SunnysideSurrey

TownGrade

#1,092 of 2,556

The neighbourhood, home to 16,784 people, lies in Surrey. Of Surrey’s 31 neighbourhoods, this is one.

6 places within 19 kmMap →

Photo: DJ Cane · CC BY-SA 4.0

Population

16,784

people, Census 2021

Median age

43.4

years · British Columbia’s towns: 48

Postsecondary

63%

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 Sunnyside a good place to live?

School results are strong (A). People here tend to be in good health (A). The trade-off is cost of living (D−). It lags on safety as well (C−). Overall, that makes a B, good for #59 of 250 in British Columbia. Nationally, it does better than 57% of Canadian towns. The rest of its grades are middling: B− 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.

StrongestASchools AHealth AWalkabilityWeakestD⁻Cost of living C⁻Safety

How Sunnyside grades

Each subject compares Sunnyside 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 livingIn the bottom fifth of the towns comparedD⁻Open →SchoolsBased on how pupils do in exams and testsAOpen →HealthAmong the healthiest places comparedAOpen →WalkabilityNear the top of the towns comparedAOpen →SafetyGraded on crime per residentC⁻Open →Hazard riskGraded on earthquake risk and radon, with high wildfire risk able to lower itBOpen →Jobs & incomeAbout average among the towns comparedB⁻Open →

How TownRatings grades Canadian towns →

What makes Sunnyside stand out

The 3 things Sunnyside does most differently from other towns.

Picked automatically from the data

Cost of living

Behind 99%

of Canadian towns on cost of living

Its cost of living grade: D−.

Home value ÷ household income

Housing

8.7 times household income

The middle of Canadian towns: 4.7 times

Median owner’s estimate $785,000, Census 2021; income for 2020.

Schools

Better than 93%

of Canadian towns on schools

Its schools grade: A.

The data

Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Sunnyside.

HousingCost of living D⁻

Renting in Sunnyside eats 32% of household income, more than in British Columbia’s towns or Canadian towns

$785,000median home value, 2021D⁻Cost of living Grade

26% of households spent 30% or more of their income on shelter, higher than both British Columbia’s towns (21%) and Canadian towns (18%). Home ownership covers 79% of households. 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 Sunnyside alone.

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

Sunnyside$785,000

British Columbia$720,000

Canadian towns$406,000

Census 2021	Sunnyside	British Columbia	Canada
Rent as a share of income	32%	24%	20%
Households spending 30%+ on shelter	26%	21%	18%
Households owning their home	79%	76%	74%

$2,364

monthly rent for a two-bedroom

Full pageSunnyside’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 living8.7 times household income · The median owner’s estimate, $785,000, against the median household income Owners and renters79% own their home

Statistics Canada, Census 2021; CMHC Rental Market Survey via Statistics Canada · The 2021 census asked owners what their home was worth; those values, and 2020 incomes, are what this compares.

SchoolsSchools A

Mixed results around Sunnyside: 11 high and 4 low of 22 schools in British Columbia

23schools within 3 kmASchools Grade

From the town centre, high school starts 2.8 km away, higher than both British Columbia’s towns (1.8 km) and Canadian towns (1.2 km).

School	Level	Students	System
Jessie Lee Elementary Bottom fifth in British ColumbiaIn SunnysideElementary	Elementary	–	English public
St John Paul II Academy IndependentNearest secondary school, 1.5 kmSecondary	Secondary	–	Independent
Bayridge Elementary Top fifth in British ColumbiaResults in the top fifth in British ColumbiaElementary	Elementary	–	English public

See all 23 schools →

Schools by system · Schools within 3 km

English public18

Independent5

Schools within 3 km	Sunnyside	British Columbia	Canada
Nearest secondary school	2.8 km	1.8 km	1.2 km

2.8 km

to the nearest secondary school

Full pageSunnyside’s schools pageOpen the full Schools page

Results11 of 22 in the top two fifths · of the schools with results, placed against every school in British Columbia Every school23 schools within 3 km · 22 elementary schools and 1 secondary school Language0 of 23 teach in French · 2% of schools in British Columbia Questions“What schools are there in Sunnyside?”

