GrandviewSurrey

TownGrade

C⁻

#2,041 of 2,556

A neighbourhood of 16,947 in Surrey. Of Surrey’s 31 neighbourhoods, this is one.

6 places within 19 kmMap →

Photo: Northwest · CC BY-SA 4.0

Population

16,947

people, Census 2021

Median age

39.9

years · British Columbia’s towns: 48

Postsecondary

62%

of residents 15 and over hold a postsecondary certificate, diploma or degree · Canadian towns: 56%

Walk, cycle, transit

walk, cycle or take transit to work · Canadian towns: 8%

Is Grandview a good place to live?

Some subjects shine; others lag. Grandview’s overall grade of C− puts it better than 24% of Canadian towns, #176 of 250 in British Columbia. Cost of living is its weak spot (D−). It lags on safety as well (C−). Also worth knowing: residents are healthier than most (A). Add walkability to its strengths (B+). The rest of its grades are middling: C+ for schools, C+ for jobs & income 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.

StrongestAHealthWeakestD⁻Cost of living C⁻Safety

How Grandview grades

Each subject compares Grandview with Canadian towns of 2,500 or more, ordered by how far it is from the middle. Towns in other countries are graded separately.

How grading works

Cost of livingHomes are among the least affordable for local incomesD⁻Open →HealthIn the top fifth of the towns comparedAOpen →SafetyBased on crimes reported per residentC⁻Open →WalkabilityEasier than most to get around on footB⁺Open →SchoolsNear typical for the towns comparedC⁺Open →Hazard riskGraded on earthquake risk and radon, with high wildfire risk able to lower itBOpen →Jobs & incomeBased on what households earn, poverty and workC⁺Open →

How TownRatings grades Canadian towns →

What makes Grandview stand out

The 3 things Grandview does most differently from other towns.

Picked automatically from the data

Home value ÷ household income

Housing

12.1 times household income

Against 4.7 for the median of Canadian towns

Median owner’s estimate $1,300,000, Census 2021; income for 2020.

Cost of living

Behind 99%

of Canadian towns on cost of living

Its cost of living grade: D−.

Health

Better than 91%

of Canadian towns on health

Its health grade: A.

The data

Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Grandview.

HousingCost of living D⁻

Rent takes more of local pay in Grandview than in British Columbia’s towns or Canadian towns: 26% of household income

$1,300,000median home value, 2021D⁻Cost of living Grade

Measured across the Vancouver metro area: rent as a share of income and monthly rent for a two-bedroom

Shelter took 30% or more of income for just over a third of households, higher than both British Columbia’s towns (21%) and Canadian towns (18%). Home ownership covers nearly four in five households.

What homes were worth · The median owner’s estimate at the 2021 census

Grandview$1,300,000

British Columbia$720,000

Canadian towns$406,000

Census 2021	Grandview	British Columbia	Canada
Households spending 30%+ on shelter	34%	21%	18%
Rent as a share of income	26%	24%	20%
Households owning their home	79%	76%	74%

$2,364

monthly rent for a two-bedroom

Full pageGrandview’s cost of living pageOpen the full Cost of living page

Renting$2,364 a month · A two-bedroom apartment, CMHC’s survey Cost of living12.1 times household income · The median owner’s estimate, $1,300,000, against the median household income Owners and renters79% own their home

Statistics Canada, Census 2021; CMHC Rental Market Survey via Statistics Canada · These are 2021 census values, as owners judged them, set against household income in 2020.

HealthHealth A

For health, Grandview gets an A

50%very good or excellent healthAHealth Grade

The survey puts the region’s share in very good or excellent health at 50%; British Columbia as a whole is at 50%. A child born in the region can expect 83.2 years, higher than both British Columbia’s towns (81.0) and Canadian towns (81.5). Closer to home, a hospital sits 3.1 km from the average resident of Grandview, about the norm of 3.7 km. Figures for health survey and life expectancy are published for the Fraser South Health Service Delivery Area as a whole, not for Grandview alone.

