PembertonBritish Columbia

Measured against local pay, Pemberton costs more to live in than 97% of Canadian towns

26% of households spent 30% or more of their income on shelter, above British Columbia’s towns (21%) and Canadian towns (18%) alike. Home ownership covers 65% of households.

Working-age people in Pemberton have jobs more often than in 90% of Canadian towns

The car took 81% of commuters, lower than both British Columbia’s towns (87%) and Canadian towns (89%). The average trip to work takes 25 min.

Health in Pemberton beats 91% of Canadian towns

Adults who call their own health very good or excellent: 59%, higher than both British Columbia’s towns (50%) and Canadian towns (52%). At 6.5%, the share of adults who smoke sits under the 8.9% for British Columbia. Life expectancy in the region is 84.3 years (86.3 for women, 82.3 for men, 2022/2024). What sets Pemberton apart within its region is distance: 73 km to a hospital on average, over 30 km for 100% of residents.

Summer runs warm in Pemberton: July highs of 28.1°C, above British Columbia’s towns and Canadian towns

For the wettest month, look to November: 383 mm on average. Rain and melted snow add up to 2,344 mm a year, above both British Columbia’s towns (1,152 mm) and Canadian towns (883 mm). Midwinter nights in Pemberton bottom out at −4.9°C on average.

3 of Pemberton’s 3 tested schools score in the lower two fifths in British Columbia

The 3 km around Pemberton counts 1 elementary school, 1 secondary school and 1 school for every grade. One of them teaches in French, against 2% of schools in British Columbia.

Flood mapping exists for Pemberton: 1 on record, latest by Pemberton Valley Dyking District Office

In Health Canada’s survey, just 2.5% of homes tested in the area exceeded 200 Bq/m³ (6.6% typical). Earthquakes are expected to cost $0.038 a year for every $1,000 of buildings, below British Columbia’s towns ($0.36) and close to Canadian towns ($0.030). Wildfire is rare near Pemberton: 1.6% of the land within 25 km has burned since 1986, a burn rate of 0.04% a year. Figures for radon tests are published for the North Shore/Coast Garibaldi health region as a whole, not for Pemberton alone.

Crime runs lighter where Pemberton is policed than in British Columbia’s towns or Canadian towns, at an index of 53

Shared with the rest of the Pemberton detachment area: Crime Severity Index, Violent Crime Severity Index, violent crime and property crime per 1,000

Thefts, break-ins and damage add up to 15.1 per 1,000 residents a year where it is policed. For violence alone, its police area’s index was 62, below both British Columbia’s towns (76) and Canadian towns (86). Where it is policed, 10.1 violent incidents per 1,000 residents are recorded each year.

More people in Pemberton speak English and French than in British Columbia’s towns or Canadian towns: 19%

Visible minorities make up 6% of the population, below British Columbia’s towns (8.6%) and Canadian towns (15%) alike.

Expect November days around 4°C in Pemberton, nights around −1°C

A normal November brings 383 mm of rain and snow. ECCC’s forecast for Pemberton is on the Weather page, hour by hour.

Patrick Weiler (Liberal Party of Canada) holds West Vancouver—Sunshine Coast—Sea to Sky Country, the riding that includes Pemberton

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

Pemberton’s public library is Pemberton & District Public Library

Pemberton & District Public Library reports for 7,236 people, a wider area than Pemberton, and its figures cover all of them.

Protected areas cover 41% of the country around Pemberton

Inside the town itself, just over a third of the land is protected. Within 100 km there is no national park. Public parks and reserves within 10 km: 9, below British Columbia’s towns (14) but above Canadian towns (4).