Provincial school lists and results, 2025/26

HealthHealth A

Health in Sunnyside beats 92% of Canadian towns

50%very good or excellent healthAHealth Grade

Shared with the rest of the Fraser South Health Service Delivery Area: health survey and life expectancy

Smoking takes in nearly one in ten adults, age-standardised, lower than both British Columbia’s towns (9%) and Canadian towns (12%). The survey puts the region’s share in very good or excellent health at 50%; British Columbia as a whole is at 50%. Women in the region live to 85.8 and men to 80.7, 83.2 years taken together (2022/2024). Measured from where Sunnyside’s residents live, the nearest hospital is 2.2 km away, under the typical 3.7 km.

Very good or excellent health · adults, age-standardised

Sunnyside50%

British Columbia’s towns50%

Canadian towns52%

Health	Sunnyside	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

2.2 km

from homes to a hospital, on average

8.2%

of adults smoke, age-standardised

0.5 km

from homes to a pharmacy, on average

Full pageSunnyside’s health pageOpen the full Health page

Health survey50% very good or excellent health · adults, age-standardised Getting care2.2 km to a hospital · A pharmacy 0.5 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

Outdoors

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

19%of the land within 10 km protected

The tally of protected areas open to the public within 10 km is 127, above British Columbia’s towns (14) and Canadian towns (4) alike. Peace Arch Park is the closest provincial park, at 3.3 km. The closest of Canada’s national parks is Gulf Islands National Park Reserve, at 31 km. OpenStreetMap shows 3 walking routes nearby, including the Semiahmoo Greenway and Pioneer Greenway.

Protected land · of the land within 10 km

Sunnyside19%

British Columbia’s towns6.7%

Canadian towns2.3%

Outdoors	Sunnyside	British Columbia	Canada
Protected land within 10 km	19%	6.7%	2.3%
Public protected areas within 10 km	127	14	4

31 km

to Gulf Islands National Park Reserve

3.3 km

to Peace Arch Park

beaches within 5 km

127

public protected areas within 10 km

Full pageSunnyside’s outdoors pageOpen the full Outdoors page

Protected landof the land within 10 km Protected areas127 protected areas within 10 km · Boundary Bay Wildlife Management Area National & provincial parks31 km to a national park · Gulf Islands National Park Reserve Footpaths & routes3 named routes · Semiahmoo Greenway

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

SafetySafety C⁻

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

94Crime Severity Index

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

Violent incidents in its police area came to 9.7 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, close to British Columbia’s towns (76) and below Canadian towns (86).

Year by year · Crime Severity Index for each year

2023104

202488

202589

2023–2025	Sunnyside	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 pageSunnyside’s safety reportOpen the full Safety report

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

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

Climate

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

25.0°CJuly afternoons

July afternoons reach 25.0°C on average, above British Columbia’s towns (23.1°C) but below Canadian towns (25.5°C). A normal January brings 252 mm of precipitation, more than any other month. January is the snowiest month, with 22 cm on average. Sunnyside sees January nights of 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	Sunnyside	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 pageSunnyside’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 station20 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 Sunnyside $0.47 a year per $1,000 of value, 16 times the typical town’s

Lowwildfire bandBHazard risk Grade

The national inventory holds one flood map for it, from City of Surrey. Burn scars are few around Sunnyside, with 0.1% of the land within 25 km touched by fire since 1986 (0.004% a year). Sunnyside shares its radon tests numbers with the rest of the Fraser South health region.

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

Sunnyside0%

British Columbia’s towns1.8%

Canadian towns6.6%

Hazards	Sunnyside	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

17 km

to the nearest land burned since 1986

flood study on the national inventory

Full pageSunnyside’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 · Earthquake risk: one figure for all of the city of Surrey

Who lives here

Visible minorities make up more of Sunnyside than of British Columbia’s towns or Canadian towns: 40%

43.4median age

1.8% of residents have an Indigenous identity, below British Columbia’s towns (5%) and Canadian towns (2.8%) alike. Retirement age and beyond: 23% of residents are 65 or older. Under-15s account for 17% of the population.

SunnysideBritish ColumbiaCanada

British ColumbiaCanada

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

17%

Schooling · Highest qualification, residents 15 and over

No certificate, diploma or degree9%

Postsecondary qualification63%

Women and men · all residents

53.5% of Sunnyside’s residents are women

The 2021 census counted 8,985 women and 7,815 men here, where women make up 50.9% of Canada.

