Crescent HeightsSurrey
It is one of 31 neighbourhoods of Surrey. The neighbourhood has 9,033 residents and lies in Surrey.
Is Crescent Heights a good place to live?
Cost of living is its weak spot (D). With a B− overall, Crescent Heights is better than nearly half of Canadian towns. It ranks #91 of 250 in British Columbia. Schools are its strong suit (A+). People here tend to be in good health (A). Its remaining grades are unremarkable: B for walkability and B for hazard risk.
Rents here are the metro area's average, shared by every town and neighbourhood in it. Safety less sure: this is the whole city's figure, because the city doesn't publish open neighbourhood crime rates. Health is graded on the health region's survey figures and life expectancy, with the distance to hospital giving the town its own spread.
What makes Crescent Heights stand out
The 3 things Crescent Heights does most differently from other towns.
How Crescent Heights grades
Each subject compares Crescent Heights with Canadian towns of 2,500 or more, ordered by how far it is from the middle. Towns in other countries are graded separately.
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The data
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Crescent Heights.
The nearest high school to Crescent Heights is 5.4 km away
10 of 15 schools with results score above the middle in British Columbia.
| School | Level | Students | System |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chantrell Creek Elementary Second fifth in British ColumbiaIn Crescent HeightsElementary | Elementary | – | English public |
| Bayridge Elementary Top fifth in British ColumbiaResults in the top fifth in British ColumbiaElementary | Elementary | – | English public |
Schools by system · Schools within 3 km
| Schools within 3 km | Crescent Heights | British Columbia | Canada |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nearest secondary school | 5.4 km | 1.8 km | 1.2 km |
Provincial school lists and results, 2025/26
Measured against local pay, Crescent Heights costs more to live in than 95% of Canadian towns
Shared with the rest of the Vancouver metro area: rent as a share of income and monthly rent for a two-bedroom
Rent took just over a fifth of household income, between British Columbia’s towns (24%) and Canadian towns (20%). The owner-occupied share of households is 78%.
What homes were worth · The median owner’s estimate at the 2021 census
| Census 2021 | Crescent Heights | British Columbia | Canada |
|---|---|---|---|
| Households spending 30%+ on shelter | 24% | 21% | 18% |
| Rent as a share of income | 22% | 24% | 20% |
| Households owning their home | 78% | 76% | 74% |
Statistics Canada, Census 2021; CMHC Rental Market Survey via Statistics Canada · Home values are owners’ own estimates at the May 2021 census, and incomes are for 2020.
Protected areas cover 27% of the country around Crescent Heights
Within 5 km are 4 beaches; Crescent Beach is the nearest. The closest provincial park is Peace Arch Park, 7.0 km from the edge of town. Protected areas open to the public, within 10 km of the town: 129, above British Columbia’s towns (14) and Canadian towns (4) alike. 13% of the neighbourhood lies within a protected area.
Protected land · of the land within 10 km
| Outdoors | Crescent Heights | British Columbia | Canada |
|---|---|---|---|
| Protected land within 10 km | 27% | 6.7% | 2.3% |
| Public protected areas within 10 km | 129 | 14 | 4 |
Canadian Protected and Conserved Areas Database (CPCAD), OpenStreetMap routes and beaches
Crescent Heights scores better for health than 89% of Canadian towns
On average 15% of adults live with arthritis, diabetes or high blood pressure, about level with British Columbia’s towns (15%) and below 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%. Women in the region live to 85.8 and men to 80.7, 83.2 years taken together (2022/2024). Measured from where Crescent Heights’ residents live, the nearest hospital is 5.6 km away, beyond the typical 3.7 km.
Very good or excellent health · adults, age-standardised
| Health | Crescent Heights | British Columbia | Canada |
|---|---|---|---|
| Life expectancy at birth | 83.2 | 81.0 | 81.5 |
| Smokers | 8.2% | 9% | 12% |
| Chronic conditions (average share) | 15% | 15% | 17% |
| Very good or excellent health | 50% | 50% | 52% |
Statistics Canada, Canadian Community Health Survey 2023/2024 and life expectancy 2022/2024; Open Database of Healthcare Facilities · Health survey and life expectancy: one figure for all of the Fraser South Health Service Delivery Area
The police who cover Crescent Heights record more serious crime than British Columbia’s towns or Canadian towns: a Crime Severity Index of 94
Its police area recorded 9.7 violent incidents per 1,000 residents a year, lower than both British Columbia’s towns (12.5) and Canadian towns (12). For violence alone, its police area’s index was 76, near British Columbia’s towns (76) and lower than Canadian towns (86). Crescent Heights 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 Surrey service area.
