New Westminster neighbourhood scores
Living in Brunette Creek, New Westminster
Brunette Creek grades C overall (60/100). Its strongest categories are nature & outdoors, health care and shops & food; its weakest are quiet streets and parks.
Brunette Creek has about 62 home addresses across 1.8 km². Brunette Creek has very few homes, so it isn't ranked in the lists. It grades A for nature & outdoors, shops & food, health care, highway access.
Explore Brunette Creek on the mapGrades by category
| Category | Grade | What we measured |
|---|---|---|
| Schools | C (45) | Homes within 1 km of a public elementary school and 2 km of a public middle/secondary school |
| Kids at home | E (17) | Share of households that are families with children at home (2021 Census). Used in the Families score only |
| Road safety | C (52) | ICBC-reported crashes per km² per year, 2021–2025 |
| Parks | E (19) | Homes within 400 m of a park, plus 500 m of a playground |
| Nature & outdoors | A (97) | 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 | B (70) | 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 (14) | 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 | B (69) | Homes within 400 m of a bus stop, and of a stop with 40+ weekday departures |
| Health care | A (97) | Homes within 1.5 km of a walk-in clinic or hospital, and 1 km of a pharmacy |
| Commute time | C (49) | 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 1, 17 or 91 interchange |
| Flood risk | E (23) | Share of homes outside the City floodplain (unprotected floodplain counts most, alluvial fan next, diked floodplain least) |
Who lives here
About 610 people live in Brunette Creek (2021 Census), with a median age of 33.6 (city: 41.5). 49.9% of households own their home and 50.1% rent. 20% of households are families with children at home, 10.4% of residents are under 15 and 8.3% are 65 or older. 8% of homes are houses and 74% are apartments.
Schools
40.3% of homes are within 1 km of a public elementary school, and 53.2% are within 2 km of a public middle or secondary school. Across New Westminster Schools (School District 40), 90.9% of students graduate within six years of starting Grade 8 (BC: 92.5%, 2024/2025); the Province doesn't publish this for single schools.
Nature & outdoors
100% of homes are within 1 km of a trail, natural area or public shoreline. Close to home: Central Valley Greenway, Brunette River, Brunette-Fraser Regional Greenway, Crosstown Greenway and Sapperton Channel. A bike ride away: Burnaby Lake Regional Park, BC Parkway, Fraser River (North Arm), Burnaby Mountain Conservation Area and South Arm Fraser River. A short drive away: Seaside Greenway, The Trans Canada Trail, Ocean or tidal shoreline, Stanley Park and South Arm Marshes Wildlife Management Area.
Parks
0 city parks covering 0 hectares. 4.8% of homes are within a five-minute walk (400 m) of a park.
Transit
2 bus stops with 363 weekday departures on routes . 74.2% of homes are within 400 m of a stop.
Flood risk
77.4% of homes sit in the floodplain, according to the City of New Westminster floodplain map.
Road safety
ICBC recorded 157 crashes inside Brunette Creek from 2021 to 2025, 35 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 Brunette Creek
Is Brunette Creek a good place to live?
Brunette Creek grades C overall (60/100). Its strongest categories are nature & outdoors, health care and shops & food; its weakest are quiet streets and parks. Grades come from public data only, never from reviews or opinion.
Is Brunette Creek in a flood zone?
77.4% of homes in Brunette Creek sit in the floodplain (City of New Westminster floodplain map). It grades E for flood risk.
What outdoor spots are near Brunette Creek?
100% of homes are within 1 km of a trail, natural area or public shoreline. Close to home: Central Valley Greenway, Brunette River, Brunette-Fraser Regional Greenway, Crosstown Greenway and Sapperton Channel. A bike ride away: Burnaby Lake Regional Park, BC Parkway, Fraser River (North Arm), Burnaby Mountain Conservation Area and South Arm Fraser River. A short drive away: Seaside Greenway, The Trans Canada Trail, Ocean or tidal shoreline, Stanley Park and South Arm Marshes Wildlife Management Area. Nature & outdoors grades A.
What schools are in Brunette Creek?
There are no public schools inside the boundary. 40.3% of homes are within 1 km of an elementary school. Check catchments with New Westminster Schools (School District 40).
How many people live in Brunette Creek?
About 610 people (2021 Census), with a median age of 33.6. 49.9% of households own their home.
Is there good transit in Brunette Creek?
74.2% of homes are within 400 m of a bus stop; 2 stops get 363 TransLink departures on a weekday. Transit grades B.
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Data last built 2026-11-06. How these grades are calculated