Chilliwack neighbourhood scores
Living in Eastern Hillsides, Chilliwack
Eastern Hillsides grades D overall (40/100), #10 of 21 residential areas in and around Chilliwack. Its strongest categories are road safety, quiet streets and highway access; its weakest are schools and shops & food.
Eastern Hillsides has about 1,422 home addresses across 14.6 km². Out of 21 residential areas, Eastern Hillsides ranks #9 for families, #12 for seniors and #10 for commuters. It grades A for kids at home, road safety, quiet streets, highway access.
Explore Eastern Hillsides on the mapGrades by category
| Category | Grade | What we measured |
|---|---|---|
| Schools | E (0) | Homes within 1 km of a public elementary school and 2 km of a public middle/secondary school |
| Kids at home | A (92) | 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 | C (57) | Homes within 400 m of a park, plus 500 m of a playground |
| Childcare | D (27) | 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 | A (83) | 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 | E (20) | Workers with a commute under 15 minutes, less a penalty for commutes of an hour or more (2021 Census) |
| Highway access | A (83) | Average straight-line distance from homes to the nearest Highway 1 interchange |
| Flood risk | B (79) | Share of homes outside the City floodplain (unprotected floodplain counts most, alluvial fan next, diked floodplain least) |
Who lives here
About 3,350 people live in Eastern Hillsides (2021 Census), with a median age of 37.5 (city: 41.7). 86.3% of households own their home and 13.2% rent. 42.6% of households are families with children at home, 24.4% of residents are under 15 and 12.2% are 65 or older. 90% of homes are houses and 2% are apartments.
Schools
0% of homes are within 1 km of a public elementary school, and 0% are within 2 km of a public middle or secondary school. Schools inside the boundary: Unity Christian School.
Parks
9 city parks covering 69.6 hectares. 60% 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, 35.1% on an alluvial fan, and 0.4% in diked (protected) floodplain, according to the City of Chilliwack floodplain map.
Road safety
ICBC recorded 54 crashes inside Eastern Hillsides from 2021 to 2025, 5 of them with injuries or deaths.
Growth
7 building permits (4 for new homes) were issued here in the 28 weeks of City permit reports we could read between 2025-10-14 and 2026-10-23.
Garbage day
Tuesday (zone B) for 100% of homes
Crime
No public crime data exists at the neighbourhood level, so we don't estimate it.
Common questions about Eastern Hillsides
Is Eastern Hillsides a good place to live?
Eastern Hillsides grades D overall (40/100), #10 of 21 residential areas in and around Chilliwack. Its strongest categories are road safety, quiet streets and highway access; its weakest are schools and shops & food. For families it ranks #9, for seniors #12 and for commuters #10. Grades come from public data only, never from reviews or opinion.
Is Eastern Hillsides in a flood zone?
0% of homes in Eastern Hillsides sit in unprotected floodplain, 35.1% on an alluvial fan and 0.4% in diked floodplain (City of Chilliwack floodplain map). It grades B for flood risk.
What schools are in Eastern Hillsides?
Public schools inside the boundary: Unity Christian School. 0% of homes are within 1 km of an elementary school. Check catchments with School District 33.
How many people live in Eastern Hillsides?
About 3,350 people (2021 Census), with a median age of 37.5. 86.3% of households own their home.
Is there good transit in Eastern Hillsides?
0% of homes are within 400 m of a bus stop; 0 stops get 0 BC Transit departures on a weekday. Transit grades E.
What day is garbage pickup in Eastern Hillsides?
Tuesday (zone B) for 100% of homes, on the City curbside schedule.
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Data last built 2026-11-02. How these grades are calculated