Year by year · Crime Severity Index for each year
| 2023–2025 | Crescent Heights | British Columbia | Canada |
|---|---|---|---|
| Crime Severity Index | 94 | 83 | 67 |
| Violent crime | 9.7 | 12.5 | 12 |
Statistics Canada, Uniform Crime Reporting Survey, 2023–2025 average
July highs in Crescent Heights: 25.0°C, against 23.1°C in British Columbia’s towns and 25.5°C in Canadian towns
Snowfall adds up to 37 cm a year, lower than both British Columbia’s towns (51 cm) and Canadian towns (141 cm). The coldest nights come in January, when Crescent Heights averages a low of 0.5°C. Gardeners get 201 frost-free days, from 11 April to 30 October. A normal December brings 14 cm of snow, the most of any month.
Average high by season · ECCC normals, 1991–2020
| Normals, 1991–2020 | Crescent Heights | British Columbia | Canada |
|---|---|---|---|
| Precipitation a year | 1,649 mm | 1,152 mm | 883 mm |
| January night low | 0.5°C | 0.5°C | −13.5°C |
| Days with frost a year | 60 | 60 | 159 |
| Snowfall a year | 37 cm | 51 cm | 141 cm |
Environment and Climate Change Canada, Canadian Climate Normals 1991–2020 (Pitt Meadows)
Commuters in Crescent Heights travel further than in British Columbia’s towns or Canadian towns, 32 min on average
90% of commuters drove, higher than British Columbia’s towns (87%) and near Canadian towns (89%).
How working residents got to work · census 2021
| Census 2021 | Crescent Heights | British Columbia | Canada |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average trip | 32 min | 26 min | 26 min |
| Car or van | 90% | 87% | 89% |
Statistics Canada, Census 2021 (labour and commuting) · Census day was in May 2021, mid-pandemic, so commuting and work figures carry the lockdowns’ mark.
Earthquake risk in Crescent Heights runs 16 times the typical Canadian town’s: $0.47 per $1,000 a year
Measured across the Fraser South health region: radon tests
The national inventory holds one flood map for it, from City of Surrey. Wildfire is rare near Crescent Heights: 0.2% of the land within 25 km has burned since 1986, a burn rate of 0.004% a year. For earthquake risk, the only official count covers all of the city of Surrey, Crescent Heights included.
Radon tests above the guideline · share of tested homes, 200 Bq/m³
| Hazards | Crescent Heights | British Columbia | Canada |
|---|---|---|---|
| Earthquake loss per $1,000 of buildings a year | $0.47 | $0.36 | $0.030 |
| Radon tests above the guideline | 0% | 1.8% | 6.6% |
NRCan seismic risk model and burned areas, Health Canada radon survey, the Flood Hazard Map Inventory
An older town: 25% of people in Crescent Heights are 65 or over, more than in British Columbia’s towns or Canadian towns
1.4% of residents have an Indigenous identity, below British Columbia’s towns (5%) and Canadian towns (2.8%) alike. Under-15s account for 15% of the population.
Ages · Share of residents in each age group, Census 2021
Schooling · Highest qualification, residents 15 and over
Women and men · all residents
Women make up 51.1% of Crescent Heights
Women numbered 4,625 and men 4,420 in 2021, next to a 50.9% share of women for Canada.
| Crescent Heights | British Columbia | Canada | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 15% | 14% | 16% |
| 15 to 64 | 60% | 64% | 64% |
| 65+ | 25% | 21% | 19% |
| No certificate, diploma or degree | 9.3% | 13% | 16% |
| Postsecondary qualification | 65% | 56% | 56% |
Statistics Canada, Census 2021; British Columbia and Canada: medians of towns of 2,500+
In Crescent Heights, November normally means 10°C afternoons and 2°C nights
The year peaks in August (25°C) and bottoms out in December (0°C). The month after, December, normally sees 6°C afternoons and freezing nights. Expect around 3 cm of snow in November. November normally sees 249 mm of precipitation.
