White RockBritish Columbia

Rent takes more of local pay in White Rock than in British Columbia’s towns or Canadian towns: 39% of household income

Measured across the Vancouver metro area: rent as a share of income and monthly rent for a two-bedroom

32% of households spent 30% or more of their income on shelter, higher than both British Columbia’s towns (21%) and Canadian towns (18%). Owners make up 65% of households.

For health, White Rock is ahead of 94% of Canadian towns

The health survey and life expectancy numbers here cover the Fraser South Health Service Delivery Area

Measured from where White Rock’s residents live, the nearest hospital is 1.1 km away, under the typical 3.7 km. Lives here run to 83.2 years on average, above British Columbia’s towns (81.0) and Canadian towns (81.5) alike. In the health survey, 50% of adults in the region rate their health very good or excellent, close to British Columbia’s 50%.

Mixed results around White Rock: 10 high and 5 low of 23 schools in British Columbia

Protected areas cover 22% of the country around White Rock

Within 5 km are 4 beaches; White Rock Beach is the nearest. Peace Arch Park is the closest provincial park, at 1.9 km. Public parks and reserves within 10 km: 101, above both British Columbia’s towns (14) and Canadian towns (4). For a national park, Gulf Islands National Park Reserve is 28 km away.

July highs in White Rock: 25.0°C, against 23.1°C in British Columbia’s towns and 25.5°C in Canadian towns

Gardeners get 201 frost-free days, from 11 April to 30 October. Counting rain and snow alike, 1,649 mm falls in a year, above British Columbia’s towns (1,152 mm) and Canadian towns (883 mm) alike. White Rock sees January nights of 0.5°C on average. A normal January brings 22 cm of snow, the most of any month.

White Rock earns a C for safety

Violent crime is recorded at 13.7 per 1,000 residents a year. Its violent severity index came to 87, about level with Canadian towns (86) and above British Columbia’s towns (76).

Commuters in White Rock travel further than in British Columbia’s towns or Canadian towns, 31 min on average

At the census, 83% of commuters went by car.

More of White Rock belongs to a visible minority than British Columbia’s towns or Canadian towns: 24%

First Nations, Métis and Inuit people make up 3.1% of residents, below British Columbia’s towns (5%) but above Canadian towns (2.8%).

Expect November days around 10°C in White Rock, nights around 2°C

December follows at 6°C by day and freezing by night. Snowfall in a normal November: 7 cm. Precipitation in November averages 249 mm. ECCC’s forecast for White Rock is on the Weather page, hour by hour.

White Rock’s MP is Ernie Klassen (Liberal Party of Canada), for South Surrey—White Rock

From British Columbia come 43 MPs, 20 of them with the Liberal Party of Canada.

White Rock’s public library is FVRL: White Rock Library

From the centre of White Rock, it is 0.4 km away.

Earthquake risk in White Rock runs 20 times the typical Canadian town’s: $0.60 per $1,000 a year

The national inventory holds one flood map for it, from City of Surrey. Wildfire is rare near White Rock: 0.2% of the land within 25 km has burned since 1986, a burn rate of 0.004% a year.