Living in Bankhead, Kelowna

Bankhead grades B overall (79/100), #3 of 27 residential areas in and around Kelowna. Its strongest categories are commute time, health care and parks; its weakest are road safety.

Bankhead has about 1,542 home addresses across 3.1 km². Out of 27 residential areas, Bankhead ranks #7 for families, #7 for seniors and #8 for commuters. It grades A for parks, nature & outdoors, childcare, transit, health care, commute time, highway access.

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Grades by category

Category	Grade	What we measured
Schools	B (79)	Homes within 1 km of a public elementary school and 2 km of a public middle/secondary school
Kids at home	C (45)	Share of households that are families with children at home (2021 Census). Used in the Families score only
Road safety	D (43)	ICBC-reported crashes per km² per year, 2021–2025
Parks	A (92)	Homes within 400 m of a park, plus 500 m of a playground
Nature & outdoors	A (90)	How close homes are to a trail, natural area or shoreline the public can reach, to a bigger one for a bike ride (a river, lake or long trail), and to a major destination for a drive (a big lake, large park or the ocean)
Childcare	A (85)	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 (48)	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	B (69)	Homes within 1 km of a grocery store or pharmacy, and 800 m of a café or restaurant
Transit	A (88)	Homes within 400 m of a bus stop, and of a stop with 40+ weekday departures
Health care	A (93)	Homes within 1.5 km of a walk-in clinic or hospital, and 1 km of a pharmacy
Commute time	A (100)	Workers with a commute under 15 minutes, less a penalty for commutes of an hour or more (2021 Census)
Highway access	A (87)	Average straight-line distance from homes to the nearest Highway 97 or 33 interchange

Who lives here

About 6,095 people live in Bankhead (2021 Census), with a median age of 40.4 (city: 43.5). 63.8% of households own their home and 36.4% rent. 28.5% of households are families with children at home, 14.7% of residents are under 15 and 18% are 65 or older. 47% of homes are houses and 27% are apartments.

Schools

100% of homes are within 1 km of a public elementary school, and 40.4% are within 2 km of a public middle or secondary school. Across Central Okanagan Public Schools (School District 23), 96% of students graduate within six years of starting Grade 8 (BC: 92.5%, 2024/2025); the Province doesn't publish this for single schools.

School	Beats % of BC schools	Results
Glenmore Elementary elementary	67	FSA reading beats 63% of BC schools; FSA math beats 71%
Bankhead Elementary elementary	32	FSA reading beats 33% of BC schools; FSA math beats 31%

Provincial test results (FSA 2023/2024–2025/2026, graduation assessments 2022/2023–2024/2025) compared with every BC school. They don't count toward any grade, because scores follow family income closely. How we work these out.

Nature & outdoors

100% of homes are within 1 km of a trail, natural area or public shoreline. Close to home: Okanagan Rail Trail, Knox Mountain Park, Dilworth Mountain Park, Parkinson Recreation Park and Brandt's Creek Linear Trail. A bike ride away: Okanagan Lake, Mission Creek, Tugboat Bay Beach, Poplar point beach and Mission Creek Greenway. A short drive away: Telemark Cross-Country Ski Trails Recreation Site, Bear Creek Recreation Site, Okanagan Mountain Provincial Park, Rose Valley Regional Park and Kettle Valley Rail Trail.

Parks

7 city parks covering 7.4 hectares. 96.6% of homes are within a five-minute walk (400 m) of a park.

Transit

28 bus stops with 1,143 weekday departures on routes 3, 5, 6, 10, 18, 19. 97.2% of homes are within 400 m of a stop.

Road safety

ICBC recorded 478 crashes inside Bankhead from 2021 to 2025, 148 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 Bankhead

Is Bankhead a good place to live?

Bankhead grades B overall (79/100), #3 of 27 residential areas in and around Kelowna. Its strongest categories are commute time, health care and parks; its weakest are road safety. For families it ranks #7, for seniors #7 and for commuters #8. Grades come from public data only, never from reviews or opinion.

What outdoor spots are near Bankhead?

What schools are in Bankhead?

Public schools inside the boundary: Glenmore Elementary, Bankhead Elementary. 100% of homes are within 1 km of an elementary school. Check catchments with Central Okanagan Public Schools (School District 23).

Are the schools in Bankhead good?

On provincial tests, Glenmore Elementary beats 67% of BC schools and Bankhead Elementary beats 32% of BC schools (FSA 2023/2024–2025/2026, graduation assessments 2022/2023–2024/2025). SD23 graduates 96% of students within six years (BC 92.5%). Test scores follow family income closely, so visit and talk to the school too.

How many people live in Bankhead?

About 6,095 people (2021 Census), with a median age of 40.4. 63.8% of households own their home.

Is there good transit in Bankhead?

97.2% of homes are within 400 m of a bus stop; 28 stops get 1,143 BC Transit departures on a weekday. Transit grades A.

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Data last built 2026-11-06. How these grades are calculated