Northern Bruce PeninsulaOntario

Northern Bruce Peninsula’s Violent Crime Severity Index, 47, runs below Ontario’s towns and Canadian towns

Police recorded 7 violent incidents per 1,000 residents a year, lower than both Ontario’s towns (10.5) and Canadian towns (12). Thefts, break-ins and damage add up to 9.5 per 1,000 residents a year.

More households own their home in Northern Bruce Peninsula than in Ontario’s towns or across Canadian towns: 90%

A year’s rent came to 25% of the median household income, above Ontario’s towns (22%) and Canadian towns (20%) alike. 16% of households spent 30% or more of their income on shelter, below both Ontario’s towns (22%) and Canadian towns (18%).

Trips to work from Northern Bruce Peninsula are shorter than from Ontario’s towns or Canadian towns: 23 min on average

At the census, 86% of commuters went by car.

Summers stay cool in Northern Bruce Peninsula: July afternoons reach 24.3°C, below Ontario’s towns and Canadian towns

The coldest nights come in January, when Northern Bruce Peninsula averages a low of −9.9°C. A normal winter brings 385 cm of snow, above both Ontario’s towns (146 cm) and Canadian towns (141 cm). For the wettest month, look to January: 111 mm on average. The frost-free season runs from 12 May to 10 October, 151 days.

Visible minorities make up less of Northern Bruce Peninsula than of Ontario’s towns or Canadian towns: 3.1%

First Nations, Métis and Inuit people make up 4.8% of residents, above Ontario’s towns (1.6%) and Canadian towns (2.8%) alike. Immigrants make up 11% of residents, higher than both Ontario’s towns (7.6%) and Canadian towns (6.4%).

Step out of Northern Bruce Peninsula and you are in Bruce Peninsula National Park

Swimmers have 13 beaches within 5 km, Boulder Beach the nearest. Of the land within 10 km, 11% has protected status, higher than both Ontario’s towns (2.3%) and Canadian towns (2.3%). Inside the town itself, 30% of the land is protected. CPCAD lists 97 protected areas within 10 km.

Northern Bruce Peninsula’s health region counts 17% of adults who smoke, above the typical Canadian town’s 12%

Area-wide: health survey and life expectancy, counted over the Grey Bruce Health Unit

What sets Northern Bruce Peninsula apart within its region is a longer trip to hospital, 14 km for the average resident (3.7 km typical). By their own account, 48% of adults here are in very good or excellent health, below both Ontario’s towns (51%) and Canadian towns (52%). Across the region, life runs to 81.3 years on average: women 83.6, men 78.9, in 2022/2024.

Northern Bruce Peninsula’s hazards at a glance: a low wildfire record and 11% of area homes over the radon guideline

Seismic risk runs low: $0.012 of expected damage per $1,000 of buildings a year, the typical town $0.030. The national flood inventory has no study for Northern Bruce Peninsula.

What November brings in Northern Bruce Peninsula: −1°C at night, 7°C by day

In November, the normal is 110 mm of rain and snow. Next comes December, with normal highs of 1°C and lows of −5°C. Expect around 48 cm of snow in November. Also worth knowing: at the extremes, July afternoons reach 24°C and February nights −10°C.

Northern Bruce Peninsula sends Alex Ruff (Conservative Party of Canada) to the Commons from Bruce—Grey—Owen Sound

71 of the 122 MPs from Ontario belong to the Liberal Party of Canada.

Bruce County Public Library - Tobermory Branch and Bruce County Public Library - Lion's Head Branch are Northern Bruce Peninsula’s two public libraries

No library board reports for Northern Bruce Peninsula alone: its libraries belong to a county or regional system, whose figures cover many towns.

3 schools in and around Northern Bruce Peninsula: 2 elementary schools and 1 secondary school

Secondary school means a trip of 12 km at the nearest, above both Ontario’s towns (1.2 km) and Canadian towns (1.2 km).