ArnpriorOntario

TownGrade

C⁺

#1,648 of 2,556

11,459 residents make their home in this town in Ontario. Its population rose 9% from 2016 to 2021.

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Photo: SimonP at en.wikipedia · CC BY-SA 3.0

Population

11,459

people, 2025 estimate

Median age

years · Ontario’s towns: 46.8

Postsecondary

53%

of residents 15 and over hold a postsecondary certificate, diploma or degree · Canadian towns: 56%

Walk, cycle, transit

10%

walk, cycle or take transit to work · Canadian towns: 8%

Is Arnprior a good place to live?

Real strengths, and real weak spots. The weak point is cost of living (D). Getting around on foot or by bus is easy (A). School results are strong (B+). Put together, the subjects come to a C+ overall, better than 40% of Canadian towns. That places it #609 of 858 in Ontario.

Rents here are the metro area's average, shared by every town and neighbourhood in it. Safety is the police detachment's figure, shared with the towns and countryside around it. Health is graded on the health region's survey figures and life expectancy, with the distance to hospital giving the town its own spread.

StrongestAWalkabilityWeakestDCost of living C⁻Jobs & income

How Arnprior grades

Each subject compares Arnprior with Canadian towns of 2,500 or more, ordered by how far it is from the middle. Towns in other countries are graded separately.

How grading works

Cost of livingAmong the weakest of the towns comparedDOpen →WalkabilityBased on walking, cycling and transit to everyday placesAOpen →Jobs & incomeIncomes and work trail most townsC⁻Open →SchoolsAhead of most towns comparedB⁺Open →SafetyGraded on crime per residentB⁺Open →Hazard riskMore exposed to natural hazards than mostC⁺Open →HealthGraded on how healthy residents areC⁺Open →

How TownRatings grades Canadian towns →

What makes Arnprior stand out

The 3 things Arnprior does most differently from other towns.

Picked automatically from the data

Cost of living

Behind 93%

of Canadian towns on cost of living

Its cost of living grade: D.

Walkability

Better than 91%

of Canadian towns on walkability

Its walkability grade: A.

Residents 65 and over

Who lives here

27% are 65 or over

Next to 19%, the median among Canadian towns

Statistics Canada, Census 2021

The data

Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Arnprior.

HousingCost of living D

Renting in Arnprior eats 30% of household income, more than in both Ontario’s towns and Canadian towns

$400,000median home value, 2021DCost of living Grade

Owners make up 63% of households, below Ontario’s towns (76%) and Canadian towns (74%) alike. The median home value was $400,000, below Ontario’s towns ($695,000) and close to Canadian towns ($406,000).

What homes were worth · The median owner’s estimate at the 2021 census

Arnprior$400,000

Ontario$695,000

Canadian towns$406,000

Census 2021	Arnprior	Ontario	Canada
Rent as a share of income	30%	22%	20%
Households owning their home	63%	76%	74%
Median home value, 2021	$400,000	$695,000	$406,000
Households spending 30%+ on shelter	19%	22%	18%

$1,916

monthly rent for a two-bedroom

$1,170

median monthly shelter cost for owners, 2021

Full pageArnprior’s cost of living pageOpen the full Cost of living page

Renting$1,916 a month · A two-bedroom apartment, CMHC’s survey Cost of living5.3 times household income · The median owner’s estimate, $400,000, against the median household income Owners and renters63% own their home

Statistics Canada, Census 2021; CMHC Rental Market Survey via Statistics Canada · These are 2021 census values, as owners judged them, set against household income in 2020. · Rent as a share of income and monthly rent for a two-bedroom: the Ottawa-Gatineau metro area

Work & commuteJobs & income C⁻

Working-age people in Arnprior are less likely to have a job than in 64% of Canadian towns

10%walk, cycle or take transit

Commutes averaged 29 min, near Ontario’s towns (29 min) and higher than Canadian towns (26 min). The car took 88% of commuters, near both Ontario’s towns (88%) and Canadian towns (89%).

