TerraceBritish Columbia

Commuters in Terrace have a short way to work, 16 min on average, less than in both British Columbia’s towns and Canadian towns

88% of commuters drove, close to both British Columbia’s towns (87%) and Canadian towns (89%).

Violent crime weighs more on Terrace than on British Columbia’s towns or Canadian towns: a violent severity index of 155

Violence accounts for 29.8 recorded crimes per 1,000 residents a year. Thefts, break-ins and damage came to 73.6 per 1,000 residents a year, higher than both British Columbia’s towns (31) and Canadian towns (31.2).

People in Terrace’s health region live to 77.0 on average, 4.5 years short of the typical Canadian town

The region has more smokers than British Columbia, 14% of adults to 8.9%, and on top of that on average 21% of adults live with arthritis, diabetes or high blood pressure, higher than both British Columbia’s towns (15%) and Canadian towns (17%). Adults here are less upbeat about their health than the province: 42% very good or excellent, against 50% in British Columbia. Measured from where Terrace’s residents live, the nearest hospital is 1.6 km away, under the typical 3.7 km.

Summers stay cool in Terrace: July afternoons reach 21.5°C, below British Columbia’s towns and Canadian towns

Rain and melted snow add up to 1,338 mm a year, higher than both British Columbia’s towns (1,152 mm) and Canadian towns (883 mm). Terrace sees January nights of −5.3°C on average. Also worth knowing: a normal January brings 92 cm of snow, the most of any month. November is the wettest month, with 190 mm of rain and snow on average.

Terrace is on Canada’s flood inventory: 3 listed, led by Province of B.C. - Water, Lands, and Resource Stewardship

Radon is about average around Terrace: 5.2% of tested homes in the survey area topped the guideline, against 6.6% for the typical town. Earthquakes are expected to cost $0.026 a year for every $1,000 of buildings, below British Columbia’s towns ($0.36) and close to Canadian towns ($0.030). Burn scars are few around Terrace, with 0.1% of the land within 25 km touched by fire since 1986 (0.003% a year). Behind radon tests sits data gathered across the Northwest health region, with Terrace one part of it.

Terrace’s schools mostly sit under the middle in British Columbia, 8 of the 11 with results

One of the 16 teaches in French, against 2% of schools in British Columbia.

More of Terrace’s residents have an Indigenous identity than in British Columbia’s towns or Canadian towns: 22%

People 65 and over make up 16% of the town, below both British Columbia’s towns (21%) and Canadian towns (19%). Children under 15 make up nearly a fifth of residents.

Rent takes less of local pay in Terrace than in British Columbia’s towns or Canadian towns: 16% of household income

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

Shelter took 30% or more of income for 15% of households, lower than both British Columbia’s towns (21%) and Canadian towns (18%). 70% of households own their home.

Expect November days around 3°C in Terrace, nights around −1°C

A normal December brings highs of freezing, lows of −4°C. Expect around 55 cm of snow in November. At the extremes, July afternoons reach 22°C and January nights −5°C. The forecast on the Weather page is ECCC’s for Terrace.

Terrace sends Ellis Ross (Conservative Party of Canada) to the Commons from Skeena—Bulkley Valley

Across British Columbia, 20 of the 43 MPs sit with the Liberal Party of Canada.

Terrace has one public library, Terrace Public Library

Terrace Public Library reports for 22,909 people, a wider area than Terrace, and its figures cover all of them.

Terrace is 0.7 km from Lakelse Lake Park

Within 10 km of the town, 6.7% of the land is protected, against 2.3% around a typical Canadian town. No national park lies within 100 km. Swimmers have 4 beaches within 5 km, Gruchy's Beach the nearest.