Livability Score

80
/100
i The AreaVibes Livability Score evaluates 9 different categories and creates an overall score out of 100. The higher the score, the better the area.

amenities A+

There are lots of amenities close to this location.
Coffee (3) A+
Tim Hortons
Coffee Shop
Starbucks
Coffee Shop
Tim Hortons
Coffee Shop
Starbucks
Coffee Shop
Good Earth Coffeehouse
Coffee Shop
Tim Hortons
Coffee Shop
Starbucks
Coffee Shop
Starbucks
Coffee Shop
Roundhouse Cafe
Coffee Shop
Tim Hortons
Coffee Shop
Starbucks
Coffee Shop
Java Jo's
Coffee Shop
Italian Bakery
Coffee Shop
Tim Hortons
Coffee Shop
Tim Hortons
Coffee Shop
Starbucks
Coffee Shop
Tim Hortons
Coffee Shop
Tim Hortons
Coffee Shop
2% Jazz
Coffee Shop
Spiral Cafe
Coffee Shop
Tim Hortons
Coffee Shop
2% Jazz
Coffee Shop
Gigi's Cafe
Coffee Shop
Caribbean Village Cafe
Coffee Shop
Starbucks
Coffee Shop
Entertainment (0) F
Swan Lake Nature House
Attraction
Gorge Waterway Nature House
Museum
Point Ellice House
Museum
Blue Bridge Theatre
Theatre Arts
Craigflower Schoolhouse
Museum
Save-On-Foods Memorial Centre
Stadium
Fan Tan Alley
Attraction
McPherson Playhouse
Theatre Arts
Craigflower Manor
Museum
Intrepid Theatre Studio
Theatre Arts
Four Seasons Musical Theatre
Theatre Arts
SpringTide Whale Tours & Charters
Attraction
Cineplex Odeon Victoria Cinemas
Cinema
Alix Goolden Performance Hall
Theatre Arts
Robin and Winnifred Wood Recital Hall
Theatre Arts
Metro Studio Theatre
Theatre Arts
CFB Esquimalt Naval & Military Museum - NAD20
Museum
Capitol 6 Theatres
Cinema
CFB Esquimalt Naval & Military Museum - NAD29
Museum
Esquimalt Adventure Park
Water Park
Victoria Bug Zoo
Zoo
Distrikt
Nightclub
Miniature World
Attraction
Belfry Theatre
Theatre Arts
The Vic Theatre
Cinema
Food and Drink (4) A+
Big Wheel Burger
Fast Food
Cascaida Liquor Store
Alcohol
Puerto Vallarta Amigos
Fast Food
Rogers' Chocolates
Sweets
Subway
Fast Food
Liquor Depot
Alcohol
McDonald's
Fast Food
A&W
Fast Food
Mr. Tubbs Ice Cream
Sweets
Marble Arch Restaurant
Fast Food
Domino's
Fast Food
Liquor Express
Alcohol
Pho boi
Fast Food
OPA! Of Greece
Fast Food
KFC
Fast Food
Manchu Wok
Fast Food
KFC
Fast Food
A&W
Fast Food
New York Fries
Fast Food
Subway
Fast Food
Taco Time
Fast Food
Umi Sushi Express
Fast Food
Purdys Chocolatier
Sweets
Liquor Depot
Alcohol
BC Liquor Store
Alcohol
Fitness (1) A+
Steve Nash Fitness World
Gym
Ukrainian Cultural Centre
Community Centre
Anytime Fitness
Gym
Burnside / Gorge Community Cente
Community Centre
Quadra Sports & Fitness
Gym
Selkirk Waterfront Fitness
Gym
Boulder House Climbing
Gym
Victoria West Community YMCA
Community Centre
Zenith Studio
Gym
Quadra Village Community Centre
Community Centre
Leonardo Da Vinci Centre
Community Centre
Spinco
Gym
Strawberry Vale Community Hall
Community Centre
Limitless Training
Gym
Oaklands Community Centre
Community Centre
Jewish Community Centre
Community Centre
Our place society
Community Centre
Anytime Fitness
Gym
Fernwood Community Centre
Community Centre
Forge
Gym
Songhees Wellness Centre
Community Centre
Fitness Center
Gym
James Bay New Horizons Activity Centre
Community Centre
Fairfield Community Place
Community Centre
Arbutus Physiotherapy
Gym
Groceries (1) A+
Whole Foods Market
Grocery Store
Save-On-Foods
Grocery Store
M&M Food Market
Butcher
Save-On-Foods
Grocery Store
6 Mile Bakery
Bakery
Fairway Market Gorge Centre
Grocery Store
Lifestyle Markets Health Foods
Grocery Store
Thrifty Foods Cloverdale
Grocery Store
Health Essentials
Health Food
Thrifty Foods Quadra
Grocery Store
Planet Organic Market
Grocery Store
BC Ale trail
Grocery Store
Fry's Red Wheat Bread Bakery
Bakery
Island Afrikans Supermarket
Grocery Store
The Market Garden
Grocery Store
Working Culture Bread
Bakery
Save-On-Foods
Grocery Store
Fairway Market Quadra Village
Grocery Store
Fol Épi bakery
Bakery
The Root Cellar
Grocery Store
Yonni's Doughnuts
Bakery
Red Barn Market
Grocery Store
Galey Farms
Grocery Store
Sobeys
Grocery Store
Tomleys Market
Grocery Store
Parks (5) A+
Regina Park
Park
Taylor Park
Park
Mount View Park
Park
Rudd Park
Park
Hampton Park
Park
Blanshard Park
Park
Qu'appelle Park
Park
Tolmie Park
Park
Cecelia Ravine Park
Park
Swan Creek Park
Park
Rutledge Park
Park
Rainbow Park
Park
Cecelia Ravine Dog Park
Park
Mayfair Green
Park
Jutland Green
Park
Glasgow Park
Park
Tillicum Park
Park
Sumas Park
Park
Quadra Heights Playground
Park
Cuthbert Holmes Park
Park
Arbutus Park
Park
Viaduct Park
Park
Manchester Green
Park
Gorge Park
Park
Cecelia Cove Park
Park
Shops (13) A+
Recyclistas Bike Collective
Bicycle
7-Eleven
Convenience Store
H&M
Clothing
Blush Nail Spa
Beauty
The Bone & Biscut Co.
Pets
Taylor & Colt
Hairdresser
Plenty
Clothing
Uptown
Mall
Kerrisdale Cameras
Electronics
Mother's Computers
Electronics
Blackapple Cellular
Electronics
Moores
Clothing
Best Buy
Electronics
Walmart
Department Store
PetSmart
Pets
Dollarama
Discount Store
La-Z-Boy
Furniture
Cycles West
Bicycle
am2pm
Convenience Store
Standard Furniture
Furniture
7-Eleven
Convenience Store
Kgeez Electric Cycles
Bicycle
Christine’s Hair And Nails
Hairdresser
The Western Gentleman Barber
Hairdresser
HomeSense
Interior Decoration
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Neighborhoods with high amenity scores:

