PasadenaNewfoundland and Labrador

Pasadena is graded a D for health

Measured from where Pasadena’s residents live, the nearest hospital is 26 km away, beyond the typical 3.7 km. The survey finds 47% of adults in very good or excellent health, below Newfoundland and Labrador’s towns (50%) and Canadian towns (52%) alike. People in the region live to 78.5 on average: 81.1 for women and 76.0 for men in 2022/2024. Nobody publishes health survey and life expectancy for Pasadena alone, so this card uses the figure for the Western Zone.

Flood mapping exists for Pasadena: 1 on record, latest by Water Resources Management Division (WRMD), Department of Environment and Climate Change, Government of Newfoundland and Labrador

Health Canada’s survey found radon above the guideline in 10% of homes, above Newfoundland and Labrador’s towns (4%) and Canadian towns (6.6%) alike. Earthquakes matter little: NRCan’s model puts building losses at $0.006 a year per $1,000 of value, against $0.030 for the typical town. Behind radon tests sits data gathered across the Western Regional Integrated Health Authority, with Pasadena one part of it.

The police who cover Pasadena record more serious crime than Newfoundland and Labrador’s towns or Canadian towns: a Crime Severity Index of 96

These figures come from the closest detachment: none reports for Pasadena itself · Area-wide: Crime Severity Index, Violent Crime Severity Index, violent crime and property crime per 1,000, counted over the Deer Lake detachment area

Its police area records 16.8 violent incidents per 1,000 residents a year. The violent index for its police area came to 99, higher than both Newfoundland and Labrador’s towns (82) and Canadian towns (86).

Rent takes less of local pay in Pasadena than in Newfoundland and Labrador’s towns or Canadian towns: 14% of household income

The rent as a share of income and monthly rent for a two-bedroom numbers here cover the Corner Brook metro area

Households that own their home make up 82%. Owners put the median home at $276,000, above Newfoundland and Labrador’s towns ($215,000) but below Canadian towns ($406,000).

July afternoons in Pasadena reach 22.8°C (Newfoundland and Labrador towns 21.2°C, Canadian towns 25.5°C)

A normal January brings 140 mm of precipitation, more than any other month. Some 408 cm of snow falls in a typical year, above Newfoundland and Labrador’s towns (363 cm) and Canadian towns (141 cm) alike. Expect January lows of around −9.9°C in Pasadena. January is the snowiest month, with 99 cm on average.

2 schools in and around Pasadena: 1 elementary school and 1 secondary school

Young children have 22 km to the nearest elementary school, above Newfoundland and Labrador’s towns (3.5 km) and Canadian towns (0.5 km) alike. The nearest secondary school is 25 km away, near Newfoundland and Labrador’s towns (25 km) and higher than Canadian towns (1.2 km).

Pasadena has 0.3 jobs for every resident in work, so most leave town for work

The average trip to work took 24 min, between Newfoundland and Labrador’s towns (19 min) and Canadian towns (26 min). By car: that was how 90% of commuters travelled at the census.

More of Pasadena’s residents have an Indigenous identity than in Newfoundland and Labrador’s towns or Canadian towns: 20%

0.9% of residents belong to a visible minority, lower than both Newfoundland and Labrador’s towns (1.2%) and Canadian towns (15%).

A normal November in Pasadena runs from −1°C to 5°C

Looking ahead to December, expect highs near freezing and lows near −6°C. A normal November brings 127 mm of rain and snow. Snow is normal by November, about 34 cm over the month. Across the year, normals run from −11°C nights in February to 23°C afternoons in July.

Pasadena’s MP is Carol Anstey (Conservative Party of Canada), for Long Range Mountains

From Newfoundland and Labrador come 7 MPs, 4 of them with the Liberal Party of Canada.

Pasadena has one public library, Pasadena Public Library

The library is 0.3 km from the centre of Pasadena.

Pasadena is 39 km from Gros Morne National Park

One unnamed beach is mapped within 5 km. Biggest among them: Little Grand Lake Provisional Ecological Reserve, 72,910 ha, 6.8 km off. The protected share within 10 km is 0.2%, where a typical Canadian town has 2.3%. The closest provincial park is Sir Richard Squires Memorial Provincial Park, 40 km from the edge of town.