BC Municipal Infrastructure Health Rankings

Net book value of tangible capital assets as a share of historical cost (2024).

154 municipalities ranked Higher is better

Highest — Best Performing

1. Tofino (1,500-5,000) 0.86 2. Langford (50,000-150,000) 0.83 3. Lantzville (1,500-5,000) 0.81 4. Port Moody (15,000-50,000) 0.80 5. Anmore (1,500-5,000) 0.79

Lowest — Needs Attention

150. Port Hardy (1,500-5,000) 0.45 151. Tumbler Ridge (1,500-5,000) 0.43 152. Metchosin (5,000-15,000) 0.41 153. Spallumcheen (5,000-15,000) 0.41 154. Port McNeill (1,500-5,000) 0.32

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About this Metric

High value means

Assets retain significant value — infrastructure is relatively newer or well-maintained.

Low value means

A large share of asset value has been depreciated — infrastructure may be aging and require major reinvestment.

For Councillors

A low ratio signals an infrastructure deficit. Deferred maintenance today becomes emergency capital spending tomorrow.

For Residents

Aging infrastructure means more road repairs, water main breaks, and facility closures until reinvestment catches up.

Full Rankings

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Prov. # ▲	Municipality	Type	Population	Value	Band Rank	vs Band Avg
1	Tofino	D	2,772	0.86	1 of 41	+40%
2	Langford	C	59,664	0.83	1 of 13	+22%
3	Lantzville	D	4,276	0.81	2 of 41	+32%
4	Port Moody	C	38,285	0.80	1 of 26	+22%
5	Anmore	V	2,508	0.79	3 of 41	+29%
6	Sun Peaks	V	1,546	0.79	4 of 41	+29%
7	Surrey	C	703,531	0.79	1 of 8	+14%
8	Lake Country	D	17,637	0.77	2 of 26	+18%
9	Bowen Island	D	4,501	0.77	5 of 41	+25%
10	Coquitlam	C	173,599	0.76	2 of 8	+11%
11	Port Coquitlam	C	67,724	0.76	2 of 13	+10%
12	Langley	C	35,444	0.75	3 of 26	+15%
13	Langley	D	163,885	0.75	3 of 8	+9%
14	Sicamous	D	2,854	0.75	6 of 41	+22%
15	Port Clements	V	352	0.75	1 of 33	+25%
16	Mission	C	47,280	0.74	4 of 26	+13%
17	Colwood	C	22,794	0.74	5 of 26	+13%
18	Lytton	V	228	0.73	2 of 33	+23%
19	New Denver	V	527	0.73	3 of 33	+22%
20	Burnaby	C	299,682	0.73	4 of 8	+6%
21	Victoria	C	103,888	0.73	3 of 13	+6%
22	Cumberland	V	4,974	0.73	7 of 41	+18%
23	Fort St. John	C	24,383	0.72	6 of 26	+11%
24	Sooke	D	17,248	0.72	7 of 26	+10%
25	Vernon	C	49,527	0.72	8 of 26	+10%
26	Maple Ridge	C	105,925	0.72	4 of 13	+5%
27	Merritt	C	7,190	0.71	1 of 33	+19%
28	Squamish	D	28,578	0.71	9 of 26	+8%
29	Sayward	V	329	0.71	4 of 33	+18%
30	Prince Rupert	C	12,903	0.71	2 of 33	+18%
31	Peachland	D	6,302	0.70	3 of 33	+18%
32	Belcarra	V	702	0.70	5 of 33	+17%
33	Parksville	C	15,371	0.69	10 of 26	+5%
34	Granisle	V	357	0.69	6 of 33	+15%
35	Whistler	D	15,090	0.69	11 of 26	+5%