How working residents got to work · census 2021

Car or van88%

Walk9%

Bicycle1%

Public transit0%

Census 2021	Arnprior	Ontario	Canada
Average trip	29 min	29 min	26 min
Car or van	88%	88%	89%

$75,500

median household income, 2020

21%

worked from home, May 2021

50%

of commuters work inside the municipality

Full pageArnprior’s work & commute pageOpen the full Work & commute page

Unemployment9.4% unemployed · Of the labour force · Canadian towns: 9.9%Getting to work10% walk, cycle or take transit Where people commute to915 commuters · The biggest flow out: to Ottawa

Statistics Canada, Census 2021 (labour and commuting) · These are May 2021 figures, gathered while COVID-19 kept many people home or out of work.

SchoolsSchools B⁺

3 boards run the schools in and around Arnprior

6schools within 3 kmB⁺Schools Grade

3 of the 6 are Catholic, more than the 34% in Ontario. Results are mixed: 2 of 6 schools above the middle in Ontario, 3 below it. Schooling in French is on offer at one of the 6; in Ontario, 10% of schools teach in it. The 3 km around Arnprior counts 5 elementary schools and 1 secondary school, 2,405 students between them.

School	Level	Students	System
Walter Zadow Public School Fourth fifth in OntarioLargest elementary schoolElementary · Grades JK–8	Elementary · Grades JK–8	555	English public
Arnprior District High School Middle fifth in OntarioLargest secondary schoolSecondary · Grades 9–12	Secondary · Grades 9–12	700	English public
École élémentaire catholique Des Deux-Rivières FrenchTeaches in FrenchElementary · Grades JK–8	Elementary · Grades JK–8	145	French Catholic
St. John XXIII Separate School CatholicResults in the top fifth in OntarioElementary · Grades JK–6	Elementary · Grades JK–6	320	English Catholic

See all 6 schools →

Schools by system · Schools within 3 km

English public3

English Catholic2

French Catholic1

Schools within 3 km	Arnprior	Ontario	Canada
School boards	3	4	3

2,405

students at the schools within 3 km, 2024-25

1.1 km

to the nearest secondary school

Full pageArnprior’s schools pageOpen the full Schools page

The boards3 school boards · Renfrew County DSB Every school6 schools within 3 km · 5 elementary schools and 1 secondary school Results2 of 6 in the top two fifths · of the schools with results, placed against every school in Ontario Language1 of 6 teach in French · 10% of schools in Ontario Questions“What schools are there in Arnprior?”

Provincial school lists and results, 2024-25

SafetySafety B⁺

Arnprior is graded a B+ for safety

52Crime Severity Index

Where it is policed, thefts, break-ins and damage came to 20.3 per 1,000 a year, lower than both Ontario’s towns (30.5) and Canadian towns (31.2). For every 1,000 residents of its police area, 14.2 violent incidents are reported each year.

Year by year · Crime Severity Index for each year

202346

202463

202547

2023–2025	Arnprior	Ontario	Canada
Property crime per 1,000	20.3	30.5	31.2
Violent crime	14.2	10.5	12
Crime Severity Index	52	56	67

non-violent Crime Severity Index

44%

of incidents cleared, 2023–25

Full pageArnprior’s safety reportOpen the full Safety report

Safety52 Crime Severity Index · The index weighs each crime Arnprior’s police recorded by how serious it is.Questions“Is Arnprior safe?”

Statistics Canada, Uniform Crime Reporting Survey, 2023–2025 average · Area behind the Crime Severity Index, Violent Crime Severity Index, violent crime and property crime per 1,000 figures: the Arnprior detachment area

Natural hazardsHazard risk C⁺

Wildfire low, radon 8%: how Arnprior stands on hazards

Lowwildfire bandC⁺Hazard risk Grade

Shaking is a bigger worry than in most places, at $0.11 a year per $1,000 of building value ($0.030 typical). The national flood inventory has no study for Arnprior.

