Cities in British Columbia, Canada
British Columbia has 81 published cities; the largest is Vancouver, with 706,012 residents. The median gross salary runs from €3,028 to €4,630 a month across 56 cities.
Published cities in British Columbia
Sorted by population. A dash means the city has no published figure of its own for that column.
| City | Population | Net rent, €/m²/mo | Median gross salary, €/mo | Unemployment, % | PM2.5, µg/m³ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vancouver | 706,012 | — | €3,785 | 9.0 | 2.5 |
| Surrey | 633,234 | — | €3,224 | 8.6 | 2.6 |
| Burnaby | 249,125 | — | €3,540 | 9.6 | 2.6 |
| Richmond | 222,954 | — | €3,355 | 10.8 | 2.4 |
| Abbotsford | 168,478 | — | €3,159 | 7.8 | 2.8 |
| Coquitlam | 159,285 | — | €3,704 | 9.0 | 2.6 |
| Kelowna | 144,576 | — | €3,312 | 7.9 | 3.8 |
| Langley | 142,043 | — | €3,867 | 6.2 | 6.0 |
| Saanich | 125,853 | — | €3,676 | 6.8 | 2.4 |
| Delta | 108,455 | — | €3,704 | 7.3 | 2.5 |
| Nanaimo | 99,863 | — | €3,246 | 8.4 | 2.8 |
| Kamloops | 97,902 | — | €3,568 | 7.4 | 4.7 |
| Chilliwack | 93,203 | — | €3,268 | 6.6 | 2.5 |
| Maple Ridge | 90,990 | — | €3,758 | 6.7 | 2.7 |
| New Westminster | 78,916 | — | €3,595 | 8.3 | — |
| Prince George | 76,708 | — | €3,704 | 9.4 | 9.3 |
| Port Coquitlam | 61,498 | — | €3,731 | 8.1 | 2.6 |
| Langford | 46,584 | — | €3,442 | 6.2 | 2.4 |
| Vernon | 44,519 | — | €3,203 | 8.2 | 3.8 |
| West Vancouver | 44,122 | — | €4,466 | 9.4 | 2.5 |
| Mission | 41,519 | — | €3,420 | 6.7 | 2.8 |
| Penticton | 36,885 | — | €3,072 | 8.4 | — |
| West Kelowna | 36,078 | — | €3,595 | 7.5 | 3.8 |
| Campbell River | 35,519 | — | €3,203 | 8.7 | 1.9 |
| Port Moody | 33,535 | — | €4,466 | 7.1 | 2.6 |
| Courtenay | 28,420 | — | €3,137 | 8.5 | 5.3 |
| Duncan | 24,358 | — | — | 9.8 | — |
| Squamish | 23,652 | — | €3,922 | 6.8 | — |
| White Rock | 21,807 | — | €3,731 | 8.0 | — |
| Fort St. John | 21,465 | — | €4,058 | 8.9 | 20.4 |
| Colwood | 20,766 | — | €3,731 | 5.1 | — |
| Cranbrook | 20,499 | — | €3,399 | 7.4 | — |
| Pitt Meadows | 20,399 | — | €3,785 | 6.4 | — |
| Salmon Arm | 20,103 | — | €3,203 | 7.9 | — |
| Port Alberni | 19,526 | — | €3,050 | 9.9 | — |
| Oak Bay | 19,211 | — | €4,630 | 7.0 | — |
| Esquimalt | 19,155 | — | €3,464 | 7.9 | — |
| Central Saanich | 18,689 | — | €3,840 | 4.9 | — |
| Lake Country | 17,372 | — | — | 2.4 | — |
| Sooke | 15,991 | — | €3,486 | 6.7 | — |
| Comox | 15,378 | — | €3,568 | 6.8 | — |
| Parksville | 14,164 | — | €3,028 | 6.7 | — |
| Powell River | 14,148 | — | €3,224 | 7.7 | — |
| Whistler | 13,537 | — | — | 17.5 | — |
| Terrace | 13,384 | — | €3,867 | 6.5 | — |
