Rosedalein Fraser Valley D, British Columbia

No high school in or near Rosedale: the closest is 5.2 km off

2 of the 4 are independent, against 18% in British Columbia. Young children have 4.4 km to the nearest elementary school, above British Columbia’s towns (0.6 km) and Canadian towns (0.5 km) alike.

The force covering Rosedale records more serious violence than British Columbia’s towns or Canadian towns, at 219

These figures come from the closest detachment: none reports for Rosedale itself

Property crime in its police area ran at 63.8 per 1,000 residents a year, above both British Columbia’s towns (31) and Canadian towns (31.2). The force’s area logs 30.5 violent incidents per 1,000 residents a year. Rosedale 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 Chilliwack detachment area.

July afternoons in Rosedale reach 24.9°C (British Columbia towns 23.1°C, Canadian towns 25.5°C)

Some 52 cm of snow falls in a typical year, near British Columbia’s towns (51 cm) and lower than Canadian towns (141 cm). Midwinter nights in Rosedale bottom out at 0.8°C on average. Most of the snow comes in January, about 18 cm. A normal November brings 268 mm of precipitation, more than any other month.

Most households in Rosedale own their home: 91%, more than in both British Columbia’s towns and Canadian towns

A year’s rent came to 17% of the median household income, below British Columbia’s towns (24%) and Canadian towns (20%) alike. 12% of households spent 30% or more of their income on shelter, lower than both British Columbia’s towns (21%) and Canadian towns (18%). Figures for rent as a share of income and monthly rent for a two-bedroom are published for the Chilliwack metro area as a whole, not for Rosedale alone.

A flood study covers Rosedale: 1 on the national inventory, the newest from Province of B.C. - Water, Lands, and Resource Stewardship

3% of radon tests in the survey area came in above the guideline, higher than British Columbia’s towns (1.8%) yet lower than Canadian towns (6.6%). Seismic risk runs high: $0.10 of expected damage per $1,000 of buildings a year, the typical town $0.030. Fire seldom reaches Rosedale: since 1986, 0.7% of the land within 25 km has burned (0.02% a year). Nobody publishes radon tests for Rosedale alone, so this card uses the figure for the Fraser East health region.

Household incomes in Rosedale top those of 93% of Canadian towns

Workers spend 28 min getting to work, on average.

Rosedale in November: highs near 9°C, lows near 4°C

About 7 cm of snow falls in a normal November. In November, the normal is 268 mm of rain and snow. Hour-by-hour figures come from ECCC’s Agassiz forecast, on the Weather page.

Rosedale sends Mark Strahl (Conservative Party of Canada) to the Commons from Chilliwack—Hope

The Liberal Party of Canada has 20 of the 43 MPs elected in British Columbia.

No public library stands in Rosedale: the closest, Agassiz Library, is 5.3 km away

After it comes FVRL: Chilliwack Library (Chilliwack), 14 km away.

Few places match Rosedale for protected land nearby: more than 9 in 10 Canadian towns

For walks, the Lucky Four Mine Trail runs within 2 km. Some protected land is inside the town: 13% of its area. CPCAD lists 17 protected areas within 10 km. 9 beaches are mapped within 5 km, the nearest Black Bear Lagoon.

A town of families: 18% of people in Rosedale are under 15, more than in both British Columbia’s towns and Canadian towns

5.3% of residents belong to a visible minority, below British Columbia’s towns (8.6%) and Canadian towns (15%) alike. People 65 and over make up 20% of the town.

Lives run shorter around Rosedale: 80.0 years, 1.5 below the typical Canadian town’s region

Area-wide: health survey and life expectancy, counted over the Fraser East Health Service Delivery Area

The town’s own part is the trip to care, and Rosedale’s is long: 15 km to a hospital on average, against 3.7 km typical. Age-standardised, 47% of the region’s adults put their health at very good or excellent, below both British Columbia’s towns (50%) and Canadian towns (52%).