RevelstokeBritish Columbia

Trips to work from Revelstoke are shorter than from British Columbia’s towns or Canadian towns: 14 min on average

Measured against local pay, Revelstoke costs more to live in than nine in ten Canadian towns

A year’s rent came to 22% of the median household income, below British Columbia’s towns (24%) but above Canadian towns (20%). 18% of households spent 30% or more of their income on shelter, below British Columbia’s towns (21%) and close to Canadian towns (18%).

Revelstoke faces fewer hazards than 85% of Canadian towns

The expected yearly loss to earthquakes is $0.013 for each $1,000 of buildings, about level with Canadian towns ($0.030) and below British Columbia’s towns ($0.36). The burn rate around Revelstoke is 0.07% a year (2.6% of the land within 25 km since 1986), a moderate band. About as many homes carry radon around Revelstoke as elsewhere, 6.4% over the guideline where the typical town has 6.6%. One flood study covers the town, by Ministry of Environment and Climate Change Strategy. For radon tests, the only official count covers all of the Thompson/Cariboo health region, Revelstoke included.

Teaching in French: 2 of Revelstoke’s 6 schools

The 3 km around Revelstoke counts 4 elementary schools and 2 secondary schools.

Revelstoke has warmer summers than British Columbia’s towns or Canadian towns: July afternoons reach 26.5°C

The year’s precipitation totals 654 mm, below both British Columbia’s towns (1,152 mm) and Canadian towns (883 mm). Expect January lows of around −5.7°C in Revelstoke. December is the snowiest month, with 71 cm on average. The most precipitation falls in November: 83 mm in a normal year.

Revelstoke is graded a C+ for safety

For violence alone the index was 69, lower than both British Columbia’s towns (76) and Canadian towns (86). Thefts, break-ins and damage came to 32.8 per 1,000 residents a year, higher than British Columbia’s towns (31) and near Canadian towns (31.2).

Few people in Revelstoke are 65 or over: 14%, below British Columbia’s towns and Canadian towns

12% of residents came to Canada as immigrants, close to British Columbia’s towns (12%) and above Canadian towns (6.4%). Under 15: 16% of residents.

Lives run shorter around Revelstoke: 78.8 years, 2.7 below the typical Canadian town’s region

Source area for health survey and life expectancy: the Thompson/Cariboo Health Service Delivery Area

For Revelstoke itself the measure is access, and it scores well: 2.4 km to the nearest hospital, where 3.7 km is typical. The region has more smokers than British Columbia, 13% of adults to 8.9%. Chronic conditions run at 18% of adults, age-standardised, about level with Canadian towns (17%) and above British Columbia’s towns (15%). Adults here are less upbeat about their health than the province: 48% very good or excellent, against 50% in British Columbia.

Revelstoke in November: highs near 4°C, lows near −1°C

Across the year, normals run from −6°C nights in January to 27°C afternoons in July. A typical November adds 28 cm of snow. By December, a normal day reaches −1°C and a night falls to −5°C. A normal November brings 83 mm of rain and snow.

Revelstoke’s MP is Mel Arnold (Conservative Party of Canada), for Kamloops—Shuswap—Central Rockies

Columbia River-Revelstoke is the riding Revelstoke votes in for the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia, and its MLA (Member of the Legislative Assembly, the provincial or territorial legislature) isn’t named here because no open list records the members.

Revelstoke has one public library, ORL: Revelstoke Branch

The library is 0.4 km from the centre of Revelstoke.

The boundary of Mount Revelstoke National Park runs along Revelstoke

For a provincial park, Martha Creek Park lies 8.5 km off. Within 10 km, 16% of the land is protected, higher than both British Columbia’s towns (6.7%) and Canadian towns (2.3%).