Livability Score

75
/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 (4) A+
Little June
Coffee Shop
Fern Cafe and Bakery
Coffee Shop
The Parsonage Cafe
Coffee Shop
Koffi
Coffee Shop
QV Coffee House
Coffee Shop
Chi Cha Teahouse
Coffee Shop
Dolce Vita
Coffee Shop
Starbucks
Coffee Shop
Tim Hortons
Coffee Shop
Blue Fox Cafe
Coffee Shop
Caffè Fantastico
Coffee Shop
Tim Hortons
Coffee Shop
Macchiato Caffe
Coffee Shop
Habit Coffee
Coffee Shop
Shine Cafe
Coffee Shop
2% Jazz
Coffee Shop
Caribbean Village Cafe
Coffee Shop
Chorizo & co
Coffee Shop
Gigi's Cafe
Coffee Shop
Starbucks
Coffee Shop
Aegean cafe
Coffee Shop
Tim Hortons
Coffee Shop
Discovery Coffee
Coffee Shop
Interactivity Board Game Cafe
Coffee Shop
Discovery Coffee
Coffee Shop
Entertainment (1) A+
Belfry Theatre
Theatre Arts
Craigdarroch Castle
Museum
Robin and Winnifred Wood Recital Hall
Theatre Arts
Alix Goolden Performance Hall
Theatre Arts
Metro Studio Theatre
Theatre Arts
Langham Court Theatre
Theatre Arts
Save-On-Foods Memorial Centre
Stadium
Pemberton Memorial Operating Room
Museum
Intrepid Theatre Studio
Theatre Arts
Capitol 6 Theatres
Cinema
Cineplex Odeon Victoria Cinemas
Cinema
Blue Bridge Theatre
Theatre Arts
Royal Theatre
Theatre Arts
McPherson Playhouse
Theatre Arts
Fan Tan Alley
Attraction
Distrikt
Nightclub
Victoria Bug Zoo
Zoo
The Vic Theatre
Cinema
Miniature World
Attraction
SpringTide Whale Tours & Charters
Attraction
Tea at the Empress
Attraction
Wawadiťła, The Mungo Martin House
Attraction
Thunderbird Park
Museum
Helmcken House
Museum
Saint Ann's Schoolhouse
Museum
Food and Drink (3) A-
The Fernwood Inn
Bar
Cold Comfort
Sweets
Logan's Pub
Bar
Taco Justice
Fast Food
Vessel Liquor Store
Alcohol
McDonald's
Fast Food
Christie's Carriage House Pub
Bar
Subway
Fast Food
Subway
Fast Food
Harris Green Liquor Express
Alcohol
Subway
Fast Food
Cascadia Liquor Stores
Alcohol
Liquor Express
Alcohol
Yates Street Taphouse
Bar
The Vicious Poodle
Bar
5th Street Bar & Grill
Bar
Subway
Fast Food
Italian Food Imports
Deli
La Fogata Latina
Fast Food
Freshslice Pizza
Fast Food
Wendy's
Fast Food
Citrus & Cane
Bar
Delicados
Fast Food
Subway
Fast Food
Tacofino
Fast Food
Fitness (1) A+
Fernwood Community Centre
Community Centre
Our place society
Community Centre
Forge
Gym
Oaklands Community Centre
Community Centre
Anytime Fitness
Gym
Quadra Village Community Centre
Community Centre
Arbutus Physiotherapy
Gym
Fairfield Community Place
Community Centre
Limitless Training
Gym
Spinco
Gym
Boulder House Climbing
Gym
barreMADE
Gym
Fitness Center
Gym
Zenith Studio
Gym
James Bay New Horizons Activity Centre
Community Centre
Selkirk Waterfront Fitness
Gym
Leonardo Da Vinci Centre
Community Centre
Curves
Gym
Burnside / Gorge Community Cente
Community Centre
Ukrainian Cultural Centre
Community Centre
Victoria West Community YMCA
Community Centre
Jewish Community Centre
Community Centre
Steve Nash Fitness World
Gym
Quadra Sports & Fitness
Gym
Anytime Fitness
Gym
Groceries (0) A+
Save-On-Foods
Grocery Store
Wildfire Bakery
Bakery
Bubby Rose’s Bakery and Cafe
Bakery
Bold Butchery and Grill
Butcher
COBS Bread
Bakery
Market on Yates
Grocery Store
Fairway Market Quadra Village
Grocery Store
Tomleys Market
Grocery Store
Red Barn Market
Grocery Store
Save-On-Foods
Grocery Store
Farm + Field
Butcher
Bulk Barn
Grocery Store
Island Afrikans Supermarket
Grocery Store
Yonni's Doughnuts
Bakery
Bond Bond’s Bakery
Bakery
Ruth & Dean
Bakery
Crust Bakery
Bakery
Sobeys
Grocery Store
Working Culture Bread
Bakery
Sobeys
Grocery Store
The Root Cellar Village Green Grocer
Grocery Store
Charelli's Cheese Shop
Cheese
BC Ale trail
Grocery Store
Fairway Market Athlone Court
Grocery Store
Lifestyle Markets Health Foods
Grocery Store
Parks (30) A+
Gower Park
Park
Stevenson Memorial Park
Park
Spring Ridge Common
Park
Alexander Park
Park
Haegert Park
Park
Kings Park
Park
Belmont Green
Park
Stadacona Park
Park
Johnson Street Green
Park
Queens Park
Park
Begbie Parkway
Park
Scurrah Green
Park
Harris Green
Park
Wesley Park
Park
Verrinder Park
Park
Royal Athletic Park
Park
Joan Crescent Green
Park
Mason Street Park
Park
Fern Park
Park
Shelbourne Green
Park
Pandora Green
Park
Blackwood Park
Park
Leighton Green
Park
Terrace Park
Park
Blackwood Park
Park
Shops (11) A+
Studio 1313
Hairdresser
Pigeonhole
Interior Decoration
North Park
Bicycle
Stadacona Food Market
Convenience Store
Cook Street Castle
Home Improvement
Shell
Convenience Store
153 with J Flowers & Convenience Store
Convenience Store
Circle K
Convenience Store
Adams' Food Fair
Convenience Store
Bay Grocery
Convenience Store
Gemi Hair Products
Hairdresser
Bicycle-itis
Bicycle
Gently Touch Esthetics
Beauty
Mediterranean & Middle Eastern Foods
Convenience Store
Vic City Barbers
Hairdresser
Husky
Convenience Store
Victoria Electric Bikes
Bicycle
Frontrunners
Shoes
Vegas Convenience Store
Convenience Store
Fort Street Cycle
Bicycle
London Drugs
Department Store
PitStop Bikes
Bicycle
Heart & Sole Shoes
Shoes
7-Eleven
Convenience Store
Damascus Food Market
Convenience Store
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Neighborhoods with high amenity scores:

