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Maple Ridge
Maple Ridge is a fast growing community with many unique features. As part of the Greater Vancouver Regional District it enjoys the benefits of being part of Vancouver, only a 30-60 minute drive away(45 Kms), while retaining its small town feel, surrounded by farmland.
Maple Ridge has a moderate coastal climate with little seasonal variations in temperature. The mean annual air temperature in the District is approximately 10° C and the mean daily temperatures for January and July are 1.8° C and 17.5° C respectively.
The district gets between 164 to 195 cm of precipitation a year, mostly as rain. Monthly rainfalls generally reach a maximum in December while minimums occur primarily in July.
Golden Ears Provincial Park is 7 miles north of Maple Ridge. See BC parks web site
Transport
Maple Ridge benefits by being on a surburban commuter train line - the West Coast Express.
http://www.westcoastexpress.com/
This is a service that runs in peak hours only, with 5 trains into the city in the morning (approx 50 minute journey) and 5 back in the evening. There are additional train-bus services too, but you may need to consider alternative transport if you work irregular hours.
House Prices
Below is a table showing the Benchmark prices for typical homes, apartments and townhouses in Maple Ridge. This comes from the Vancouver Real Estate Board’s monthly statistics.
| Benchmark Prices: Maple Ridge as at November 2011 | |||
| Category | Benchmark $ | 1 Yr Change | 3 Yr Change |
| Attached | $302,655 | -1.10% | 0.20% |
| Detached | $448,315 | 1.90% | 6.40% |
| Apartment | $237,450 | 0.70% | 2.70% |
| Source:Real Estate Board of Greater Vancouver - MLS ® | |||
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Schools
| Top Secondary Schools in Maple Ridge by Fraser Institute Rank | ||
| School | Rank in B.C. | Score (out of 10) |
| Meadowridge | 8 | 9 |
| Source: Fraser Institute 2011 | ||
Links:
- District of Maple Ridge
- Maple Ridge - Pitt Meadows Chamber of Commerce
- Maple Ridge - Pitt Meadows photo gallery
- Maple Ridge - Pitt Meadows school district 42
- Real Estate Board of Greater Vancouver
- Maple Ridge News
- Maple Ridge - Pitt Meadows Times newspaper
