Chilliwack neighbourhood scores
Living in Fairfield, Chilliwack
Fairfield grades B overall (65/100), #4 of 21 residential areas in and around Chilliwack. Its strongest categories are parks, childcare and schools; its weakest are shops & food and health care.
Fairfield has about 1,326 home addresses across 1.7 km². Out of 21 residential areas, Fairfield ranks #1 for families, #6 for seniors and #6 for commuters. It grades A for schools, kids at home, parks, childcare, quiet streets.
Explore Fairfield on the mapGrades by category
| Category | Grade | What we measured |
|---|---|---|
| Schools | A (95) | Homes within 1 km of a public elementary school and 2 km of a public middle/secondary school |
| Kids at home | A (89) | Share of households that are families with children at home (2021 Census). Used in the Families score only |
| Road safety | C (59) | ICBC-reported crashes per km² per year, 2021–2025 |
| Parks | A (100) | Homes within 400 m of a park, plus 500 m of a playground |
| Childcare | A (97) | 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 (81) | 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 (9) | Homes within 1 km of a grocery store or pharmacy, and 800 m of a café or restaurant |
| Transit | D (34) | Homes within 400 m of a bus stop, and of a stop with 40+ weekday departures |
| Health care | D (32) | Homes within 1.5 km of a walk-in clinic or hospital, and 1 km of a pharmacy |
| Commute time | B (77) | Workers with a commute under 15 minutes, less a penalty for commutes of an hour or more (2021 Census) |
| Highway access | C (60) | Average straight-line distance from homes to the nearest Highway 1 interchange |
| Flood risk | B (75) | Share of homes outside the City floodplain (unprotected floodplain counts most, alluvial fan next, diked floodplain least) |
Who lives here
About 3,875 people live in Fairfield (2021 Census), with a median age of 39.3 (city: 41.7). 83% of households own their home and 16.7% rent. 41.6% of households are families with children at home, 20.1% of residents are under 15 and 16.4% are 65 or older. 95% of homes are houses and 1% are apartments.
Schools
98.6% of homes are within 1 km of a public elementary school, and 87.8% are within 2 km of a public middle or secondary school. Schools inside the boundary: Strathcona Elementary.
Parks
10 city parks covering 18.3 hectares. 99.7% of homes are within a five-minute walk (400 m) of a park.
Transit
6 bus stops with 126 weekday departures on routes 53. 68.7% of homes are within 400 m of a stop.
Flood risk
0% of homes sit in unprotected floodplain, 0% on an alluvial fan, and 100% in diked (protected) floodplain, according to the City of Chilliwack floodplain map.
Road safety
ICBC recorded 91 crashes inside Fairfield from 2021 to 2025, 25 of them with injuries or deaths.
Growth
12 building permits (5 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 A) for 100% of homes
Crime
No public crime data exists at the neighbourhood level, so we don't estimate it.
Common questions about Fairfield
Is Fairfield a good place to live?
Fairfield grades B overall (65/100), #4 of 21 residential areas in and around Chilliwack. Its strongest categories are parks, childcare and schools; its weakest are shops & food and health care. For families it ranks #1, for seniors #6 and for commuters #6. Grades come from public data only, never from reviews or opinion.
Is Fairfield in a flood zone?
0% of homes in Fairfield sit in unprotected floodplain, 0% on an alluvial fan and 100% in diked floodplain (City of Chilliwack floodplain map). It grades B for flood risk.
What schools are in Fairfield?
Public schools inside the boundary: Strathcona Elementary. 98.6% of homes are within 1 km of an elementary school. Check catchments with School District 33.
How many people live in Fairfield?
About 3,875 people (2021 Census), with a median age of 39.3. 83% of households own their home.
Is there good transit in Fairfield?
68.7% of homes are within 400 m of a bus stop; 6 stops get 126 BC Transit departures on a weekday. Transit grades D.
What day is garbage pickup in Fairfield?
Tuesday (zone A) for 100% of homes, on the City curbside schedule.
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Data last built 2026-11-02. How these grades are calculated