Very good or excellent health · adults, age-standardised

Grandview50%

British Columbia’s towns50%

Canadian towns52%

Health	Grandview	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%

83.2

years of life expectancy, 2022/2024

8.2%

of adults smoke, age-standardised

1.5 km

from homes to a pharmacy, on average

Full pageGrandview’s health pageOpen the full Health page

Health survey50% very good or excellent health · adults, age-standardised Getting care3.1 km to a hospital · A pharmacy 1.5 km away on average The wider areaLife expectancy: women 85.8, men 80.7 Conditions and habits15% with chronic conditions · adults, age-standardised

Statistics Canada, Canadian Community Health Survey 2023/2024 and life expectancy 2022/2024; Open Database of Healthcare Facilities

SafetySafety C⁻

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

94Crime Severity Index

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).

Year by year · Crime Severity Index for each year

2023104

202488

202589

2023–2025	Grandview	British Columbia	Canada
Crime Severity Index	94	83	67
Violent crime	9.7	12.5	12

102

non-violent Crime Severity Index

15%

of incidents cleared, 2023–25

Full pageGrandview’s safety reportOpen the full Safety report

Safety94 Crime Severity Index · The index weighs each crime Grandview’s police recorded by how serious it is.Questions“Is Grandview safe?”

Statistics Canada, Uniform Crime Reporting Survey, 2023–2025 average · Data for Crime Severity Index, Violent Crime Severity Index, violent crime and property crime per 1,000 covers the Surrey service area

Climate

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

25.0°CJuly afternoons

Midwinter nights in Grandview bottom out at 0.5°C on average. The thermometer drops below freezing on 60 days a year, close to British Columbia’s towns (60) and below Canadian towns (159). Gardeners get 201 frost-free days, from 11 April to 30 October. Most of the snow comes in January, about 22 cm.

Average high by season · ECCC normals, 1991–2020

Winter7.2°C

Spring15.1°C

Summer23.8°C

Autumn15.4°C

Normals, 1991–2020	Grandview	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
July afternoon high	25.0°C	23.1°C	25.5°C

56 cm

of snow a year

days with frost a year

201

frost-free days, 11 Apr to 30 Oct

148

days with precipitation a year

Full pageGrandview’s climate pageOpen the full Climate page

The yearJuly highs 25.0°C, January lows 0.5°C Rain and snow1,649 mm a year · Canadian towns: 883 mm Snow56 cm of snow a year Weather station19 km to the station · Pitt Meadows

Environment and Climate Change Canada, Canadian Climate Normals 1991–2020 (Pitt Meadows)

Outdoors

Grandview has more protected land around it than nearly 9 in 10 Canadian towns

10%of the land within 10 km protected

170 areas within 10 km are protected for nature. The closest provincial park is Peace Arch Park, 1.3 km from the edge of town. The largest named area nearby is Boundary Bay Wildlife Management Area, 11,770 ha, 1.1 km away. Walkers have 7 mapped routes close by, starting with the Clover Valley Greenway and Bose Greenway.

Protected land · of the land within 10 km

Grandview10%

British Columbia’s towns6.7%

Canadian towns2.3%

Outdoors	Grandview	British Columbia	Canada
Public protected areas within 10 km	170	14	4
Protected land within 10 km	10%	6.7%	2.3%

31 km

to Gulf Islands National Park Reserve

1.3 km

to Peace Arch Park

beach within 5 km

170

public protected areas within 10 km

Full pageGrandview’s outdoors pageOpen the full Outdoors page

Protected landof the land within 10 km Protected areas170 protected areas within 10 km · Boundary Bay Wildlife Management Area National & provincial parks31 km to a national park · Gulf Islands National Park Reserve Footpaths & routes7 named routes · Clover Valley Greenway

Canadian Protected and Conserved Areas Database (CPCAD), OpenStreetMap routes and beaches

SchoolsSchools C⁺

Grandview’s 47 schools with results spread wide in British Columbia, 10 in the top two fifths and 21 in the bottom two

49schools within 3 kmC⁺Schools Grade

Its 3 km reach takes in 43 elementary schools, 3 secondary schools and 3 alternative or adult schools, all of Grandview’s schooling. Boards running schools in the area: 2, close to British Columbia’s towns (2) and below Canadian towns (3).

