TaylorBritish Columbia
With 1,415 residents, it is a town in British Columbia. It sits within the Fort St. John census metropolitan area.
Is Taylor a good place to live?
Taylor’s strongest is cost of living (A). Walking, cycling and public transport work well here (B+). Schools are its weak spot (D−). Natural hazards weigh less here than in most Canadian towns (A−).
With fewer than 2,500 residents, Taylor gets subject grades but no overall one among Canadian towns.
Safety less sure: no police service names this town, so its crime figure is the nearest police detachment's, shared with a wider area. Health is graded on the health region's survey figures and life expectancy, with the distance to hospital giving the town its own spread.
How Taylor grades
Each subject compares Taylor with Canadian towns of 2,500 or more, ordered by how far it is from the middle. Towns in other countries are graded separately.
With fewer than 2,500 residents, Taylor gets subject grades but no overall one among Canadian towns.
How TownRatings grades Canadian towns →
What makes Taylor stand out
The 3 things Taylor does most differently from other towns.
The data
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Taylor.
Taylor’s teenagers travel 6.4 km to the nearest high school
| School | Level | Students | System |
|---|---|---|---|
| Taylor Elementary Bottom fifth in British ColumbiaIn TaylorElementary | Elementary | – | English public |
| Schools within 3 km | Taylor | British Columbia | Canada |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nearest secondary school | 6.4 km | 1.8 km | 1.2 km |
Provincial school lists and results, 2025/26
Rent takes less of local pay in Taylor than in British Columbia’s towns or Canadian towns: 14% of household income
Shelter took 30% or more of income for 13% of households, lower than both British Columbia’s towns (21%) and Canadian towns (18%). Owners make up 77% of households. Behind rent as a share of income and monthly rent for a two-bedroom sits data gathered across the Fort St. John metro area, with Taylor one part of it.
What homes were worth · The median owner’s estimate at the 2021 census
| Census 2021 | Taylor | British Columbia | Canada |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rent as a share of income | 14% | 24% | 20% |
| Households spending 30%+ on shelter | 13% | 21% | 18% |
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.
Taylor has colder winters than British Columbia’s towns or Canadian towns: January lows of −16.7°C
The warmest afternoons come in July, at around 21.7°C in Taylor. The thermometer drops below freezing on 185 days a year, above both British Columbia’s towns (60) and Canadian towns (159). Frost usually lifts by 12 May and returns around 16 September: 127 days without it. Most of the snow comes in November, about 38 cm.
Average high by season · ECCC normals, 1991–2020
| Normals, 1991–2020 | Taylor | British Columbia | Canada |
|---|---|---|---|
| Days with frost a year | 185 | 60 | 159 |
| January night low | −16.7°C | 0.5°C | −13.5°C |
| Precipitation a year | 464 mm | 1,152 mm | 883 mm |
| Snowfall a year | 206 cm | 51 cm | 141 cm |
Environment and Climate Change Canada, Canadian Climate Normals 1991–2020 (Fort St. John)
Flood mapping exists for Taylor: 1 on record, latest by Ministry of Environment and Climate Change Strategy
NRCan’s model puts the yearly earthquake loss at $0.008 per $1,000 of building value, lower than British Columbia’s towns ($0.36) and near Canadian towns ($0.030). Fire seldom reaches Taylor: since 1986, 1.3% of the land within 25 km has burned (0.03% a year). Radon is higher than usual: 10% of tested homes in the survey area topped the guideline, against 6.6% for the typical town. Taylor doesn’t get its own radon tests figures; the ones here come from the Northeast health region.
Radon tests above the guideline · share of tested homes, 200 Bq/m³
| Hazards | Taylor | British Columbia | Canada |
|---|---|---|---|
| Earthquake loss per $1,000 of buildings a year | $0.008 | $0.36 | $0.030 |
| Radon tests above the guideline | 10% | 1.8% | 6.6% |
NRCan seismic risk model and burned areas, Health Canada radon survey, the Flood Hazard Map Inventory
Life expectancy around Taylor is 76.9 years, 4.6 less than for the typical Canadian town
Area-wide: health survey and life expectancy, counted over the Northeast Health Service Delivery Area
Adults who call their own health very good or excellent: 43%, lower than both British Columbia’s towns (50%) and Canadian towns (52%). At 13%, the share of adults who smoke tops the 8.9% for British Columbia. For Taylor itself the measure is access, and it lags: 14 km to the nearest hospital, where 3.7 km is typical.
Very good or excellent health · adults, age-standardised
| Health | Taylor | British Columbia | Canada |
|---|---|---|---|
| Life expectancy at birth | 76.9 | 81.0 | 81.5 |
| Very good or excellent health | 43% | 50% | 52% |
| Smokers | 13% | 9% | 12% |
| Chronic conditions (average share) | 17% | 15% | 17% |
Statistics Canada, Canadian Community Health Survey 2023/2024 and life expectancy 2022/2024; Open Database of Healthcare Facilities
Taylor’s grade for safety: a C
A best guess: the nearest detachment’s figures, since none is filed under Taylor
Where it is policed, thefts, break-ins and damage came to 25.4 per 1,000 a year, below both British Columbia’s towns (31) and Canadian towns (31.2). Across the area its police cover, the Crime Severity Index averaged 82 over 2023–25, about level with British Columbia’s towns (83) and above Canadian towns (67). Taylor shares its Crime Severity Index, Violent Crime Severity Index, violent crime and property crime per 1,000 numbers with the rest of the Fort St John detachment area.
