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Fewer households own their home in Greektown than in British Columbia’s towns or across Canadian towns: 49%

A year’s rent came to 28% of the median household income, above British Columbia’s towns (24%) and Canadian towns (20%) alike. 31% of households spent 30% or more of their income on shelter, higher than both British Columbia’s towns (21%) and Canadian towns (18%).

Greektown scores better for health than 96% of Canadian towns

Arthritis, diabetes and high blood pressure affect 13% of the region’s adults on average, lower than both British Columbia’s towns (15%) and Canadian towns (17%), and the region has fewer smokers than British Columbia, 7.3% of adults to 8.9%. For 2022/2024, the region’s figure is 83.3 years at birth, 86.5 for women and 80.2 for men. The survey puts the region’s share in very good or excellent health at 50%; British Columbia as a whole is at 50%.

Greektown has 18 of its 41 tested schools in the top fifth in British Columbia

Within 3 km of Greektown are 40 elementary schools, 4 secondary schools, 2 schools for every grade and 2 alternative or adult schools. Independent schools number 22 of 48, above the 18% in British Columbia.

Winters are mild in Greektown: January nights hold at 3.3°C, above British Columbia’s towns and Canadian towns

A normal year brings 1,537 mm of precipitation, above British Columbia’s towns (1,152 mm) and Canadian towns (883 mm) alike. July afternoons in Greektown average 23.0°C. Snow peaks in December: 14 cm in a normal year. Rain and snow peak in November, at 245 mm.

Households in Greektown earn more than those in 87% of Canadian towns

Commutes averaged 27 min, about level with both British Columbia’s towns (26 min) and Canadian towns (26 min).

For the force that serves Greektown, the Crime Severity Index is 93, above British Columbia’s towns and Canadian towns

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

The violent index for its police area came to 99, above both British Columbia’s towns (76) and Canadian towns (86). For every 1,000 residents of its police area, 43.6 property crimes are reported each year.

Fewer children live in Greektown than in British Columbia’s towns or Canadian towns: 12% are under 15

16% speak both English and French, above British Columbia’s towns (5.8%) and Canadian towns (7.5%) alike. The 65-and-over age group makes up 15% of residents.

What November brings in Greektown: 5°C at night, 10°C by day

Next comes December, with normal highs of 7°C and lows of 3°C. The forecast on the Weather page is ECCC’s for Vancouver.

Vancouver Quadra, which takes in Greektown, is held by Wade Grant (Liberal Party of Canada)

As part of Vancouver, Greektown is governed by the city’s council, not one of its own.

VPL: Kitsilano Branch is Greektown’s public library

The library figures on this page are Vancouver’s: Vancouver Public Library serves all 742,394 people of the city, Greektown among them.

Greektown has more protected land around it than 9 in 10 Canadian towns

Named trails close by number 2, the The Trans Canada Trail and Iva Mann Loop Walk among them. 9.6 km from town is Cypress Park, the nearest provincial park. The nearest national park is Gulf Islands National Park Reserve, 43 km away. Within 10 km are 13 protected areas.

Shaking costs buildings in Greektown $0.43 a year per $1,000 of value, 14 times the typical town’s

Radon topped the guideline in 1.2% of tested homes, below British Columbia’s towns (1.8%) and Canadian towns (6.6%) alike. City of Vancouver has mapped the flood hazard here: one study on the national inventory. Burn scars are few around Greektown, with 0.2% of the land within 25 km touched by fire since 1986 (0.005% a year). Greektown doesn’t get its own radon tests figures; the ones here come from the Vancouver health region.

In Greektown, 42% of homes go back before 1961