1. Mount Tolmie (A+)

2. Cedar Hill (A+)

3. Camosun (A+)

4. Tillicum (A+)

5. Gorge (A+)

commute A+

Of all people who commute, 9.5% take public transportation in Gateway.
Public Transit Stops (12)
Stops & Stations A+
Carey at Ravine - Uptown Shopping Centre
Bus Stop
Carey at Ravine
Bus Stop
Carey at Harriet
Bus Stop
Vernon at Carey
Bus Stop
Blanchard at Ravine
Bus Stop
Boleskine at Whittier
Bus Stop
Harriet at Irma
Bus Stop
Carey at Huxley
Bus Stop
Boleskine at Douglas
Bus Stop
Douglas at Saanich
Bus Stop
Douglas at Saanich
Bus Stop
Boleskine at Douglas
Bus Stop
Vernon at Ravine
Bus Stop
Saanich at Oak
Bus Stop
Carey at Huxley
Bus Stop
Saanich at Oak
Bus Stop
Saanich at Blanchard
Bus Stop
Carey at Seaton
Bus Stop
Harriet at Burnside Rd E
Bus Stop
Trans-Canada Hwy at Tilicum
Bus Stop
Saanich at Blanchard / Vernon
Bus Stop
Carey at Seaton
Bus Stop
Trans-Canada Hwy at Tilicum
Bus Stop
Burnside Rd W at QuAppelle
Bus Stop
Burnside Rd W at Wascana
Bus Stop
Workers Taking Public Transit
9.5% B
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Neighborhoods with high commute scores:

