Algonquin HighlandsOntario

Algonquin Highlands has 0.3 jobs for every resident in work, so most commute out

Commutes averaged 27 min, close to Ontario’s towns (29 min) and above Canadian towns (26 min).

A flood study covers Algonquin Highlands: 3 on the national inventory, the newest from County of Haliburton

Measured across the Haliburton, Kawartha, Pine Ridge District Heal health region: radon tests

Radon is about average around Algonquin Highlands: 6.1% of tested homes in the survey area topped the guideline, against 6.6% for the typical town. NRCan expects $0.021 of shaking damage a year per $1,000 of buildings here, near the typical $0.030.

The force covering Algonquin Highlands records less serious violence than Ontario’s towns or Canadian towns, at 50

The Crime Severity Index, Violent Crime Severity Index, violent crime and property crime per 1,000 numbers here cover the Haliburton Highlands detachment area

Across the area its police cover, the Crime Severity Index averaged 45 over 2023–25, lower than both Ontario’s towns (56) and Canadian towns (67). Thefts, break-ins and damage add up to 16.7 per 1,000 residents a year where it is policed. For every 1,000 residents of its police area, 9.7 violent incidents are reported each year.

More households own their home in Algonquin Highlands than in Ontario’s towns or across Canadian towns: 92%

Rent took 17% of household income, below both Ontario’s towns (22%) and Canadian towns (20%). Shelter took 30% or more of income for 15% of households, below both Ontario’s towns (22%) and Canadian towns (18%).

18% of adults smoke in the health region around Algonquin Highlands, against 12% for the typical Canadian town

Source area for health survey and life expectancy: the Haliburton, Kawartha, Pine Ridge District Health Unit

Residents have 22 km to cover to reach a hospital, higher than both Ontario’s towns (3.3 km) and Canadian towns (3.7 km). Across the region, 49% of adults say their health is very good or excellent, much as in Ontario (51%). Lives in the region last 81.0 years on average (2022/2024): 83.0 for women, 79.0 for men.

No high school in or near Algonquin Highlands: the closest is 19 km off

Schooling here is split between 2 boards, below both Ontario’s towns (4) and Canadian towns (3). Elementary school is 18 km away at the nearest, above Ontario’s towns (0.5 km) and Canadian towns (0.5 km) alike.

Winter nights bite in Algonquin Highlands: January lows of −16.0°C, colder than Ontario’s towns or Canadian towns

Most of the snow comes in January, about 67 cm. Frosty days number 187 in a normal year, higher than both Ontario’s towns (139) and Canadian towns (159). Frost usually lifts by 31 May and returns around 18 September: 108 days without it. Algonquin Highlands sees July afternoons of 25.3°C on average.

Visible minorities make up less of Algonquin Highlands than of Ontario’s towns or Canadian towns: 2.2%

Immigrants make up 8.1% of residents, above both Ontario’s towns (7.6%) and Canadian towns (6.4%). 2% of residents have an Indigenous identity, above Ontario’s towns (1.6%) but below Canadian towns (2.8%).

Expect November days around 5°C in Algonquin Highlands, nights around −4°C

Looking ahead to December, expect highs near −1°C and lows near −10°C. Precipitation in November averages 103 mm. Snow is normal by November, about 33 cm over the month. Hour-by-hour figures come from ECCC’s Oxtongue Lake forecast, on the Weather page.

Each seat on Algonquin Highlands’ council speaks for just 580 residents, fewer than in 81% of Ontario municipalities

For the Legislative Assembly of Ontario, Algonquin Highlands votes in Haliburton—Kawartha Lakes—Brock; open data doesn’t yet say who its MPP (Member of Provincial Parliament, at Queen’s Park in Toronto) is.

Algonquin Highlands’s public library is Haliburton County Public Library - Stanhope Branch

From the centre of Algonquin Highlands, it is 3.5 km away.

Few places match Algonquin Highlands for protected land nearby: more than 9 in 10 Canadian towns

10 beaches are mapped within 5 km, the nearest SANDY BEACH. The nearest national park is Georgian Bay Islands National Park, 83 km away. Inside the town itself, 16% of the land is protected.