British Columbia

Comox, 2023

Archive of hometown notes from Comox: local places, drinking water, taxes, and construction.

December 2023

Basement air context for Comox

How Comox sits in Health Canada indoor-radon survey geography.

Indoor radon figures for Comox follow Health Canada survey geography, often at CMA or regional scale. Higher mean Bq/m³ ranks as higher risk on the board.

A home still needs its own long-term test. Use the radon page to put Comox in national context first.

Comox recreation facilities keeps Comox lively · December 2023

Comox recreation facilities is a reason people stay fond of Comox.

December 2023 in Comox: Comox recreation facilities. Aquatic centres, arenas, and community halls listed on the municipal site anchor weekend life in Comox.

On OpenStats City Score, Comox ranks 242 of 7.

More on Comox: City Score history, neighbour compares, and the full topic set on the hometown page.

City Score neighbours for Comox

How Comox compares with nearby cities on City Score.

Comox's City Score blends published open-data pillars: tax, construction, connectivity, indoor air, water, seismic hazard, population growth, and crime severity.

A Rising or Dropping badge marks a multi-year rank move. The green line on the hometown chart carries the year-by-year path.

Comox recreation facilities in Comox · December 2023

Comox lands on the British Columbia map as a place people still call home. Long before municipal boundaries, Indigenous nations already

Comox recreation facilities still orients Comox. Aquatic centres, arenas, and community halls listed on the municipal site anchor weekend life in Comox.

Railway history still shows up in how Comox describes its downtown and early growth.

More on Comox: City Score history, neighbour compares, and the full topic set on the hometown page.

November 2023

November 2023: property tax in Comox

Published residential mill-rate context for Comox.

Residential mill rates for Comox appear when municipalities publish them. The highest published rate ranks first on that burden board.

Assessment bases differ by province. Read Comox beside provincial peers before calling any town cheap or expensive.

Comox recreation facilities, Comox · November 2023

Aquatic centres, arenas, and community halls listed on the municipal site anchor weekend life in Comox.

Walk or drive through Comox long enough and Comox recreation facilities comes up. Aquatic centres, arenas, and community halls listed on the municipal site anchor weekend life in Comox.

Comox service economy ties to county seats, highway corridors, and regional employers that keep main street businesses busy through the year. On OpenStats City Score, Comox ranks 242 of 7. Municipal recreation, parks, trails, and utility pages remain the best live guide to how Comox explains itself today.

More on Comox: City Score history, neighbour compares, and the full topic set on the hometown page.

Comox downtown, Comox · November 2023

Historic main street blocks, local shops, and civic buildings remain the walking-tour version of Comox.

Comox downtown still orients Comox. Historic main street blocks, local shops, and civic buildings remain the walking-tour version of Comox.

Railway history still shows up in how Comox describes its downtown and early growth.

More on Comox: City Score history, neighbour compares, and the full topic set on the hometown page.

Comox: On OpenStats City Score, Comox ranks 242 of 7. · November 2023

On OpenStats City Score, Comox ranks 242 of 7.

November 2023 in Comox: Comox recreation facilities. Aquatic centres, arenas, and community halls listed on the municipal site anchor weekend life in Comox.

On OpenStats City Score, Comox ranks 242 of 7.

More on Comox: City Score history, neighbour compares, and the full topic set on the hometown page.

October 2023

October 2023: building permits in Comox

Where Comox sits in published building-permit figures for October 2023.

Construction intent in Comox shows up first as authorized permit dollars. Read a single month as a pulse, not a verdict.

Open the Comox permits page and the Construction Pulse rankings for the wider board.

Comox recreation facilities, Comox · October 2023

Aquatic centres, arenas, and community halls listed on the municipal site anchor weekend life in Comox.

Comox recreation facilities still orients Comox. Aquatic centres, arenas, and community halls listed on the municipal site anchor weekend life in Comox.

Railway history still shows up in how Comox describes its downtown and early growth.

More on Comox: City Score history, neighbour compares, and the full topic set on the hometown page.

Why Comox downtown still draws people in Comox

Comox downtown is a reason people stay fond of Comox.