1. Oaklands (A+)

2. Gonzales (A+)

3. Glentana (A)

4. Cobble Hill (F)

5. Shawnigan Lake (F)

commute A+

Of all people who commute, 10.7% take public transportation in Fernwood.
Public Transit Stops (47)
Stops & Stations A+
Fernwood at Gladstone
Bus Stop
Fernwood at Gladstone
Bus Stop
Fernwood at Pembroke
Bus Stop
Fernwood at Grant
Bus Stop
Fernwood at Centre
Bus Stop
Fernwood at Grant
Bus Stop
Fernwood at Pandora
Bus Stop
Begbie at Elford
Bus Stop
Pandora at Fernwood
Bus Stop
Begbie at Elford
Bus Stop
Pandora at Johnson
Bus Stop
Fernwood at Bay
Bus Stop
Bay at Roseberry
Bus Stop
Bay at Roseberry
Bus Stop
Fernwood at Rudlin
Bus Stop
Pandora at Elford
Bus Stop
Begbie at Elford
Bus Stop
Fernwood at Johnson
Bus Stop
Bay at Cedar Hill
Bus Stop
Bay at Cedar Hill
Bus Stop
Pandora at Chambers
Bus Stop
Johnson at Fernwood
Bus Stop
Bay at Cedar Hill
Bus Stop
Bay at Cedar Hill
Bus Stop
Begbie at Vining
Bus Stop
Workers Taking Public Transit
10.7% B
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Neighborhoods with high commute scores:

