British Columbia

Nanaimo, 2025

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

December 2025

Maffeo Sutton Park, Nanaimo · December 2025

Destination waterfront park with an accessible playground and rotating public art. It is the easy meet-up when guests arrive off the ferry.

Maffeo Sutton Park still orients Nanaimo. Destination waterfront park with an accessible playground and rotating public art. It is the easy meet-up when guests arrive off the ferry.

The World Championship Bathtub Race has been part of Nanaimo Marine Festival lore since 1967.

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

Natural hazards near Nanaimo · December 2025

Seismic and wildfire context that applies to Nanaimo.

Nanaimo 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.

Saysutchun (Newcastle) Island, Nanaimo · December 2025

Harbour island day trip by boat or kayak, named in city lifestyle copy beside Mount Benson climbs. A short hop that still feels like

Walk or drive through Nanaimo long enough and Saysutchun (Newcastle) Island comes up. Harbour island day trip by boat or kayak, named in city lifestyle copy beside Mount Benson climbs. A short hop that still feels like leaving town.

People still grin about the Nanaimo Bar Trail, but the municipal About page is quick to stack coal-town, timber-town, and port-town chapters behind the dessert joke. Serauxmen Stadium is marking fifty years of baseball, the Stadium District keeps adding amenities, and Loudon Park and Rotary Bowl show up in the same recreation upgrade beat. The Nanaimo Aquatic Centre and a big parks-and-trails inventory keep island recreation practical year-round, not just brochure-deep.

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

Internet coverage in Nanaimo · December 2025

Advertised broadband availability for Nanaimo.

Broadband rows for Nanaimo 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 Nanaimo internet page.

Nanaimo: The World Championship Bathtub Race has been part of Nanaimo Marine · December 2025

The World Championship Bathtub Race has been part of Nanaimo Marine Festival lore since 1967.

December 2025 in Nanaimo: Maffeo Sutton Park. Destination waterfront park with an accessible playground and rotating public art. It is the easy meet-up when guests arrive off the ferry.

The World Championship Bathtub Race has been part of Nanaimo Marine Festival lore since 1967.

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

November 2025

Indoor radon around Nanaimo · November 2025

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

Indoor radon figures for Nanaimo 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 Nanaimo in national context first.

Saysutchun (Newcastle) Island keeps Nanaimo lively · November 2025

Saysutchun (Newcastle) Island is a reason people stay fond of Nanaimo.

Saysutchun (Newcastle) Island still orients Nanaimo. Harbour island day trip by boat or kayak, named in city lifestyle copy beside Mount Benson climbs. A short hop that still feels like leaving town.

City parks inventory includes destination waterfront space at Maffeo Sutton Park with an inclusive playground.

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

Nanaimo beside its neighbours · November 2025

How Nanaimo compares with nearby cities on City Score.

Nanaimo'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.

Maffeo Sutton Park in Nanaimo · November 2025

People still grin about the Nanaimo Bar Trail, but the municipal About page is quick to stack coal-town, timber-town, and port-town

Walk or drive through Nanaimo long enough and Maffeo Sutton Park comes up. Destination waterfront park with an accessible playground and rotating public art. It is the easy meet-up when guests arrive off the ferry.

People still grin about the Nanaimo Bar Trail, but the municipal About page is quick to stack coal-town, timber-town, and port-town chapters behind the dessert joke. Serauxmen Stadium is marking fifty years of baseball, the Stadium District keeps adding amenities, and Loudon Park and Rotary Bowl show up in the same recreation upgrade beat. The Nanaimo Aquatic Centre and a big parks-and-trails inventory keep island recreation practical year-round, not just brochure-deep.

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

October 2025

October 2025: property tax in Nanaimo

Published residential mill-rate context for Nanaimo.

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

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

Saysutchun (Newcastle) Island, Nanaimo · October 2025

Harbour island day trip by boat or kayak, named in city lifestyle copy beside Mount Benson climbs. A short hop that still feels like

October 2025 in Nanaimo: Saysutchun (Newcastle) Island. Harbour island day trip by boat or kayak, named in city lifestyle copy beside Mount Benson climbs. A short hop that still feels like leaving town.

City parks inventory includes destination waterfront space at Maffeo Sutton Park with an inclusive playground.

