Okanagan-Similkameen votes in Boundary-Similkameen; open data doesn’t yet say who its MLA (Member of the Legislative Assembly, the provincial or territorial legislature) is.

The nearest public library to Electoral Area H, Okanagan-Similkameen is ORL: Princeton Branch, 20 km away

After it comes ORL: Hedley Public Library (Electoral Area G, Okanagan-Similkameen), 40 km away.

Around Electoral Area H, Okanagan-Similkameen, 52% of adults call their health very good or excellent

Measured across the Okanagan Health Service Delivery Area: health survey and life expectancy

The average trip from home to a hospital is 18 km, above British Columbia’s towns (4.4 km) and Canadian towns (3.7 km) alike. Smoking is commoner than in the province: just over one in ten adults, against 8.9% for British Columbia. The region’s 2022/2024 life expectancy is 81.0, with women at 84.1 and men at 78.2.

Electoral Area H, Okanagan-Similkameen: 1 historic place, with the highest designation

9.9% of its homes were built before 1961, below British Columbia’s towns (11%) and Canadian towns (18%) alike.