Abbotsford neighbourhood scores
Living in Sumas Prairie, Abbotsford
Sumas Prairie grades D overall (25/100), #22 of 22 residential areas in and around Abbotsford. Its strongest categories are road safety, commute time and highway access; its weakest are quiet streets and transit.
Sumas Prairie has about 1,238 home addresses across 100.8 km². Out of 22 residential areas, Sumas Prairie ranks #21 for families, #22 for seniors and #17 for commuters. It grades A for kids at home.
Explore Sumas Prairie on the mapGrades by category
| Category | Grade | What we measured |
|---|---|---|
| Schools | E (5) | Homes within 1 km of a public elementary school and 2 km of a public middle/secondary school |
| Kids at home | A (83) | Share of households that are families with children at home (2021 Census). Used in the Families score only |
| Road safety | B (78) | ICBC-reported crashes per km² per year, 2021–2025 |
| Parks | E (16) | Homes within 400 m of a park, plus 500 m of a playground |
| Childcare | E (11) | 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 | E (0) | 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 (6) | Homes within 1 km of a grocery store or pharmacy, and 800 m of a café or restaurant |
| Transit | E (2) | Homes within 400 m of a bus stop, and of a stop with 40+ weekday departures |
| Health care | E (4) | Homes within 1.5 km of a walk-in clinic or hospital, and 1 km of a pharmacy |
| Commute time | B (74) | Workers with a commute under 15 minutes, less a penalty for commutes of an hour or more (2021 Census) |
| Highway access | B (70) | Average straight-line distance from homes to the nearest Highway 1 interchange |
| Flood risk | E (11) | 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 2,970 people live in Sumas Prairie (2021 Census), with a median age of 37.8 (city: 40.4). 67.2% of households own their home and 27.1% rent. 39.8% of households are families with children at home, 18.8% of residents are under 15 and 13.1% are 65 or older. 90% of homes are houses and 1% are apartments.
Schools
7.7% of homes are within 1 km of a public elementary school, and 0.7% are within 2 km of a public middle or secondary school. Schools inside the boundary: Barrowtown Elementary, Upper Sumas Elementary.
Parks
7 city parks covering 172.3 hectares. 17.7% of homes are within a five-minute walk (400 m) of a park.
Transit
2 bus stops with 27 weekday departures on routes 7, 7A, 16. 3.6% of homes are within 400 m of a stop.
Flood risk
0% of homes sit in unprotected floodplain, 88.7% in the Sumas Prairie floodplain (diked, but flooded in November 2021), and 0% in other diked (protected) floodplain, according to the City of Abbotsford floodplain map.
Road safety
ICBC recorded 1,459 crashes inside Sumas Prairie from 2021 to 2025, 511 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 Prairie
Is Sumas Prairie a good place to live?
Sumas Prairie grades D overall (25/100), #22 of 22 residential areas in and around Abbotsford. Its strongest categories are road safety, commute time and highway access; its weakest are quiet streets and transit. For families it ranks #21, for seniors #22 and for commuters #17. Grades come from public data only, never from reviews or opinion.
Is Sumas Prairie in a flood zone?
0% of homes in Sumas Prairie sit in unprotected floodplain, 88.7% in the Sumas Prairie floodplain (diked, but flooded in November 2021) and 0% in other diked floodplain (City of Abbotsford floodplain map). It grades E for flood risk.
What schools are in Sumas Prairie?
Public schools inside the boundary: Barrowtown Elementary, Upper Sumas Elementary. 7.7% of homes are within 1 km of an elementary school. Check catchments with Abbotsford School District 34.
How many people live in Sumas Prairie?
About 2,970 people (2021 Census), with a median age of 37.8. 67.2% of households own their home.
Is there good transit in Sumas Prairie?
3.6% of homes are within 400 m of a bus stop; 2 stops get 27 BC Transit departures on a weekday. Transit grades E.
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Data last built 2026-11-02. How these grades are calculated