36	New Westminster	C	92,124	0.68	5 of 13	-0%
37	North Vancouver	C	66,624	0.68	6 of 13	-0%
38	North Vancouver	D	97,845	0.68	7 of 13	-0%
39	Powell River	C	14,947	0.68	4 of 33	+14%
40	Harrison Hot Springs	V	2,148	0.68	8 of 41	+11%
41	Lions Bay	V	1,375	0.68	7 of 33	+14%
42	Slocan	V	488	0.68	8 of 33	+13%
43	Lake Cowichan	T	3,757	0.68	9 of 41	+10%
44	Oliver	T	5,262	0.68	5 of 33	+13%
45	Burns Lake	V	2,007	0.67	10 of 41	+10%
46	Sechelt	D	11,558	0.67	6 of 33	+13%
47	Kamloops	C	108,793	0.67	8 of 13	-2%
48	Grand Forks	C	4,308	0.67	11 of 41	+9%
49	Osoyoos	T	5,724	0.67	7 of 33	+12%
50	Gibsons	T	5,090	0.67	8 of 33	+12%
51	Sidney	T	13,445	0.67	9 of 33	+12%
52	Pemberton	V	3,620	0.67	12 of 41	+8%
53	View Royal	T	12,795	0.67	10 of 33	+11%
54	Saanich	D	126,011	0.67	9 of 13	-3%
55	Richmond	C	239,584	0.66	5 of 8	-4%
56	Pitt Meadows	C	20,892	0.66	12 of 26	+1%
57	Ucluelet	D	2,452	0.66	13 of 41	+7%
58	Coldstream	D	11,380	0.65	11 of 33	+9%
59	Radium Hot Springs	V	1,489	0.65	9 of 33	+8%
60	Vancouver	C	740,454	0.65	6 of 8	-6%
61	Fraser Lake	V	942	0.65	10 of 33	+8%
62	Princeton	T	3,050	0.65	14 of 41	+5%
63	Sparwood	D	4,486	0.65	15 of 41	+5%
64	Chilliwack	C	105,520	0.64	10 of 13	-6%
65	Delta	C	124,670	0.64	11 of 13	-6%
66	Invermere	D	4,305	0.64	16 of 41	+5%
67	Valemount	V	1,082	0.64	11 of 33	+6%
68	Daajing Giids	V	999	0.64	12 of 33	+6%
69	Highlands	D	2,753	0.64	17 of 41	+3%
70	White Rock	C	25,057	0.64	13 of 26	-3%
71	Chetwynd	D	2,484	0.64	18 of 41	+3%
72	Summerland	D	12,343	0.64	12 of 33	+6%
73	Keremeos	V	1,779	0.63	19 of 41	+3%
74	Ladysmith	T	9,926	0.63	13 of 33	+6%
75	West Vancouver	D	47,929	0.63	14 of 26	-3%
76	West Kelowna	C	40,274	0.63	15 of 26	-4%
77	Oak Bay	D	18,626	0.63	16 of 26	-4%
78	Fort St. James	D	1,542	0.62	20 of 41	+1%
79	Revelstoke	C	9,464	0.62	14 of 33	+4%
80	Armstrong	C	5,643	0.62	15 of 33	+4%
81	Comox	T	15,884	0.62	17 of 26	-6%
82	North Saanich	D	12,986	0.62	16 of 33	+3%
83	Zeballos	V	136	0.61	13 of 33	+2%
84	Fruitvale	V	2,068	0.61	21 of 41	-0%
85	Nanaimo	C	111,845	0.61	12 of 13	-11%
86	Montrose	V	1,072	0.61	14 of 33	+2%
87	North Cowichan	D	34,525	0.61	18 of 26	-6%
88	Rossland	C	4,355	0.61	22 of 41	-0%
89	Fernie	C	7,086	0.61	17 of 33	+2%
90	Qualicum Beach	T	9,640	0.61	18 of 33	+2%
91	Nelson	C	12,126	0.61	19 of 33	+2%
92	Duncan	C	5,745	0.61	20 of 33	+2%
93	Canal Flats	V	889	0.61	15 of 33	+1%
94	Kent	D	7,093	0.61	21 of 33	+1%
95	Courtenay	C	32,869	0.60	19 of 26	-8%
96	Chase	V	2,591	0.60	23 of 41	-2%
97	Cranbrook	C	22,703	0.60	20 of 26	-8%
98	Elkford	D	3,030	0.60	24 of 41	-2%
99	Telkwa	V	1,544	0.60	25 of 41	-2%
100	Clearwater	D	2,500	0.60	26 of 41	-2%
101	Mackenzie	D	3,442	0.60	27 of 41	-2%
102	Salmon Arm	C	20,891	0.60	21 of 26	-9%