Radon tests above the guideline · share of tested homes, 200 Bq/m³

Arnprior8%

Ontario’s towns4%

Canadian towns6.6%

Hazards	Arnprior	Ontario	Canada
Earthquake loss per $1,000 of buildings a year	$0.11	$0.043	$0.030
Radon tests above the guideline	8%	4%	6.6%

$0.11

expected earthquake loss a year per $1,000 of buildings

Low

wildfire band

6.7 km

to the nearest land burned since 1986

Full pageArnprior’s flood & hazards pageOpen the full Flood & hazards page

Radon8% of tests above the guideline WildfireLow wildfire band · No land burned within 25 km since 1986 FloodNo flood study on record Earthquakes$0.11 a year per $1,000 · Canadian towns: $0.030 Be readyAlerts, FireSmart and radon tests

NRCan seismic risk model and burned areas, Health Canada radon survey, the Flood Hazard Map Inventory

Climate

Arnprior has colder winters than Ontario’s towns or Canadian towns: January lows of −16.0°C

26.9°CJuly afternoons

The warmest stretch brings July afternoons of 26.9°C, near Ontario’s towns (26.7°C) and higher than Canadian towns (25.5°C). The frost-free season runs from 20 May to 22 September, 124 days. June is the wettest month, with 99 mm of rain and snow on average. Also worth knowing: most of the snow comes in January, about 53 cm.

Average high by season · ECCC normals, 1991–2020

Winter−3.5°C

Spring11.2°C

Summer25.7°C

Autumn13.4°C

Normals, 1991–2020	Arnprior	Ontario	Canada
January night low	−16.0°C	−9.1°C	−13.5°C
Snowfall a year	193 cm	146 cm	141 cm
Days with frost a year	170	139	159
July afternoon high	26.9°C	26.7°C	25.5°C

193 cm

of snow a year

170

days with frost a year

124

frost-free days, 20 May to 22 Sep

137

days with precipitation a year

Full pageArnprior’s climate pageOpen the full Climate page

The yearJuly highs 26.9°C, January lows −16.0°C Rain and snow968 mm a year · Canadian towns: 883 mm Snow193 cm of snow a year Weather station27 km to the station · Luskville

Environment and Climate Change Canada, Canadian Climate Normals 1991–2020 (Luskville)

HealthHealth C⁺

16% of adults smoke in the health region around Arnprior, against 12% for the typical Canadian town

50%very good or excellent healthC⁺Health Grade

Source area for health survey and life expectancy: the Renfrew County and District Health Unit

The town’s own part is the trip to care, and Arnprior is well placed: 1.6 km to a hospital on average, against 3.7 km typical. Chronic conditions run at 19% of adults, age-standardised, higher than both Ontario’s towns (17%) and Canadian towns (17%). In the health survey, half of adults in the region rate their health very good or excellent, close to Ontario’s 51%. For 2022/2024, the region’s figure is 81.0 years at birth, 83.0 for women and 78.7 for men.

Very good or excellent health · adults, age-standardised

Arnprior50%

Ontario’s towns51%

Canadian towns52%

Health	Arnprior	Ontario	Canada
Smokers	16%	10%	12%
Chronic conditions (average share)	19%	17%	17%
Life expectancy at birth	81.0	82.8	81.5
Very good or excellent health	50%	51%	52%

81.0

years of life expectancy, 2022/2024

1.6 km

from homes to a hospital, on average

16%

of adults smoke, age-standardised

0.5 km

from homes to a pharmacy, on average

Full pageArnprior’s health pageOpen the full Health page

Health survey50% very good or excellent health · adults, age-standardised Getting care1.6 km to a hospital · A pharmacy 0.5 km away on average The wider areaLife expectancy: women 83.0, men 78.7 Conditions and habits19% with chronic conditions · adults, age-standardised

Statistics Canada, Canadian Community Health Survey 2023/2024 and life expectancy 2022/2024; Open Database of Healthcare Facilities

Weather

In Arnprior, November normally means 6°C afternoons and −3°C nights

6°Ca normal November afternoon

November normally sees 74 mm of precipitation. Next comes December, with normal highs of −2°C and lows of −11°C. The forecast on the Weather page is ECCC’s for Renfrew.

Normal highs, the months ahead · ECCC normals, 1991–2020

November6°C

December−2°C

January−5°C

February−3°C

Season	High	Low	Rain and snow
Winter	−3°C	−14°C	215 mm
Spring	11°C	−1°C	216 mm
Summer	26°C	13°C	292 mm
Autumn	13°C	3°C	246 mm

−3°C

a normal November night

74 mm

of rain and snow in a normal November

Full pageArnprior’s weather pageOpen the full Weather page

Next 24 hoursTemperature and chance of rain, hour by hour The week aheadECCC’s days ahead, beside the normals The yearWarmest July, coldest January

ECCC normals, 1991–2020 (Luskville); the forecast is on the Weather page

Town hall

Arnprior turned out at 48% for its 2022 council election, above 89% of Ontario municipalities

The riding (a federal electoral district, which elects one MP) covering Arnprior is Algonquin—Renfrew—Pembroke, and Cheryl Gallant (Conservative Party of Canada) represents it in the House of Commons.