1. Queenswood (A+)

2. Northridge (A+)

3. Mount Doug (A+)

4. Cadboro Bay (A+)

5. Arbutus (A+)

cost of living D

The cost of living in Gateway is 98/100 - which is 21% lower than British Columbia.
Cost of Living
Goods & Services, Housing, etc. F
Tax Rates
Income & Sales Tax C+
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Neighborhoods with high cost of living scores:

1. Rudd Park (B)

2. Quadra (C+)

3. Tillicum (D+)

4. Gateway (D)

5. Gorge (D)

crime B-

Gateway crime rates are 3,771 per 100k, which is 38% lower than British Columbia
Property Crime
3,071 crimes per 100k C-
Violent Crime
699 crimes per 100k B+
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Neighborhoods with high crime scores:

1. Queenswood (A+)

2. Ten Mile Point (A+)

3. Elk Lake (A+)

4. Cordova Bay (A+)

5. Cadboro Bay (A+)

employment B-

The median income in Gateway is $70,610 - which is 18% lower than British Columbia.
Med. Household Income
$70,610 F
Unemployment Rate
3.6% A
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Neighborhoods with high employment scores:

1. Strawberry Vale (A+)

2. Lake Hill (A+)

3. Interurban (A+)

4. Blenkinsop (A+)

5. Arbutus (A+)

health A+

There are many hospitals, police and fire stations.
Health & Safety (1)
Dentist, Doctor, Hospital, etc. A+
Shoppers Drug Mart
Pharmacy
Saanich Police Department
Police
Saanich Fire Station No. 1
Fire Station
Station 123
Ambulance Station
Tillicum Medical Clinic
Clinic
Mayfair Dental Centre
Dentist
Rexall
Pharmacy
Denture Clinic
Dentist
Island Sexual Health
Clinic
Denture Clinic
Dentist
Stillpoint Community Acupuncture
Clinic
Fort Royal Pharmacy Hillside
Pharmacy
Station 127
Ambulance Station
Pharmasave
Pharmacy
Quadra Village Drug Mart
Pharmacy
Victoria Fire Station No. 3
Fire Station
Westside Dentistry
Dentist
Save-On-Foods
Pharmacy
Victoria Chinatown Care Centre
Doctor
Shoppers Drug Mart
Pharmacy
Station 112
Ambulance Station
Victoria Police Department
Police
Lasik Md
Clinic
Esquimalt Treatment Centre & Walk-In Clinic
Clinic
Base Hospital
Hospital
Air Quality
Median Air Quality
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Neighborhoods with high health & safety scores:

1. Mount Tolmie (A+)

2. Tillicum (A+)

3. Arbutus (A-)

4. Broadmead (A-)

5. Cadboro Bay (A-)

housing A-

Gateway home prices are n/a - which is 100% lower than British Columbia
Home Price
n/a C-
Home Appreciation Rate
N/A D+
Home Affordability
N/A B
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Neighborhoods with high housing scores:

1. Granville (A+)

2. West Saanich (A+)

3. Broadmead (A+)

4. Beaver Lake (A+)

5. Cordova Bay (A+)

schools C+

The Gateway graduation rate is 87% - which is 2% higher than British Columbia
School Test Scores
N/A
High School Grad. Rates
87% B-
Elementary Schools (0) F
Colquitz Middle School
Tillicum Community School
McKenzie Elementary
Cloverdale Traditional Elementary
Selkirk Montessori School
St Joseph's Catholic
Ecole Quadra Elementary
Pacific Christian School
Rogers Elementary
Ecole Marigold School
Victoria West Elementary
Glanford Middle School
Oak & Orca School (DL)
Oak and Orca Bioregional School
Lake Hill Elementary
Craigflower Elementary
St Margaret's
Victor-Brodeur
Northridge Elementary
Braefoot Elementary
Doncaster Elementary
Rockheights Middle School
Discovery School
George Jay Elementary
Shoreline Community Middle School
High Schools (0) F
SJ Burnside Continuing Education
SJ Burnside Education Centre
The Link
St Andrew's Regional High
Pacific Christian School
Reynolds Secondary
Spectrum Community
Esquimalt High
St Margaret's
Victor-Brodeur
Discovery School
Victoria School for Ideal Education
Continuing Ed SD 63
Regent Christian Online Academy
Pacific School of Innovation and Inquiry
Victoria High
St Michaels University School - Senior
Artemis Place Secondary
Victor School
Lambrick Park Secondary
South Island Distance Education
Mount Douglas Secondary
Maria Montessori Academy
ArtsCalibre Academy
Oak Bay Secondary
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Neighborhoods with high education scores:

