Electoral Area C, Squamish-LillooetBritish Columbia

For cost of living, Electoral Area C, Squamish-Lillooet gets a D−

A year’s rent came to nearly a quarter of the median household income, about level with British Columbia’s towns (24%) and above Canadian towns (20%). 71% of households are owner-occupiers.

Health in Electoral Area C, Squamish-Lillooet beats 91% of Canadian towns

Measured across the North Shore/Coast Garibaldi Health Service Delivery Area: health survey and life expectancy

Smokers make up 6.5% of the region’s adults, below British Columbia’s towns (9%) and Canadian towns (12%) alike. Across the region, 59% of adults say their health is very good or excellent; British Columbia as a whole manages 50%. Add to that, for 2022/2024, the region’s figure is 84.3 years at birth, 86.3 for women and 82.3 for men. Closer to home, a hospital is 71 km from the average resident of Electoral Area C, Squamish-Lillooet, and 100% live more than 30 km away.

Electoral Area C, Squamish-Lillooet has warmer summers than British Columbia’s towns or Canadian towns: July afternoons reach 28.1°C

The coldest nights, in January, bottom out at −4.9°C, between British Columbia’s towns (0.5°C) and Canadian towns (−13.5°C). A normal November brings 383 mm of precipitation, more than any other month. The normals come from Pemberton, 5.3 km away.

In the lower two fifths in British Columbia: 3 of the 5 schools around Electoral Area C, Squamish-Lillooet with results

Of the 7, one teaches in French (2% of schools in British Columbia).

A flood study covers Electoral Area C, Squamish-Lillooet: 2 on the national inventory, the newest from Pemberton Valley Dyking District Office

Some 2.3% of the land within 25 km of Electoral Area C, Squamish-Lillooet has burned since 1986; at 0.06% a year that is moderate, not high. Radon is lower than usual: 2.5% of tested homes in the survey area topped the guideline, against 6.6% for the typical town. For radon tests, the only official count covers all of the North Shore/Coast Garibaldi health region, Electoral Area C, Squamish-Lillooet included.

Protected areas cover 66% of Electoral Area C, Squamish-Lillooet

Within 100 km there is no national park. The protected share of the 10 km around the town is 48%, above both British Columbia’s towns (6.7%) and Canadian towns (2.3%), and on top of that the 10 km around town hold 38 protected areas. 13 beaches are mapped within 5 km, the nearest Off-leash dog beach.

The police who cover Electoral Area C, Squamish-Lillooet record less serious crime than British Columbia’s towns or Canadian towns: a Crime Severity Index of 53

No police detachment reports under Electoral Area C, Squamish-Lillooet’s name, so these are the nearest detachment’s figures, not the town’s own

Where it is policed, thefts, break-ins and damage came to 15.1 per 1,000 a year, below British Columbia’s towns (31) and Canadian towns (31.2) alike. Violent crime in the area its police cover: 10.1 per 1,000 people a year. Electoral Area C, Squamish-Lillooet 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 Pemberton detachment area.

Commuters in Electoral Area C, Squamish-Lillooet travel further than in British Columbia’s towns or Canadian towns, 31 min on average

The car took 92% of commuters, above British Columbia’s towns (87%) and close to Canadian towns (89%).

In Electoral Area C, Squamish-Lillooet, November normally means 4°C afternoons and −1°C nights

A normal November brings 383 mm of rain and snow. Hour-by-hour figures come from ECCC’s Pemberton forecast, on the Weather page.

Electoral Area C, Squamish-Lillooet sends Patrick Weiler (Liberal Party of Canada) to the Commons from West Vancouver—Sunshine Coast—Sea to Sky Country

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

No public library stands in Electoral Area C, Squamish-Lillooet: the closest, Pemberton & District Public Library, is 1.2 km away

The next is Whistler Public Library (Whistler), 26 km away.

Electoral Area C, Squamish-Lillooet has fewer older residents than British Columbia’s towns or Canadian towns: 13% are 65 or over

5.5% of residents belong to a visible minority, below British Columbia’s towns (8.6%) and Canadian towns (15%) alike. Both official languages: 17% of residents, higher than both British Columbia’s towns (5.8%) and Canadian towns (7.5%).