October 2023 in Comox: Comox downtown. Historic main street blocks, local shops, and civic buildings remain the walking-tour version of Comox.

On OpenStats City Score, Comox ranks 242 of 7.

More on Comox: City Score history, neighbour compares, and the full topic set on the hometown page.

What stands out in Comox

Comox lands on the British Columbia map as a place people still call home. Long before municipal boundaries, Indigenous nations already

Walk or drive through Comox long enough and Comox recreation facilities comes up. Aquatic centres, arenas, and community halls listed on the municipal site anchor weekend life in Comox.

Comox lands on the British Columbia map as a place people still call home. Long before municipal boundaries, Indigenous nations already knew this valley and its seasons.

More on Comox: City Score history, neighbour compares, and the full topic set on the hometown page.

October 2023: property tax in Comox

Published residential mill-rate context for Comox.

Residential mill rates for Comox appear when municipalities publish them. The highest published rate ranks first on that burden board.

Assessment bases differ by province. Read Comox beside provincial peers before calling any town cheap or expensive.

September 2023

Comox: Comox service economy ties to county seats, highway corridors,

Comox service economy ties to county seats, highway corridors, and regional employers that keep main street businesses busy through

September 2023 in Comox: Comox recreation facilities. Aquatic centres, arenas, and community halls listed on the municipal site anchor weekend life in Comox.

On OpenStats City Score, Comox ranks 242 of 7.

More on Comox: City Score history, neighbour compares, and the full topic set on the hometown page.

From groundwater to the tap in Comox

Comox draws municipal drinking water from groundwater, treated at Comox Water Treatment Plant.

Ask where Comox drinking water begins and the answer is groundwater, then Comox Water Treatment Plant. That supply chain is what the water atlas puts beside hardness and lead.

From municipal open data or regional estimate (verify locally).

See the Comox water page for the grade, source notes, and municipal report links.

Comox recreation facilities, Comox · September 2023

Aquatic centres, arenas, and community halls listed on the municipal site anchor weekend life in Comox.

Comox recreation facilities still orients Comox. Aquatic centres, arenas, and community halls listed on the municipal site anchor weekend life in Comox.

Railway history still shows up in how Comox describes its downtown and early growth.

More on Comox: City Score history, neighbour compares, and the full topic set on the hometown page.

Comox on the hazard board

Seismic and wildfire context that applies to Comox.

Comox appears on NRCan seismic context (peak ground acceleration) and, where live, wildfire-season flags. Flood grades are incomplete on some pages.

Hazard pages are comparative geography, not insurance certificates. Pair them with provincial emergency bulletins when weather turns.

August 2023

A lesser-known corner of Comox

Aquatic centres, arenas, and community halls listed on the municipal site anchor weekend life in Comox.

Walk or drive through Comox long enough and Comox recreation facilities comes up. Aquatic centres, arenas, and community halls listed on the municipal site anchor weekend life in Comox.

Comox service economy ties to county seats, highway corridors, and regional employers that keep main street businesses busy through the year. On OpenStats City Score, Comox ranks 242 of 7. Municipal recreation, parks, trails, and utility pages remain the best live guide to how Comox explains itself today.

More on Comox: City Score history, neighbour compares, and the full topic set on the hometown page.

Comox broadband availability

Advertised broadband availability for Comox.

Broadband rows for Comox come from ISED National Broadband Data: advertised max download, 50/10 availability, and technology flags where published.

A map hex is not a living-room speed test. Confirm with your ISP after reading the Comox internet page.

What still surprises about Comox

On OpenStats City Score, Comox ranks 242 of 7.

August 2023 in Comox: Comox recreation facilities. Aquatic centres, arenas, and community halls listed on the municipal site anchor weekend life in Comox.

On OpenStats City Score, Comox ranks 242 of 7.

More on Comox: City Score history, neighbour compares, and the full topic set on the hometown page.

Comox on the radon map

How Comox sits in Health Canada indoor-radon survey geography.

Indoor radon figures for Comox follow Health Canada survey geography, often at CMA or regional scale. Higher mean Bq/m³ ranks as higher risk on the board.