Who lives in Sunnyside
	Sunnyside	British Columbia	Canada
Under 15	17%	14%	16%
15 to 64	60%	64%	64%
65+	23%	21%	19%
No certificate, diploma or degree	8.8%	13%	16%
Postsecondary qualification	63%	56%	56%

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

Ages43.4 median age · 23% are 65 or over Households6,875 households English and French6% 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 Sunnyside runs from 2°C to 10°C

10°Ca normal November afternoon

Next comes December, with normal highs of 6°C and lows of freezing. Expect around 7 cm of snow in November. In November, the normal is 249 mm of rain and snow. 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

Full pageSunnyside’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

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

Of the 43 Commons seats from British Columbia, the Liberal Party of Canada holds 20.

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

Who runs itCity 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, Sunnyside among them.

Full pageSunnyside’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

Work & commuteJobs & income B⁻

Commuters in Sunnyside travel further than in British Columbia’s towns or Canadian towns, 30 min on average

9%walk, cycle or take transit

88% of commuters drove, in line with British Columbia’s towns (87%) and Canadian towns (89%).

How working residents got to work · census 2021

Car or van88%

Walk4%

Public transit4%

Census 2021	Sunnyside	British Columbia	Canada
Average trip	30 min	26 min	26 min
Car or van	88%	87%	89%

$90,100

median household income, 2020

28%

worked from home, May 2021

51%

of commuters work inside the municipality

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

Unemployment8.2% unemployed · Of the labour force · Canadian towns: 9.9%Getting to work9% walk, cycle or take transit

Statistics Canada, Census 2021 (labour and commuting) · The 2021 census was taken in May 2021, during COVID-19 restrictions: more people than usual worked from home or were off work.

Keep exploring

Everything we know about Sunnyside

15pages on Sunnyside

The big questions

SafetyC⁻Crime Severity Index 94 Housing & costD⁻Homes 8.7 × income Property pricesSchoolsA23 schools within 3 km HealthALife expectancy 83.2 in its region Work & commuteB⁻57% of adults in work Natural hazardsBWildfire band: low

Out and about

Outdoors19% of the land within 10 km protected AttractionsClimateJuly afternoons around 25°C WeatherECCC’s forecast, beside the normals

The story

Who lives hereMedian age 43.4 HistoryTown hallFamous people

Nearby attractions

White Rock Pier and 5 more in and around Sunnyside

Museums, historic sites, parks, gardens and days out in and near Sunnyside, the best known first.

All attractions →

PierWhite Rock Pier2.1 km outside town, to the southwest

GardenGardenDarts Hill Garden Park2 km outside town, to the southeast MuseumMuseumWhite Rock Museum and Archives1.9 km outside town, to the southwest MuseumMuseumStewart Farmhouse2.9 km outside town, to the northwest AttractionAttractionHazelmere Pumpkin Patch4.7 km outside town, to the southeast MuseumMuseumMuseum1.9 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 Sunnyside

No notable person born in Sunnyside 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 Sunnyside

Neighbourhood in Surrey

Sunnyside is a neighbourhood of Surrey, built by TownRatings from Statistics Canada’s smallest census areas and named from the city’s map or OpenStreetMap.

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

Population: 16,784 (people, 2021 estimate)
Province or territory: British Columbia
City: Surrey
Census subdivision: 5915004

Sunnyside’s neighbours

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

Semiahmoo Town CentreSouth SurreyGrandviewMorgan CreekAnderson WalkWhite RockSunnyside

How the neighbours grade

Town	People	km	Overall	Cost	Safety	Health
Sunnyside	16,784	—	B	D⁻	C⁻	A
Semiahmoo Town Centre	13,381	1.7	B⁻	D⁻	C⁻	A
South Surrey	6,431	1.9	B⁻	D⁻	C⁻	A
Grandview	16,947	2.1	C⁻	D⁻	C⁻	A
Morgan Creek	8,084	2.1	C	D	C⁻	A
Anderson Walk	4,210	2.2	C⁻	D⁻	C⁻	A
White Rock	25,057	2.6	B⁻	D⁻	C	A

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

Questions about Sunnyside

How old are the people of Sunnyside?

At 43.4, its median age compares with 45.2 across Canadian towns. Children make up 17% of the population and seniors 23%.

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).