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

Bastion, Nanaimo · October 2025

Downtown landmark the city lights in civic colours for awareness days and holidays. A quick orientation point if you are new to the harbour

Walk or drive through Nanaimo long enough and Bastion comes up. Downtown landmark the city lights in civic colours for awareness days and holidays. A quick orientation point if you are new to the harbour edge.

People still grin about the Nanaimo Bar Trail, but the municipal About page is quick to stack coal-town, timber-town, and port-town chapters behind the dessert joke. Serauxmen Stadium is marking fifty years of baseball, the Stadium District keeps adding amenities, and Loudon Park and Rotary Bowl show up in the same recreation upgrade beat. The Nanaimo Aquatic Centre and a big parks-and-trails inventory keep island recreation practical year-round, not just brochure-deep.

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

Nanaimo: The World Championship Bathtub Race has been part of Nanaimo Marine · October 2025

The World Championship Bathtub Race has been part of Nanaimo Marine Festival lore since 1967.

Maffeo Sutton Park still orients Nanaimo. Destination waterfront park with an accessible playground and rotating public art. It is the easy meet-up when guests arrive off the ferry.

The World Championship Bathtub Race has been part of Nanaimo Marine Festival lore since 1967.

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

September 2025

September 2025: building permits in Nanaimo

Where Nanaimo sits in published building-permit figures for September 2025.

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

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

Saysutchun (Newcastle) Island, Nanaimo · September 2025

Harbour island day trip by boat or kayak, named in city lifestyle copy beside Mount Benson climbs. A short hop that still feels like

Walk or drive through Nanaimo long enough and Saysutchun (Newcastle) Island comes up. Harbour island day trip by boat or kayak, named in city lifestyle copy beside Mount Benson climbs. A short hop that still feels like leaving town.

People still grin about the Nanaimo Bar Trail, but the municipal About page is quick to stack coal-town, timber-town, and port-town chapters behind the dessert joke. Serauxmen Stadium is marking fifty years of baseball, the Stadium District keeps adding amenities, and Loudon Park and Rotary Bowl show up in the same recreation upgrade beat. The Nanaimo Aquatic Centre and a big parks-and-trails inventory keep island recreation practical year-round, not just brochure-deep.

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

Bastion keeps Nanaimo lively · September 2025

Bastion is a reason people stay fond of Nanaimo.

Bastion still orients Nanaimo. Downtown landmark the city lights in civic colours for awareness days and holidays. A quick orientation point if you are new to the harbour edge.

Serauxmen Stadium is celebrating 50 years of baseball and community investment.

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

Maffeo Sutton Park in Nanaimo · September 2025

Nanaimo News Bulletin covers Best of the City votes beside Timbermen lacrosse, Commercial Street Night Market nights, and the usual

September 2025 in Nanaimo: Maffeo Sutton Park. Destination waterfront park with an accessible playground and rotating public art. It is the easy meet-up when guests arrive off the ferry.

The World Championship Bathtub Race has been part of Nanaimo Marine Festival lore since 1967.

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

September 2025: property tax in Nanaimo

Published residential mill-rate context for Nanaimo.

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

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

August 2025

Saysutchun (Newcastle) Island in Nanaimo · August 2025

Nanaimo introduces itself as the Harbour City, a mid-Island centre on Snuneymuxw First Nations land where the slogan beat out Hub City even

Saysutchun (Newcastle) Island still orients Nanaimo. Harbour island day trip by boat or kayak, named in city lifestyle copy beside Mount Benson climbs. A short hop that still feels like leaving town.

City parks inventory includes destination waterfront space at Maffeo Sutton Park with an inclusive playground.

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

August 2025: Nanaimo drinking water

Nanaimo draws municipal drinking water from South Nanaimo River (Jump Creek Reservoir) and South Fork Reservoir, treated at South Fork Water Treatment Plant.

August 2025 is a good week to revisit Nanaimo's source: South Nanaimo River (Jump Creek Reservoir) and South Fork Reservoir. Treatment at South Fork Water Treatment Plant sits between the intake and the tap.

Gravity-fed membrane ultrafiltration plant online since late 2015; screening, flocculation as needed, UV on secondary membranes, chlorine disinfection. Peak capacity about 116 ML/day.

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

Maffeo Sutton Park, Nanaimo · August 2025

Destination waterfront park with an accessible playground and rotating public art. It is the easy meet-up when guests arrive off the ferry.

Walk or drive through Nanaimo long enough and Maffeo Sutton Park comes up. Destination waterfront park with an accessible playground and rotating public art. It is the easy meet-up when guests arrive off the ferry.

