Semiahmoo Town CentreSurrey

TownGrade

B⁻

#1,409 of 2,556

It is one of the 31 neighbourhoods that make up Surrey. Home to 13,381 people, this neighbourhood lies in Surrey.

6 places within 19 kmMap →

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Population

13,381

people, Census 2021

Median age

52.9

years · British Columbia’s towns: 48

Postsecondary

58%

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

Walk, cycle, transit

14%

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

Is Semiahmoo Town Centre a good place to live?

Strong in places, weak in others. Homes are dear (D−). It lags on jobs & income as well (C−). Health outcomes beat most towns (A). Schools are another plus (A). The overall grade comes out at B−, #100 of 250 in British Columbia. On that grade it does better than 48% of Canadian towns.

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.

StrongestA⁺Walkability AHealth ASchoolsWeakestD⁻Cost of living C⁻Jobs & income

How Semiahmoo Town Centre grades

Each subject compares Semiahmoo Town Centre 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 livingGraded on home prices against local incomesD⁻Open →WalkabilityAmong the easiest places to get around without a carA⁺Open →HealthAmong the best of the towns comparedAOpen →SchoolsBased on how pupils do in exams and testsAOpen →Jobs & incomeIncomes and work trail most townsC⁻Open →SafetyBehind most towns comparedC⁻Open →Hazard riskClose to the middle of the towns comparedBOpen →

How TownRatings grades Canadian towns →

What makes Semiahmoo Town Centre stand out

The 3 things Semiahmoo Town Centre does most differently from other towns.

Picked automatically from the data

Home value ÷ household income

Housing

11.1 times household income

Against 4.7 for the median of Canadian towns

Median owner’s estimate $880,000, Census 2021; income for 2020.

Cost of living

Behind 99%

of Canadian towns on cost of living

Its cost of living grade: D−.

Residents 65 and over

Who lives here

33% are 65 or over

Compare 19% for the median of Canadian towns

Statistics Canada, Census 2021

The data

Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Semiahmoo Town Centre.

HousingCost of living D⁻

Rent takes more of local pay in Semiahmoo Town Centre than in British Columbia’s towns or Canadian towns: 36% of household income

$880,000median home value, 2021D⁻Cost of living Grade

Shelter took 30% or more of income for 28% of households, higher than both British Columbia’s towns (21%) and Canadian towns (18%). 75% of households own their home, close to both British Columbia’s towns (76%) and Canadian towns (74%). Figures for rent as a share of income and monthly rent for a two-bedroom are published for the Vancouver metro area as a whole, not for Semiahmoo Town Centre alone.

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

Semiahmoo Town Centre$880,000

British Columbia$720,000

Canadian towns$406,000

Census 2021	Semiahmoo Town Centre	British Columbia	Canada
Rent as a share of income	36%	24%	20%
Households spending 30%+ on shelter	28%	21%	18%

$2,364

monthly rent for a two-bedroom

Full pageSemiahmoo Town Centre’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 living11.1 times household income · The median owner’s estimate, $880,000, against the median household income Owners and renters75% own their home

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.

HealthHealth A

Semiahmoo Town Centre scores better for health than 94% of Canadian towns

50%very good or excellent healthAHealth Grade

Residents have 1.2 km to cover to reach a hospital, below both British Columbia’s towns (4.4 km) and Canadian towns (3.7 km). In the health survey, 50% of adults in the region rate their health very good or excellent, close to British Columbia’s 50%. Life expectancy in the region is 83.2 years (85.8 for women, 80.7 for men, 2022/2024).

Very good or excellent health · adults, age-standardised

Semiahmoo Town Centre50%

British Columbia’s towns50%

Canadian towns52%

Health	Semiahmoo Town Centre	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

1.2 km

from homes to a hospital, on average

8.2%

of adults smoke, age-standardised

0.9 km

from homes to a pharmacy, on average

Full pageSemiahmoo Town Centre’s health pageOpen the full Health page

Health survey50% very good or excellent health · adults, age-standardised Getting care1.2 km to a hospital · A pharmacy 0.9 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 · Not measured by town: health survey and life expectancy (the Fraser South Health Service Delivery Area)

SchoolsSchools A

Semiahmoo Town Centre’s 26 schools with results spread wide in British Columbia, 12 in the top two fifths and 5 in the bottom two

27schools within 3 kmASchools Grade

Schools by system · Schools within 3 km

English public22

Independent5

School	Level	Students	System
Bayridge Elementary Top fifth in British ColumbiaIn Semiahmoo Town CentreElementary	Elementary	–	English public
St John Paul II Academy IndependentNearest secondary school, 0.9 kmSecondary	Secondary	–	Independent

See all 27 schools →

1.1 km

to the nearest secondary school

Full pageSemiahmoo Town Centre’s schools pageOpen the full Schools page

Results12 of 26 in the top two fifths · of the schools with results, placed against every school in British Columbia Every school27 schools within 3 km · 26 elementary schools and 1 secondary school Language0 of 27 teach in French · 2% of schools in British Columbia Questions“What schools are there in Semiahmoo Town Centre?”

