Living in Willoughby, Langley
Willoughby grades B overall (66/100), #3 of 23 residential areas in and around Langley. Its strongest categories are childcare, schools and health care; its weakest are quiet streets and road safety.
Willoughby has about 8,380 home addresses across 9.2 km². Out of 23 residential areas, Willoughby ranks #3 for families, #6 for seniors and #3 for commuters. It grades A for schools, kids at home, parks, childcare, shops & food, health care, highway access.
Explore Willoughby on the mapGrades by category
| Category | Grade | What we measured |
|---|---|---|
| Schools | A (86) | Homes within 1 km of a public elementary school and 2 km of a public middle/secondary school |
| Kids at home | A (100) | Share of households that are families with children at home (2021 Census). Used in the Families score only |
| Road safety | D (35) | ICBC-reported crashes per km² per year, 2021–2025 |
| Parks | A (85) | Homes within 400 m of a park, plus 500 m of a playground |
| Childcare | A (99) | 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 (13) | 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 (83) | Homes within 1 km of a grocery store or pharmacy, and 800 m of a café or restaurant |
| Transit | D (35) | Homes within 400 m of a bus stop, and of a stop with 40+ weekday departures |
| Health care | A (86) | Homes within 1.5 km of a walk-in clinic or hospital, and 1 km of a pharmacy |
| Commute time | C (48) | Workers with a commute under 15 minutes, less a penalty for commutes of an hour or more (2021 Census) |
| Highway access | A (85) | Average straight-line distance from homes to the nearest Highway 1 interchange |
Who lives here
About 22,195 people live in Willoughby (2021 Census), with a median age of 36.1 (city: 42.1). 78.8% of households own their home and 21.4% rent. 46.6% of households are families with children at home, 22.1% of residents are under 15 and 9.7% are 65 or older. 22% of homes are houses and 16% are apartments.
Schools
78.8% of homes are within 1 km of a public elementary school, and 99.5% are within 2 km of a public middle or secondary school. Schools inside the boundary: Willoughby Elementary, R E Mountain Secondary, Lynn Fripps Elementary, Richard Bulpitt Elementary, Yorkson Creek Middle School, Peter Ewart Middle School, Donna Gabriel Robins Elementary.
Parks
8 city parks covering 41.5 hectares. 79.9% of homes are within a five-minute walk (400 m) of a park.
Transit
33 bus stops with 1,467 weekday departures on routes 388, 501, 509, 555, 562, 595. 61% of homes are within 400 m of a stop.
Road safety
ICBC recorded 2,379 crashes inside Willoughby from 2021 to 2025, 834 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 Willoughby
Is Willoughby a good place to live?
Willoughby grades B overall (66/100), #3 of 23 residential areas in and around Langley. Its strongest categories are childcare, schools and health care; its weakest are quiet streets and road safety. For families it ranks #3, for seniors #6 and for commuters #3. Grades come from public data only, never from reviews or opinion.
What schools are in Willoughby?
Public schools inside the boundary: Willoughby Elementary, R E Mountain Secondary, Lynn Fripps Elementary, Richard Bulpitt Elementary, Yorkson Creek Middle School, Peter Ewart Middle School, Donna Gabriel Robins Elementary. 78.8% of homes are within 1 km of an elementary school. Check catchments with Langley School District 35.
How many people live in Willoughby?
About 22,195 people (2021 Census), with a median age of 36.1. 78.8% of households own their home.
Is there good transit in Willoughby?
61% of homes are within 400 m of a bus stop; 33 stops get 1,467 TransLink departures on a weekday. Transit grades D.
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Data last built 2026-11-02. How these grades are calculated