Kemptvillein North Grenville, Ontario

For hazard risk, Kemptville gets a D

The national inventory holds 6 flood maps for it, the newest from Rideau Valley Conservation Authority. Radon is higher than usual: 19% of tested homes in the survey area topped the guideline, against 6.6% for the typical town. NRCan’s model puts the yearly earthquake loss at $0.14 per $1,000 of building value, above both Ontario’s towns ($0.043) and Canadian towns ($0.030).

Violent crime weighs less on Kemptville than on Ontario’s towns or Canadian towns: a violent severity index of 53

Property crime ran at 16.6 incidents per 1,000 residents a year, lower than both Ontario’s towns (30.5) and Canadian towns (31.2). Each year, 7.5 violent crimes are recorded per 1,000 residents.

Teaching in French: 5 of Kemptville’s 13 schools

Results have climbed at 9 of 10 schools over three years. Of the 10 with results, 6 sit in the upper two fifths in Ontario. Families can pick among four systems here: English or French, public or Catholic.

Most households in Kemptville own their home: 88%, more than in both Ontario’s towns and Canadian towns

Shelter took 30% or more of income for 14% of households, below both Ontario’s towns (22%) and Canadian towns (18%). The median home value was $500,000, between Ontario’s towns ($695,000) and Canadian towns ($406,000).

Commuters in Kemptville travel further than in Ontario’s towns or Canadian towns, 32 min on average

January nights in Kemptville drop to −14.0°C (Ontario towns −9.1°C, Canadian towns −13.5°C)

A normal January brings 59 cm of snow, the most of any month. Snow totals 232 cm over the year, above Ontario’s towns (146 cm) and Canadian towns (141 cm) alike. Midsummer afternoons in Kemptville peak at about 26.8°C.

Expect November days around 6°C in Kemptville, nights around −2°C

Next comes December, with normal highs of −1°C and lows of −9°C. Snowfall in a normal November: 21 cm. Rain and snow over a typical November come to 79 mm. The forecast on the Weather page is ECCC’s for Kemptville.

Each seat on Kemptville’s council stands for 3,950 residents, more than in 80% of Ontario municipalities

Provincially, Kemptville votes in Leeds—Grenville—Thousand Islands and Rideau Lakes; the open record doesn’t name its MPP (Member of Provincial Parliament, at Queen’s Park in Toronto) in the Legislative Assembly of Ontario, so the legislature’s own list is linked below.

North Grenville Public Library draws 4.6 visits per person served, ahead of 75% of Ontario’s town libraries

The 16,451 people North Grenville Public Library serves have 2 branches to choose from.

Around Kemptville, 51% of adults call their health very good or excellent

The survey counts 14% of adults as smokers, higher than both Ontario’s towns (10%) and Canadian towns (12%). Statistics Canada puts the region’s life expectancy at 81.2, women 83.3 and men 79.2 (2022/2024). Measured from where Kemptville’s residents live, the nearest hospital is 4.9 km away, beyond the typical 3.7 km. Kemptville doesn’t get its own health survey and life expectancy figures; the ones here come from the Leeds, Grenville and Lanark District Health Unit.

More people in Kemptville speak English and French than in Ontario’s towns or Canadian towns: 23%

21% of residents are 65 or over, above Ontario’s towns (19%) and Canadian towns (19%) alike. Children are 16% of the town.

Thousand Islands National Park is 30 km from Kemptville

Swimmers have 3 beaches within 5 km, Baxter Beach the nearest. A provincial park, Rideau River Provincial Park, lies 0.1 km away. Public parks and reserves within 10 km: 2, below both Ontario’s towns (4) and Canadian towns (4).

Heritage in Kemptville: 1 historic place of the highest rank

Homes from before 1961 make up 18% of the stock, lower than Ontario’s towns (22%) and near Canadian towns (18%).