Provincial school lists and results, 2025/26

Outdoors

Within 10 km of Semiahmoo Town Centre: 103 public protected areas

21%of the land within 10 km protected

29 km separate the town from Gulf Islands National Park Reserve, its nearest national park. For a provincial park, Peace Arch Park lies 1.4 km off. Parks and reserves take up 21% of the ground within 10 km, above British Columbia’s towns (6.7%) and Canadian towns (2.3%) alike. The largest is Boundary Bay Wildlife Management Area: 11,770 ha, 0.4 km from the edge of town.

Protected land · of the land within 10 km

Semiahmoo Town Centre21%

British Columbia’s towns6.7%

Canadian towns2.3%

Outdoors	Semiahmoo Town Centre	British Columbia	Canada
Protected land within 10 km	21%	6.7%	2.3%
Public protected areas within 10 km	103	14	4

29 km

to Gulf Islands National Park Reserve

1.4 km

to Peace Arch Park

beaches within 5 km

103

public protected areas within 10 km

Full pageSemiahmoo Town Centre’s outdoors pageOpen the full Outdoors page

Protected landof the land within 10 km Protected areas103 protected areas within 10 km · Boundary Bay Wildlife Management Area National & provincial parks29 km to a national park · Gulf Islands National Park Reserve Footpaths & routes2 named routes · Semiahmoo Greenway

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

Work & commuteJobs & income C⁻

Working-age people in Semiahmoo Town Centre are less likely to have a job than in 67% of Canadian towns

14%walk, cycle or take transit

82% of commuters drove, below both British Columbia’s towns (87%) and Canadian towns (89%). On average, the journey to work lasts 29 min.

How working residents got to work · census 2021

Car or van82%

Public transit7%

Walk7%

Census 2021	Semiahmoo Town Centre	British Columbia	Canada
Average trip	29 min	26 min	26 min
Car or van	82%	87%	89%

$79,100

median household income, 2020

25%

worked from home, May 2021

54%

of commuters work inside the municipality

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Unemployment8.2% unemployed · Of the labour force · Canadian towns: 9.9%Getting to work14% walk, cycle or take transit

Statistics Canada, Census 2021 (labour and commuting) · Census day was in May 2021, mid-pandemic, so commuting and work figures carry the lockdowns’ mark.

SafetySafety C⁻

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

94Crime Severity Index

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, lower than both British Columbia’s towns (12.5) and Canadian towns (12). For violence alone, its police area’s index was 76, about level with British Columbia’s towns (76) and below Canadian towns (86).

Year by year · Crime Severity Index for each year

2023104

202488

202589

2023–2025	Semiahmoo Town Centre	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 pageSemiahmoo Town Centre’s safety reportOpen the full Safety report

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

Statistics Canada, Uniform Crime Reporting Survey, 2023–2025 average

Climate

Hardly any Canadian towns collect more precipitation than Semiahmoo Town Centre: 1,649 mm a year

25.0°CJuly afternoons

The frost-free season runs from 11 April to 30 October, 201 days. Rain and snow peak in January, at 252 mm. Frost comes on 60 days a year, close to British Columbia’s towns (60) and below Canadian towns (159). Midwinter nights in Semiahmoo Town Centre bottom out at 0.5°C on average.

Average high by season · ECCC normals, 1991–2020

Winter7.2°C

Spring15.1°C

Summer23.8°C

Autumn15.4°C

Normals, 1991–2020	Semiahmoo Town Centre	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 pageSemiahmoo Town Centre’s climate pageOpen the full Climate page

Rain and snow1,649 mm a year · Canadian towns: 883 mm The yearJuly highs 25.0°C, January lows 0.5°C Snow56 cm of snow a year Weather station21 km to the station · Pitt Meadows

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

Natural hazardsHazard risk B

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

Lowwildfire bandBHazard risk Grade

Flood mapping exists: a study by City of Surrey. Burn scars are few around Semiahmoo Town Centre, with 0.2% of the land within 25 km touched by fire since 1986 (0.004% a year).

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

Semiahmoo Town Centre0%

British Columbia’s towns1.8%

Canadian towns6.6%

Hazards	Semiahmoo Town Centre	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

16 km

to the nearest land burned since 1986

flood study on the national inventory

Full pageSemiahmoo Town Centre’s flood & hazards pageOpen the full Flood & hazards page

Earthquakes$0.47 a year per $1,000 · Canadian towns: $0.030 WildfireLow wildfire band · 0.2% 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 · Radon tests: one figure for all of the Fraser South health region · Data for earthquake risk covers the city of Surrey

Who lives here

More of Semiahmoo Town Centre belongs to a visible minority than British Columbia’s towns or Canadian towns: 29%

52.9median age

1.8% of residents have an Indigenous identity, below both British Columbia’s towns (5%) and Canadian towns (2.8%).