Year by year · Crime Severity Index for each year
| 2023–2025 | Taylor | British Columbia | Canada |
|---|---|---|---|
| Property crime per 1,000 | 25.4 | 31 | 31.2 |
| Crime Severity Index | 82 | 83 | 67 |
Statistics Canada, Uniform Crime Reporting Survey, 2023–2025 average
More of Taylor’s residents have an Indigenous identity than in British Columbia’s towns or Canadian towns: 16%
3.4% of residents came to Canada as immigrants, below both British Columbia’s towns (12%) and Canadian towns (6.4%). Visible minorities make up 1.1% of the population, below British Columbia’s towns (8.6%) and Canadian towns (15%) alike.
Ages · Share of residents in each age group, Census 2021
Schooling · Highest qualification, residents 15 and over
Women and men · all residents
Women make up 49.6% of Taylor
The 2021 census counted 655 women and 665 men here, where women make up 50.9% of Canada.
| Taylor | British Columbia | Canada | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 22% | 14% | 16% |
| 15 to 64 | 67% | 64% | 64% |
| 65+ | 11% | 21% | 19% |
| No certificate, diploma or degree | 24% | 13% | 16% |
| Postsecondary qualification | 40% | 56% | 56% |
Statistics Canada, Census 2021; British Columbia and Canada: medians of towns of 2,500+
Taylor has higher household incomes than nine in ten Canadian towns
The car took 93% of commuters, above British Columbia’s towns (87%) and Canadian towns (89%) alike. The commute to work averages 25 min.
How working residents got to work · census 2021
| Census 2021 | Taylor | British Columbia | Canada |
|---|---|---|---|
| Car or van | 93% | 87% | 89% |
| Average trip | 25 min | 26 min | 26 min |
Statistics Canada, Census 2021 (labour and commuting) · These are May 2021 figures, gathered while COVID-19 kept many people home or out of work.
Taylor has 0.3% protected land within 10 km
The nearest provincial park, Beatton River Park, is 15 km away. Close by: one protected area. National parks are all over 100 km off. There is a beach within 5 km, unnamed on the map.
Protected land · of the land within 10 km
| Outdoors | Taylor | British Columbia | Canada |
|---|---|---|---|
| Protected land within 10 km | 0.3% | 6.7% | 2.3% |
| Public protected areas within 10 km | 1 | 14 | 4 |
Canadian Protected and Conserved Areas Database (CPCAD), OpenStreetMap routes and beaches
In Taylor, November normally means −2°C afternoons and −10°C nights
Across the year, normals run from −17°C nights in January to 22°C afternoons in July. Looking ahead to December, expect highs near −7°C and lows near −15°C. A normal November brings 35 mm of rain and snow. Hour-by-hour figures come from ECCC’s Fort St. John forecast, on the Weather page.
Normal highs, the months ahead · ECCC normals, 1991–2020
| Season | High | Low | Rain and snow |
|---|---|---|---|
| Winter | −7°C | −15°C | 73 mm |
| Spring | 8°C | −2°C | 81 mm |
| Summer | 21°C | 10°C | 199 mm |
| Autumn | 7°C | −2°C | 110 mm |
ECCC normals, 1991–2020 (Fort St. John); the forecast is on the Weather page
Taylor sends Bob Zimmer (Conservative Party of Canada) to the Commons from Prince George—Peace River—Northern Rockies
The Liberal Party of Canada has 20 of the 43 MPs elected in British Columbia.
Wikidata, MAMH, MMAH, Statistics Canada
Taylor Public Library logs 2.5 visits per person served, fewer than 95% of British Columbia’s town libraries
Taylor Public Library has one location for the 1,415 people it serves.
Provincial library statistics, OpenStreetMap, the CRA and Statistics Canada
Heritage in Taylor: 1 historic place of the highest rank
Historic places by designation · inside the town
Among them
| Heritage | Taylor | British Columbia | Canada |
|---|---|---|---|
| Homes built before 1961 | 10% | 11% | 18% |
Canadian Register of Historic Places, Directory of Federal Heritage Designations, Québec’s Répertoire du patrimoine culturel, Wikidata; Census 2021 homes by period
Everything we know about Taylor
Famous people from around Taylor
No notable person born in Taylor is on our list; these were born in the towns around it.
Photo credits
John van 't Schip: Wim Hollemans, CC BY-SA 2.0
About Taylor
Town in British Columbia
Statistics Canada treats Taylor as a single census subdivision in British Columbia, and TownRatings keeps to that line.
Statistics Canada: population estimates 2025 (17-10-0155), Census of Population 2021, 2021 census boundaries.
- Population
- 1,415 (people, 2025 estimate)
- Province or territory
- British Columbia
- Census division
- Peace River
- Metro area
- Fort St. John
- Census subdivision
- 5955030
Taylor’s neighbours
The nearest places of 1,000 or more. Statistics Canada
| Town | People | km | Overall | Cost | Safety | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Taylor | 1,415 | — | — | A | C | C− |
| Fort St. John | 24,383 | 13 | C+ | B+ | D | C+ |
| Electoral Area C, Peace River | 6,344 | 17 | C | B+ | C | C |
People: Statistics Canada, Census 2021. Distances: centre to centre.
Questions about Taylor
Who are the people of Taylor?
At the 2021 census, 3% were immigrants and 1% belonged to a visible minority (Canadian towns’ median: 15%). 16% identify as First Nations, Métis or Inuit.
Has Taylor grown?
No: the census counted 1,469 in 2016 and 1,317 in 2021, 10.3% fewer, against growth of 4.1% for the median of Canadian towns. The 2025 estimate is 1,415.
Is Taylor a young town or an old one?
35.6 is the median age, 45.2 the median among Canadian towns; 11% of residents are 65 or over and 22% under 15.
What kind of homes are in Taylor?
Single-detached houses make up 42% of the homes here, where Canadian towns sit at 64%; 0% are in high-rise apartments. 28% of households are one person, and the average is 2.4.
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).