Construction · OpenStats
OpenStats Building Permit Value
OpenStats
Cities ranked by total Statistics Canada building permit value in the calendar year. Rank 1 is highest value.
4 editions · 2023–2026
#35
Latest · 2026 · of 42
Score 171054000
Chilliwack
British Columbia
British Columbia
Chilliwack
Sto:lo homeland turned Fraser Valley farm city
Chilliwack in brief
Archaeology puts Sto:lo people in the Fraser Valley some 10,000 years ago, with permanent structures around Chilliwack for about 5,000 years. Gold miners passed through in the mid-1800s; farms soon clustered at landings along the Fraser, and the Township of Chilliwhack incorporated in 1873 as one of B.C.'s earliest municipalities.
The modern city sits about 100 kilometres east of Vancouver and a short drive from the Sumas-Huntingdon border crossing. Cultus Lake remains the weekend escape many locals treat like a backyard swimming hole.
Drawn from Wikipedia, Cultus Lake.
Permits, tax, radon & more for Chilliwack
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City Score rank
25%
City Score
5
Owned lists in score
City Score over time
The green line averages OpenStats-owned rankings (radon, permit value, mill rates). Grey dots mark every published placement across all studies below.
Rankings for Chilliwack
Each study below is its own ranking. Where a study has more than one edition for this city, the chart shows standing across those years only.
Composite · OpenStats
OpenStats City Score
OpenStats
Average standing across OpenStats-owned rankings built from public data (currently radon, building permit value, and residential mill rates). Each placement is scored from 0–1 within its edition, then averaged. External livability lists stay on hometown pages as separate published appearances.
Single edition · 2026
#100
Published · 2026 · of 125
Score 0.253
Only one published edition places Chilliwack in this study so far. Open the edition for method notes and the full table.
Health · OpenStats
OpenStats Highest Indoor Radon
OpenStats
Communities ranked by Health Canada survey mean indoor radon (Bq/m³). Rank 1 is the highest mean.
Single edition · 2026
#95
Published · 2026 · of 117
Score 61.4
Only one published edition places Chilliwack in this study so far. Open the edition for method notes and the full table.
Livability
Maclean's Best Communities
Maclean's
Successor-style municipal livability ranking published by Maclean's for 2019 and 2021 (no 2020 edition).
Single edition · 2021
#90
Published · 2021 · of 415
Only one published edition places Chilliwack in this study so far. Open the edition for method notes and the full table.
Livability
MoneySense Best Places to Live
MoneySense
Annual composite ranking of Canadian municipalities on economy, housing, crime, health, and weather.
4 editions · 2014–2018
#256
Latest · 2018 · of 415
Worth knowing in Chilliwack
Distinctive local notes and places, each linked to its source.
Chilliwack is a city in the Canadian province of British Columbia.
In 2025, the city had an estimated population of 112,500 residents.
Between 2020–2025, the city saw steady growth, adding approximately 11,700 residents over this period at a rate of 11.
Chilliwack sits on the Fraser River floodplain and takes its name from a Halq'eméylem place-name related to going back upstream.
Places to see
Cultus Lake
A popular recreation lake south of Chilliwack whose name is drawn from a Chinook Jargon word associated with mischievous or supernatural spirits.
