Living in Fort Langley, Langley
Fort Langley grades B overall (70/100), #1 of 23 residential areas in and around Langley. Its strongest categories are health care, parks and shops & food; its weakest are quiet streets.
Fort Langley has about 1,457 home addresses across 2.3 km². Out of 23 residential areas, Fort Langley ranks #10 for families, #1 for seniors and #1 for commuters. It grades A for parks, shops & food, transit, health care.
Explore Fort Langley on the mapGrades by category
| Category | Grade | What we measured |
|---|---|---|
| Schools | B (65) | Homes within 1 km of a public elementary school and 2 km of a public middle/secondary school |
| Kids at home | B (67) | Share of households that are families with children at home (2021 Census). Used in the Families score only |
| Road safety | C (48) | ICBC-reported crashes per km² per year, 2021–2025 |
| Parks | A (94) | Homes within 400 m of a park, plus 500 m of a playground |
| Childcare | B (69) | 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 (0) | 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 | A (93) | 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 (99) | 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 | B (66) | Average straight-line distance from homes to the nearest Highway 1 interchange |
Who lives here
About 3,440 people live in Fort Langley (2021 Census), with a median age of 48.5 (city: 42.1). 89.3% of households own their home and 10.3% rent. 35.1% of households are families with children at home, 15.5% of residents are under 15 and 24.9% are 65 or older. 61% of homes are houses and 14% are apartments.
Schools
100% 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: Fort Langley Elementary, Langley Fine Arts School.
Parks
8 city parks covering 25.7 hectares. 94% of homes are within a five-minute walk (400 m) of a park.
Transit
15 bus stops with 686 weekday departures on routes 509, 562. 88.3% of homes are within 400 m of a stop.
Road safety
ICBC recorded 264 crashes inside Fort Langley from 2021 to 2025, 75 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 Fort Langley
Is Fort Langley a good place to live?
Fort Langley grades B overall (70/100), #1 of 23 residential areas in and around Langley. Its strongest categories are health care, parks and shops & food; its weakest are quiet streets. For families it ranks #10, for seniors #1 and for commuters #1. Grades come from public data only, never from reviews or opinion.
What schools are in Fort Langley?
Public schools inside the boundary: Fort Langley Elementary, Langley Fine Arts School. 100% of homes are within 1 km of an elementary school. Check catchments with Langley School District 35.
How many people live in Fort Langley?
About 3,440 people (2021 Census), with a median age of 48.5. 89.3% of households own their home.
Is there good transit in Fort Langley?
88.3% of homes are within 400 m of a bus stop; 15 stops get 686 TransLink departures on a weekday. Transit grades A.
Compare Langley neighbourhoods
Best overall · Best for families with young kids · Best for seniors and retirees · Best for commuters
- Aldergrove B · 67
- Willoughby B · 66
- Langley Meadows B · 66
- Walnut Grove B · 65
- Murrayville B · 65
- Willowbrook C · 60
- Brookswood C · 54
- City of Langley 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