Tzeachten 13British Columbia

4,899 people call this First Nations reserve in British Columbia home. It belongs to the Chilliwack metropolitan area.

Population

4,899

people, 2025 estimate

Median age

years · British Columbia’s towns: 48

Postsecondary

43%

of residents 15 and over hold a postsecondary certificate, diploma or degree · Canadian towns: 56%

Walk, cycle, transit

13%

walk, cycle or take transit to work · Canadian towns: 8%

Is Tzeachten 13 a good place to live?

Walkability is its strong suit (A+). Add schools to its strengths (A−). The weak point is jobs & income (C−). Natural hazards weigh more here (C+).

Tzeachten 13 is a First Nations reserve, so it has no overall grade and no place in ranked lists: Statistics Canada suppresses or doesn’t collect much of a reserve’s data, and its grades couldn’t be set fairly beside other towns’.

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. A First Nations reserve: subject grades only, with no overall grade and no place in ranked lists.

StrongestA⁺Walkability A⁻SchoolsWeakestC⁻Jobs & income

How Tzeachten 13 grades

Each subject compares Tzeachten 13 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

WalkabilityAmong the easiest places to get around without a carA⁺Open →SchoolsIn the top fifth of the towns comparedA⁻Open →Jobs & incomeBased on what households earn, poverty and workC⁻Open →Hazard riskMore exposed to natural hazards than mostC⁺Open →HealthGraded on how healthy residents areBOpen →

Cost of livingNot graded: not enough data–

SafetyNot graded: not enough data–

How TownRatings grades Canadian towns →

What makes Tzeachten 13 stand out

The 3 things Tzeachten 13 does most differently from other towns.

Picked automatically from the data

Residents 65 and over

Who lives here

60% are 65 or over

For the middle of Canadian towns, 19%

Statistics Canada, Census 2021

Population growth, 2016 to 2021

Growth

+31% more people than in 2016

Canadian towns centre on 4%

Statistics Canada, Census 2016 and 2021

Walkability

Better than 97%

of Canadian towns on walkability

Its walkability grade: A+.

The data

Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Tzeachten 13.

Climate

Hardly any Canadian towns collect more precipitation than Tzeachten 13: 1,734 mm a year

24.9°CJuly afternoons

A normal January brings 18 cm of snow, the most of any month. November is the wettest month, with 268 mm of rain and snow on average. There are 35 days of frost in a typical year, below British Columbia’s towns (60) and Canadian towns (159) alike. Tzeachten 13 sees January nights of 0.8°C on average.

Average high by season · ECCC normals, 1991–2020

Winter6.8°C

Spring15.2°C

Summer23.7°C

Autumn15.2°C

Normals, 1991–2020	Tzeachten 13	British Columbia	Canada
Precipitation a year	1,734 mm	1,152 mm	883 mm
Days with frost a year	35	60	159
January night low	0.8°C	0.5°C	−13.5°C
July afternoon high	24.9°C	23.1°C	25.5°C

52 cm

of snow a year

days with frost a year

161

days with precipitation a year

Full pageTzeachten 13’s climate pageOpen the full Climate page

Rain and snow1,734 mm a year · Canadian towns: 883 mm The yearJuly highs 24.9°C, January lows 0.8°C Snow52 cm of snow a year Weather station20 km to the station · Agassiz

Environment and Climate Change Canada, Canadian Climate Normals 1991–2020 (Agassiz)

SchoolsSchools A⁻

Tzeachten 13’s 11 schools with results spread wide in British Columbia, 3 in the top two fifths and 3 in the bottom two

11schools within 3 kmA⁻Schools Grade

In or within 3 km of Tzeachten 13: 10 elementary schools and 1 secondary school.

School	Level	Students	System
Vedder Elementary Second fifth in British ColumbiaNearest elementary school, 0.1 kmElementary	Elementary	–	English public
GW Graham Secondary Second fifth in British ColumbiaNearest secondary school, 0.2 kmSecondary	Secondary	–	English public

See all 11 schools →

0.7 km

to the nearest secondary school

Full pageTzeachten 13’s schools pageOpen the full Schools page

Results3 of 11 in the top two fifths · of the schools with results, placed against every school in British Columbia Every school11 schools within 3 km · 10 elementary schools and 1 secondary school Language0 of 11 teach in French · 2% of schools in British Columbia Questions“What schools are there in Tzeachten 13?”