Turnout	Arnprior	Ontario	Canada
Municipal election, 2022	48%	31%	31%

Full pageArnprior’s town hall & politics pageOpen the full Town hall & politics page

council seats7 Provincial legislatureRenfrew—Nipissing—Pembroke

Wikidata, MAMH, MMAH, Statistics Canada

Library & civic lifeCivic life grade A⁻

More visits per person served than 98% of Ontario’s town libraries: Arnprior Public Library counts 10.5

Arnprior Public Library has one location for the 9,629 people it serves.

Full pageArnprior’s library & civic life pageOpen the full Library & civic life page

Places to belong2.9 charities per 1,000 residents

Provincial library statistics, OpenStreetMap, the CRA and Statistics Canada

Who lives here

Fewer of Arnprior’s people belong to a visible minority than in Ontario’s towns or Canadian towns: 4.2%

48median age

First Nations, Métis and Inuit people make up 6.2% of residents, above Ontario’s towns (1.6%) and Canadian towns (2.8%) alike. Immigrants make up 7.4% of residents, near Ontario’s towns (7.6%) and higher than Canadian towns (6.4%).

ArnpriorOntarioCanada

OntarioCanada

Ages · Share of residents in each age group, Census 2021

27%

Schooling · Highest qualification, residents 15 and over

No certificate, diploma or degree16%

Postsecondary qualification53%

Women and men · all residents

Women make up 52.3% of Arnprior

By the 2021 count the town had 5,030 women and 4,595 men, while Canada has 50.9% women.

Who lives in Arnprior
	Arnprior	Ontario	Canada
Under 15	16%	15%	16%
15 to 64	57%	65%	64%
65+	27%	19%	19%
No certificate, diploma or degree	16%	15%	16%
Postsecondary qualification	53%	56%	56%

Full pageArnprior’s Who lives here pageOpen the full Who lives here page

Immigrants7% are immigrants · 4% belong to a visible minority Ages48 median age · 27% are 65 or over Households4,305 households · 2.2 people per household English and French13% speak both · 0.1% speak French but not English

Statistics Canada, Census 2021; Ontario and Canada: medians of towns of 2,500+

Outdoors

Arnprior is 8.4 km from Fitzroy Provincial Park

3.9%of the land within 10 km protected

Swimmers have 2 beaches within 5 km, Braeside Beach the nearest. The largest named area nearby is Grand Marais de Bristol Water Fowl Gathering Area, 360 ha, 4.3 km away. Protected areas cover 3.9% of the land within 10 km; for the typical Canadian town it is 2.3%. 93 km separate the town from Thousand Islands National Park, its nearest national park.

Protected land · of the land within 10 km

Arnprior3.9%

Ontario’s towns2.3%

Canadian towns2.3%

Outdoors	Arnprior	Ontario	Canada
Protected land within 10 km	3.9%	2.3%	2.3%
Public protected areas within 10 km	8	4	4

93 km

to Thousand Islands National Park

8.4 km

to Fitzroy Provincial Park

beaches within 5 km

public protected areas within 10 km

Full pageArnprior’s outdoors pageOpen the full Outdoors page

Protected landof the land within 10 km Protected areas22 protected areas within 10 km · Grand Marais de Bristol Water Fowl Gathering Area National & provincial parks93 km to a national park · Thousand Islands National Park

Canadian Protected and Conserved Areas Database (CPCAD), OpenStreetMap routes and beaches

History

Heritage in Arnprior: 1 historic place of the highest rank

1historic place

31% of its homes were built before 1961, higher than both Ontario’s towns (22%) and Canadian towns (18%).

Historic places by designation · inside the town

Highest designations1

Other federal designations0

Provincial and local listings0

Among them

D.A. Gillies Building 1896

1896

oldest construction date on the record

31%

of homes built before 1961 · Canadian towns 18%

Heritage	Arnprior	Ontario	Canada
Homes built before 1961	31%	22%	18%

Full pageArnprior’s history pageOpen the full History page

On the registersOne historic place inside the town Highest designations1 top designation · D.A. Gillies Building Older homes31% built before 1961 · Canadian towns: 18%Questions“How many historic places does Arnprior have?”