Normal highs, the months ahead · ECCC normals, 1991–2020
| Season | High | Low | Rain and snow |
|---|---|---|---|
| Winter | 7°C | 0°C | 600 mm |
| Spring | 15°C | 5°C | 373 mm |
| Summer | 24°C | 12°C | 153 mm |
| Autumn | 15°C | 6°C | 523 mm |
ECCC normals, 1991–2020 (Pitt Meadows); the forecast is on the Weather page
South Surrey—White Rock, which takes in Crescent Heights, is held by Ernie Klassen (Liberal Party of Canada)
Surrey’s council runs Crescent Heights, one of the city’s neighbourhoods.
Wikidata, MAMH, MMAH, Statistics Canada
Surrey Public Library logs 3.4 visits per person served, fewer than three in four British Columbia’s town libraries
The library figures on this page are Surrey’s: Surrey Public Library serves all 703,615 people of the city, Crescent Heights among them.
Provincial library statistics, OpenStreetMap, the CRA and Statistics Canada
Stewart Farmhouse and 3 more in and around Crescent Heights
What there is to see in Crescent Heights and within a short drive, starting with the places most people have heard of.
PierWhite Rock Pier3.6 km outside town, to the southeastPhotos: each place’s Wikidata image, from Wikimedia Commons under the licence below (our copy, resized).
Photo credits (1)
- White Rock Pier: (WT-shared) Shaund, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
Everything we know about Crescent Heights
Famous people from around Crescent Heights
No notable person born in Crescent Heights is on our list; these were born in the towns around it.
Photo credits
Andrew Hammond: TheAHL, CC BY 2.0 · Jason Garrison: Let's Go Amerks, CC BY 3.0 · Sara Groenewegen: Masterset1, CC BY-SA 4.0
Crescent Heights’ neighbours
The nearest places of 1,000 or more. Statistics Canada
| Town | People | km | Overall | Cost | Safety | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Crescent Heights | 9,033 | — | B− | D | C− | A |
| Ocean Park | 10,845 | 1.7 | B− | D− | C− | A |
| South Surrey | 6,431 | 3.8 | B− | D− | C− | A |
| Anderson Walk | 4,210 | 4.6 | C− | D− | C− | A |
| Semiahmoo Town Centre | 13,381 | 5 | B− | D− | C− | A |
| White Rock | 25,057 | 5 | B− | D− | C | A |
| Sunnyside | 16,784 | 5.2 | B | D− | C− | A |
People: Statistics Canada, Census 2021. Distances: centre to centre.
Questions about Crescent Heights
Is Crescent Heights a young town or an old one?
The median resident is 49.4 years old, against 45.2 for the median of Canadian towns. 15% are under 15 and 25% are 65 or over.
About Crescent Heights
Neighbourhood in Surrey
Crescent Heights is one of Surrey’s neighbourhoods, which TownRatings draws from census dissemination areas and names from the city’s own map or OpenStreetMap.
Statistics Canada: population estimates 2025 (17-10-0155), Census of Population 2021, 2021 census boundaries.
- Population
- 9,033 (people, 2021 estimate)
- Province or territory
- British Columbia
- City
- Surrey
- Census subdivision
- 5915004
Sources: Statistics Canada, Census of Population 2021 · population estimates 2025 (17-10-0155) and 2021 census boundaries · Uniform Crime Reporting Survey 2023–25 (35-10-0026, 35-10-0183 to 35-10-0190) · CMHC rents as published by Statistics Canada (34-10-0133) · grades by TownRatings. Under the Statistics Canada Open Licence.
Adapted from Statistics Canada (Census of Population 2021, population estimates 2025, 2021 census boundaries) under the Statistics Canada Open Licence; this does not constitute an endorsement by Statistics Canada. Neighbourhood names in some cities © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL).