River BendLondon

12 of River Bend’s 13 tested schools score in the top two fifths in Ontario

The largest is St Thomas Aquinas Secondary School, with 1,425 students. Over three years, results rose at 9 of its 13 tested schools. They come under 3 school boards. Of the 13, one teaches in French (10% of schools in Ontario).

River Bend faces fewer hazards than nine in ten Canadian towns

Fewer homes than usual carry radon here, 1.8% over the guideline where the typical town has 6.6%. NRCan expects $0.020 of shaking damage a year per $1,000 of buildings in River Bend, near the typical $0.030. No one has filed a flood map for River Bend on the national inventory.

Trips to work from River Bend are shorter than from Ontario’s towns or Canadian towns: 24 min on average

The car took 92% of commuters, above both Ontario’s towns (88%) and Canadian towns (89%).

Around River Bend, 52% of adults call their health very good or excellent

The three chronic conditions the survey tracks average 18% of adults, above both Ontario’s towns (17%) and Canadian towns (17%). For 2022/2024, the region’s figure is 81.9 years at birth, 84.2 for women and 79.6 for men. Closer to home, a hospital is just 2.2 km from the average resident of River Bend, nearer than the usual 3.7 km.

Renting in River Bend costs 15% of household income, less than in Ontario’s towns or Canadian towns

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

Owners make up 78% of households, close to both Ontario’s towns (76%) and Canadian towns (74%).

River Bend gets a C+ for safety

Property crime in its police area ran at 36.4 per 1,000 residents a year, above both Ontario’s towns (30.5) and Canadian towns (31.2). The index for the force that serves it came to 70, higher than Ontario’s towns (56) and near Canadian towns (67). Nobody publishes Crime Severity Index, Violent Crime Severity Index, violent crime and property crime per 1,000 for River Bend alone, so this card uses the figure for the London service area.

Frost comes to River Bend less often than to 75% of Canadian towns

Expect January lows of around −9.1°C in River Bend. Gardeners get 165 frost-free days, from 3 May to 16 October. January is the snowiest month, with 43 cm on average. In July the thermometer climbs to 26.6°C by day, near Ontario’s towns (26.7°C) and higher than Canadian towns (25.5°C).

Who lives in River Bend: a median age of 45.9, 2,225 households

0.7% of residents have an Indigenous identity, below both Ontario’s towns (1.6%) and Canadian towns (2.8%). Visible minorities make up 19% of the population, between Ontario’s towns (26%) and Canadian towns (15%).

River Bend in November: highs near 8°C, lows near freezing

Rain and snow over a typical November come to 88 mm. December follows at 1°C by day and −5°C by night. Snowfall in a normal November: 13 cm. The year peaks in July (27°C) and bottoms out in January (−9°C).

Each seat on London’s council stands for 32,990 residents, more than in 98% of Ontario municipalities

In the Legislative Assembly of Ontario, River Bend belongs to London West; who holds it as MPP (Member of Provincial Parliament, at Queen’s Park in Toronto) isn’t on an open record, so no one is named.

More loans per person served than three in four Ontario’s town libraries: London public library lends 5.5

The library figures on this page are London’s: London public library serves all 439,385 people of the city, River Bend among them.

1.4 km from River Bend to Komoka Provincial Park

The nearest national park is more than 100 km away. Protected areas take in 13% of the neighbourhood itself. Walkers have 2 mapped routes close by, starting with the Thames Valley Trail and White Trail.