Living in Fraser Heights, Surrey

Fraser Heights has about 5,114 home addresses across 8.5 km². Out of 73 residential areas, Fraser Heights ranks #18 for families, #36 for seniors and #7 for commuters. It grades A for kids at home, parks, childcare, highway access, flood risk.

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Grades by category

Category	Grade	What we measured
Schools	C (60)	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 (36)	ICBC-reported crashes per km² per year, 2021–2025
Parks	A (89)	Homes within 400 m of a park, plus 500 m of a playground
Childcare	A (91)	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 (25)	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	C (54)	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	B (65)	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 (90)	Average straight-line distance from homes to the nearest Highway 1, 17, 91 or 99 interchange
Flood risk	A (100)	Share of homes outside the City's 200-year floodplain

Who lives here

About 18,290 people live in Fraser Heights (2021 Census), with a median age of 42.2 (city: 39.3). 81.5% of households own their home and 18.4% rent. 49.8% of households are families with children at home, 16.7% of residents are under 15 and 14.4% are 65 or older. 72% of homes are houses and 1% are apartments.

Schools

92.4% 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: Erma Stephenson Elementary, Fraser Heights Secondary, Fraser Wood Elementary, Dogwood Elementary, Bothwell Elementary School, Pacific Academy.

Parks

15 city parks covering 55.3 hectares. 95% of homes are within a five-minute walk (400 m) of a park.

Transit

31 bus stops with 1,876 weekday departures on routes 337, 338. 74.3% of homes are within 400 m of a stop.

Flood risk

0.5% of homes sit in the City's 200-year floodplain, according to the City of Surrey floodplain map.

Road safety

ICBC recorded 2,040 crashes inside Fraser Heights from 2021 to 2025, 789 of them with injuries or deaths.

Garbage day

Thursday for 85% of homes; Friday for 15% of homes

Crime

No public crime data exists at the neighbourhood level, so we don't estimate it.

Common questions about Fraser Heights

Is Fraser Heights a good place to live?

Fraser Heights grades B overall (66/100), #26 of 73 residential areas in and around Surrey. Its strongest categories are flood risk, childcare and highway access; its weakest are quiet streets and road safety. For families it ranks #18, for seniors #36 and for commuters #7. Grades come from public data only, never from reviews or opinion.

Is Fraser Heights in a flood zone?

0.5% of homes in Fraser Heights sit in the City's 200-year floodplain (City of Surrey floodplain map). It grades A for flood risk.

What schools are in Fraser Heights?

Public schools inside the boundary: Erma Stephenson Elementary, Fraser Heights Secondary, Fraser Wood Elementary, Dogwood Elementary, Bothwell Elementary School, Pacific Academy. 92.4% of homes are within 1 km of an elementary school. Check catchments with Surrey Schools (School District 36).

How many people live in Fraser Heights?

About 18,290 people (2021 Census), with a median age of 42.2. 81.5% of households own their home.

Is there good transit in Fraser Heights?

74.3% of homes are within 400 m of a bus stop; 31 stops get 1,876 TransLink departures on a weekday. Transit grades B.

What day is garbage pickup in Fraser Heights?

Thursday for 85% of homes; Friday for 15% of homes, on the City curbside schedule.

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Data last built 2026-11-02. How these grades are calculated