Canadian Register of Historic Places, Directory of Federal Heritage Designations, Québec’s Répertoire du patrimoine culturel, Wikidata; Census 2021 homes by period

Keep exploring

Everything we know about Arnprior

15pages on Arnprior

The big questions

SafetyB⁺Crime Severity Index 52 Housing & costDHomes 5.3 × income Property pricesSchoolsB⁺6 schools within 3 km HealthC⁺Life expectancy 81 in its region Work & commuteC⁻50% of adults in work Natural hazardsC⁺Wildfire band: low

Out and about

Outdoors3.9% of the land within 10 km protected AttractionsClimateJuly afternoons around 27°C WeatherECCC’s forecast, beside the normals

The story

Who lives hereMedian age 48 HistoryOne place on the heritage registers Town hallFamous people

Famous people from Arnprior

9 notable people were born in Arnprior.

See all 9 →

Evan MilwardCanadian soccer player · born 1984

James HartneyCanadian politician · 1848–1924

Nolan MacMillanCanadian football player · born 1990

Randy PierceCanadian ice hockey player · born 1957

Will ColbertIce hockey player · born 1985

Dan FridgenCanadian ice hockey player · born 1959

Photo credits

Evan Milward: Djuradj Vujcic, CC BY 2.0 · James Hartney: Cochrane, William, 1831-1898, Public domain · Nolan MacMillan: Cmm3, CC BY-SA 4.0

About Arnprior

Town in Ontario

TownRatings counts Arnprior as Statistics Canada does, as one municipality in Ontario; the census, crime and housing figures all follow that boundary.

Statistics Canada: population estimates 2025 (17-10-0155), Census of Population 2021, 2021 census boundaries.

Population: 11,459 (people, 2025 estimate)
Province or territory: Ontario
Census division: Renfrew
Metro area: Ottawa - Gatineau (Ontario part / partie de l'Ontario)
Census subdivision: 3547002

Arnprior’s neighbours

The nearest places of 1,000 or more. Statistics Canada

McNab/BraesideBristolKinburnFitzroyHortonArnprior

How the neighbours grade

Town	People	km	Overall	Cost	Safety	Health
Arnprior	11,459	—	C⁺	D	B⁺	C⁺
McNab/Braeside	8,340	7.5	C	C⁻	B⁺	C
Bristol Quebec	1,151	10	—	B⁻	B	B
Kinburn	2,639	14	A	C	A⁺	A
Fitzroy	6,400	18	A⁻	C⁻	A⁺	A
Horton	3,550	19	B	C⁺	A⁺	C⁺

People: Statistics Canada, Census 2021. Distances: centre to centre.

Questions about Arnprior

Has Arnprior grown?

Between the 2016 and 2021 censuses it went from 8,795 to 9,629 residents (up 9.5%; Canadian towns’ median: 4.1%), and Statistics Canada now estimates 11,459.

Who are the people of Arnprior?

4% of residents belong to a visible minority, against 15% for the median of Canadian towns; 6% have an Indigenous identity and 7% are immigrants.

How old are the people of Arnprior?

At 48, its median age compares with 45.2 across Canadian towns. Children make up 16% of the population and seniors 27%.

What kind of homes are in Arnprior?

52% of homes are single-detached houses, against 64% for the median of Canadian towns, and 1% are in apartment buildings of five storeys or more. A household averages 2.2 people; 34% are one person living alone.

Sources: Statistics Canada, Census of Population 2021 · population estimates 2025 (17-10-0155) and 2021 census boundaries · Uniform Crime Reporting Survey 2023–25 (35-10-0026, 35-10-0183 to 35-10-0190) · CMHC rents as published by Statistics Canada (34-10-0133) · grades by TownRatings. Under the Statistics Canada Open Licence.

Adapted from Statistics Canada (Census of Population 2021, population estimates 2025, 2021 census boundaries) under the Statistics Canada Open Licence; this does not constitute an endorsement by Statistics Canada. Neighbourhood names in some cities © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL).