Cardinal CreekOttawa

For safety, Cardinal Creek gets an A+

Its police area recorded 8 violent incidents per 1,000 residents a year, below Ontario’s towns (10.5) and Canadian towns (12) alike. For violence alone, its police area’s index was 66, below both Ontario’s towns (76) and Canadian towns (86).

Around Cardinal Creek, 20 schools of 42 teach in French

Families can pick among four systems here: English or French, public or Catholic. Of the 35 with results, 21 sit in the upper two fifths in Ontario. 24 of the 42 are Catholic, more than the 34% in Ontario. St Peter High School is the biggest, at 1,385 students.

For health, Cardinal Creek is ahead of 87% of Canadian towns

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

Arthritis, diabetes and high blood pressure affect 16% of the region’s adults on average, lower than both Ontario’s towns (17%) and Canadian towns (17%); what’s more, at 8.6%, the share of adults who smoke sits under the 11% for Ontario. Across the region, 56% of adults say their health is very good or excellent; Ontario as a whole manages 51%. In addition, people in the region live to 83.7 on average: 85.7 for women and 81.6 for men in 2022/2024.

Cardinal Creek has some of the highest household incomes of any Canadian town

85% of commuters drove, close to Ontario’s towns (88%) and below Canadian towns (89%). Workers spend 28 min getting to work, on average.

More of the land around Cardinal Creek is protected than around nearly 9 in 10 Canadian towns

Public parks and reserves within 10 km: 25, higher than both Ontario’s towns (4) and Canadian towns (4). Baie de Lochaber (section O. de la) Water Fowl Gathering Area (324 ha) is the biggest, 6.2 km from town. For a provincial park, Plaisance National Park (Québec) lies 20 km off. National parks are all over 100 km off.

Winter nights bite in Cardinal Creek: January lows of −16.5°C, colder than Ontario’s towns or Canadian towns

The frost-free season runs from 26 May to 22 September, 119 days. There are 179 days of frost in a typical year, above both Ontario’s towns (139) and Canadian towns (159). A normal January brings 45 cm of snow, the most of any month. The most precipitation falls in June: 95 mm in a normal year.

Cardinal Creek is on Canada’s flood inventory: 6 listed, led by Rideau Valley Conservation Authority

In Health Canada’s survey, 6.2% of homes tested in Cardinal Creek’s area exceeded 200 Bq/m³, close to the typical 6.6%. The expected yearly loss to earthquakes is $0.15 for each $1,000 of buildings, above Ontario’s towns ($0.043) and Canadian towns ($0.030) alike. For earthquake risk, the only official count covers all of the city of Ottawa, Cardinal Creek included.

Rent takes less of local pay in Cardinal Creek than in Ontario’s towns or Canadian towns: 17% of household income

The median home value was $600,000, between Ontario’s towns ($695,000) and Canadian towns ($406,000). The owner-occupied share of households is 88%. Cardinal Creek shares its rent as a share of income and monthly rent for a two-bedroom numbers with the rest of the Ottawa-Gatineau metro area.

Few people in Cardinal Creek are 65 or over: 13%, below Ontario’s towns and Canadian towns

19% are under 15, higher than both Ontario’s towns (15%) and Canadian towns (16%). Visible minorities make up 29% of the population, above both Ontario’s towns (26%) and Canadian towns (15%).

Expect November days around 5°C in Cardinal Creek, nights around −4°C

Expect around 16 cm of snow in November. A normal December brings highs of −2°C, lows of −11°C. Precipitation in November averages 72 mm. The year peaks in July (26°C) and bottoms out in January (−17°C).

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

The library figures on this page are Ottawa’s: Ottawa public library serves all 1,083,550 people of the city, Cardinal Creek among them.