Norwoodin Asphodel-Norwood, Ontario

Violent crime weighs less on Norwood than on Ontario’s towns or Canadian towns: a violent severity index of 31

Thefts, break-ins and damage add up to 8.8 per 1,000 residents a year. Police recorded 6.4 violent incidents per 1,000 residents a year, below both Ontario’s towns (10.5) and Canadian towns (12).

More households own their home in Norwood than in Ontario’s towns or across Canadian towns: 87%

Owners put the median home at $500,000, between Ontario’s towns ($695,000) and Canadian towns ($406,000). 14% of households spent 30% or more of their income on shelter, lower than both Ontario’s towns (22%) and Canadian towns (18%).

Most schools around Norwood score below the middle in Ontario: 3 of 4

Trips to work from Norwood take longer than from Ontario’s towns or Canadian towns: 31 min on average

The car took 95% of commuters, above Ontario’s towns (88%) and Canadian towns (89%) alike.

Around Norwood, 47% of adults call their health very good or excellent

The three chronic conditions the survey tracks average 19% of adults, above Ontario’s towns (17%) and Canadian towns (17%) alike. The region has more smokers than Ontario, 14% of adults to 11%. Statistics Canada puts the region’s life expectancy at 80.5, women 82.8 and men 78.1 (2022/2024). Closer to home, a hospital is 18 km from the average resident of Norwood, further than the usual 3.7 km. Figures for health survey and life expectancy are published for the Peterborough County—City Health Unit as a whole, not for Norwood alone.

January lows in Norwood: −12.8°C, against −9.1°C in Ontario’s towns and −13.5°C in Canadian towns

Frost comes on 169 days a year, above both Ontario’s towns (139) and Canadian towns (159). Between the last spring frost, 16 May, and the first in autumn, 24 September, lie 130 days. A normal June brings 88 mm of precipitation, more than any other month. January is the snowiest month, with 45 cm on average.

Norwood in November: highs near 7°C, lows near −3°C

Over the year, July is warmest at 27°C by day and January coldest at −13°C by night. November normally sees 76 mm of precipitation. Looking ahead to December, expect highs near freezing and lows near −8°C. A typical November adds 17 cm of snow.

Emma Harrison (Liberal Party of Canada) represents Norwood in Ottawa as MP for Peterborough

For the Legislative Assembly of Ontario, Norwood votes in Northumberland—Peterborough South; open data doesn’t yet say who its MPP (Member of Provincial Parliament, at Queen’s Park in Toronto) is.

Asphodel–Norwood Public Library logs 2.1 visits per person served, fewer than 81% of Ontario’s town libraries

The 4,658 people Asphodel–Norwood Public Library serves have 2 branches to choose from.

Flood mapping exists for Norwood: 2 on record, latest by Lower Trent Region Conservation Authority

Source area for radon tests: the Peterborough County-City Health Unit

Norwood’s survey area, 8.9% over the radon guideline, is close to the typical town’s 6.6%. Seismic risk in Norwood sits near the middle: $0.029 of expected damage per $1,000 of buildings a year, the typical town $0.030.

Norwood is on the The Great Trail (Northumberland)

Count 4 protected areas within 10 km of town. A provincial park, Serpent Mounds Provincial Park, lies 8.9 km away. Within 10 km of the town, 0.3% of the land is protected, against 2.3% around a typical Canadian town. For a national park, Rouge National Urban Park is 94 km away.

Fewer of Norwood’s people belong to a visible minority than in Ontario’s towns or Canadian towns: 3.2%

People 65 and over make up nearly a quarter of the town, above Ontario’s towns (19%) and Canadian towns (19%) alike. The share of residents under 15 is 16%.