Abbotsford neighbourhood scores
Living in Sumas Mountain, Abbotsford
Sumas Mountain grades D overall (36/100), #19 of 22 residential areas in and around Abbotsford. Its strongest categories are flood risk, road safety and quiet streets; its weakest are shops & food and transit.
Sumas Mountain has about 364 home addresses across 35.1 km². Out of 22 residential areas, Sumas Mountain ranks #15 for families, #21 for seniors and #21 for commuters. It grades A for road safety, flood risk.
Explore Sumas Mountain on the mapGrades by category
| Category | Grade | What we measured |
|---|---|---|
| Schools | E (6) | Homes within 1 km of a public elementary school and 2 km of a public middle/secondary school |
| Kids at home | B (72) | Share of households that are families with children at home (2021 Census). Used in the Families score only |
| Road safety | A (91) | ICBC-reported crashes per km² per year, 2021–2025 |
| Parks | D (39) | Homes within 400 m of a park, plus 500 m of a playground |
| Childcare | E (7) | Homes within 800 m of a licensed group centre or preschool, and 1 km of care for under-3s (home daycares alone don’t count) |
| Quiet streets | C (62) | How close homes are to traffic: right beside a highway counts most, fading out by 300 m; arterial roads fade out by 150 m and collector roads by 100 m (OpenStreetMap road types) |
| Shops & food | E (0) | Homes within 1 km of a grocery store or pharmacy, and 800 m of a café or restaurant |
| Transit | E (0) | Homes within 400 m of a bus stop, and of a stop with 40+ weekday departures |
| Health care | E (0) | Homes within 1.5 km of a walk-in clinic or hospital, and 1 km of a pharmacy |
| Commute time | D (36) | Workers with a commute under 15 minutes, less a penalty for commutes of an hour or more (2021 Census) |
| Highway access | C (59) | Average straight-line distance from homes to the nearest Highway 1 interchange |
| Flood risk | A (92) | Share of homes outside the City floodplain (unprotected floodplain and Sumas Prairie, which flooded in 2021, count most; diked floodplain least) |
Who lives here
About 1,040 people live in Sumas Mountain (2021 Census), with a median age of 39.4 (city: 40.4). 81.9% of households own their home and 17% rent. 36.6% of households are families with children at home, 20.3% of residents are under 15 and 14.7% are 65 or older. 87% of homes are houses and 0% are apartments.
Schools
8.5% of homes are within 1 km of a public elementary school, and 0.3% are within 2 km of a public middle or secondary school.
Parks
15 city parks covering 798.9 hectares. 53.8% of homes are within a five-minute walk (400 m) of a park.
Transit
0 bus stops with 0 weekday departures. 0% of homes are within 400 m of a stop.
Flood risk
0% of homes sit in unprotected floodplain, 7.4% in the Sumas Prairie floodplain (diked, but flooded in November 2021), and 0.8% in other diked (protected) floodplain, according to the City of Abbotsford floodplain map.
Road safety
ICBC recorded 131 crashes inside Sumas Mountain from 2021 to 2025, 37 of them with injuries or deaths.
Crime
No public crime data exists at the neighbourhood level, so we don't estimate it.
Common questions about Sumas Mountain
Is Sumas Mountain a good place to live?
Sumas Mountain grades D overall (36/100), #19 of 22 residential areas in and around Abbotsford. Its strongest categories are flood risk, road safety and quiet streets; its weakest are shops & food and transit. For families it ranks #15, for seniors #21 and for commuters #21. Grades come from public data only, never from reviews or opinion.
Is Sumas Mountain in a flood zone?
0% of homes in Sumas Mountain sit in unprotected floodplain, 7.4% in the Sumas Prairie floodplain (diked, but flooded in November 2021) and 0.8% in other diked floodplain (City of Abbotsford floodplain map). It grades A for flood risk.
What schools are in Sumas Mountain?
There are no public schools inside the boundary. 8.5% of homes are within 1 km of an elementary school. Check catchments with Abbotsford School District 34.
How many people live in Sumas Mountain?
About 1,040 people (2021 Census), with a median age of 39.4. 81.9% of households own their home.
Is there good transit in Sumas Mountain?
0% of homes are within 400 m of a bus stop; 0 stops get 0 BC Transit departures on a weekday. Transit grades E.
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Data last built 2026-11-02. How these grades are calculated