Photo: waferboard · CC BY 2.0Crescent Heights scores better for health than 89% of Canadian towns
In the health survey, 50% of adults in the region rate their health very good or excellent, close to British Columbia’s 50%. Measured from where Crescent Heights’ residents live, the nearest hospital is 5.6 km away, beyond the typical 3.7 km. The Health grade for Crescent Heights is A, #89 of 254 in British Columbia and #689 of 2,583 Canadian towns.
What stands out about health in Crescent Heights
Smoking runs low
Around Crescent Heights, only 5.6% of adults smoke daily, part of a smoking rate lower than most Canadian towns’ regions. Conditions and habits ↓
Life expectancy above the norm
Born around Crescent Heights, a child can expect 1.7 more years than in the typical Canadian town’s region; at 65, another 22.1 (2022/2024). The wider area ↓
Deprivation runs low
On the index’s situational vulnerability, which follows housing, income and education, Crescent Heights’ neighbourhoods average 1.2 out of 5, among the least deprived fifth of the country. The wider area ↓
Long-term conditions run low
For its ages, the region carries less long-term illness than most: high blood pressure for 16% of adults, diabetes for 6.7%. Conditions and habits ↓
Survey and life expectancy: the health region (Statistics Canada). Distances and deprivation: the town’s own areas.
Crescent Heights grades A for health
Each input ranked against Canadian towns of 2,500 or more: the region’s four, the town’s distance to a hospital.
The region’s four figures and the town’s distance to a hospital are each ranked against Canadian towns of 2,500 or more, then averaged. Its place: #89 of 254 in British Columbia and #689 of 2,583 Canadian towns.
How the grade works
Health is graded as a regional score, labelled as such: very good or excellent self-rated health, chronic conditions (arthritis, diabetes and high blood pressure averaged) and smoking from the Canadian Community Health Survey, each age-standardised so an older region isn’t marked down for age alone, and life expectancy at birth, all for the health region. The residents’ average distance to a hospital is the one input measured for the town itself, so towns in one region can still differ.
In the region, high blood pressure (16%) and diabetes (6.7%)
Long-term conditions and habits as the region’s adults reported them; the tick marks the province.
Conditions and weight · 2023/2024
Habits · 2023/2024
About as many adults report obesity as across British Columbia: 23%, the province 25%.
Canadian Community Health Survey 2023/2024 (table 13-10-0972), as published, not adjusted for age; obesity from reported height and weight. The anxiety disorder figure is the 2021/2022 estimate: Statistics Canada found the latest too unreliable to publish here.
Longest and shortest lives among the 16 regions in British Columbia
What Statistics Canada publishes above the town: life expectancy for each health region in British Columbia, and the deprivation index for the town’s own areas.
Life expectancy at birth by health region · 2022/2024
Life expectancy in British Columbia runs from 76.6 to 86.8; this region sits 5th of the 16.
Canadian Index of Multiple Deprivation · national quintile, 1 least to 5 most deprived
These four scores average the national quintile of the areas where Crescent Heights’ residents live; they carry no weight in the grade.
Life expectancy: Statistics Canada table 13-10-0988, three-year estimate 2022/2024, by health region.
Life expectancy close to where deprivation puts it, a shade under
Regions, not towns, with every town in a region sharing its dot: of the 102, the marked one, Crescent Heights’, follows the trend.
Canada’s 102 health regions show life expectancy dropping as deprivation climbs (correlation −0.83); a region scored 2.3 would be expected to reach 83.4 years, and Crescent Heights’ region is close, at 83.2. Even beside regions as deprived, it stands out: 7 of its 10 closest matches fall short, their median 82.9 years.
Life expectancy: Statistics Canada table 13-10-0988, 2022/2024, by health region. Deprivation: Canadian Index of Multiple Deprivation 2021 (situational vulnerability), averaged over each region’s towns by their residents; income: 2021 Census median household income, averaged the same way. The averages and the line are TownRatings calculations.
From Crescent Heights, a hospital is 5.6 km away on average
Straight-line distances from each part of Crescent Heights, weighted by who lives there.
That is close to the 4.4 km of the typical town in British Columbia (the typical Canadian town: 3.7 km), as Crescent Heights goes.
Hospitals and clinics: Statistics Canada, Open Database of Healthcare Facilities. Pharmacies: © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL). Straight-line distances from each dissemination area, weighted by its 2021 population.
