Living in Hillcrest, Surrey
Hillcrest grades B overall (74/100), #2 of 73 residential areas in and around Surrey. Its strongest categories are shops & food, health care and flood risk; its weakest are quiet streets and road safety.
Hillcrest has about 859 home addresses across 0.8 km². Out of 73 residential areas, Hillcrest ranks #9 for families, #5 for seniors and #21 for commuters. It grades A for schools, kids at home, parks, childcare, shops & food, transit, health care, flood risk.
Explore Hillcrest on the mapGrades by category
| Category | Grade | What we measured |
|---|---|---|
| Schools | A (99) | 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 | E (18) | 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 | A (95) | 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 (9) | 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 (100) | Homes within 1 km of a grocery store or pharmacy, and 800 m of a café or restaurant |
| Transit | A (90) | Homes within 400 m of a bus stop, and of a stop with 40+ weekday departures |
| Health care | A (100) | Homes within 1.5 km of a walk-in clinic or hospital, and 1 km of a pharmacy |
| Commute time | C (60) | Workers with a commute under 15 minutes, less a penalty for commutes of an hour or more (2021 Census) |
| Highway access | C (46) | 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 4,830 people live in Hillcrest (2021 Census), with a median age of 37.3 (city: 39.3). 92.3% of households own their home and 7.4% rent. 56.1% of households are families with children at home, 21.2% of residents are under 15 and 8% are 65 or older. 45% of homes are houses and 0% are apartments.
Schools
100% of homes are within 1 km of a public elementary school, and 98.5% are within 2 km of a public middle or secondary school. Schools inside the boundary: Hillcrest Elementary.
Parks
1 city parks covering 3.1 hectares. 92.3% of homes are within a five-minute walk (400 m) of a park.
Transit
8 bus stops with 792 weekday departures on routes 364, 370, 372, 395, 502, 503. 90.1% of homes are within 400 m of a stop.
Flood risk
0% of homes sit in the City's 200-year floodplain, according to the City of Surrey floodplain map.
Road safety
ICBC recorded 562 crashes inside Hillcrest from 2021 to 2025, 233 of them with injuries or deaths.
Garbage day
Friday for 100% of homes
Crime
No public crime data exists at the neighbourhood level, so we don't estimate it.
Common questions about Hillcrest
Is Hillcrest a good place to live?
Hillcrest grades B overall (74/100), #2 of 73 residential areas in and around Surrey. Its strongest categories are shops & food, health care and flood risk; its weakest are quiet streets and road safety. For families it ranks #9, for seniors #5 and for commuters #21. Grades come from public data only, never from reviews or opinion.
Is Hillcrest in a flood zone?
0% of homes in Hillcrest are in the City of Surrey floodplain map, so it grades A for flood risk.
What schools are in Hillcrest?
Public schools inside the boundary: Hillcrest Elementary. 100% of homes are within 1 km of an elementary school. Check catchments with Surrey Schools (School District 36).
How many people live in Hillcrest?
About 4,830 people (2021 Census), with a median age of 37.3. 92.3% of households own their home.
Is there good transit in Hillcrest?
90.1% of homes are within 400 m of a bus stop; 8 stops get 792 TransLink departures on a weekday. Transit grades A.
What day is garbage pickup in Hillcrest?
Friday for 100% of homes, on the City curbside schedule.
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Data last built 2026-11-02. How these grades are calculated