1. Portage Inlet (A+)

2. Mount Tolmie (A+)

3. Arbutus (A+)

4. Marigold (A+)

5. Lambrick Park (A+)

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Neighborhoods with high user rating scores:

1. Ten Mile Point (A+)

2. Maplewood (A+)

3. Sunnymead (A+)

4. Camosun (A+)

5. High Quadra (A+)

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      A+ Amenities

      Are there many local amenities in Gateway? Yes, there are lots of amenities close to this location.

      Parks

      Regina Park
      Taylor Park
      Mount View Park
      Rudd Park
      Hampton Park
      Blanshard Park
      Qu'appelle Park
      Tolmie Park

      Entertainment

      Swan Lake Nature House
      Gorge Waterway Nature House
      Point Ellice House
      Blue Bridge Theatre
      Craigflower Schoolhouse
      Save-On-Foods Memorial Centre
      Fan Tan Alley
      McPherson Playhouse

      Food & Drink

      Big Wheel Burger
      Cascaida Liquor Store
      Puerto Vallarta Amigos
      Rogers' Chocolates
      Subway
      Liquor Depot
      McDonald's
      A&W

      A+ Commute

      Is public transit available in Gateway? Of all people who commute, 9.5% take public transportation in Gateway.
      Drive to Work
      39%

      1% higher than the CDN average

      Take Public Transit
      10%

      2% higher than the CDN average

      Walk to Work
      6%

      2% higher than the CDN average

      D Cost of Living

      What is the cost of living in Gateway? The cost of living in Gateway is 98/100 - which is 21% lower than British Columbia.
      Gateway
      98

      2% less expensive than average

      Saanich
      106

      6% more expensive than average

      Canada
      100

      National cost of living index

      B- Crime

      What is the crime rate in Gateway? Gateway crime rates are 3,771, which are 38% lower than British Columbia
      Total Crime
      3,771 per 100k people

      11% lower than the CDN average

      Chance of being a victim
      1 in 27

      11% lower than the CDN average

      Year-over-year crime
      -0%

      Year over year crime is down

      B- Employment

      What is the median income in Gateway? The median income in Gateway is $70,610 which is 18% lower than British Columbia.
      Median household income
      $70,61014% lower than the CDN average
      In labour force
      68%7% higher than the CDN average
      Unemployment rate
      4%

      45% lower than the CDN average

      A+ Health & Safety

      Is Gateway a healthy and safe place to live? Yes, there are many hospitals, police and fire stations.

      Hospitals

      Pharmacies

      Shoppers Drug Mart
      Shoppers Drug Mart

      Doctors

      Amanda Weinerman Optometry Clinic
      Three Corners Professional Centre - Building A
      Three Corners Professional Centre - Building B

      A- Housing

      What are Gateway home prices? Gateway home prices are n/a - which is 100% lower than British Columbia
      Median home value
      n/a100% lower than the CDN average
      Median rent price
      n/a100% lower than the CDN average
      Home Ownership
      54%

      20% lower than the CDN average

      C+ Gateway Schools

      Does Gateway have good schools? The Gateway graduation rate is 87% - which is 2% higher than British Columbia
      High school grad. rates
      87%

      5% higher than the CDN average

      Bachelor's degree
      18%

      29% lower than the CDN average

      School test scores
      0%

      100% lower than the CDN average

      N/A User Ratings

      Is Gateway a good place to live? Gateway has an overall rating of n/a% from 0 reviews.
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      0 total surveys

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