Provincial school lists and results, 2025/26

Work & commuteJobs & income C⁻

Household incomes in Tzeachten 13 are lower than in 81% of Canadian towns

13%walk, cycle or take transit

84% of commuters drove, below both British Columbia’s towns (87%) and Canadian towns (89%). On average, the journey to work lasts 27 min.

How working residents got to work · census 2021

Car or van84%

Walk9%

Public transit3%

Census 2021	Tzeachten 13	British Columbia	Canada
Car or van	84%	87%	89%
Average trip	27 min	26 min	26 min

$63,200

median household income, 2020

19%

worked from home, May 2021

11%

of commuters work inside the municipality

Full pageTzeachten 13’s work & commute pageOpen the full Work & commute page

Unemployment6.5% unemployed · Of the labour force · Canadian towns: 9.9%Getting to work13% walk, cycle or take transit Where people commute to280 commuters · The biggest flow out: to Chilliwack

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.

Who lives here

More of Tzeachten 13’s residents have an Indigenous identity than in British Columbia’s towns or Canadian towns: 14%

69median age

3.9% of residents belong to a visible minority, lower than both British Columbia’s towns (8.6%) and Canadian towns (15%).

Tzeachten 13British ColumbiaCanada

British ColumbiaCanada

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

60%

Schooling · Highest qualification, residents 15 and over

No certificate, diploma or degree18%

Postsecondary qualification43%

Women and men · all residents

54.9% of Tzeachten 13’s residents are women

Census 2021 put women at 1,695 and men at 1,390; women are 50.9% of Canada.

Who lives in Tzeachten 13
	Tzeachten 13	British Columbia	Canada
Under 15	6%	14%	16%
15 to 64	34%	64%	64%
65+	60%	21%	19%
No certificate, diploma or degree	18%	13%	16%
Postsecondary qualification	43%	56%	56%

Full pageTzeachten 13’s Who lives here pageOpen the full Who lives here page

Ages69 median age · 60% are 65 or over Households1,615 households · 1.9 people per household English and French3% speak both · 0% speak French but not English

Statistics Canada, Census 2021; British Columbia and Canada: medians of towns of 2,500+

Natural hazardsHazard risk C⁺

Earthquake risk in Tzeachten 13 runs 9 times the typical Canadian town’s: $0.28 per $1,000 a year

Lowwildfire bandC⁺Hazard risk Grade

Source area for radon tests: the Fraser East health region

Radon is lower than usual: 3% of tested homes in the survey area topped the guideline, against 6.6% for the typical town. The national inventory holds 2 flood maps for it, the newest from Ministry of Environment and Climate Change Strategy. Wildfire is rare near Tzeachten 13: 0.3% of the land within 25 km has burned since 1986, a burn rate of 0.009% a year.

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

Tzeachten 133%

British Columbia’s towns1.8%

Canadian towns6.6%

Hazards	Tzeachten 13	British Columbia	Canada
Earthquake loss per $1,000 of buildings a year	$0.28	$0.36	$0.030
Radon tests above the guideline	3%	1.8%	6.6%

$0.28

expected earthquake loss a year per $1,000 of buildings

Low

wildfire band

8.5 km

to the nearest land burned since 1986

flood studies on the national inventory

Full pageTzeachten 13’s flood & hazards pageOpen the full Flood & hazards page

Earthquakes$0.28 a year per $1,000 · Canadian towns: $0.030 WildfireLow wildfire band · 0.3% of the land within 25 km burned since 1986 Flood2 flood studies on record Radon3% 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

HealthHealth B

Lives run shorter around Tzeachten 13: 80.0 years, 1.5 below the typical Canadian town’s region

47%very good or excellent healthBHealth Grade

Adults who call their own health very good or excellent: 47%, below both British Columbia’s towns (50%) and Canadian towns (52%). Measured from where Tzeachten 13’s residents live, the nearest hospital is 6.4 km away, beyond the typical 3.7 km. A pharmacy is nearer: 0.7 km on average, with 3.0 within 3 km of the typical home. Tzeachten 13 doesn’t get its own health survey and life expectancy figures; the ones here come from the Fraser East Health Service Delivery Area.