A home still needs its own long-term test. Use the radon page to put Comox in national context first.

July 2023

A bright spot in Comox

Comox recreation facilities is a reason people stay fond of Comox.

Comox recreation facilities still orients Comox. Aquatic centres, arenas, and community halls listed on the municipal site anchor weekend life in Comox.

Railway history still shows up in how Comox describes its downtown and early growth.

More on Comox: City Score history, neighbour compares, and the full topic set on the hometown page.

How Comox compares nearby

How Comox compares with nearby cities on City Score.

Comox's City Score blends published open-data pillars: tax, construction, connectivity, indoor air, water, seismic hazard, population growth, and crime severity.

A Rising or Dropping badge marks a multi-year rank move. The green line on the hometown chart carries the year-by-year path.

Worth knowing in Comox: Comox economic chapters include resource and industry work

Comox lands on the British Columbia map as a place people still call home. Long before municipal boundaries, Indigenous nations already

Walk or drive through Comox long enough and Comox recreation facilities comes up. Aquatic centres, arenas, and community halls listed on the municipal site anchor weekend life in Comox.

Comox lands on the British Columbia map as a place people still call home. Long before municipal boundaries, Indigenous nations already knew this valley and its seasons.

More on Comox: City Score history, neighbour compares, and the full topic set on the hometown page.

July 2023: property tax in Comox

Published residential mill-rate context for Comox.

Residential mill rates for Comox appear when municipalities publish them. The highest published rate ranks first on that burden board.

Assessment bases differ by province. Read Comox beside provincial peers before calling any town cheap or expensive.

Comox: On OpenStats City Score, Comox ranks 242 of 7.

Aquatic centres, arenas, and community halls listed on the municipal site anchor weekend life in Comox.

July 2023 in Comox: Comox recreation facilities. Aquatic centres, arenas, and community halls listed on the municipal site anchor weekend life in Comox.

On OpenStats City Score, Comox ranks 242 of 7.

More on Comox: City Score history, neighbour compares, and the full topic set on the hometown page.

June 2023

Landmark: Comox downtown

Historic main street blocks, local shops, and civic buildings remain the walking-tour version of Comox.

Walk or drive through Comox long enough and Comox downtown comes up. Historic main street blocks, local shops, and civic buildings remain the walking-tour version of Comox.

The whistle-stop era gave downtown its grid and its first permanent businesses. Mills, mines, or farm-service industries rewrote the skyline every couple of decades. Walk the older blocks and you can still spot seams between eras.

More on Comox: City Score history, neighbour compares, and the full topic set on the hometown page.

Comox recreation facilities still surprises

Railway history still shows up in how Comox describes its downtown and early growth.

Comox recreation facilities still orients Comox. Aquatic centres, arenas, and community halls listed on the municipal site anchor weekend life in Comox.

Railway history still shows up in how Comox describes its downtown and early growth.

More on Comox: City Score history, neighbour compares, and the full topic set on the hometown page.

June 2023: building permits in Comox

Where Comox sits in published building-permit figures for June 2023.

Construction intent in Comox shows up first as authorized permit dollars. Read a single month as a pulse, not a verdict.

Open the Comox permits page and the Construction Pulse rankings for the wider board.

A named place in Comox

Aquatic centres, arenas, and community halls listed on the municipal site anchor weekend life in Comox.

Walk or drive through Comox long enough and Comox recreation facilities comes up. Aquatic centres, arenas, and community halls listed on the municipal site anchor weekend life in Comox.

Comox service economy ties to county seats, highway corridors, and regional employers that keep main street businesses busy through the year. On OpenStats City Score, Comox ranks 242 of 7. Municipal recreation, parks, trails, and utility pages remain the best live guide to how Comox explains itself today.

More on Comox: City Score history, neighbour compares, and the full topic set on the hometown page.

May 2023

Comox downtown keeps Comox lively

Comox downtown is a reason people stay fond of Comox.

Comox downtown still orients Comox. Historic main street blocks, local shops, and civic buildings remain the walking-tour version of Comox.

Railway history still shows up in how Comox describes its downtown and early growth.

More on Comox: City Score history, neighbour compares, and the full topic set on the hometown page.

