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Vernon

North Okanagan city by two lakes

Vernon in brief

Okanagan people knew the site as a jumping-over place where the creek narrows, later called Priest's Valley before settlers renamed it for Forbes George Vernon of Coldstream Ranch. Communities gathered around Okanagan Lake and Swan Lake for seasonal food long before incorporation in 1892.

Vernon is now the largest city in the North Okanagan Regional District. O'Keefe Ranch nearby keeps the cattle-and-orchard pioneer chapter open for weekend visitors.

Drawn from Wikipedia, O'Keefe Ranch.

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#108
City Score rank
21%
City Score
1
Owned lists in score

City Score over time

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Rankings for Vernon

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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

#108
Published · 2026 · of 125
Score 0.214

Only one published edition places Vernon in this study so far. Open the edition for method notes and the full table.

Original source · Full edition

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

#25
Published · 2026 · of 117
Score 135.3

Only one published edition places Vernon in this study so far. Open the edition for method notes and the full table.

Original source · Full edition

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

#30
Published · 2021 · of 415

Only one published edition places Vernon in this study so far. Open the edition for method notes and the full table.

Original source · Full edition

Worth knowing in Vernon

Distinctive local notes and places, each linked to its source.

  • Vernon is a city in British Columbia, Canada.

    Wikipedia

  • It is 440 km (270 mi) northeast of Vancouver.

    Wikipedia

  • Named after Forbes George Vernon, a former MLA of British Columbia who helped establish the Coldstream Ranch in nearby Coldstream, Vernon was incorporated in 1892.

    Wikipedia

  • Vernon has a population of 44,519 (2021), while its metropolitan region, Greater Vernon, has a population of 67,086 as of the 2021 Canadian census.

    Wikipedia

Places to see

O'Keefe Ranch

A historic ranch museum north of Vernon interpreting early Okanagan cattle ranching and settler life.

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