Very good or excellent health · adults, age-standardised

Tzeachten 1347%

British Columbia’s towns50%

Canadian towns52%

Health	Tzeachten 13	British Columbia	Canada
Very good or excellent health	47%	50%	52%
Life expectancy at birth	80.0	81.0	81.5
Chronic conditions (average share)	17%	15%	17%
Smokers	10%	9%	12%

80.0

years of life expectancy, 2022/2024

6.4 km

from homes to a hospital, on average

10%

of adults smoke, age-standardised

0.7 km

from homes to a pharmacy, on average

Full pageTzeachten 13’s health pageOpen the full Health page

Health survey47% very good or excellent health · adults, age-standardised Getting care6.4 km to a hospital · A pharmacy 0.7 km away on average The wider areaLife expectancy: women 82.9, men 77.2 Conditions and habits17% with chronic conditions · adults, age-standardised

Statistics Canada, Canadian Community Health Survey 2023/2024 and life expectancy 2022/2024; Open Database of Healthcare Facilities

Weather

Tzeachten 13 in November: highs near 9°C, lows near 4°C

9°Ca normal November afternoon

November usually brings some 7 cm of snow. December follows at 6°C by day and 1°C by night. Precipitation in November averages 268 mm. The year peaks in August (25°C) and bottoms out in January (1°C).

Normal highs, the months ahead · ECCC normals, 1991–2020

November9°C

December6°C

January6°C

February9°C

Season	High	Low	Rain and snow
Winter	7°C	1°C	604 mm
Spring	15°C	6°C	365 mm
Summer	24°C	13°C	215 mm
Autumn	15°C	7°C	552 mm

4°C

a normal November night

268 mm

of rain and snow in a normal November

Full pageTzeachten 13’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 January

ECCC normals, 1991–2020 (Agassiz); the forecast is on the Weather page

Town hall

Mark Strahl (Conservative Party of Canada) represents Tzeachten 13 in Ottawa as MP for Chilliwack—Hope

Full pageTzeachten 13’s town hall & politics pageOpen the full Town hall & politics page

Who runs itIndian Reserve Provincial legislatureChilliwack-Cultus Lake

Wikidata, MAMH, MMAH, Statistics Canada

Library & civic lifeCivic life grade C

Tzeachten 13 has no public library of its own; the nearest is FVRL: Sardis Library, 2.1 km away

The next is FVRL: Chilliwack Library (Chilliwack), 6.1 km away.

Full pageTzeachten 13’s library & civic life pageOpen the full Library & civic life page

Places to belong0 charities per 1,000 residents

Provincial library statistics, OpenStreetMap, the CRA and Statistics Canada

Outdoors

Few places match Tzeachten 13 for protected land nearby: more than 9 in 10 Canadian towns

16%of the land within 10 km protected

CPCAD lists 15 protected areas within 10 km. A provincial park, Cultus Lake Park, lies 3.5 km away. For a national park, Gulf Islands National Park Reserve is 85 km away. Walkers have 4 mapped routes close by, starting with the Thom Creek Trail and Karver's Trail.

Protected land · of the land within 10 km

Tzeachten 1316%

British Columbia’s towns6.7%

Canadian towns2.3%

Outdoors	Tzeachten 13	British Columbia	Canada
Protected land within 10 km	16%	6.7%	2.3%
Public protected areas within 10 km	9	14	4

85 km

to Gulf Islands National Park Reserve

3.5 km

to Cultus Lake Park

beaches within 5 km

public protected areas within 10 km

Full pageTzeachten 13’s outdoors pageOpen the full Outdoors page

Protected landof the land within 10 km Protected areas15 protected areas within 10 km · Cultus Lake Park National & provincial parks85 km to a national park · Gulf Islands National Park Reserve Footpaths & routes4 named routes · Thom Creek Trail