School	Level	Students	System
East Kensington ElementaryIn GrandviewElementary	Elementary	–	English public
Cloverdale Learning Centre Bottom fifth in British ColumbiaNearest secondary school, 0.1 kmSecondary	Secondary	–	English public
Cloverdale Catholic School CatholicResults in the top fifth in British ColumbiaElementary	Elementary	–	Independent

See all 49 schools →

Schools by system · Schools within 3 km

English public39

Independent10

Schools within 3 km	Grandview	British Columbia	Canada
School boards	2	2	3
Nearest secondary school	3.6 km	1.8 km	1.2 km

3.6 km

to the nearest secondary school

Full pageGrandview’s schools pageOpen the full Schools page

Results10 of 47 in the top two fifths · of the schools with results, placed against every school in British Columbia Every school49 schools within 3 km · 43 elementary schools, 3 secondary schools and 3 alternative or adult schools Language0 of 49 teach in French · 2% of schools in British Columbia The boards2 school boards · SD 36 Surrey Questions“What schools are there in Grandview?”

Provincial school lists and results, 2025/26

Natural hazardsHazard risk B

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

Lowwildfire bandBHazard risk Grade

Area-wide: earthquake risk, counted over the city of Surrey

Flood mapping exists: a study by City of Surrey. Wildfire is rare near Grandview: 0.1% of the land within 25 km has burned since 1986, a burn rate of 0.003% a year. Behind radon tests sits data gathered across the Fraser South health region, with Grandview one part of it.

Radon tests above the guideline · share of tested homes, 200 Bq/m³

Grandview0%

British Columbia’s towns1.8%

Canadian towns6.6%

Hazards	Grandview	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%

$0.47

expected earthquake loss a year per $1,000 of buildings

Low

wildfire band

18 km

to the nearest land burned since 1986

flood study on the national inventory

Full pageGrandview’s flood & hazards pageOpen the full Flood & hazards page

Earthquakes$0.47 a year per $1,000 · Canadian towns: $0.030 WildfireLow wildfire band · 0.1% of the land within 25 km burned since 1986 FloodOne flood study on record Radon0% of tests above the guideline Be readyAlerts, FireSmart and radon tests

NRCan seismic risk model and burned areas, Health Canada radon survey, the Flood Hazard Map Inventory

Work & commuteJobs & income C⁺

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

6%walk, cycle or take transit

Driving is how 90% of commuters got to work at the census.

How working residents got to work · census 2021

Car or van90%

Public transit4%

Walk2%

Bicycle0%

Census 2021	Grandview	British Columbia	Canada
Average trip	30 min	26 min	26 min
Car or van	90%	87%	89%

$107,500

median household income, 2020

30%

worked from home, May 2021

54%

of commuters work inside the municipality

Full pageGrandview’s work & commute pageOpen the full Work & commute page

Unemployment8.7% unemployed · Of the labour force · Canadian towns: 9.9%Getting to work6% walk, cycle or take transit

Statistics Canada, Census 2021 (labour and commuting) · These are May 2021 figures, gathered while COVID-19 kept many people home or out of work.

Who lives here

More of Grandview belongs to a visible minority than British Columbia’s towns or Canadian towns: 51%

39.9median age

First Nations, Métis and Inuit people make up 1.5% of residents, lower than both British Columbia’s towns (5%) and Canadian towns (2.8%). Children under 15 make up nearly a fifth of residents. Over-65s are 16% of the population.

GrandviewBritish ColumbiaCanada

British ColumbiaCanada

Ages · Share of residents in each age group, Census 2021

19%

Schooling · Highest qualification, residents 15 and over

No certificate, diploma or degree10%

Postsecondary qualification62%

Women and men · all residents

Women make up 50.8% of Grandview

Of the 2021 count, 8,620 were women and 8,340 men (women across Canada: 50.9%).

Who lives in Grandview
	Grandview	British Columbia	Canada
Under 15	19%	14%	16%
15 to 64	65%	64%	64%
65+	16%	21%	19%
No certificate, diploma or degree	9.9%	13%	16%
Postsecondary qualification	62%	56%	56%

Full pageGrandview’s Who lives here pageOpen the full Who lives here page

Ages39.9 median age · 16% are 65 or over Households5,920 households English and French5% speak both · 0% speak French but not English

Statistics Canada, Census 2021; British Columbia and Canada: medians of towns of 2,500+

Weather

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

10°Ca normal November afternoon

December follows at 6°C by day and freezing by night. November usually brings some 7 cm of snow. Expect about 249 mm of rain and snow over November. ECCC’s forecast for White Rock is on the Weather page, hour by hour.

