2024
RANK
2023
RANK
COMMUNITY
FIVE-YEAR
POPULATION
GROWTH
(10/95 WEIGHT)
HOUSEHOLD
FINANCIAL
VULNERABILITY
(15)
RESIDENT
SENSE OF
BELONGING
(5)
RENTAL VACANCY
RATE PER 10,000
POPULATION
(10)
26 36 SALMON ARM (CY) 10% 92 40 0.5%
27 4 BURNABY (CY) 12% 94 88 1.2%
28 35 PRINCE GEORGE (CY) 6% 110 55 3%
29 23 WHISTLER (DM) 16% 82 63 0%
30 15 VANCOUVER (CY) 10% 90 72 0.8%
31 12 NEW WESTMINSTER (CY) 16% 100 76 0.8%
32 47 MISSION (DM) 10% 115 68 1.1%
33 30 SUMMERLAND (DM) 3% 93 10 1.5%
34 33 CHILLIWACK (CY) 13% 110 64 1.4%
35 10 LANGLEY (CY) 18% 117 72 1.5%
36 24 MAPLE RIDGE (CY) 15% 110 78 1.3%
37 26 PITT MEADOWS (CY) 8% 100 78 1.3%
38 27 DELTA (CY) 12% 94 83 0.5%
39 13 RICHMOND (CY) 11% 98 87 0.1%
40 29 SURREY (CY) 14% 111 89 1.5%
41 43 FORT ST. JOHN (CY) 8% 110 56 5.6%
42 46 PORT ALBERNI (CY) 4% 120 39 1.2%
43 20 PORT COQUITLAM (CY) 10% 103 83 0.2%
44 44 WILLIAMS LAKE (CY) 2% 111 51 0.9%
45 22 NELSON (CY) 6% 93 56 0.2%
46 40 CRANBROOK (CY) 3% 106 41 1.8%
47 49 PRINCE RUPERT (CY) 2% 115 58 1.9%
48 45 TERRACE (CY) 7% 103 56 0%
49 48 DAWSON CREEK (CY) 3% 110 49 5.4%
50 50 QUESNEL (CY) 0% 111 40 2.3%
CY= City; T= Town; DM= District Municipality; RM= Resort Municipality. Category weights shown in brackets. Full methodology on page 34
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