Bridlewood - Emerald MeadowsOttawa

Bridlewood - Emerald Meadows is graded an A+ for safety

Violent crime in the area its police cover: 8 per 1,000 people a year. The index for the force that serves it came to 55, close to Ontario’s towns (56) and below Canadian towns (67).

Bridlewood - Emerald Meadows scores better for health than nine in ten Canadian towns

Measured across the City of Ottawa Health Unit: health survey and life expectancy

A hospital lies 6.7 km from the typical home, higher than both Ontario’s towns (3.3 km) and Canadian towns (3.7 km). The region has fewer smokers than Ontario, 8.6% of adults to 11%. People in the region live to 83.7 on average: 85.7 for women and 81.6 for men in 2022/2024. In the health survey, 56% of adults in the region rate their health very good or excellent, more than Ontario’s 51%.

Bridlewood - Emerald Meadows has 8 French-language schools among its 28

Results lean high: 14 of 23 in the top two fifths in Ontario. Families can pick among four systems here: English or French, public or Catholic. The Catholic boards run 14 of its 28 schools, against 34% in Ontario. Holy Trinity Catholic High School is the biggest, at 1,315 students.

Households in Bridlewood - Emerald Meadows earn more than in almost any other Canadian town

Commutes averaged 25 min, lower than Ontario’s towns (29 min) and near Canadian towns (26 min). The car took 87% of commuters, close to both Ontario’s towns (88%) and Canadian towns (89%).

Renting in Bridlewood - Emerald Meadows costs 17% of household income, less than in both Ontario’s towns and Canadian towns

The rent as a share of income and monthly rent for a two-bedroom numbers here cover the Ottawa-Gatineau metro area

Home ownership covers 88% of households. One in ten households spent 30% or more of their income on shelter, below Ontario’s towns (22%) and Canadian towns (18%) alike.

Bridlewood - Emerald Meadows’ hazards at a glance: a low wildfire record and 6.2% of area homes over the radon guideline

Earthquakes are expected to cost $0.15 a year for every $1,000 of buildings, higher than both Ontario’s towns ($0.043) and Canadian towns ($0.030). Little of the land around Bridlewood - Emerald Meadows has burned: 0.1% within 25 km since 1986, or 0.002% a year. Flood mapping: none on the national inventory of the town. For earthquake risk, the only official count covers all of the city of Ottawa, Bridlewood - Emerald Meadows included.

January lows in Bridlewood - Emerald Meadows: −14.0°C, against −9.1°C in Ontario’s towns and −13.5°C in Canadian towns

Summer highs average 26.7°C in July, about level with Ontario’s towns (26.7°C) and above Canadian towns (25.5°C). Between the last spring frost, 30 April, and the first in autumn, 6 October, lie 158 days. January is the snowiest month, with 45 cm on average. June is the wettest month, with 95 mm of rain and snow on average.

Children make up 20% of Bridlewood - Emerald Meadows, above Ontario’s towns and Canadian towns

The 65-and-over age group makes up 13% of residents. 30% of residents belong to a visible minority, above Ontario’s towns (26%) and Canadian towns (15%) alike.

Bridlewood - Emerald Meadows in November: highs near 6°C, lows near −2°C

Over the year, July is warmest at 27°C by day and January coldest at −14°C by night. Snow is normal by November, about 16 cm over the month. Then December: −2°C by day, −9°C at night. Rain and snow over a typical November come to 72 mm.

At 7.6 loans per person served, Ottawa public library lends more than nine in ten Ontario’s town libraries

Bridlewood - Emerald Meadows is served by Ottawa public library, the library of all of Ottawa, so the figures here are the city’s, for 1,083,550 people.

Walk from Bridlewood - Emerald Meadows: 3 mapped routes

Protected areas cover 6.3% of the land within 10 km, above both Ontario’s towns (2.3%) and Canadian towns (2.3%). 7.8 km out lies the largest, Aylmer (Lac Deschênes) Water Fowl Gathering Area, at 588 ha. For a national park, Thousand Islands National Park is 79 km away.