About as many rate their health highly here as in British Columbia: 50% and 50%
The survey’s answers for the region as given, each beside the province’s (the tick).
Share of adults, as answered · 2023/2024
On mental health the region tracks British Columbia, 51% very good or excellent to 49%; 23% describe most days as quite a bit stressful.
Canadian Community Health Survey 2023/2024 (Statistics Canada table 13-10-0972), adults 18 and over, as published.
Mid-table for hospital distance among towns its size: Crescent Heights comes 23rd of 40
The 40 Canadian towns nearest its population (8,847 to 9,218 people), nearest a hospital first; their median is 5.3 km.
| # | Town | People | Hospital | Very good health |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Corktown ON B+ | 8,952 | 0.3 km | 53% |
| 2 | North Central SK B+ | 9,124 | 0.7 km | 49% |
| 3 | Booth MB B+ | 9,016 | 0.9 km | 52% |
| 21 | Kings County, Subdivision C NS C− | 8,994 | 5.6 km | 44% |
| 22 | Blossom Park - Timbermill ON A | 8,907 | 5.6 km | 56% |
| 23 | Crescent Heights BC A | 9,033 | 5.6 km | 50% |
| 24 | Riverbend AB A | 9,193 | 5.9 km | 56% |
| 25 | Churchville ON B+ | 9,043 | 6.2 km | 49% |
| 40 | Kimberley BC B− | 9,037 | 24 km | 57% |
The region’s very good or excellent health column is regional: towns in one region share it.
Health in the places around Crescent Heights
The places around, with the distance to a hospital and their regions’ figures. Tap a town for its health page.
| Town | Hospital | Very good health | Life exp. | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Crescent Heights | 5.6 km | 50% | 83.2 | A |
| Ocean Park 1.7 km | 4.5 km | 50% | 83.2 | A |
| South Surrey 3.8 km | 3.3 km | 50% | 83.2 | A |
| Anderson Walk 4.6 km | 4.5 km | 50% | 83.2 | A |
| Semiahmoo Town Centre 5.0 km | 1.2 km | 50% | 83.2 | A |
| White Rock 5.0 km | 1.1 km | 50% | 83.2 | A |
| Sunnyside 5.2 km | 2.2 km | 50% | 83.2 | A |
The table’s survey and life-expectancy columns are one region’s, Crescent Heights’; read across for the hospital trip. White Rock is the closest to care, 1.1 km to Crescent Heights’ 5.6 km.
What this data can and can’t tell you
- Adjusted for age. Self-rated health, chronic conditions and smoking enter the grade adjusted to Canada’s adult age mix, though the survey block prints them as people answered.
- Who the survey asks. Not everyone is in the survey’s sample: reserves, the Canadian Forces, institutions and two northern Québec regions are left out.
- Distances are straight lines. Roads, rivers and ferries aren’t in it: the figure is a straight line from where people live, averaged over residents.
- What counts as a hospital. A “hospital” here is whatever the provinces listed as one in Statistics Canada’s database, which can mean a site without an emergency department.
- Regional figures. Only the distances on this page belong to Crescent Heights alone, because the health survey and life expectancy come for the whole health region.
- Deprivation is context. Deprivation is shown to set the scene and doesn’t count toward the grade; Statistics Canada left the territories out of the index.
Questions about health in Crescent Heights
How is Crescent Heights’ Health Grade worked out?
Canada’s grades haven’t been set, so Crescent Heights has none yet; when they are, Health will set its region and its hospital distance against the typical Canadian town.
What is the life expectancy in Crescent Heights?
Statistics Canada publishes it for Crescent Heights’ health region only: 85.8 years for women and 80.7 for men (2022/2024).
How healthy is Crescent Heights?
The region does better than the typical Canadian town on most regional measures, with at least one exception. Chronic conditions there average 15% across arthritis, diabetes and high blood pressure.
How far is Crescent Heights from a hospital?
Beyond the hospital, the average home in Crescent Heights is 4.8 km from a clinic and 2.1 km from a pharmacy.
Sources: Statistics Canada, Canadian Community Health Survey 2023/2024 (13-10-0972) · Statistics Canada, life expectancy 2022/2024 (13-10-0988) · Statistics Canada, health regions 2023 (82-402-X) · Statistics Canada, Open Database of Healthcare Facilities · pharmacies © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL) · Statistics Canada, Canadian Index of Multiple Deprivation 2021. 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).