Carleton PlaceOntario

Carleton Place earns a D for hazard risk

Wildfire is rare near Carleton Place: 0.1% of the land within 25 km has burned since 1986, a burn rate of 0.002% a year. In Health Canada’s survey, nearly a fifth of homes tested in the area exceeded 200 Bq/m³ (6.6% typical). The national inventory holds one flood map for it, from Mississippi Valley Conservation Authority.

Rent takes more of local pay in Carleton Place than in Ontario’s towns or Canadian towns: 26% of household income

Measured across the Ottawa-Gatineau metro area: rent as a share of income and monthly rent for a two-bedroom

Owners put the median home at $472,000, lower than Ontario’s towns ($695,000) yet higher than Canadian towns ($406,000). 70% of households own their home.

Schools in Carleton Place: 3 boards, side by side

Of its 8 tested schools, 1 sit in the top two fifths in Ontario and 1 in the bottom two. Schooling in French is on offer at one of the 11; in Ontario, one in ten schools teach in it. The 3 km around Carleton Place counts 8 elementary schools, 2 secondary schools and 1 alternative or adult school, 4,515 students between them.

Households in Carleton Place earn more than those in 73% of Canadian towns

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

January nights in Carleton Place drop to −14.2°C (Ontario towns −9.1°C, Canadian towns −13.5°C)

For the wettest month, look to September: 91 mm on average. Frost comes on 163 days a year, above Ontario’s towns (139) and close to Canadian towns (159). A July afternoon in Carleton Place typically reaches 27.1°C. A normal January brings 46 cm of snow, the most of any month.

51% of adults around Carleton Place rate their health very good or excellent

Area-wide: health survey and life expectancy, counted over the Leeds, Grenville and Lanark District Health Unit

On average 18% of adults live with arthritis, diabetes or high blood pressure, close to both Ontario’s towns (17%) and Canadian towns (17%). At 14%, the share of adults who smoke tops the 11% for Ontario. Lives in the region last 81.2 years on average (2022/2024): 83.3 for women, 79.2 for men. Closer to home, a hospital is just 1.0 km from the average resident of Carleton Place, nearer than the usual 3.7 km.

What November brings in Carleton Place: −2°C at night, 6°C by day

The month after, December, normally sees −1°C afternoons and −9°C nights. November usually brings some 17 cm of snow. Rain and snow over a typical November come to 75 mm. ECCC’s forecast for Smiths Falls is on the Weather page, hour by hour.

Carleton Place’s council outspends 82% of Ontario’s lower-tier municipalities, per resident

The October 2022 vote made Edward Randell mayor of Carleton Place, heading 7 seats.

Carleton Place Public Library lends 9.2 items per person served, more than 96% of Ontario’s town libraries

Carleton Place Public Library has one location for the 12,500 people it serves.

Visible minorities make up less of Carleton Place than of Ontario’s towns or Canadian towns: 6.6%

Over-65s are 21% of the population. First Nations, Métis and Inuit people make up 4.6% of residents, higher than both Ontario’s towns (1.6%) and Canadian towns (2.8%). Under 15: 18% of residents.

Carleton Place earns a B− for safety

Police recorded 13.6 violent incidents per 1,000 residents a year, above Ontario’s towns (10.5) and Canadian towns (12) alike. Its violent severity index came to 95, higher than both Ontario’s towns (76) and Canadian towns (86).

10 km from Carleton Place to Burnt Lands Provincial Park

9.1 km out lies the largest, Mississippi Lake National Wildlife Area, at 338 ha. Within 5 km is one beach, Riverside Park Beach.

Canada’s registers list 1 historic place in Carleton Place

25% of its homes were built before 1961, above Ontario’s towns (22%) and Canadian towns (18%) alike.