Semiahmoo Town CentreBritish ColumbiaCanada

British ColumbiaCanada

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

33%

Schooling · Highest qualification, residents 15 and over

No certificate, diploma or degree11%

Postsecondary qualification58%

Women and men · all residents

Women make up 55.0% of Semiahmoo Town Centre

Here the census found 6,020 men and 7,360 women; the figure for women across Canada is 50.9%.

Who lives in Semiahmoo Town Centre
	Semiahmoo Town Centre	British Columbia	Canada
Under 15	12%	14%	16%
15 to 64	54%	64%	64%
65+	33%	21%	19%
No certificate, diploma or degree	11%	13%	16%
Postsecondary qualification	58%	56%	56%

Full pageSemiahmoo Town Centre’s Who lives here pageOpen the full Who lives here page

Ages52.9 median age · 33% are 65 or over Households5,915 households English and French7% speak both · 0% speak French but not English

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

Weather

A normal November in Semiahmoo Town Centre runs from 2°C to 10°C

10°Ca normal November afternoon

Expect about 249 mm of rain and snow over November. A normal December brings highs of 6°C, lows of freezing. Snow is normal by November, about 7 cm over the month. The forecast on the Weather page is ECCC’s for White Rock.

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

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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) holds South Surrey—White Rock, the riding that includes Semiahmoo Town Centre

For the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia, Semiahmoo Town Centre votes in Surrey-White Rock; open data doesn’t yet say who its MLA (Member of the Legislative Assembly, the provincial or territorial legislature) is.

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Who runs itCity

Wikidata, MAMH, MMAH, Statistics Canada

Library & civic lifeCivic life grade C⁺

At 3.4 visits per person served, Surrey Libraries is quieter 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, Semiahmoo Town Centre among them.

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The libraries1 Libraries Places to belong1 charities per 1,000 residents

Provincial library statistics, OpenStreetMap, the CRA and Statistics Canada

Keep exploring

Everything we know about Semiahmoo Town Centre

15pages on Semiahmoo Town Centre

The big questions

SafetyC⁻Crime Severity Index 94 Housing & costD⁻Homes 11.1 × income Property pricesSchoolsA27 schools within 3 km HealthALife expectancy 83.2 in its region Work & commuteC⁻46% of adults in work Natural hazardsBWildfire band: low

Out and about

Outdoors21% of the land within 10 km protected AttractionsClimateJuly afternoons around 25°C WeatherECCC’s forecast, beside the normals

The story

Who lives hereMedian age 52.9 HistoryTown hallFamous people

Nearby attractions

White Rock Pier and 5 more in and around Semiahmoo Town Centre

From museums to parks and historic sites: Semiahmoo Town Centre’s places to visit and those just beyond its edge, most famous first.

All attractions →

PierWhite Rock Pier1.3 km outside town, to the southwest

GardenGardenDarts Hill Garden Park1.4 km outside town, to the southeast MuseumMuseumWhite Rock Museum and Archives1.1 km outside town, to the southwest MuseumMuseumStewart Farmhouse3.1 km outside town, to the north AttractionAttractionHazelmere Pumpkin Patch4.5 km outside town, to the east MuseumMuseumMuseum1.1 km outside town, to the southwest

Photos: 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

Famous people from around Semiahmoo Town Centre

No notable person born in Semiahmoo Town Centre 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 Semiahmoo Town Centre

Neighbourhood in Surrey

Statistics Canada counts Surrey as one municipality, so TownRatings builds Semiahmoo Town Centre and its other neighbourhoods from census dissemination areas, named from the city’s map or OpenStreetMap.

Statistics Canada: population estimates 2025 (17-10-0155), Census of Population 2021, 2021 census boundaries.

Population: 13,381 (people, 2021 estimate)
Province or territory: British Columbia
City: Surrey
Census subdivision: 5915004

Semiahmoo Town Centre’s neighbours

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

White RockSunnysideSouth SurreyGrandviewAnderson WalkMorgan CreekSemiahmoo Town Centre

How the neighbours grade

Town	People	km	Overall	Cost	Safety	Health
Semiahmoo Town Centre	13,381	—	B⁻	D⁻	C⁻	A
White Rock	25,057	0.9	B⁻	D⁻	C	A
Sunnyside	16,784	1.7	B	D⁻	C⁻	A
South Surrey	6,431	2.8	B⁻	D⁻	C⁻	A
Grandview	16,947	2.9	C⁻	D⁻	C⁻	A
Anderson Walk	4,210	3.6	C⁻	D⁻	C⁻	A
Morgan Creek	8,084	3.7	C	D	C⁻	A

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

Questions about Semiahmoo Town Centre

Is Semiahmoo Town Centre a young town or an old one?

Its median age is 52.9, where Canadian towns sit at 45.2. Under-15s are 12% of residents; over-65s, 33%.

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).