Comox: Comox lands on the British Columbia map as a place people still

Comox lands on the British Columbia map as a place people still call home. Long before municipal boundaries, Indigenous nations already

May 2023 in Comox: Comox recreation facilities. Aquatic centres, arenas, and community halls listed on the municipal site anchor weekend life in Comox.

On OpenStats City Score, Comox ranks 242 of 7.

More on Comox: City Score history, neighbour compares, and the full topic set on the hometown page.

May 2023: property tax in Comox

Published residential mill-rate context for Comox.

Residential mill rates for Comox appear when municipalities publish them. The highest published rate ranks first on that burden board.

Assessment bases differ by province. Read Comox beside provincial peers before calling any town cheap or expensive.

Worth knowing in Comox: Railway history still shows up in how Comox describes its downtown

Comox service economy ties to county seats, highway corridors, and regional employers that keep main street businesses busy through

Comox recreation facilities still orients Comox. Aquatic centres, arenas, and community halls listed on the municipal site anchor weekend life in Comox.

Railway history still shows up in how Comox describes its downtown and early growth.

More on Comox: City Score history, neighbour compares, and the full topic set on the hometown page.

Comox water via Comox Water Treatment Plant

Comox draws municipal drinking water from groundwater, treated at Comox Water Treatment Plant.

May 2023 is a good week to revisit Comox's source: groundwater. Treatment at Comox Water Treatment Plant sits between the intake and the tap.

From municipal open data or regional estimate (verify locally).

See the Comox water page for the grade, source notes, and municipal report links.

April 2023

Landmark: Comox recreation facilities

Aquatic centres, arenas, and community halls listed on the municipal site anchor weekend life in Comox.

Walk or drive through Comox long enough and Comox recreation facilities comes up. Aquatic centres, arenas, and community halls listed on the municipal site anchor weekend life in Comox.

Comox lands on the British Columbia map as a place people still call home. Long before municipal boundaries, Indigenous nations already knew this valley and its seasons.

More on Comox: City Score history, neighbour compares, and the full topic set on the hometown page.

Natural hazards near Comox

Seismic and wildfire context that applies to Comox.

Comox appears on NRCan seismic context (peak ground acceleration) and, where live, wildfire-season flags. Flood grades are incomplete on some pages.

Hazard pages are comparative geography, not insurance certificates. Pair them with provincial emergency bulletins when weather turns.

Still finding Comox recreation facilities

Aquatic centres, arenas, and community halls listed on the municipal site anchor weekend life in Comox.

April 2023 in Comox: Comox recreation facilities. Aquatic centres, arenas, and community halls listed on the municipal site anchor weekend life in Comox.

On OpenStats City Score, Comox ranks 242 of 7.

More on Comox: City Score history, neighbour compares, and the full topic set on the hometown page.

Internet coverage in Comox

Advertised broadband availability for Comox.

Broadband rows for Comox come from ISED National Broadband Data: advertised max download, 50/10 availability, and technology flags where published.

A map hex is not a living-room speed test. Confirm with your ISP after reading the Comox internet page.

March 2023

Comox: Railway history still shows up in how Comox describes its downtown

Railway history still shows up in how Comox describes its downtown and early growth.

Comox recreation facilities still orients Comox. Aquatic centres, arenas, and community halls listed on the municipal site anchor weekend life in Comox.

Railway history still shows up in how Comox describes its downtown and early growth.

More on Comox: City Score history, neighbour compares, and the full topic set on the hometown page.

Indoor radon around Comox

How Comox sits in Health Canada indoor-radon survey geography.

Indoor radon figures for Comox follow Health Canada survey geography, often at CMA or regional scale. Higher mean Bq/m³ ranks as higher risk on the board.

A home still needs its own long-term test. Use the radon page to put Comox in national context first.

Why Comox recreation facilities still draws people in Comox

Comox recreation facilities is a reason people stay fond of Comox.

Walk or drive through Comox long enough and Comox recreation facilities comes up. Aquatic centres, arenas, and community halls listed on the municipal site anchor weekend life in Comox.

