Anderson WalkSurrey

Renting in Anderson Walk eats 29% of household income, more than in British Columbia’s towns or Canadian towns

Shelter took 30% or more of income for 30% of households, above both British Columbia’s towns (21%) and Canadian towns (18%). Nearly three quarters of households own their home, about level with both British Columbia’s towns (76%) and Canadian towns (74%). Anderson Walk shares its rent as a share of income and monthly rent for a two-bedroom numbers with the rest of the Vancouver metro area.

8 mapped walking routes pass Anderson Walk

31 km separate the town from Gulf Islands National Park Reserve, its nearest national park. Within 5 km are 4 beaches; Blackie Spit is the nearest. The nearest provincial park, Peace Arch Park, is 6.8 km away. Public parks and reserves within 10 km: 177, higher than both British Columbia’s towns (14) and Canadian towns (4).

Anderson Walk gets an A for health

Source area for health survey and life expectancy: the Fraser South Health Service Delivery Area

Women in the region live to 85.8 and men to 80.7, 83.2 years taken together (2022/2024). On average 15% of adults live with arthritis, diabetes or high blood pressure, near British Columbia’s towns (15%) and lower than Canadian towns (17%). In the health survey, 50% of adults in the region rate their health very good or excellent, close to British Columbia’s 50%. What sets Anderson Walk apart within its region is distance, and at 4.5 km to a hospital it is ordinary (3.7 km typical).

The police who cover Anderson Walk record more serious crime than British Columbia’s towns or Canadian towns: a Crime Severity Index of 94

Violent incidents in its police area came to 9.7 per 1,000 residents a year, below British Columbia’s towns (12.5) and Canadian towns (12) alike. The violent index for its police area came to 76, about level with British Columbia’s towns (76) and below Canadian towns (86).

July afternoons in Anderson Walk reach 25.0°C (British Columbia towns 23.1°C, Canadian towns 25.5°C)

Frosty days number 60 in a normal year, about level with British Columbia’s towns (60) and below Canadian towns (159). Expect January lows of around 0.5°C in Anderson Walk. Gardeners get 201 frost-free days, from 11 April to 30 October. December is the snowiest month, with 14 cm on average.

11 above the middle in British Columbia, 18 below: Anderson Walk’s 41 tested schools

Its 3 km reach takes in 39 elementary schools, 1 secondary school and 3 alternative or adult schools, all of Anderson Walk’s schooling. Secondary school means a trip of 4.6 km at the nearest, higher than both British Columbia’s towns (1.8 km) and Canadian towns (1.2 km).

Shaking costs buildings in Anderson Walk $0.47 a year per $1,000 of value, 16 times the typical town’s

Shared with the rest of the city of Surrey: earthquake risk

One flood study covers the town, by City of Surrey. Wildfire is rare near Anderson Walk: 0.2% of the land within 25 km has burned since 1986, a burn rate of 0.004% a year. Figures for radon tests are published for the Fraser South health region as a whole, not for Anderson Walk alone.

Visible minorities make up more of Anderson Walk than of British Columbia’s towns or Canadian towns: 50%

People 65 and over make up 15% of the town. First Nations, Métis and Inuit people make up 2.3% of residents, below both British Columbia’s towns (5%) and Canadian towns (2.8%).

A normal November in Anderson Walk runs from 2°C to 10°C

November usually brings some 3 cm of snow. Precipitation in November averages 249 mm. December follows at 6°C by day and freezing by night. ECCC’s forecast for White Rock is on the Weather page, hour by hour.

South Surrey—White Rock, which takes in Anderson Walk, is held by Ernie Klassen (Liberal Party of Canada)

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

Anderson Walk gets a C+ for civic life grade

Anderson Walk is served by Surrey Public Library, the library of all of Surrey, so the figures here are the city’s, for 703,615 people.

Household incomes in Anderson Walk are higher than in 85% of Canadian towns

Commutes averaged 30 min, higher than both British Columbia’s towns (26 min) and Canadian towns (26 min). The car carried nine in ten commuters at the census.