RosslandBritish Columbia

Commuters in Rossland have a short way to work, 18 min on average, less than in British Columbia’s towns and across Canadian towns

At the census, 83% of commuters went by car.

Of Rossland’s 3 schools, one teaches in French

In or within 3 km of Rossland: 1 elementary school and 2 schools for every grade.

Measured against local pay, Rossland costs more to live in than four in five Canadian towns

Four in five households are owner-occupiers. The median home value was $500,000, lower than British Columbia’s towns ($720,000) yet higher than Canadian towns ($406,000).

Lives run shorter around Rossland: 79.5 years, 2.0 below the typical Canadian town’s region

The health survey and life expectancy numbers here cover the Kootenay-Boundary Health Service Delivery Area

The three chronic conditions the survey tracks average 14% of adults, below British Columbia’s towns (15%) and Canadian towns (17%) alike. Across the region, 55% of adults say their health is very good or excellent; British Columbia as a whole manages 50%. What sets Rossland apart within its region is a longer trip to hospital, 7.9 km for the average resident (3.7 km typical).

Summer runs warm in Rossland: July highs of 29.3°C, above British Columbia’s towns and Canadian towns

The year’s precipitation totals 759 mm, lower than both British Columbia’s towns (1,152 mm) and Canadian towns (883 mm). In January, overnight lows in Rossland settle at −4.0°C. The frost-free season runs from 28 April to 13 October, 167 days. Snow peaks in December: 47 cm in a normal year.

Around Rossland, 29% of tested homes have radon above the guideline

Earthquakes matter little: NRCan’s model puts building losses at $0.008 a year per $1,000 of value, against $0.030 for the typical town. Burn scars are few around Rossland, with 1.5% of the land within 25 km touched by fire since 1986 (0.04% a year). No flood study for Rossland is on the national inventory. For radon tests, the only official count covers all of the Kootenay/Boundary health region, Rossland included.

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

Both official languages: 16% of residents, above both British Columbia’s towns (5.8%) and Canadian towns (7.5%). People 65 and over make up 16% of the town.

Rossland is 5.1 km from King George VI Park

The tally of protected areas open to the public within 10 km is 3, lower than both British Columbia’s towns (14) and Canadian towns (4). No national park lies within 100 km. Out to 10 km from the town’s edge, 1.4% of the land is protected; 2.3% is typical for a Canadian town.

Rossland in November: highs near 5°C, lows near −1°C

November usually brings some 23 cm of snow. Expect about 86 mm of rain and snow over November. The forecast on the Weather page is ECCC’s for Trail.

Rossland sends Helena Konanz (Conservative Party of Canada) to the Commons from Similkameen—South Okanagan—West Kootenay

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

Rossland Public Library logs 8.7 visits per person served, more than 89% of British Columbia’s town libraries

A single building, Rossland Public Library, serves 4,355 people.

Rossland gets a B− for safety

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

Where it is policed, thefts, break-ins and damage came to 16.3 per 1,000 a year, below both British Columbia’s towns (31) and Canadian towns (31.2). Violence across its police area runs at 6.9 per 1,000 residents a year.

In Rossland, 47% of homes go back before 1961

Its oldest building on the record is Miners' Union Hall, from 1898. The registers list 2 historic places inside the town, every one with the highest designation.