Living in Forest Knolls, Langley
Forest Knolls grades D overall (32/100), #15 of 23 residential areas in and around Langley. Its strongest categories are highway access, road safety and commute time; its weakest are schools and childcare.
Forest Knolls has about 198 home addresses across 1.7 km². Out of 23 residential areas, Forest Knolls ranks #20 for families, #15 for seniors and #5 for commuters. It grades A for highway access.
Explore Forest Knolls 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 | B (76) | Share of households that are families with children at home (2021 Census). Used in the Families score only |
| Road safety | B (70) | ICBC-reported crashes per km² per year, 2021–2025 |
| Parks | D (38) | Homes within 400 m of a park, plus 500 m of a playground |
| Childcare | E (0) | 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 (33) | 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 (14) | Homes within 1 km of a grocery store or pharmacy, and 800 m of a café or restaurant |
| Transit | D (25) | 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 | C (50) | Workers with a commute under 15 minutes, less a penalty for commutes of an hour or more (2021 Census) |
| Highway access | A (89) | Average straight-line distance from homes to the nearest Highway 1 interchange |
Who lives here
About 605 people live in Forest Knolls (2021 Census), with a median age of 45.6 (city: 42.1). 78.7% of households own their home and 21.3% rent. 37.7% of households are families with children at home, 14.4% of residents are under 15 and 21.4% are 65 or older. 77% 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.
Parks
1 city parks covering 1.6 hectares. 54.5% of homes are within a five-minute walk (400 m) of a park.
Transit
2 bus stops with 92 weekday departures on routes 509, 562. 24.7% of homes are within 400 m of a stop.
Road safety
ICBC recorded 44 crashes inside Forest Knolls from 2021 to 2025, 12 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 Forest Knolls
Is Forest Knolls a good place to live?
Forest Knolls grades D overall (32/100), #15 of 23 residential areas in and around Langley. Its strongest categories are highway access, road safety and commute time; its weakest are schools and childcare. For families it ranks #20, for seniors #15 and for commuters #5. Grades come from public data only, never from reviews or opinion.
What schools are in Forest Knolls?
There are no public schools inside the boundary. 0% of homes are within 1 km of an elementary school. Check catchments with Langley School District 35.
How many people live in Forest Knolls?
About 605 people (2021 Census), with a median age of 45.6. 78.7% of households own their home.
Is there good transit in Forest Knolls?
24.7% of homes are within 400 m of a bus stop; 2 stops get 92 TransLink departures on a weekday. Transit grades D.
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Data last built 2026-11-02. How these grades are calculated