People still grin about the Nanaimo Bar Trail, but the municipal About page is quick to stack coal-town, timber-town, and port-town chapters behind the dessert joke. Serauxmen Stadium is marking fifty years of baseball, the Stadium District keeps adding amenities, and Loudon Park and Rotary Bowl show up in the same recreation upgrade beat. The Nanaimo Aquatic Centre and a big parks-and-trails inventory keep island recreation practical year-round, not just brochure-deep.

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

Natural hazards near Nanaimo · August 2025

Seismic and wildfire context that applies to Nanaimo.

Nanaimo 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.

July 2025

Saysutchun (Newcastle) Island, Nanaimo · July 2025

Harbour island day trip by boat or kayak, named in city lifestyle copy beside Mount Benson climbs. A short hop that still feels like

July 2025 in Nanaimo: Saysutchun (Newcastle) Island. Harbour island day trip by boat or kayak, named in city lifestyle copy beside Mount Benson climbs. A short hop that still feels like leaving town.

City parks inventory includes destination waterfront space at Maffeo Sutton Park with an inclusive playground.

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

Internet coverage in Nanaimo · July 2025

Advertised broadband availability for Nanaimo.

Broadband rows for Nanaimo 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 Nanaimo internet page.

Nanaimo: The World Championship Bathtub Race has been part of Nanaimo Marine · July 2025

The World Championship Bathtub Race has been part of Nanaimo Marine Festival lore since 1967.

Maffeo Sutton Park still orients Nanaimo. Destination waterfront park with an accessible playground and rotating public art. It is the easy meet-up when guests arrive off the ferry.

The World Championship Bathtub Race has been part of Nanaimo Marine Festival lore since 1967.

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

Indoor radon around Nanaimo · July 2025

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

Indoor radon figures for Nanaimo 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 Nanaimo in national context first.

June 2025

Saysutchun (Newcastle) Island keeps Nanaimo lively · June 2025

Saysutchun (Newcastle) Island is a reason people stay fond of Nanaimo.

Walk or drive through Nanaimo long enough and Saysutchun (Newcastle) Island comes up. Harbour island day trip by boat or kayak, named in city lifestyle copy beside Mount Benson climbs. A short hop that still feels like leaving town.

People still grin about the Nanaimo Bar Trail, but the municipal About page is quick to stack coal-town, timber-town, and port-town chapters behind the dessert joke. Serauxmen Stadium is marking fifty years of baseball, the Stadium District keeps adding amenities, and Loudon Park and Rotary Bowl show up in the same recreation upgrade beat. The Nanaimo Aquatic Centre and a big parks-and-trails inventory keep island recreation practical year-round, not just brochure-deep.

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

Nanaimo beside its neighbours · June 2025

How Nanaimo compares with nearby cities on City Score.

Nanaimo'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.

Maffeo Sutton Park in Nanaimo · June 2025

Nanaimo News Bulletin covers Best of the City votes beside Timbermen lacrosse, Commercial Street Night Market nights, and the usual

June 2025 in Nanaimo: Maffeo Sutton Park. Destination waterfront park with an accessible playground and rotating public art. It is the easy meet-up when guests arrive off the ferry.

The World Championship Bathtub Race has been part of Nanaimo Marine Festival lore since 1967.

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

June 2025: property tax in Nanaimo

Published residential mill-rate context for Nanaimo.

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

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

Saysutchun (Newcastle) Island, Nanaimo · June 2025

Harbour island day trip by boat or kayak, named in city lifestyle copy beside Mount Benson climbs. A short hop that still feels like

Saysutchun (Newcastle) Island still orients Nanaimo. Harbour island day trip by boat or kayak, named in city lifestyle copy beside Mount Benson climbs. A short hop that still feels like leaving town.

City parks inventory includes destination waterfront space at Maffeo Sutton Park with an inclusive playground.

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

May 2025

Bastion, Nanaimo · May 2025

Downtown landmark the city lights in civic colours for awareness days and holidays. A quick orientation point if you are new to the harbour

May 2025 in Nanaimo: Bastion. Downtown landmark the city lights in civic colours for awareness days and holidays. A quick orientation point if you are new to the harbour edge.

Serauxmen Stadium is celebrating 50 years of baseball and community investment.

