Living in Function Junction, Whistler
Function Junction grades C overall (48/100). Its strongest categories are transit, highway access and nature & outdoors; its weakest are quiet streets and health care.
Function Junction has about 66 home addresses across 0.4 km². Function Junction has very few homes, so it isn't ranked in the lists. It grades A for nature & outdoors, transit, commute time, highway access.
Explore Function Junction on the mapGrades by category
| Category | Grade | What we measured |
|---|---|---|
| Schools | D (25) | Homes within 1 km of a public elementary school and 2 km of a public middle/secondary school |
| Kids at home | D (41) | Share of households that are families with children at home (2021 Census). Used in the Families score only |
| Road safety | D (38) | ICBC-reported crashes per km² per year, 2021–2025 |
| Parks | C (46) | Homes within 400 m of a park, plus 500 m of a playground |
| Nature & outdoors | A (95) | 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 | E (2) | 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 | D (30) | Homes within 1 km of a grocery store or pharmacy, and 800 m of a café or restaurant |
| Transit | A (100) | Homes within 400 m of a bus stop, and of a stop with 40+ weekday departures |
| Health care | E (0) | Homes within 1.5 km of a walk-in clinic or hospital, and 1 km of a pharmacy |
| Commute time | A (93) | Workers with a commute under 15 minutes, less a penalty for commutes of an hour or more (2021 Census) |
| Highway access | A (96) | Average straight-line distance from homes to the nearest Highway 99 interchange |
Who lives here
About 225 people live in Function Junction (2021 Census), with a median age of 38 (city: 36). 59.6% of households own their home and 40.4% rent. 27.4% of households are families with children at home, 14.9% of residents are under 15 and 8.1% are 65 or older. 24% of homes are houses and 32% are apartments.
Schools
37.9% of homes are within 1 km of a public elementary school, and 0% are within 2 km of a public middle or secondary school. Across Sea to Sky School District (School District 48), 95.3% 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: Sea to Sky Trail, Whistler Interpretive Forest, Cheakamus River, Rainbow-Sproatt-Flank Trail, Riverside and Rainbow Sproat Flank Trail. A bike ride away: Alta Lake. A short drive away: Callaghan Conservancy, Callaghan Lake Provincial Park, Callaghan Lake, Upper Soo Conservancy and Soo River.
Parks
1 city parks covering 1.9 hectares. 65.2% of homes are within a five-minute walk (400 m) of a park.
Transit
10 bus stops with 444 weekday departures on routes 10, 20, 20X. 100% of homes are within 400 m of a stop.
Road safety
ICBC recorded 85 crashes inside Function Junction from 2021 to 2025, 20 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 Function Junction
Is Function Junction a good place to live?
Function Junction grades C overall (48/100). Its strongest categories are transit, highway access and nature & outdoors; its weakest are quiet streets and health care. Grades come from public data only, never from reviews or opinion.
What outdoor spots are near Function Junction?
100% of homes are within 1 km of a trail, natural area or public shoreline. Close to home: Sea to Sky Trail, Whistler Interpretive Forest, Cheakamus River, Rainbow-Sproatt-Flank Trail, Riverside and Rainbow Sproat Flank Trail. A bike ride away: Alta Lake. A short drive away: Callaghan Conservancy, Callaghan Lake Provincial Park, Callaghan Lake, Upper Soo Conservancy and Soo River. Nature & outdoors grades A.
What schools are in Function Junction?
There are no public schools inside the boundary. 37.9% of homes are within 1 km of an elementary school. Check catchments with Sea to Sky School District (School District 48).
How many people live in Function Junction?
About 225 people (2021 Census), with a median age of 38. 59.6% of households own their home.
Is there good transit in Function Junction?
100% of homes are within 400 m of a bus stop; 10 stops get 444 BC Transit departures on a weekday. Transit grades A.
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Data last built 2026-11-06. How these grades are calculated