| Dawson Creek | 13,220 | — | €3,568 | 9.8 | — |
| Prince Rupert | 13,175 | — | €4,139 | 9.5 | — |
| Aldergrove | 13,105 | — | — | 6.2 | — |
| Summerland | 12,918 | — | — | 8.2 | — |
| North Saanich | 12,671 | — | €4,112 | 5.9 | — |
| View Royal | 12,606 | — | €3,922 | 5.6 | — |
| Sidney | 12,569 | — | €3,355 | 4.7 | — |
| Coldstream | 11,890 | — | €3,867 | 7.7 | — |
| Ganges | 11,635 | — | — | 5.5 | — |
| Nelson | 11,467 | — | €3,312 | 9.5 | — |
| Williams Lake | 11,385 | — | €3,420 | 7.9 | — |
| Sechelt | 11,238 | — | — | 6.5 | — |
| Quesnel | 10,198 | — | €3,840 | 10.5 | — |
| Qualicum Beach | 9,397 | — | €3,486 | 7.7 | — |
| Ladysmith | 9,334 | — | €3,377 | 8.0 | — |
| Castlegar | 8,744 | — | — | 10.8 | — |
| Kitimat | 8,647 | — | — | 9.4 | — |
| Revelstoke | 8,439 | — | — | 10.0 | — |
| Kimberley | 8,394 | — | — | 7.7 | — |
| Trail | 8,207 | — | €3,442 | 7.9 | — |
| Merritt | 7,611 | — | — | 9.4 | — |
| Nanoose Bay | 6,765 | — | — | 9.7 | — |
| Hope | 6,699 | — | — | 11.5 | 4.0 |
| Agassiz | 6,300 | — | — | 7.1 | — |
| Peachland | 6,159 | — | €3,355 | 10.8 | — |
| Fernie | 5,801 | — | — | 9.4 | — |
| Smithers | 5,725 | — | — | 6.0 | — |
| Creston | 5,693 | — | — | 9.0 | — |
| Spallumcheen | 5,693 | — | — | 6.1 | — |
| Armstrong | 5,677 | — | — | 6.8 | — |
| Oliver | 5,619 | — | — | 8.4 | — |
| Osoyoos | 5,553 | — | — | 8.4 | — |
| Metchosin | 5,142 | — | €3,731 | 5.5 | — |
| Mill Bay | 4,949 | — | — | 7.0 | — |
| Gibsons | 4,917 | — | — | 7.5 | — |
| Hanceville | 447 | — | — | 12.8 | — |
Within British Columbia
Highest median gross salary
- Oak Bay: €4,630 a month (2020)
- Port Moody: €4,466 a month (2020)
- West Vancouver: €4,466 a month (2020)
- Prince Rupert: €4,139 a month (2020)
- North Saanich: €4,112 a month (2020)
Cleanest air
- Campbell River: 1.9 µg/m³ PM2.5 (2024)
- Langford: 2.4 µg/m³ PM2.5 (2024)
- Saanich: 2.4 µg/m³ PM2.5 (2024)
- Richmond: 2.4 µg/m³ PM2.5 (2024)
- Vancouver: 2.5 µg/m³ PM2.5 (2024)
Sources
Each figure in the table comes from the city's own record; open a city for the source of each value and its date.
- Statistics Canada
- Statistics Canada Census Profile downloads, 2021 Census of Population
- Official ECCC/NAPS 2024 annual daily-mean station observations, reproducibly aggregated as an arithmetic mean for eligible stations within 25 km of the target city coordinate. This is a derived place observation, not an asserted municipal monitor aggregate.
- Statistics Canada, 2021 Census Profile (98-10-0002 bulk CSD CSV, province file)
- Statistics Canada
- Statistics Canada
- Statistics Canada
- cdn.who.int
- Statistics Canada — 2021 Census Profile, unemployment rate at CSD grain