FleetwoodSurrey

Measured against local pay, Fleetwood costs more to live in than almost every Canadian town

A year’s rent came to 26% of the median household income, higher than both British Columbia’s towns (24%) and Canadian towns (20%). 23% of households spent 30% or more of their income on shelter, above British Columbia’s towns (21%) and Canadian towns (18%) alike. Nobody publishes rent as a share of income and monthly rent for a two-bedroom for Fleetwood alone, so this card uses the figure for the Vancouver metro area.

Health in Fleetwood beats 90% of Canadian towns

Lives here run to 83.2 years on average, above British Columbia’s towns (81.0) and Canadian towns (81.5) alike. In the health survey, half of adults in the region rate their health very good or excellent, close to British Columbia’s 50%. What sets Fleetwood apart within its region is distance, and at 4.1 km to a hospital it is ordinary (3.7 km typical). For health survey and life expectancy, the only official count covers all of the Fraser South Health Service Delivery Area, Fleetwood included.

Crime runs heavier where Fleetwood is policed than in British Columbia’s towns or Canadian towns, at an index of 94

Area-wide: Crime Severity Index, Violent Crime Severity Index, violent crime and property crime per 1,000, counted over 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). For violence alone, its police area’s index was 76, near British Columbia’s towns (76) and lower than Canadian towns (86).

In the lower two fifths in British Columbia: 41 of the 69 schools around Fleetwood with results

The 3 km around Fleetwood counts 63 elementary schools, 4 secondary schools, 2 schools for every grade and 4 alternative or adult schools.

Hardly any Canadian towns collect more precipitation than Fleetwood: 1,649 mm a year

The warmest afternoons come in July, at around 25.0°C in Fleetwood. Snow totals 37 cm over the year, below British Columbia’s towns (51 cm) and Canadian towns (141 cm) alike. A normal January brings 252 mm of precipitation, more than any other month. The frost-free season runs from 11 April to 30 October, 201 days.

Trips to work from Fleetwood take longer than from British Columbia’s towns or Canadian towns: 33 min on average

The car took 84% of commuters, close to British Columbia’s towns (87%) and below Canadian towns (89%).

A national route near Fleetwood: the The Trans Canada Trail

Parks and reserves take up 7.8% of the ground within 10 km, above both British Columbia’s towns (6.7%) and Canadian towns (2.3%). 14 km from town is Pinecone Burke Park, the nearest provincial park. Within 10 km are 162 protected areas. The nearest national park is Gulf Islands National Park Reserve, 41 km away.

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

Burn scars are few around Fleetwood, with 0.1% of the land within 25 km touched by fire since 1986 (0.003% a year). Flood mapping exists: a study by City of Surrey.

Visible minorities make up more of Fleetwood than of British Columbia’s towns or Canadian towns: 78%

17% of residents are 65 or over, lower than both British Columbia’s towns (21%) and Canadian towns (19%). The share of residents under 15 is 16%.

Expect November days around 10°C in Fleetwood, nights around 2°C

The forecast on the Weather page is ECCC’s for Pitt Meadows. Next comes December, with normal highs of 6°C and lows of freezing. Rain and snow over a typical November come to 249 mm. Expect around 3 cm of snow in November.

Fleetwood is split between 2 federal ridings, chiefly Fleetwood—Port Kells and Surrey Centre

85% of Fleetwood residents have Gurbux Saini as their MP; most of the rest have Randeep Sarai.

Surrey Libraries logs 3.4 visits per person served, fewer than three in four British Columbia’s town libraries

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