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

Nanaimo: The World Championship Bathtub Race has been part of Nanaimo Marine · May 2025

The World Championship Bathtub Race has been part of Nanaimo Marine Festival lore since 1967.

Walk or drive through Nanaimo long enough and Maffeo Sutton Park comes up. Destination waterfront park with an accessible playground and rotating public art. It is the easy meet-up when guests arrive off the ferry.

People still grin about the Nanaimo Bar Trail, but the municipal About page is quick to stack coal-town, timber-town, and port-town chapters behind the dessert joke. Serauxmen Stadium is marking fifty years of baseball, the Stadium District keeps adding amenities, and Loudon Park and Rotary Bowl show up in the same recreation upgrade beat. The Nanaimo Aquatic Centre and a big parks-and-trails inventory keep island recreation practical year-round, not just brochure-deep.

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

May 2025: building permits in Nanaimo

Where Nanaimo sits in published building-permit figures for May 2025.

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

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

Saysutchun (Newcastle) Island, Nanaimo · May 2025

Harbour island day trip by boat or kayak, named in city lifestyle copy beside Mount Benson climbs. A short hop that still feels like

May 2025 in Nanaimo: Saysutchun (Newcastle) Island. Harbour island day trip by boat or kayak, named in city lifestyle copy beside Mount Benson climbs. A short hop that still feels like leaving town.

City parks inventory includes destination waterfront space at Maffeo Sutton Park with an inclusive playground.

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

April 2025

Bastion keeps Nanaimo lively · April 2025

Bastion is a reason people stay fond of Nanaimo.

Walk or drive through Nanaimo long enough and Bastion comes up. Downtown landmark the city lights in civic colours for awareness days and holidays. A quick orientation point if you are new to the harbour edge.

People still grin about the Nanaimo Bar Trail, but the municipal About page is quick to stack coal-town, timber-town, and port-town chapters behind the dessert joke. Serauxmen Stadium is marking fifty years of baseball, the Stadium District keeps adding amenities, and Loudon Park and Rotary Bowl show up in the same recreation upgrade beat. The Nanaimo Aquatic Centre and a big parks-and-trails inventory keep island recreation practical year-round, not just brochure-deep.

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

Maffeo Sutton Park in Nanaimo · April 2025

Nanaimo introduces itself as the Harbour City, a mid-Island centre on Snuneymuxw First Nations land where the slogan beat out Hub City even

Maffeo Sutton Park still orients Nanaimo. Destination waterfront park with an accessible playground and rotating public art. It is the easy meet-up when guests arrive off the ferry.

The World Championship Bathtub Race has been part of Nanaimo Marine Festival lore since 1967.

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

April 2025: property tax in Nanaimo

Published residential mill-rate context for Nanaimo.

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

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

Saysutchun (Newcastle) Island in Nanaimo · April 2025

People still grin about the Nanaimo Bar Trail, but the municipal About page is quick to stack coal-town, timber-town, and port-town

Walk or drive through Nanaimo long enough and Saysutchun (Newcastle) Island comes up. Harbour island day trip by boat or kayak, named in city lifestyle copy beside Mount Benson climbs. A short hop that still feels like leaving town.

People still grin about the Nanaimo Bar Trail, but the municipal About page is quick to stack coal-town, timber-town, and port-town chapters behind the dessert joke. Serauxmen Stadium is marking fifty years of baseball, the Stadium District keeps adding amenities, and Loudon Park and Rotary Bowl show up in the same recreation upgrade beat. The Nanaimo Aquatic Centre and a big parks-and-trails inventory keep island recreation practical year-round, not just brochure-deep.

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

March 2025

March 2025: Nanaimo drinking water

Nanaimo draws municipal drinking water from South Nanaimo River (Jump Creek Reservoir) and South Fork Reservoir, treated at South Fork Water Treatment Plant.

Nanaimo municipal drinking water starts at South Nanaimo River (Jump Creek Reservoir) and South Fork Reservoir and is treated at South Fork Water Treatment Plant. Lab numbers on the water page describe the published geography, not every private tap.

Gravity-fed membrane ultrafiltration plant online since late 2015; screening, flocculation as needed, UV on secondary membranes, chlorine disinfection. Peak capacity about 116 ML/day.

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

Maffeo Sutton Park, Nanaimo · March 2025

Destination waterfront park with an accessible playground and rotating public art. It is the easy meet-up when guests arrive off the ferry.

