Centreville ChicopeeKitchener

Rent takes more of local pay in Centreville Chicopee than in Ontario’s towns or Canadian towns: 27% of household income

Home ownership covers 62% of households. 22% of households spent 30% or more of their income on shelter, close to Ontario’s towns (22%) and above Canadian towns (18%).

Centreville Chicopee’s grade for health: an A

The survey puts the region’s share in very good or excellent health at 53%, ahead of the 51% for Ontario. At 9%, the share of adults who smoke sits under the 11% for Ontario; what’s more, on average 16% of adults live with arthritis, diabetes or high blood pressure, lower than both Ontario’s towns (17%) and Canadian towns (17%). For 2022/2024, the region’s figure is 82.8 years at birth, 84.9 for women and 80.7 for men. Centreville Chicopee doesn’t get its own health survey and life expectancy figures; the ones here come from the Waterloo Health Unit.

Flood mapping exists for Centreville Chicopee: 1 on record, latest by Grand River Conservation Authority

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

Fewer homes than usual carry radon here, 4% over the guideline where the typical town has 6.6%. For earthquakes Centreville Chicopee is middling, $0.022 a year per $1,000 against $0.030 for the typical town.

Four parallel systems run Centreville Chicopee’s schools through 4 boards: English and French, public and Catholic

The largest is St Mary's High School, with 2,240 students. Results are mixed: 6 of 22 schools above the middle in Ontario, 12 below it. Taken together, Centreville Chicopee and its 3 km edge hold 24 elementary schools, 6 secondary schools and 1 alternative or adult school for 14,955 students.

Commuters in Centreville Chicopee have a short way to work, 23 min on average, less than in Ontario’s towns and across Canadian towns

The car took 89% of commuters, near both Ontario’s towns (88%) and Canadian towns (89%).

Centreville Chicopee’s grade for safety: a C+

Violent incidents in its police area came to 14.2 per 1,000 residents a year, above both Ontario’s towns (10.5) and Canadian towns (12). Across the area its police cover, the Crime Severity Index averaged 72 over 2023–25, above Ontario’s towns (56) and Canadian towns (67) alike.

January lows in Centreville Chicopee: −10.3°C, against −9.1°C in Ontario’s towns and −13.5°C in Canadian towns

Most of the snow comes in January, about 32 cm. Between the last spring frost, 8 May, and the first in autumn, 5 October, lie 149 days. A normal winter brings 115 cm of snow, lower than both Ontario’s towns (146 cm) and Canadian towns (141 cm). For the wettest month, look to July: 96 mm on average.

Visible minorities make up more of Centreville Chicopee than of Ontario’s towns or Canadian towns: 33%

16% of residents are 65 or over, below both Ontario’s towns (19%) and Canadian towns (19%). Under 15: 18% of residents.

Expect November days around 7°C in Centreville Chicopee, nights around −2°C

For today and the week ahead, the Weather page carries ECCC’s Cambridge forecast. Then December: 1°C by day, −6°C at night. Rain and snow over a typical November come to 75 mm. About 9 cm of snow falls in a normal November.

29,450 residents per council seat in Kitchener, a higher ratio than 98% of Ontario municipalities

Kitchener, which governs Centreville Chicopee, elected Berry Vrbanovic mayor in October 2022.

The nearest public library to Centreville Chicopee is Grand River Stanley Park Community Library, 3 km away

Kitchener public library serves the whole of Kitchener, so the library figures on this page are the city’s: 292,240 people, Centreville Chicopee among them.

Within 10 km of Centreville Chicopee: 20 public protected areas

One named trail is close: the Grand Valley Trail. No national park lies within 100 km. The nearest provincial park, Bronte Creek Provincial Park, is 50 km away. The largest named area nearby is Huron Natural Area, 96 ha, 4.4 km away.