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Sullivan gets a D− for cost of living

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

Rent took 25% of household income, close to British Columbia’s towns (24%) and above Canadian towns (20%). Households that own their home make up 71%.

Few places match Sullivan for health: it beats 88% of Canadian towns

Measured across the Fraser South Health Service Delivery Area: health survey and life expectancy

What sets Sullivan apart within its region is a longer trip to hospital, 6.5 km for the average resident (3.7 km typical). Self-rated health is ordinary for British Columbia: 50% of the region’s adults say very good or excellent, the province 50%. Lives here run to 83.2 years on average, above British Columbia’s towns (81.0) and Canadian towns (81.5) alike.

More of the land around Sullivan is protected than around 9 in 10 Canadian towns

For a national park, Gulf Islands National Park Reserve is 36 km away. Peace Arch Park is the closest provincial park, at 11 km. Public parks and reserves within 10 km: 188, above both British Columbia’s towns (14) and Canadian towns (4). The largest named area nearby is Boundary Bay Wildlife Management Area, 11,770 ha, 0.8 km away.

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

Shared with the rest of the Surrey service area: Crime Severity Index, Violent Crime Severity Index, violent crime and property crime per 1,000

Its police area records 9.7 violent incidents per 1,000 residents a year. For violence alone, its police area’s index was 76, near British Columbia’s towns (76) and lower than Canadian towns (86).

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

There are 60 days of frost in a typical year, close to British Columbia’s towns (60) and below Canadian towns (159). On a January night, the temperature in Sullivan falls to about 0.5°C. Most of the snow comes in December, about 14 cm. Frost usually lifts by 11 April and returns around 30 October: 201 days without it.

Most schools around Sullivan score below the middle in British Columbia: 31 of 51

Taken together, Sullivan and its 3 km edge hold 47 elementary schools, 2 secondary schools, 1 school for every grade and 1 alternative or adult school. The nearest secondary school is 2.3 km away, higher than both British Columbia’s towns (1.8 km) and Canadian towns (1.2 km).

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

Fire seldom reaches Sullivan: since 1986, 0.2% of the land within 25 km has burned (0.004% a year). Flood mapping exists: a study by City of Surrey. Sullivan doesn’t get its own radon tests figures; the ones here come from the Fraser South health region.

More of Sullivan belongs to a visible minority than British Columbia’s towns or Canadian towns: 80%

1.4% of residents have an Indigenous identity, below British Columbia’s towns (5%) and Canadian towns (2.8%) alike.

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

Hour-by-hour figures come from ECCC’s White Rock forecast, on the Weather page. Precipitation in November averages 249 mm. Into December, the normals move to 6°C and freezing. A typical November adds 3 cm of snow.

Sullivan is split between 3 federal ridings, chiefly Cloverdale—Langley City and Fleetwood—Port Kells

Local decisions for Sullivan are made by Surrey’s council; neighbourhoods don’t have their own.

At 3.4 visits per person served, Surrey Public Library is quieter than 76% of British Columbia’s town libraries

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

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

86% of commuters drove, near both British Columbia’s towns (87%) and Canadian towns (89%).