Van KirkBrampton

Hazard risk in Van Kirk is lower than in 89% of Canadian towns

Area-wide: earthquake risk, counted over the city of Brampton

Seismic risk in Van Kirk sits near the middle: $0.030 of expected damage per $1,000 of buildings a year, the typical town $0.030. Flood mapping exists: 2 studies, most recently by Toronto Regional Conservation Authority.

Most households in Van Kirk own their home: 91%, more than in Ontario’s towns and across Canadian towns

Source area for rent as a share of income and monthly rent for a two-bedroom: the Toronto metro area

Rent took 19% of household income, about level with Canadian towns (20%) and below Ontario’s towns (22%). Shelter took 30% or more of income for 30% of households, above both Ontario’s towns (22%) and Canadian towns (18%).

Van Kirk’s region outlives the typical Canadian town by 3.8 years: life expectancy 85.3

About as many adults call their health very good or excellent here as across Ontario, 49% against 51%. Smokers make up 8.2% of the region’s adults, below Ontario’s towns (10%) and Canadian towns (12%) alike. Measured from where Van Kirk’s residents live, the nearest hospital is 6.4 km away, beyond the typical 3.7 km.

Trips to work from Van Kirk take longer than from Ontario’s towns or Canadian towns: 35 min on average

By car: that was how 91% of commuters travelled at the census.

3 boards run the schools in and around Van Kirk

Taken together, Van Kirk and its 3 km edge hold 32 elementary schools, 4 secondary schools and 1 alternative or adult school for 21,120 students. Fletcher's Meadow Secondary School is the biggest, at 1,870 students. Results are mixed: 8 of 36 schools above the middle in Ontario, 15 below it. Schooling in French is on offer at one of the 37; in Ontario, one in ten schools teach in it.

Summer runs warm in Van Kirk: July highs of 27.4°C, above Ontario’s towns and Canadian towns

Gardeners get 174 frost-free days, from 27 April to 20 October. Frosty days number 131 in a normal year, below both Ontario’s towns (139) and Canadian towns (159). On a January night, the temperature in Van Kirk falls to about −8.9°C. Most of the snow comes in January, about 32 cm.

Van Kirk is graded a B for safety

The Crime Severity Index, Violent Crime Severity Index, violent crime and property crime per 1,000 numbers here cover the Peel Region (Mississauga/Brampton) service area

Violent incidents in its police area came to 8.5 per 1,000 residents a year, lower than both Ontario’s towns (10.5) and Canadian towns (12). Its police area records 22.6 property incidents per 1,000 residents a year.

Visible minorities make up more of Van Kirk than of Ontario’s towns or Canadian towns: 82%

First Nations, Métis and Inuit people make up 0.1% of residents, below Ontario’s towns (1.6%) and Canadian towns (2.8%) alike.

What November brings in Van Kirk: freezing at night, 8°C by day

December follows at 2°C by day and −5°C by night. Expect around 9 cm of snow in November. Precipitation in November averages 72 mm. At the extremes, July afternoons reach 27°C and January nights −9°C.

Van Kirk has no public library of its own; the nearest is Brampton Library - Cyril Clark Branch, 2 km away

Brampton public library serves the whole of Brampton, so the library figures on this page are the city’s: 708,210 people, Van Kirk among them.

Rouge National Urban Park is 52 km from Van Kirk

11 protected areas lie within 10 km. 16 km from town is Forks of the Credit Provincial Park, the nearest provincial park. The largest named area nearby is Brampton Natural Heritage System, 1,126 ha, 0.4 km away. The Etobicoke Creek Trail is the one mapped walking route close by.