VanierKitchener

Renting in Vanier eats 32% of household income, more than in Ontario’s towns and across Canadian towns

27% of households spent 30% or more of their income on shelter, above both Ontario’s towns (22%) and Canadian towns (18%). The median home value was $572,000, below Ontario’s towns ($695,000) but above Canadian towns ($406,000).

Vanier scores better for health than nine in ten Canadian towns

People in the region live to 82.8 on average: 84.9 for women and 80.7 for men in 2022/2024. At 9%, the share of adults who smoke sits under the 11% for Ontario. Arthritis, diabetes and high blood pressure affect 16% of the region’s adults on average, below both Ontario’s towns (17%) and Canadian towns (17%). Adults here are more upbeat about their health than the province: 53% very good or excellent, against 51% in Ontario.

Working-age people in Vanier have jobs less often than in 82% of Canadian towns

The car took just over four in five commuters, lower than both Ontario’s towns (88%) and Canadian towns (89%). The average trip to work takes 26 min.

Vanier is on Canada’s flood inventory: 1 listed, led by Grand River Conservation Authority

Shaking is about as much of a worry in Vanier as in most places, at $0.022 a year per $1,000 of building value ($0.030 typical). Radon is lower than usual: 4% of tested homes in the survey area topped the guideline, against 6.6% for the typical town. Vanier doesn’t get its own earthquake risk figures; the ones here come from the city of Kitchener.

English or French, public or Catholic: Vanier’s schools come under 4 boards

In French: 3 of the 43 schools, where in Ontario the share is 10%. On results, 19 of its 33 tested schools sit in the lower two fifths in Ontario. St Mary's High School is the biggest, at 2,240 students. The 3 km around Vanier counts 36 elementary schools, 6 secondary schools and 1 alternative or adult school, 21,780 students between them.

Vanier earns a C+ for safety

Measured across the Waterloo Region (Kitchener) service area: Crime Severity Index, Violent Crime Severity Index, violent crime and property crime per 1,000

The index for the force that serves it came to 72, above Ontario’s towns (56) and Canadian towns (67) alike. Where it is policed, 14.2 violent incidents per 1,000 residents are recorded each year.

January nights in Vanier drop to −10.3°C (Ontario towns −9.1°C, Canadian towns −13.5°C)

Snowfall adds up to 115 cm a year, lower than both Ontario’s towns (146 cm) and Canadian towns (141 cm). Gardeners get 149 frost-free days, from 8 May to 5 October. A normal July brings 96 mm of precipitation, more than any other month. Snow peaks in January: 32 cm in a normal year.

More of Vanier belongs to a visible minority than Ontario’s towns or Canadian towns: 42%

16% of residents are 65 or over, below Ontario’s towns (19%) and Canadian towns (19%) alike. One measure of family life: 15% of residents are under 15.

What November brings in Vanier: −2°C at night, 7°C by day

December follows at 1°C by day and −6°C by night. Expect around 9 cm of snow in November. Rain and snow over a typical November come to 75 mm. At the extremes, July afternoons reach 27°C and January nights −10°C.

Each seat on Kitchener’s council stands for 29,450 residents, more than in 98% of Ontario municipalities

The 2 ridings of Kitchener South—Hespeler and Kitchener Centre each take in part of Vanier for the Legislative Assembly of Ontario.

The nearest public library to Vanier is Country Hills Community Library, 1.5 km away

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

Within 10 km of Vanier: 20 public protected areas

For a provincial park, Trillium Woods Provincial Park lies 48 km off. Biggest among them: Huron Natural Area, 96 ha, 2.7 km off. No national park lies within 100 km.