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Rent takes more of local pay in Carlington than in Ontario’s towns or Canadian towns: 32% of household income

Measured across the Ottawa-Gatineau metro area: rent as a share of income and monthly rent for a two-bedroom

Nearly a quarter of households spent 30% or more of their income on shelter, close to Ontario’s towns (22%) and above Canadian towns (18%). Owners put the median home at $600,000, below Ontario’s towns ($695,000) but above Canadian towns ($406,000).

Few places match Carlington for health: it beats 96% of Canadian towns

Source area for health survey and life expectancy: the City of Ottawa Health Unit

8.6% of adults smoke, daily or now and then, below both Ontario’s towns (10%) and Canadian towns (12%). The survey puts the region’s share in very good or excellent health at 56%, ahead of the 51% for Ontario. Lives in the region last 83.7 years on average (2022/2024): 85.7 for women, 81.6 for men. What sets Carlington apart within its region is a short trip to hospital, 1.6 km for the average resident (3.7 km typical).

Carlington has a smaller share of its working-age people in jobs than 85% of Canadian towns

A trip to work takes 24 min on average.

4 school boards overlap in Carlington, covering Ontario’s four systems

Schooling in French is on offer at 10 of 52; in Ontario, one in ten schools teach in it. The largest is Merivale High School, with 1,440 students. The 42 with results split, 20 in the upper two fifths in Ontario and 12 in the lower. Taken together, Carlington and its 3 km edge hold 38 elementary schools, 12 secondary schools and 2 alternative or adult schools for 23,200 students.

Wildfire low, radon 6.2%: how Carlington stands on hazards

Earthquakes are expected to cost $0.15 a year for every $1,000 of buildings, above both Ontario’s towns ($0.043) and Canadian towns ($0.030). No wildfire is mapped within 25 km of Carlington’s homes since 1986 (0% of the land, 0.001% a year). Flood mapping: none on the national inventory of the town.

January nights in Carlington drop to −14.0°C (Ontario towns −9.1°C, Canadian towns −13.5°C)

The frost-free season runs from 30 April to 6 October, 158 days. Some 185 cm of snow falls in a typical year, above both Ontario’s towns (146 cm) and Canadian towns (141 cm). Snow peaks in January: 45 cm in a normal year. For the wettest month, look to June: 95 mm on average.

Few places match Carlington for protected land nearby: more than 9 in 10 Canadian towns

Swimmers have 8 beaches within 5 km, Mooney's Bay Beach the nearest. The largest named area nearby is Rideau Canal National Historic Site, 19,972 ha, 0.8 km away. Within 10 km are 33 protected areas. 89 km separate the town from Thousand Islands National Park, its nearest national park.

More people in Carlington speak English and French than in Ontario’s towns or Canadian towns: 29%

44% of residents belong to a visible minority, above Ontario’s towns (26%) and Canadian towns (15%) alike. Retirement age and beyond: 14% of residents are 65 or older. One measure of family life: 16% of residents are under 15.

Carlington in November: highs near 6°C, lows near −2°C

Next comes December, with normal highs of −2°C and lows of −9°C. In November, the normal is 72 mm of rain and snow. Expect around 16 cm of snow in November. The forecast on the Weather page is ECCC’s for Ottawa (Kanata - Orléans).

Each person Ottawa public library serves borrows 7.6 items, more than at 91% of 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, Carlington among them.

Carlington’s grade for safety: a B−

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