March 2025 in Nanaimo: Maffeo Sutton Park. Destination waterfront park with an accessible playground and rotating public art. It is the easy meet-up when guests arrive off the ferry.

The World Championship Bathtub Race has been part of Nanaimo Marine Festival lore since 1967.

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

Natural hazards near Nanaimo · March 2025

Seismic and wildfire context that applies to Nanaimo.

Nanaimo 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.

Saysutchun (Newcastle) Island, Nanaimo · March 2025

Harbour island day trip by boat or kayak, named in city lifestyle copy beside Mount Benson climbs. A short hop that still feels like

Saysutchun (Newcastle) Island still orients Nanaimo. Harbour island day trip by boat or kayak, named in city lifestyle copy beside Mount Benson climbs. A short hop that still feels like leaving town.

City parks inventory includes destination waterfront space at Maffeo Sutton Park with an inclusive playground.

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

Internet coverage in Nanaimo · March 2025

Advertised broadband availability for Nanaimo.

Broadband rows for Nanaimo 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 Nanaimo internet page.

February 2025

Nanaimo: The World Championship Bathtub Race has been part of Nanaimo Marine · February 2025

The World Championship Bathtub Race has been part of Nanaimo Marine Festival lore since 1967.

Walk or drive through Nanaimo long enough and Maffeo Sutton Park comes up. Destination waterfront park with an accessible playground and rotating public art. It is the easy meet-up when guests arrive off the ferry.

People still grin about the Nanaimo Bar Trail, but the municipal About page is quick to stack coal-town, timber-town, and port-town chapters behind the dessert joke. Serauxmen Stadium is marking fifty years of baseball, the Stadium District keeps adding amenities, and Loudon Park and Rotary Bowl show up in the same recreation upgrade beat. The Nanaimo Aquatic Centre and a big parks-and-trails inventory keep island recreation practical year-round, not just brochure-deep.

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

Indoor radon around Nanaimo · February 2025

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

Indoor radon figures for Nanaimo 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 Nanaimo in national context first.

Saysutchun (Newcastle) Island keeps Nanaimo lively · February 2025

Saysutchun (Newcastle) Island is a reason people stay fond of Nanaimo.

February 2025 in Nanaimo: Saysutchun (Newcastle) Island. Harbour island day trip by boat or kayak, named in city lifestyle copy beside Mount Benson climbs. A short hop that still feels like leaving town.

City parks inventory includes destination waterfront space at Maffeo Sutton Park with an inclusive playground.

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

Nanaimo beside its neighbours · February 2025

How Nanaimo compares with nearby cities on City Score.

Nanaimo'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.

January 2025

Maffeo Sutton Park in Nanaimo · January 2025

Nanaimo introduces itself as the Harbour City, a mid-Island centre on Snuneymuxw First Nations land where the slogan beat out Hub City even

Maffeo Sutton Park still orients Nanaimo. Destination waterfront park with an accessible playground and rotating public art. It is the easy meet-up when guests arrive off the ferry.

The World Championship Bathtub Race has been part of Nanaimo Marine Festival lore since 1967.

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

January 2025: property tax in Nanaimo

Published residential mill-rate context for Nanaimo.

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

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

Saysutchun (Newcastle) Island, Nanaimo · January 2025

Harbour island day trip by boat or kayak, named in city lifestyle copy beside Mount Benson climbs. A short hop that still feels like

Walk or drive through Nanaimo long enough and Saysutchun (Newcastle) Island comes up. Harbour island day trip by boat or kayak, named in city lifestyle copy beside Mount Benson climbs. A short hop that still feels like leaving town.

People still grin about the Nanaimo Bar Trail, but the municipal About page is quick to stack coal-town, timber-town, and port-town chapters behind the dessert joke. Serauxmen Stadium is marking fifty years of baseball, the Stadium District keeps adding amenities, and Loudon Park and Rotary Bowl show up in the same recreation upgrade beat. The Nanaimo Aquatic Centre and a big parks-and-trails inventory keep island recreation practical year-round, not just brochure-deep.

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

Bastion, Nanaimo · January 2025

Downtown landmark the city lights in civic colours for awareness days and holidays. A quick orientation point if you are new to the harbour

Bastion still orients Nanaimo. Downtown landmark the city lights in civic colours for awareness days and holidays. A quick orientation point if you are new to the harbour edge.

Serauxmen Stadium is celebrating 50 years of baseball and community investment.

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