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Georgian Bluffs’s Violent Crime Severity Index, 35, runs below Ontario’s towns and Canadian towns

Thefts, break-ins and damage came to 11.9 per 1,000 residents a year, below both Ontario’s towns (30.5) and Canadian towns (31.2). Violence reaches 6 per 1,000 residents a year.

Georgian Bluffs is a town of owners: 93% of households own their home, above Ontario’s towns and Canadian towns

Area-wide: rent as a share of income and monthly rent for a two-bedroom, counted over the Owen Sound metro area

Rent took 17% of household income, below Ontario’s towns (22%) and Canadian towns (20%) alike. Shelter took 30% or more of income for just over one in ten households, below both Ontario’s towns (22%) and Canadian towns (18%).

Georgian Bluffs has cooler summers than Ontario’s towns or Canadian towns: July highs of 24.3°C

Winter lows average −9.9°C in January, below Ontario’s towns (−9.1°C) but above Canadian towns (−13.5°C). Most of the snow comes in January, about 111 cm. Between the last spring frost, 12 May, and the first in autumn, 10 October, lie 151 days.

Household incomes in Georgian Bluffs are higher than in 81% of Canadian towns

The commute to work averages 25 min.

Georgian Bluffs earns a B+ for hazard risk

Shaking is less of a worry than in most places, at $0.012 a year per $1,000 of building value ($0.030 typical). Of the homes tested for radon, 11% were over 200 Bq/m³, above both Ontario’s towns (4%) and Canadian towns (6.6%). The national flood inventory has no study for Georgian Bluffs.

In the lower two fifths in Ontario: 8 of the 11 schools around Georgian Bluffs with results

Its schools answer to 3 boards. Over three years, results rose at 6 of its 11 tested schools. The largest is Owen Sound District Secondary School Secondary School, with 1,285 students. Teenagers have 6.4 km to go to the closest secondary school, above both Ontario’s towns (1.2 km) and Canadian towns (1.2 km).

More smokers around Georgian Bluffs: 17% of adults, where the typical Canadian town has 12%

Statistics Canada puts the region’s life expectancy at 81.3, women 83.6 and men 78.9 (2022/2024). Adults who call their own health very good or excellent: 48%, below Ontario’s towns (51%) and Canadian towns (52%) alike. Measured from where Georgian Bluffs’ residents live, the nearest hospital is 9.1 km away, beyond the typical 3.7 km. Figures for health survey and life expectancy are published for the Grey Bruce Health Unit as a whole, not for Georgian Bluffs alone.

Visible minorities make up less of Georgian Bluffs than of Ontario’s towns or Canadian towns: 2.6%

First Nations, Métis and Inuit people make up 3.1% of residents, above Ontario’s towns (1.6%) and Canadian towns (2.8%) alike. Immigrants make up 6.5% of residents, lower than Ontario’s towns (7.6%) and near Canadian towns (6.4%).

Georgian Bluffs in November: highs near 7°C, lows near −1°C

A typical November adds 48 cm of snow. Then December: 1°C by day, −5°C at night. A normal November brings 110 mm of rain and snow. Also worth knowing: over the year, July is warmest at 24°C by day and February coldest at −10°C by night.

Alex Ruff (Conservative Party of Canada) represents Georgian Bluffs in Ottawa as MP for Bruce—Grey—Owen Sound

Of the 122 Commons seats from Ontario, the Liberal Party of Canada holds 71.

The nearest public library to Georgian Bluffs is Owen Sound & North Grey Union Public Library, 7 km away

The next is Bruce County Public Library - Tara Branch (Chesley), 18 km away.

Within 10 km of Georgian Bluffs: 20 public protected areas

A provincial park, Sauble Falls Provincial Park, lies 9.2 km away. The nearest national park is Bruce Peninsula National Park, 47 km away. OpenStreetMap shows 4 walking routes nearby, including the Bruce Trail - Sydenham section and Bruce Trail - Sydenham section side trails. For a swim, Cobble Beach is the nearest of 17 beaches within 5 km.