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Faraday’s schools mostly sit under the middle in Ontario, 2 of the 3 with results

Elementary schools here average 212 students; in Ontario, 365. From the middle of town, the first elementary school is 5.3 km off, higher than both Ontario’s towns (0.5 km) and Canadian towns (0.5 km). The 3 km around Faraday counts 4 elementary schools and 1 secondary school, 1,085 students between them.

Faraday is a town of owners: 90% of households own their home, above Ontario’s towns and Canadian towns

A year’s rent came to just over a fifth of the median household income, near Ontario’s towns (22%) and higher than Canadian towns (20%). 16% of households spent 30% or more of their income on shelter, below Ontario’s towns (22%) and Canadian towns (18%) alike.

Trips to work from Faraday are shorter than from Ontario’s towns or Canadian towns: 23 min on average

Faraday gets a C− for health

Residents have 7.3 km to cover to reach a hospital, above Ontario’s towns (3.3 km) and Canadian towns (3.7 km) alike. Smoking is commoner than in the province: 18% of adults, against 11% for Ontario. On the other hand, in the health survey, 45% of adults in the region rate their health very good or excellent, fewer than Ontario’s 51%. For 2022/2024, the region’s figure is 79.8 years at birth, 81.8 for women and 77.8 for men. Nobody publishes health survey and life expectancy for Faraday alone, so this card uses the figure for the Hastings and Prince Edward Counties Health Unit.

Winter nights bite in Faraday: January lows of −17.1°C, colder than Ontario’s towns or Canadian towns

Rain and snow peak in November, at 103 mm. Frost comes on 193 days a year, above both Ontario’s towns (139) and Canadian towns (159). A normal January brings 67 cm of snow, the most of any month.

More of Faraday’s residents have an Indigenous identity than in Ontario’s towns or Canadian towns: 11%

1.3% of residents belong to a visible minority, lower than both Ontario’s towns (26%) and Canadian towns (15%). Immigrants make up 8.8% of residents, above Ontario’s towns (7.6%) and Canadian towns (6.4%) alike.

Faraday is on Canada’s flood inventory: 1 listed, led by Crowe Valley Conservation Authority

Shaking is about as much of a worry in Faraday as in most places, at $0.030 a year per $1,000 of building value ($0.030 typical). More homes than usual carry radon here, 12% over the guideline where the typical town has 6.6%.

Faraday gets a B for safety

A best guess: the nearest detachment’s figures, since none is filed under Faraday · Crime Severity Index, Violent Crime Severity Index, violent crime and property crime per 1,000 for the Bancroft detachment area

Its police area records 15.9 property incidents per 1,000 residents a year. For violence alone, its police area’s index was 60, lower than both Ontario’s towns (76) and Canadian towns (86). Where it is policed, 12.5 violent incidents per 1,000 residents are recorded each year.

Expect November days around 5°C in Faraday, nights around −5°C

ECCC’s forecast for Bancroft is on the Weather page, hour by hour. December follows at −2°C by day and −12°C by night. November usually brings some 33 cm of snow. Precipitation in November averages 103 mm.

Each seat on Faraday’s council speaks for just 360 residents, fewer than in 88% of Ontario municipalities

Federally, Faraday sits in Hastings—Lennox and Addington—Tyendinaga, its riding (a federal electoral district, which elects one MP), held by Shelby Kramp-Neuman of the Conservative Party of Canada.

The nearest public library to Faraday is Haliburton County Public Library - Cardiff Branch, 6.7 km away

The next is Bancroft Public Library (Bancroft), 8 km away.

3.8 km from Faraday to Silent Lake Provincial Park

Out to 10 km from the town’s edge, 6.6% of the land is protected; 2.3% is typical for a Canadian town. National parks are all over 100 km off. The 10 km around town hold 5 protected areas.