Victoria Area

Metchosin

A Few Quick Facts About Metchosin

The population of Metchosin is 5,003 (1998).

Population projected for 2010 is 5,847 inhabitants.

The area of land defined as Metchosin is 79.80 sq. km.

Population density is 63 people per sq. km.

The average house price (Jan - Mar 1999) in Metchosin is $232,000.

The average household income in Metchosin is $62,565.

Neighbourhoods: Albert Head, Kangaroo, Metchosin, Neild, Pedder Bay, Rocky Point, William Head.

If your looking for a more rural area to settle down, Metchosin may be the place for you with its wide open spaces and small farms.  The heart of Metchosin is at the Village Centre where Happy Valley Road and Metchosin Road intersect and a few stores, a restaurant and a school are located.  It is not surprising that the municipality has imposed a minimum one and two acre lot size bylaw to maintain the area's rural lifestyle.  Lester B. Pearson College of the Pacific lies within this region and The Galloping Goose Trail wanders through Metchosin.