1. Inner Harbour District (A+)

2. Gonzales (A+)

3. East Sooke (A+)

4. Songhees (A+)

5. Hawthorne (A+)

cost of living D-

The cost of living in Fernwood is 99/100 - which is 20% 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. Jordan River (B)

2. Harris Green (B-)

3. North Park (B-)

4. Selkirk (C+)

5. Burnside Gorge (C+)

crime F

Fernwood crime rates are 10,309 per 100k, which is 71% higher than British Columbia
Property Crime
8,397 crimes per 100k F
Violent Crime
1,912 crimes per 100k F
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Neighborhoods with high crime scores:

1. Malahat (B-)

2. Willis Point (B-)

3. Gonzales (C)

4. Inner Harbour District (D-)

5. Rockland (D-)

employment C+

The median income in Fernwood is $61,650 - which is 29% lower than British Columbia.
Med. Household Income
$61,650 F
Unemployment Rate
2.9% A+
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Neighborhoods with high employment scores:

1. Songhees (A+)

2. Inner Harbour District (A+)

3. Gonzales (A+)

4. East Sooke (A+)

5. Victoria West (A)

health A+

There are many hospitals, police and fire stations.
Health & Safety (2)
Dentist, Doctor, Hospital, etc. A+
Rise Health
Clinic
Victoria Fire Station No. 1
Fire Station
Shoppers Drug Mart
Pharmacy
I.D.A.
Pharmacy
Fort Royal Pharmacy
Pharmacy
Victoria Compounding Pharmacy
Pharmacy
Victoria Police Department
Police
Station 112
Ambulance Station
Royal Jubilee Hospital
Hospital
Emergency
Hospital
Quadra Village Drug Mart
Pharmacy
Lasik Md
Clinic
Victoria Fire Station No. 3
Fire Station
Shoppers Drug Mart
Pharmacy
Fort Royal Pharmacy Hillside
Pharmacy
Victoria Chinatown Care Centre
Doctor
I.D.A.
Pharmacy
Rexall
Pharmacy
Dental Clinic
Dentist
Cook Street Village Dental
Dentist
Victoria Youth Clinic
Clinic
Shoppers Drug Mart
Pharmacy
Rexall
Pharmacy
Heart Pharmacy IDA
Pharmacy
Pharmasave
Pharmacy
Air Quality
Median Air Quality
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Neighborhoods with high health & safety scores:

1. Glentana (A+)

2. Burnside Gorge (A+)

3. Chinatown (A+)

4. Douglas Corridor (A+)

5. Downtown Victoria (A+)

housing D+

Fernwood 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 F
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Neighborhoods with high housing scores:

1. Shawnigan Lake (A+)

2. Cobble Hill (A+)

3. Mill Bay (A)

4. Willis Point (A)

5. Malahat (A-)

schools A+

The Fernwood graduation rate is 90% - which is 5% higher than British Columbia
School Test Scores
61% C-
High School Grad. Rates
90% B+
Elementary Schools (3) A+
Victor School
George Jay Elementary
Central Middle School
Victoria School for Ideal Education
Beausoleil
Oaklands Elementary
Oak & Orca School (DL)
Oak and Orca Bioregional School
Christ Church Cathedral School
Glenlyon Norfolk School
St Patrick's School
Sir James Douglas Elementary
Margaret Jenkins Elementary
Lansdowne Middle School
Ecole Quadra Elementary
South Park Family School
St Michaels University School - Junior
Ecole Willows Elementary
Monterey Middle School
St Michaels University School - Middle
Selkirk Montessori School
Cloverdale Traditional Elementary
Doncaster Elementary
James Bay Community
St Christopher's Montessori
High Schools (2) A+
Victoria High
Victor School
Victoria School for Ideal Education
Glenlyon Norfolk School
Pacific School of Innovation and Inquiry
Artemis Place Secondary
Oak Bay Secondary
St Michaels University School - Senior
SJ Burnside Continuing Education
SJ Burnside Education Centre
The Link
Regent Christian Online Academy
Esquimalt High
Victor-Brodeur
Reynolds Secondary
St Andrew's Regional High
Mount Douglas Secondary
Maria Montessori Academy
Lambrick Park Secondary
Pacific Christian School
St Margaret's
ArtsCalibre Academy
Spectrum Community
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Neighborhoods with high education scores:

