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Renting in Belleville eats 24% of household income, more than in Ontario’s towns and across Canadian towns

22% of households spent 30% or more of their income on shelter, near Ontario’s towns (22%) and higher than Canadian towns (18%). The median home value was $424,000, below Ontario’s towns ($695,000) and close to Canadian towns ($406,000).

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

Source area for health survey and life expectancy: the Hastings and Prince Edward Counties Health Unit

For Belleville itself the measure is access: 3.1 km to the nearest hospital, much like the typical 3.7 km. The survey finds 45% of adults in very good or excellent health, below Ontario’s towns (51%) and Canadian towns (52%) alike. Statistics Canada puts the region’s life expectancy at 79.8, women 81.8 and men 77.8 (2022/2024).

Hazards in Belleville: wildfire low, radon over the guideline in 12% of tested homes

Earthquake risk in Belleville is ordinary: NRCan’s model puts building losses at $0.045 a year per $1,000 of value, close to the typical town’s $0.030. No one has filed a flood map for Belleville on the national inventory.

For safety, Belleville gets a C+

Police recorded 13.6 violent incidents per 1,000 residents a year, above both Ontario’s towns (10.5) and Canadian towns (12). For violence alone the index was 94, above both Ontario’s towns (76) and Canadian towns (86).

Commuters in Belleville have a short way to work, 20 min on average, less than in Ontario’s towns and across Canadian towns

89% of commuters drove, close to both Ontario’s towns (88%) and Canadian towns (89%).

January lows in Belleville: −11.2°C, against −9.1°C in Ontario’s towns and −13.5°C in Canadian towns

Gardeners get 161 frost-free days, from 1 May to 10 October. A normal September brings 92 mm of precipitation, more than any other month. January is the snowiest month, with 44 cm on average. July afternoons reach 26.5°C on average, about level with Ontario’s towns (26.7°C) and above Canadian towns (25.5°C).

What November brings in Belleville: −2°C at night, 7°C by day

In November, the normal is 84 mm of rain and snow. The year peaks in July (27°C) and bottoms out in January (−11°C). ECCC’s forecast for Belleville is on the Weather page, hour by hour.

Belleville has one council seat for every 6,990 residents, more than 88% of municipalities in Ontario

Belleville’s council of 9 was elected in October 2022, with Neil Ellis as mayor.

At 6 loans per person served, Belleville Public Library lends more than four in five Ontario’s town libraries

Belleville Public Library has one location for the 55,071 people it serves.

12 of Belleville’s 20 tested schools score in the lower two fifths in Ontario

No French-language school is among them; in Ontario, 10% of schools are. They come under 3 school boards. Within 3 km of Belleville are 18 elementary schools, 4 secondary schools and 4 alternative or adult schools, teaching 9,425 students.

Belleville is 57 km from Thousand Islands National Park

The Stirling Rail Trail is the one mapped walking route close by. 14 km from town is Stoco Fen Provincial Park, the nearest provincial park. 18 protected areas lie within 10 km. Protected areas cover 1.2% of the land within 10 km; for the typical Canadian town it is 2.3%.

Belleville skews older, with 24% of residents 65 or over, more than in Ontario’s towns and across Canadian towns

5.6% of residents have an Indigenous identity, above both Ontario’s towns (1.6%) and Canadian towns (2.8%). The share of residents under 15 is 15%.

The registers list 4 historic places in Belleville, 2 at the top

The earliest construction date, 1856, belongs to Belleville Railway Station (Grand Trunk). Before 1961 is when a third of the homes went up, above Ontario’s towns (22%) and Canadian towns (18%) alike.