103	Kelowna	C	167,654	0.59	7 of 8	-14%
104	Dawson Creek	C	13,635	0.59	22 of 33	-1%
105	Lumby	V	2,257	0.59	28 of 41	-4%
106	Abbotsford	C	175,358	0.59	8 of 8	-15%
107	Masset	V	914	0.59	16 of 33	-2%
108	Quesnel	C	10,253	0.59	23 of 33	-2%
109	Pouce Coupe	V	813	0.58	17 of 33	-3%
110	Hudson's Hope	D	1,019	0.58	18 of 33	-3%
111	100 Mile House	D	2,030	0.58	29 of 41	-6%
112	Prince George	C	85,944	0.58	13 of 13	-16%
113	Port Alberni	C	19,671	0.57	22 of 26	-12%
114	Midway	V	671	0.57	19 of 33	-5%
115	Esquimalt	D	19,512	0.57	23 of 26	-13%
116	Kimberley	C	9,037	0.57	24 of 33	-5%
117	Port Edward	D	442	0.57	20 of 33	-6%
118	Stewart	D	515	0.57	21 of 33	-6%
119	New Hazelton	D	666	0.56	22 of 33	-6%
120	Silverton	V	196	0.56	23 of 33	-6%
121	Cache Creek	V	1,053	0.56	24 of 33	-7%
122	Taylor	D	1,415	0.55	25 of 33	-8%
123	Clinton	V	707	0.55	26 of 33	-8%
124	Campbell River	C	38,300	0.55	24 of 26	-16%
125	Salmo	V	1,310	0.54	27 of 33	-9%
126	Creston	T	5,976	0.54	25 of 33	-10%
127	Nakusp	V	1,740	0.54	30 of 41	-12%
128	Golden	T	4,433	0.53	31 of 41	-14%
129	Central Saanich	D	18,184	0.53	25 of 26	-20%
130	Vanderhoof	D	4,545	0.53	32 of 41	-15%
131	Ashcroft	V	1,744	0.52	33 of 41	-15%
132	Trail	C	8,539	0.52	26 of 33	-13%
133	Penticton	C	39,068	0.52	26 of 26	-21%
134	Terrace	C	13,648	0.52	27 of 33	-14%
135	Lillooet	D	2,065	0.51	34 of 41	-16%
136	Logan Lake	D	2,337	0.51	35 of 41	-17%
137	McBride	V	646	0.51	28 of 33	-15%
138	Warfield	V	1,729	0.51	36 of 41	-17%
139	Williams Lake	C	11,462	0.51	28 of 33	-15%
140	Kaslo	V	1,141	0.50	29 of 33	-16%
141	Enderby	C	3,292	0.50	37 of 41	-19%
142	Smithers	T	5,627	0.49	29 of 33	-18%
143	Tahsis	V	418	0.49	30 of 33	-19%
144	Castlegar	C	9,465	0.49	30 of 33	-19%
145	Gold River	V	1,339	0.49	31 of 33	-19%
146	Port Alice	V	789	0.47	32 of 33	-21%
147	Alert Bay	V	465	0.47	33 of 33	-22%
148	Houston	D	3,114	0.47	38 of 41	-24%
149	Hope	D	7,183	0.46	31 of 33	-23%
150	Port Hardy	D	4,201	0.45	39 of 41	-27%
151	Tumbler Ridge	D	2,663	0.43	40 of 41	-30%
152	Metchosin	D	5,207	0.41	32 of 33	-31%
153	Spallumcheen	D	5,843	0.41	33 of 33	-31%
154	Port McNeill	T	2,402	0.32	41 of 41	-48%

Municipalities with Incomplete Data

The following 7 municipalities are excluded from this ranking due to missing or insufficient data points.

Municipality	Type	Reason for Exclusion
Barriere	D	Stale or missing fiscal reporting
Greenwood	C	Stale or missing fiscal reporting
Hazelton	V	Stale or missing fiscal reporting
Kitimat	D	Stale or missing fiscal reporting
Northern Rockies	D	Insufficient historical data points
shíshálh Nation Government District	D	Insufficient historical data points
Wells	D	Stale or missing fiscal reporting