TsawwassenBritish Columbia
Population 2,629: a town in British Columbia. It is part of the Vancouver metro area.
Is Tsawwassen a good place to live?
Schools are its strong suit (A). Health outcomes beat most towns (A). The rest of its grades are middling: B− for jobs & income and B for hazard risk.
Tsawwassen has no overall grade because cost of living and safety aren’t graded here.
Rents here are the metro area's average, shared by every town and neighbourhood in it. No Safety Grade: no police service publishes a crime rate for this place on its own. 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 Tsawwassen grades
Each subject compares Tsawwassen with Canadian towns of 2,500 or more, ordered by how far it is from the middle. Towns in other countries are graded separately.
Tsawwassen has no overall grade because cost of living and safety aren’t graded here.
How TownRatings grades Canadian towns →
What makes Tsawwassen stand out
The 3 things Tsawwassen does most differently from other towns.
The data
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Tsawwassen.
2 above the middle in British Columbia, 1 below: Tsawwassen’s 8 tested schools
One of the 9 teaches in French, against 2% of schools in British Columbia. Measured from the centre, the closest high school lies 2.6 km off, higher than both British Columbia’s towns (1.8 km) and Canadian towns (1.2 km).
| School | Level | Students | System |
|---|---|---|---|
| du Bois-joli FrenchNearest elementary school, 0.3 kmElementary | Elementary | – | French public |
| South Delta Secondary Middle fifth in British ColumbiaNearest secondary school, 1.3 kmSecondary | Secondary | – | English public |
| Southpointe Academy IndependentResults in the top fifth in British ColumbiaElementary | Elementary | – | Independent |
Schools by system · Schools within 3 km
| Schools within 3 km | Tsawwassen | British Columbia | Canada |
|---|---|---|---|
| School boards | 2 | 2 | 3 |
| Nearest secondary school | 2.6 km | 1.8 km | 1.2 km |
Provincial school lists and results, 2025/26
Tsawwassen is graded an A for health
Across the region, life runs to 83.2 years on average: women 85.8, men 80.7, in 2022/2024. The survey puts the region’s share in very good or excellent health at 50%; British Columbia as a whole is at 50%. Nearly one in ten adults smoke, daily or now and then, below both British Columbia’s towns (9%) and Canadian towns (12%). Closer to home, a hospital is 6.4 km from the average resident of Tsawwassen, further than the usual 3.7 km.
Very good or excellent health · adults, age-standardised
| Health | Tsawwassen | 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% |
Statistics Canada, Canadian Community Health Survey 2023/2024 and life expectancy 2022/2024; Open Database of Healthcare Facilities · Health survey and life expectancy: one figure for all of the Fraser South Health Service Delivery Area
Winters are mild in Tsawwassen: January nights hold at 1.4°C, above British Columbia’s towns and Canadian towns
November is the wettest month, with 175 mm of rain and snow on average. Frosty days number 40 in a normal year, below both British Columbia’s towns (60) and Canadian towns (159). Gardeners get 235 frost-free days, from 19 March to 10 November. Tsawwassen sees July afternoons of 22.4°C on average.
Average high by season · ECCC normals, 1991–2020
| Normals, 1991–2020 | Tsawwassen | British Columbia | Canada |
|---|---|---|---|
| Days with frost a year | 40 | 60 | 159 |
| January night low | 1.4°C | 0.5°C | −13.5°C |
| July afternoon high | 22.4°C | 23.1°C | 25.5°C |
| Snowfall a year | 37 cm | 51 cm | 141 cm |
Environment and Climate Change Canada, Canadian Climate Normals 1991–2020 (Vancouver International (Airport))
Shaking costs buildings in Tsawwassen $0.48 a year per $1,000 of value, 16 times the typical town’s
Wildfire is rare near Tsawwassen: 0.3% of the land within 25 km has burned since 1986, a burn rate of 0.007% a year. Flood mapping: none on the national inventory of the town. For radon tests, the only official count covers all of the Fraser South health region, Tsawwassen included.
Radon tests above the guideline · share of tested homes, 200 Bq/m³
| Hazards | Tsawwassen | British Columbia | Canada |
|---|---|---|---|
| Earthquake loss per $1,000 of buildings a year | $0.48 | $0.36 | $0.030 |
| Radon tests above the guideline | 0% | 1.8% | 6.6% |
NRCan seismic risk model and burned areas, Health Canada radon survey, the Flood Hazard Map Inventory
What November brings in Tsawwassen: 4°C at night, 9°C by day
Snowfall in a normal November: 3 cm. December follows at 7°C by day and 1°C by night. Precipitation in November averages 175 mm. The year peaks in July (22°C) and bottoms out in December (1°C).
Normal highs, the months ahead · ECCC normals, 1991–2020
| Season | High | Low | Rain and snow |
|---|---|---|---|
| Winter | 7°C | 1°C | 437 mm |
| Spring | 13°C | 6°C | 251 mm |
| Summer | 21°C | 13°C | 121 mm |
| Autumn | 14°C | 7°C | 350 mm |
ECCC normals, 1991–2020 (Vancouver International (Airport)); the forecast is on the Weather page
Delta, which takes in Tsawwassen, is held by Jill McKnight (Liberal Party of Canada)
From British Columbia come 43 MPs, 20 of them with the Liberal Party of Canada.
