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Measured against local pay, Douglas costs more to live in than 95% of Canadian towns

Owners make up 86% of households, above British Columbia’s towns (76%) and Canadian towns (74%) alike. Rent took just over a fifth of household income, lower than British Columbia’s towns (24%) yet higher than Canadian towns (20%). Douglas shares its rent as a share of income and monthly rent for a two-bedroom numbers with the rest of the Vancouver metro area.

Douglas scores better for health than 90% of Canadian towns

The health survey and life expectancy numbers here cover the Fraser South Health Service Delivery Area

Arthritis, diabetes and high blood pressure affect 15% of the region’s adults on average, about level with British Columbia’s towns (15%) and below Canadian towns (17%). Across the region, half of adults say their health is very good or excellent, much as in British Columbia (50%). A baby born in the region can expect 83.2 years, 85.8 for a girl and 80.7 for a boy (2022/2024). Measured from where Douglas’ residents live, a hospital is 4.0 km away, near the 3.7 km most towns see.

Trips to work from Douglas take longer than from British Columbia’s towns or Canadian towns: 30 min on average

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

Source area for Crime Severity Index, Violent Crime Severity Index, violent crime and property crime per 1,000: the Surrey service area

Its police area recorded 9.7 violent incidents per 1,000 residents a year, below both British Columbia’s towns (12.5) and Canadian towns (12). The violent index for its police area came to 76, near British Columbia’s towns (76) and lower than Canadian towns (86).

Protected land around Douglas beats 9 in 10 Canadian towns

A drive of 30 km reaches Gulf Islands National Park Reserve, the nearest national park. Protected areas open to the public, within 10 km of the town: 82, above both British Columbia’s towns (14) and Canadian towns (4). For a swim, White Rock Beach is the beach within 5 km.

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

Between the last spring frost, 11 April, and the first in autumn, 30 October, lie 201 days. Rain and melted snow add up to 1,649 mm a year, above both British Columbia’s towns (1,152 mm) and Canadian towns (883 mm). Expect January lows of around 0.5°C in Douglas. January is the snowiest month, with 22 cm on average.

Earthquake risk in Douglas runs 16 times the typical Canadian town’s: $0.47 per $1,000 a year

Area-wide: radon tests, counted over the Fraser South health region

One flood study covers the town, by City of Surrey. Little of the land around Douglas has burned: 0.1% within 25 km since 1986, or 0.002% a year.

Of Douglas’s 12 tested schools, 2 sit above the middle in British Columbia and 4 below

From the town centre, high school starts 4.1 km away, above British Columbia’s towns (1.8 km) and Canadian towns (1.2 km) alike.

A town of families: 19% of people in Douglas are under 15, more than in both British Columbia’s towns and Canadian towns

2% of residents have an Indigenous identity, below British Columbia’s towns (5%) and Canadian towns (2.8%) alike. Over-65s are nearly a fifth of the population.

What November brings in Douglas: 2°C at night, 10°C by day

Then December: 6°C by day, freezing at night. About 7 cm of snow falls in a normal November. A normal November brings 249 mm of rain and snow. For today and the week ahead, the Weather page carries ECCC’s White Rock forecast.

Douglas’ MP is Ernie Klassen (Liberal Party of Canada), for South Surrey—White Rock

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

Fewer visits per person served than 76% of British Columbia’s town libraries: Surrey Public Library counts 3.4

Surrey Public Library serves the whole of Surrey, so the library figures on this page are the city’s: 703,615 people, Douglas among them.