Grand Falls-WindsorNewfoundland and Labrador

Grand Falls-Windsor’s grade for hazard risk: a D

Shaking is less of a worry than in most places, at $0.012 a year per $1,000 of building value ($0.030 typical). In Health Canada’s survey, 5% of homes tested in Grand Falls-Windsor’s area exceeded 200 Bq/m³, close to the typical 6.6%. With 0.27% of the land around it burning each year, Grand Falls-Windsor sits in the high wildfire band (11% within 25 km since 1986). Flood mapping exists: a study by Department of Environment and Climate Change. Grand Falls-Windsor shares its radon tests numbers with the rest of the Central Regional Integrated Health Authority.

Crime runs heavier where Grand Falls-Windsor is policed than in Newfoundland and Labrador’s towns or Canadian towns, at an index of 92

Area-wide: Crime Severity Index, Violent Crime Severity Index, violent crime and property crime per 1,000, counted over the Grand Falls-Windsor detachment area

Where it is policed, thefts, break-ins and damage came to 40.2 per 1,000 a year, above both Newfoundland and Labrador’s towns (34.8) and Canadian towns (31.2). Its police area records 16.4 violent incidents per 1,000 residents a year.

July afternoons in Grand Falls-Windsor reach 24.1°C (Newfoundland and Labrador towns 21.2°C, Canadian towns 25.5°C)

Snow totals 443 cm over the year, higher than both Newfoundland and Labrador’s towns (363 cm) and Canadian towns (141 cm). Midwinter nights in Grand Falls-Windsor bottom out at −13.9°C on average. Most of the snow comes in January, about 97 cm. Also worth knowing: rain and snow peak in December, at 121 mm.

Trips to work from Grand Falls-Windsor are shorter than from Newfoundland and Labrador’s towns or Canadian towns: 14 min on average

92% of commuters drove, close to both Newfoundland and Labrador’s towns (92%) and Canadian towns (89%).

More long-term illness in Grand Falls-Windsor’s health region: 22% on the three conditions, the typical Canadian town 17%

Smokers make up 15% of the region’s adults, close to Newfoundland and Labrador’s towns (15%) and above Canadian towns (12%). Adults here are more upbeat about their health than the province: 54% very good or excellent, against 52% in Newfoundland and Labrador. The region’s 2022/2024 life expectancy is 79.0, with women at 80.5 and men at 77.4. What sets Grand Falls-Windsor apart within its region is a short trip to hospital, 2.1 km for the average resident (3.7 km typical). Figures for health survey and life expectancy are published for the Central Zone as a whole, not for Grand Falls-Windsor alone.

Home ownership in Grand Falls-Windsor, 67%, runs below Newfoundland and Labrador’s towns and Canadian towns

20% of households spent 30% or more of their income on shelter, above both Newfoundland and Labrador’s towns (15%) and Canadian towns (18%). A year’s rent came to 17% of the median household income, close to Newfoundland and Labrador’s towns (17%) and below Canadian towns (20%). For rent as a share of income and monthly rent for a two-bedroom, the only official count covers all of the Grand Falls-Windsor metro area, Grand Falls-Windsor included.

More of Grand Falls-Windsor’s residents have an Indigenous identity than in Newfoundland and Labrador’s towns or Canadian towns: 6.5%

People 65 and over make up 25% of the town, close to Newfoundland and Labrador’s towns (26%) and above Canadian towns (19%). Under-15s account for 14% of the population.

A normal November in Grand Falls-Windsor runs from −3°C to 6°C

For today and the week ahead, the Weather page carries ECCC’s Grand Falls-Windsor forecast. A typical November adds 30 cm of snow. In November, the normal is 110 mm of rain and snow. Then December: 1°C by day, −8°C at night.

Clifford Small (Conservative Party of Canada) holds Central Newfoundland, the riding that includes Grand Falls-Windsor

In the census’s list of municipalities, Grand Falls-Windsor is a town.

Grand Falls-Windsor’s public library is Harmsworth Public Library

It stands 1.6 km from the centre of Grand Falls-Windsor.

No protected area lies within 10 km of Grand Falls-Windsor

Within 100 km there is no national park. A provincial park, Notre Dame Provincial Park, lies 38 km away. 2 beaches are mapped within 5 km, none with a name.

Grand Falls-Windsor and its edges hold 5 schools: 3 elementary schools and 2 secondary schools

Young children have 2.2 km to the nearest elementary school, between Newfoundland and Labrador’s towns (3.5 km) and Canadian towns (0.5 km).