Wikidata, MAMH, MMAH, Statistics Canada
No public library stands in Tsawwassen: the closest, FVRL: Tsawwassen Library, is 2 km away
After it comes FVRL: Ladner Pioneer Library (Delta), 5.8 km away.
Provincial library statistics, OpenStreetMap, the CRA and Statistics Canada
Around Tsawwassen, 31% of the land is set aside for nature
The closest of Canada’s national parks is Gulf Islands National Park Reserve, at 21 km. 23 km from town is Bellhouse Park, the nearest provincial park. Biggest among them: Boundary Bay Wildlife Management Area, 11,770 ha, 2.0 km off. Within 5 km are 8 beaches; Tsawwassen Causeway Beach is the nearest.
Protected land · of the land within 10 km
| Outdoors | Tsawwassen | British Columbia | Canada |
|---|---|---|---|
| Protected land within 10 km | 31% | 6.7% | 2.3% |
| Public protected areas within 10 km | 7 | 14 | 4 |
Canadian Protected and Conserved Areas Database (CPCAD), OpenStreetMap routes and beaches
More of Tsawwassen’s residents have an Indigenous identity than in British Columbia’s towns or Canadian towns: 12%
36% of residents belong to a visible minority, above British Columbia’s towns (8.6%) and Canadian towns (15%) alike. The 65-and-over age group makes up 18% of residents.
Ages · Share of residents in each age group, Census 2021
Schooling · Highest qualification, residents 15 and over
Women and men · all residents
50.8% of Tsawwassen’s residents are women
Here the census found 1,110 men and 1,145 women; the figure for women across Canada is 50.9%.
| Tsawwassen | British Columbia | Canada | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 15% | 14% | 16% |
| 15 to 64 | 67% | 64% | 64% |
| 65+ | 18% | 21% | 19% |
| No certificate, diploma or degree | 12% | 13% | 16% |
| Postsecondary qualification | 62% | 56% | 56% |
Statistics Canada, Census 2021; British Columbia and Canada: medians of towns of 2,500+
Trips to work from Tsawwassen take longer than from British Columbia’s towns or Canadian towns: 28 min on average
87% of commuters drove, close to both British Columbia’s towns (87%) and Canadian towns (89%).
How working residents got to work · census 2021
| Census 2021 | Tsawwassen | British Columbia | Canada |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average trip | 28 min | 26 min | 26 min |
| Car or van | 87% | 87% | 89% |
Statistics Canada, Census 2021 (labour and commuting) · Census day was in May 2021, mid-pandemic, so commuting and work figures carry the lockdowns’ mark.
Everything we know about Tsawwassen
Big Splash Waterpark and 9 more in and around Tsawwassen
The best-known places to visit in and around Tsawwassen come first; the full list is on the Attractions page.
Famous people from around Tsawwassen
No notable person born in Tsawwassen is on our list; these were born in the towns around it.
Photo credits
Will Sasso: Gage Skidmore, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Camryn Rogers: filip bossuyt from Kortrijk, Belgium, CC BY 2.0 · Evan Dunfee: CBC Sports, CC BY 3.0 · Linus Sebastian: Tessa Bury, CC BY 4.0
About Tsawwassen
Town in British Columbia
TownRatings follows Statistics Canada’s map: Tsawwassen is one municipality in British Columbia, figures and all.
Statistics Canada: population estimates 2025 (17-10-0155), Census of Population 2021, 2021 census boundaries.
- Population
- 2,629 (people, 2025 estimate)
- Province or territory
- British Columbia
- Census division
- Greater Vancouver
- Metro area
- Vancouver
- First Nation
- Tsawwassen First Nation
- Census subdivision
- 5915802
Tsawwassen’s neighbours
The nearest places of 1,000 or more. Statistics Canada
| Town | People | km | Overall | Cost | Safety | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tsawwassen | 2,629 | — | — | — | — | A |
| Delta | 124,670 | 11 | B | D− | B− | A |
| Richmond | 239,584 | 14 | C | D− | D | A |
| Crescent Heights | 9,033 | 17 | B− | D | C− | A |
| Ocean Park | 10,845 | 17 | B− | D− | C− | A |
| Colebrook | 3,617 | 18 | C | D | C− | A |
| Strawberry Hill | 37,037 | 19 | D | D− | C− | A |
People: Statistics Canada, Census 2021. Distances: centre to centre.
Questions about Tsawwassen
Is Tsawwassen growing?
It added people: 816 in 2016, 2,256 in 2021, 176.5% more, where the middle of Canadian towns grew 4.1%. Statistics Canada’s 2025 estimate is 2,629.
What kind of homes are in Tsawwassen?
43% of homes are single-detached houses, against 64% for the median of Canadian towns, and 17% are in apartment buildings of five storeys or more. A household averages 2.3 people; 25% are one person living alone.
Is Tsawwassen a young town or an old one?
The median resident is 42.8 years old, against 45.2 for the median of Canadian towns. 15% are under 15 and 18% are 65 or over.
Sources: Statistics Canada, Census of Population 2021 · population estimates 2025 (17-10-0155) and 2021 census boundaries · 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).