Living in City of Langley, Langley
City of Langley grades C overall (54/100), #9 of 23 residential areas in and around Langley. Its strongest categories are schools, parks and childcare; its weakest are quiet streets and road safety.
City of Langley has about 3,968 home addresses across 10.2 km². Out of 23 residential areas, City of Langley ranks #7 for families, #9 for seniors and #15 for commuters. It grades A for schools, parks.
Explore City of Langley on the mapGrades by category
| Category | Grade | What we measured |
|---|---|---|
| Schools | A (94) | Homes within 1 km of a public elementary school and 2 km of a public middle/secondary school |
| Kids at home | C (52) | Share of households that are families with children at home (2021 Census). Used in the Families score only |
| Road safety | D (26) | ICBC-reported crashes per km² per year, 2021–2025 |
| Parks | A (93) | Homes within 400 m of a park, plus 500 m of a playground |
| Childcare | B (74) | 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 (9) | 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 | D (39) | Homes within 1 km of a grocery store or pharmacy, and 800 m of a café or restaurant |
| Transit | B (69) | Homes within 400 m of a bus stop, and of a stop with 40+ weekday departures |
| Health care | C (48) | Homes within 1.5 km of a walk-in clinic or hospital, and 1 km of a pharmacy |
| Commute time | C (58) | Workers with a commute under 15 minutes, less a penalty for commutes of an hour or more (2021 Census) |
| Highway access | D (29) | Average straight-line distance from homes to the nearest Highway 1 interchange |
Who lives here
About 31,005 people live in City of Langley (2021 Census), with a median age of 42 (city: 42.1). 62.9% of households own their home and 37.1% rent. 30.5% of households are families with children at home, 15.4% of residents are under 15 and 19.8% are 65 or older. 22% of homes are houses and 58% are apartments.
Schools
93.2% of homes are within 1 km of a public elementary school, and 94.8% are within 2 km of a public middle or secondary school. Schools inside the boundary: Simonds Elementary, Blacklock Fine Arts Elementary, Nicomekl Elementary, Alice Brown Elementary, Uplands Elementary, Douglas Park Community, H D Stafford Middle, Whytecliff Agile Learning Centre-Langley.
Parks
44 city parks covering 136.6 hectares. 98.6% of homes are within a five-minute walk (400 m) of a park.
Transit
117 bus stops with 9,116 weekday departures on routes 320, 342, 364, 372, 395, 501, 502, 503, 509, 531, 556, 560, 561, 562, 563, 564, 595, 840. 81.1% of homes are within 400 m of a stop.
Road safety
ICBC recorded 4,363 crashes inside City of Langley from 2021 to 2025, 1,487 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 City of Langley
Is City of Langley a good place to live?
City of Langley grades C overall (54/100), #9 of 23 residential areas in and around Langley. Its strongest categories are schools, parks and childcare; its weakest are quiet streets and road safety. For families it ranks #7, for seniors #9 and for commuters #15. Grades come from public data only, never from reviews or opinion.
What schools are in City of Langley?
Public schools inside the boundary: Simonds Elementary, Blacklock Fine Arts Elementary, Nicomekl Elementary, Alice Brown Elementary, Uplands Elementary, Douglas Park Community, H D Stafford Middle, Whytecliff Agile Learning Centre-Langley. 93.2% of homes are within 1 km of an elementary school. Check catchments with Langley School District 35.
How many people live in City of Langley?
About 31,005 people (2021 Census), with a median age of 42. 62.9% of households own their home.
Is there good transit in City of Langley?
81.1% of homes are within 400 m of a bus stop; 117 stops get 9,116 TransLink departures on a weekday. Transit grades B.
Compare Langley neighbourhoods
Best overall · Best for families with young kids · Best for seniors and retirees · Best for commuters
- Fort Langley B · 70
- Aldergrove B · 67
- Willoughby B · 66
- Langley Meadows B · 66
- Walnut Grove B · 65
- Murrayville B · 65
- Willowbrook C · 60
- Brookswood C · 54
- Murray Creek C · 48
- Salmon River SouthWest C · 45
- Derby Reach D · 37
- Salmon River Uplands D · 35
- Central Langley D · 34
- Forest Knolls D · 32
- Fernridge D · 32
- East Langley D · 31
- Salmon River NorthEast D · 30
- SouthEast Langley D · 30
- Salmon River NorthWest D · 29
- Glen Valley D · 27
- South Otter D · 26
- SouthWest Langley E · 24
Data last built 2026-11-02. How these grades are calculated