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

Keep exploring

Everything we know about Tzeachten 13

15pages on Tzeachten 13

The big questions

SafetyHousing & costProperty pricesSchoolsA⁻11 schools within 3 km HealthBLife expectancy 80 in its region Work & commuteC⁻27% of adults in work Natural hazardsC⁺Wildfire band: low

Out and about

Outdoors16% of the land within 10 km protected AttractionsClimateJuly afternoons around 25°C WeatherECCC’s forecast, beside the normals

The story

Who lives hereMedian age 69 HistoryTown hallFamous people

Nearby attractions

Cultus Lake Waterpark and 5 more within 40 km

2 places to visit are mapped within 5 km of Tzeachten 13; with them, the best known within 40 km.

All attractions →

Water parkWater parkCultus Lake Waterpark3 km outside town, to the southwest

WaterfallRainbow Falls35 km northeast

Abbey or prioryWestminster Abbey24 km northwest

MuseumAbbotsford Sikh Temple27 km west Art galleryArt galleryJulie Anne's Art Supplies and Gallery3 km outside town, to the north ZooZooGreater Vancouver Zoo39 km northwest

Photos: each place’s Wikidata image, from Wikimedia Commons under the licence below (our copy, resized).

Photo credits (3)

Rainbow Falls: The High Fin Sperm Whale, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
Westminster Abbey: M. Lounsbery / Mlouns at en.wikipedia, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
Abbotsford Sikh Temple: Jacobsimmonds, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons

Famous people from around Tzeachten 13

No notable person born in Tzeachten 13 is on our list; these were born in the towns around it.

How we find them →

Jordyn HuitemaCanadian association football player · born in Chilliwack · born 2001

Tyler ChristopherCanadian athletics competitor · born in Chilliwack · born 1983

Reece HowdenCanadian male freestyle skier · born in Chilliwack · born 1998

Dave ArchibaldIce hockey player · born in Chilliwack · born 1969

Kevin HillSnowboarder · born in Chilliwack · born 1986

Zach BensonCanadian ice hockey player · born in Chilliwack · born 2005

Photo credits

Jordyn Huitema: Douglas O'Brien from Canada, CC BY-SA 2.0 · Reece Howden: Clément Bucco-Lechat, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Kevin Hill: LG전자, CC BY 2.0

About Tzeachten 13

First Nations reserve in British Columbia

Statistics Canada counts Tzeachten 13, a First Nations reserve in British Columbia, as its own census subdivision.

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

Population: 4,899 (people, 2025 estimate)
Province or territory: British Columbia
Census division: Fraser Valley
Metro area: Chilliwack
First Nation: Tzeachten
Census subdivision: 5909830

Tzeachten 13’s neighbours

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

SkowkaleChilliwackElectoral Area E, Fraser ValleyCultus LakeRosedaleElectoral Area C, Fraser ValleyTzeachten 13

How the neighbours grade

Town	People	km	Overall	Cost	Safety	Health
Tzeachten 13	4,899	—	—	—	—	B
Skowkale	1,114	2.7	—	—	—	B
Chilliwack	105,520	3	C⁻	D	D	B
Electoral Area E, Fraser Valley	1,748	9.2	—	D⁻	D	B⁻
Cultus Lake	2,773	10	C	D⁻	C⁺	B⁻
Rosedale	2,401	16	—	C⁻	D	B⁻
Electoral Area C, Fraser Valley	1,155	16	—	—	D	B⁻

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

Questions about Tzeachten 13

Is Tzeachten 13 growing?

Yes: the census counted 2,358 in 2016 and 3,089 in 2021, a rise of 31%, against 4.1% for the median of Canadian towns. The 2025 estimate is 4,899.

Is Tzeachten 13 a young town or an old one?

The median resident is 69 years old, against 45.2 for the median of Canadian towns. 6% are under 15 and 60% are 65 or over.

What kind of homes are in Tzeachten 13?

Mostly 71% single-detached houses (the median of Canadian towns: 64%), with 2% of homes in buildings of five or more storeys. Households hold 1.9 people on average, and 29% have just one.

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).