1. Harris Green (A+)

2. Songhees (A+)

3. Inner Harbour District (A+)

4. Jubilee (A+)

5. Gonzales (A+)

ratings A+

Fernwood has an overall rating of 100% from 1 reviews.
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User Surveys (1)
From AreaVibes A+
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Neighborhoods with high user rating scores:

1. Willis Point (A+)

2. French Beach (A+)

3. Victoria West (A+)

4. Burnside Gorge (A+)

5. Mayfair (A+)

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      A+ Amenities

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

      Parks

      Gower Park
      Stevenson Memorial Park
      Spring Ridge Common
      Alexander Park
      Haegert Park
      Kings Park
      Belmont Green
      Stadacona Park

      Entertainment

      Belfry Theatre
      Craigdarroch Castle
      Robin and Winnifred Wood Recital Hall
      Alix Goolden Performance Hall
      Metro Studio Theatre
      Langham Court Theatre
      Save-On-Foods Memorial Centre
      Pemberton Memorial Operating Room

      Food & Drink

      The Fernwood Inn
      Cold Comfort
      Logan's Pub
      Taco Justice
      Vessel Liquor Store
      McDonald's
      Christie's Carriage House Pub
      Subway

      A+ Commute

      Is public transit available in Fernwood? Of all people who commute, 10.7% take public transportation in Fernwood.
      Drive to Work
      28%

      10% lower than the CDN average

      Take Public Transit
      11%

      3% higher than the CDN average

      Walk to Work
      16%

      12% higher than the CDN average

      D- Cost of Living

      What is the cost of living in Fernwood? The cost of living in Fernwood is 99/100 - which is 20% lower than British Columbia.
      Fernwood
      99

      1% less expensive than average

      Victoria
      101

      1% more expensive than average

      Canada
      100

      National cost of living index

      F Crime

      What is the crime rate in Fernwood? Fernwood crime rates are 10,309, which are 71% higher than British Columbia
      Total Crime
      10,309 per 100k people

      144% higher than the CDN average

      Chance of being a victim
      1 in 10

      144% higher than the CDN average

      Year-over-year crime
      30%

      Year over year crime is up

      C+ Employment

      What is the median income in Fernwood? The median income in Fernwood is $61,650 which is 29% lower than British Columbia.
      Median household income
      $61,65025% lower than the CDN average
      In labour force
      76%19% higher than the CDN average
      Unemployment rate
      3%

      55% lower than the CDN average

      A+ Health & Safety

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

      Hospitals

      Emergency
      Royal Jubilee Hospital

      Pharmacies

      Shoppers Drug Mart
      I.D.A.
      I.D.A.
      Heart Pharmacy IDA
      Rexall
      Save-On-Foods
      Rexall
      Victoria Compounding Pharmacy

      Doctors

      Victoria Chinatown Care Centre

      D+ Housing

      What are Fernwood home prices? Fernwood 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
      33%

      52% lower than the CDN average

      A+ Fernwood Schools

      Does Fernwood have good schools? The Fernwood graduation rate is 90% - which is 5% higher than British Columbia
      High school grad. rates
      90%

      8% higher than the CDN average

      Bachelor's degree
      38%

      51% higher than the CDN average

      School test scores
      61%

      8% lower than the CDN average

      A+ User Ratings

      Is Fernwood a good place to live? Fernwood has an overall rating of 100% from 1 reviews.
      Overall user rating
      100%

      1 total ratings

      User reviews rating
      n/a%

      0 total reviews

      User surveys rating
      100%

      1 total surveys

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