Comox service economy ties to county seats, highway corridors, and regional employers that keep main street businesses busy through the year. On OpenStats City Score, Comox ranks 242 of 7. Municipal recreation, parks, trails, and utility pages remain the best live guide to how Comox explains itself today.

More on Comox: City Score history, neighbour compares, and the full topic set on the hometown page.

Comox beside its neighbours

How Comox compares with nearby cities on City Score.

Comox's City Score blends published open-data pillars: tax, construction, connectivity, indoor air, water, seismic hazard, population growth, and crime severity.

A Rising or Dropping badge marks a multi-year rank move. The green line on the hometown chart carries the year-by-year path.

February 2023

Worth knowing in Comox: On OpenStats City Score, Comox ranks 242 of 7.

Comox lands on the British Columbia map as a place people still call home. Long before municipal boundaries, Indigenous nations already

February 2023 in Comox: Comox recreation facilities. Aquatic centres, arenas, and community halls listed on the municipal site anchor weekend life in Comox.

On OpenStats City Score, Comox ranks 242 of 7.

More on Comox: City Score history, neighbour compares, and the full topic set on the hometown page.

February 2023: property tax in Comox

Published residential mill-rate context for Comox.

Residential mill rates for Comox appear when municipalities publish them. The highest published rate ranks first on that burden board.

Assessment bases differ by province. Read Comox beside provincial peers before calling any town cheap or expensive.

Comox recreation facilities, Comox

Aquatic centres, arenas, and community halls listed on the municipal site anchor weekend life in Comox.

Comox recreation facilities still orients Comox. Aquatic centres, arenas, and community halls listed on the municipal site anchor weekend life in Comox.

Railway history still shows up in how Comox describes its downtown and early growth.

More on Comox: City Score history, neighbour compares, and the full topic set on the hometown page.

Comox downtown, Comox

Historic main street blocks, local shops, and civic buildings remain the walking-tour version of Comox.

February 2023 in Comox: Comox downtown. Historic main street blocks, local shops, and civic buildings remain the walking-tour version of Comox.

On OpenStats City Score, Comox ranks 242 of 7.

More on Comox: City Score history, neighbour compares, and the full topic set on the hometown page.

January 2023

Comox: Comox economic chapters include resource and industry work

Comox economic chapters include resource and industry work that reshaped the town over time.

Walk or drive through Comox long enough and Comox recreation facilities comes up. Aquatic centres, arenas, and community halls listed on the municipal site anchor weekend life in Comox.

Comox lands on the British Columbia map as a place people still call home. Long before municipal boundaries, Indigenous nations already knew this valley and its seasons.

More on Comox: City Score history, neighbour compares, and the full topic set on the hometown page.

January 2023: building permits in Comox

Where Comox sits in published building-permit figures for January 2023.

Building-permit value for Comox comes from Statistics Canada when a direct-tier row exists. Quiet months often follow busy ones.

Open the Comox permits page and the Construction Pulse rankings for the wider board.

Comox recreation facilities keeps Comox lively

Comox recreation facilities is a reason people stay fond of Comox.

January 2023 in Comox: Comox recreation facilities. Aquatic centres, arenas, and community halls listed on the municipal site anchor weekend life in Comox.

On OpenStats City Score, Comox ranks 242 of 7.

More on Comox: City Score history, neighbour compares, and the full topic set on the hometown page.

Comox and groundwater

Comox draws municipal drinking water from groundwater, treated at Comox Water Treatment Plant.

Ask where Comox drinking water begins and the answer is groundwater, then Comox Water Treatment Plant. That supply chain is what the water atlas puts beside hardness and lead.

From municipal open data or regional estimate (verify locally).

See the Comox water page for the grade, source notes, and municipal report links.

Comox recreation facilities in Comox

Comox lands on the British Columbia map as a place people still call home. Long before municipal boundaries, Indigenous nations already

Comox recreation facilities still orients Comox. Aquatic centres, arenas, and community halls listed on the municipal site anchor weekend life in Comox.

Railway history still shows up in how Comox describes its downtown and early growth.

More on Comox: City Score history, neighbour compares, and the full topic set on the hometown page.