Normal highs, the months ahead · ECCC normals, 1991–2020

November10°C

December6°C

January7°C

February9°C

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

2°C

a normal November night

249 mm

of rain and snow in a normal November

Full pageGrandview’s weather pageOpen the full Weather page

Next 24 hoursTemperature and chance of rain, hour by hour The week aheadECCC’s days ahead, beside the normals The yearWarmest August, coldest December

ECCC normals, 1991–2020 (Pitt Meadows); the forecast is on the Weather page

Town hall

Ernie Klassen (Liberal Party of Canada) represents Grandview in Ottawa as MP for South Surrey—White Rock

Grandview is a Surrey neighbourhood, so city council decides its local matters.

Full pageGrandview’s town hall & politics pageOpen the full Town hall & politics page

Provincial legislatureSurrey South

Wikidata, MAMH, MMAH, Statistics Canada

Library & civic lifeCivic life grade C⁺

Surrey Public Library draws 3.4 visits per person served, behind 76% of 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, Grandview among them.

Full pageGrandview’s library & civic life pageOpen the full Library & civic life page

Places to belong1 charities per 1,000 residents

Provincial library statistics, OpenStreetMap, the CRA and Statistics Canada

Keep exploring

Everything we know about Grandview

15pages on Grandview

The big questions

SafetyC⁻Crime Severity Index 94 Housing & costD⁻Homes 12.1 × income Property pricesSchoolsC⁺49 schools within 3 km HealthALife expectancy 83.2 in its region Work & commuteC⁺59% of adults in work Natural hazardsBWildfire band: low

Out and about

Outdoors10% of the land within 10 km protected AttractionsClimateJuly afternoons around 25°C WeatherECCC’s forecast, beside the normals

The story

Who lives hereMedian age 39.9 HistoryTown hallFamous people

Nearby attractions

Darts Hill Garden Park and 9 more in and around Grandview

What there is to see in Grandview and within a short drive, starting with the places most people have heard of.

All attractions →

GardenGardenDarts Hill Garden Parkin town

PierWhite Rock Pier2.6 km outside town, to the west

MuseumMuseum of Surrey200 m outside town, to the northeast AttractionAttractionHazelmere Pumpkin Patchin town MuseumMuseumCanadian Museum of Flight4.8 km outside town, to the east MuseumMuseumWhite Rock Museum and Archives2.5 km outside town, to the west

Photos: each place’s Wikidata image, from Wikimedia Commons under the licence below (our copy, resized).

Photo credits (2)

White Rock Pier: (WT-shared) Shaund, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
Museum of Surrey: David Stanley from Nanaimo, Canada, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons

Famous people from around Grandview

No notable person born in Grandview is on our list; these were born in the towns around it.

How we find them →

Jewel StaiteCanadian actress · born in White Rock · born 1982

Kennedi ClementsCanadian child actress · born in White Rock · born 2007

Ryan SommerCanadian bobsledder · born in White Rock · born 1993

Andrew HammondCanadian ice hockey goaltender · born in White Rock · born 1988

Jason GarrisonCanadian ice hockey player · born in White Rock · born 1984

Sara GroenewegenCanadian softball pitcher · born in White Rock · born 1995

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

About Grandview

Neighbourhood in Surrey

Grandview 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: 16,947 (people, 2021 estimate)
Province or territory: British Columbia
City: Surrey
Census subdivision: 5915004

Grandview’s neighbours

The nearest places of 1,000 or more. Statistics Canada

SunnysideSemiahmoo Town CentreMorgan CreekWhite RockAnderson WalkSouth SurreyGrandview

How the neighbours grade

Town	People	km	Overall	Cost	Safety	Health
Grandview	16,947	—	C⁻	D⁻	C⁻	A
Sunnyside	16,784	2.1	B	D⁻	C⁻	A
Semiahmoo Town Centre	13,381	2.9	B⁻	D⁻	C⁻	A
Morgan Creek	8,084	3.3	C	D	C⁻	A
White Rock	25,057	3.7	B⁻	D⁻	C	A
Anderson Walk	4,210	3.8	C⁻	D⁻	C⁻	A
South Surrey	6,431	3.8	B⁻	D⁻	C⁻	A

People: Statistics Canada, Census 2021. Distances: centre to centre.

Questions about Grandview

How old are the people of Grandview?

Its median age is 39.9, where Canadian towns sit at 45.2.

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).