Abbotsford neighbourhood scores
Living in Townline, Abbotsford
Townline grades A overall (81/100), #1 of 22 residential areas in and around Abbotsford. Its strongest categories are flood risk, parks and schools; its weakest are road safety and quiet streets.
Townline has about 2,958 home addresses across 6 km². Out of 22 residential areas, Townline ranks #5 for families, #1 for seniors and #2 for commuters. It grades A for schools, parks, shops & food, transit, health care, highway access, flood risk.
Explore Townline on the mapGrades by category
| Category | Grade | What we measured |
|---|---|---|
| Schools | A (98) | Homes within 1 km of a public elementary school and 2 km of a public middle/secondary school |
| Kids at home | C (64) | Share of households that are families with children at home (2021 Census). Used in the Families score only |
| Road safety | D (31) | ICBC-reported crashes per km² per year, 2021–2025 |
| Parks | A (99) | Homes within 400 m of a park, plus 500 m of a playground |
| Childcare | B (73) | 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 | D (44) | 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 | A (95) | Homes within 1 km of a grocery store or pharmacy, and 800 m of a café or restaurant |
| Transit | A (95) | Homes within 400 m of a bus stop, and of a stop with 40+ weekday departures |
| Health care | A (98) | Homes within 1.5 km of a walk-in clinic or hospital, and 1 km of a pharmacy |
| Commute time | B (75) | Workers with a commute under 15 minutes, less a penalty for commutes of an hour or more (2021 Census) |
| Highway access | A (85) | Average straight-line distance from homes to the nearest Highway 1 interchange |
| Flood risk | A (100) | 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 21,300 people live in Townline (2021 Census), with a median age of 36.5 (city: 40.4). 71.5% of households own their home and 28.6% rent. 34.2% of households are families with children at home, 18.6% of residents are under 15 and 15% are 65 or older. 23% of homes are houses and 5% are apartments.
Schools
97.6% of homes are within 1 km of a public elementary school, and 99.6% are within 2 km of a public middle or secondary school. Schools inside the boundary: Harry Sayers Elementary, Dave Kandal Elementary, Rick Hansen Secondary, Eugene Reimer Middle, St. John Brebeuf Regional Secondary, Blue Jay Elementary.
Parks
31 city parks covering 120.7 hectares. 99.3% of homes are within a five-minute walk (400 m) of a park.
Transit
43 bus stops with 2,228 weekday departures on routes 1, 2, 21, 21A, 22, 66. 95% of homes are within 400 m of a stop.
Flood risk
0% of homes sit in unprotected floodplain, 0% 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 1,965 crashes inside Townline from 2021 to 2025, 710 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 Townline
Is Townline a good place to live?
Townline grades A overall (81/100), #1 of 22 residential areas in and around Abbotsford. Its strongest categories are flood risk, parks and schools; its weakest are road safety and quiet streets. For families it ranks #5, for seniors #1 and for commuters #2. Grades come from public data only, never from reviews or opinion.
Is Townline in a flood zone?
0% of homes in Townline are in the City of Abbotsford floodplain map, so it grades A for flood risk.
What schools are in Townline?
Public schools inside the boundary: Harry Sayers Elementary, Dave Kandal Elementary, Rick Hansen Secondary, Eugene Reimer Middle, St. John Brebeuf Regional Secondary, Blue Jay Elementary. 97.6% of homes are within 1 km of an elementary school. Check catchments with Abbotsford School District 34.
How many people live in Townline?
About 21,300 people (2021 Census), with a median age of 36.5. 71.5% of households own their home.
Is there good transit in Townline?
95% of homes are within 400 m of a bus stop; 43 stops get 2,228 BC Transit departures on a weekday. Transit grades A.
Compare Abbotsford neighbourhoods
Best overall · Best for families with young kids · Best for seniors and retirees · Best for commuters
- Clearbrook A · 81
- City Centre B · 78
- Immel-McMillan B · 77
- South Clearbrook B · 76
- Marshall-McCallum B · 76
- UDistrict B · 76
- Historic Downtown B · 75
- Fairfield B · 69
- Whatcom B · 65
- Clayburn C · 63
- West Abbotsford C · 58
- Hazelwood C · 57
- McKee C · 55
- Peardonville C · 53
- Sumas Way C · 50
- South Poplar D · 39
- Aberdeen D · 37
- Sumas Mountain D · 36
- Bradner-Mt. Lehman D · 35
- Matsqui Prairie D · 30
- Sumas Prairie D · 25
Data last built 2026-11-02. How these grades are calculated