Central Okanagan
2009-09 Okanagan Real Estate Stats
About Kelowna
Kelowna is the largest city in the BC Interior with a population of approximately 120,000. Easily accessible by car, bus and air, they’re 150 km. (90 miles) north of the United States border and 395 km. (247 miles) east of Vancouver. Situated on the eastern shores of Okanagan Lake the climate is semi-arid and can supply more than 2,000 hours of sunshine per year.
Kelowna boasts all the amenities of a major city – sports, fine dining, unique shops and a vibrant cultural life. The city is also strongly associated with the orchards, vineyards and wineries that surround it. Rated among the most competitive places to do business in the Pacific Region of North America, Kelowna has become the main marketing and distribution centre of the Okanagan Valley, with a flourishing tree fruit industry and agrowing light industrial sector that competes on a world scale. Best known for forestry and the manufacture of boats, plastics, and oil field equipment, Kelowna also has a growing high technology sector that includes aerospace development and service, as well as a being a popular vacation destination.
Kelowna real estate varies from luxury homes on Lake Okanagan to
gated senior communities, trendy condos, to family residential homes.
The Kelowna real estate market makes it easy to choose a home for those
who would like
to live in this relaxed lifestyle area. My connection in Kelowna, Paige
Guernsey, would welcome the opportunity to show you around!
QUICK FACTS:
The average daytime high during July and August is 27.4 C (81.32 F).
The average daytime high during December and January is -0.3 C (31.46 F). The average low is -7.7 C (18.14 F).
Kelowna receives over 2,000 hours of sunshine annually and 28 cm. (11 inches) of rain.
Total annual precipitation is 366.4 mm. (280.7 mm. of rain and 105.5 cm. of snow).
Okanagan Lake is 110 km. (68 miles) long.
The new WR Bennett Bridge opened in May 2008, and has replaced the old Okanagan Lake Bridge as the only vehicular crossing over Okanagan Lake.
Kelowna encompasses 262 square km. (101 square miles)
Kelowna is 344 m. (1,129 feet) above sea level.
Kelowna General Hospital is the largest and most comprehensive in the southern interior of B.C. with a full treatment cancer clinic.
Information provided by Paige Guernsey
Coldwell Banker Horizon Realty
