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Findlay Creek is graded an A for safety

Crime Severity Index, Violent Crime Severity Index, violent crime and property crime per 1,000 for the Ottawa service area

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

Findlay Creek scores better for health than nine in ten Canadian towns

By their own account, 56% of adults here are in very good or excellent health, above Ontario’s towns (51%) and Canadian towns (52%) alike. The region has fewer smokers than Ontario, 8.6% of adults to 11%. Statistics Canada puts the region’s life expectancy at 83.7, women 85.7 and men 81.6 (2022/2024). For Findlay Creek itself the measure is access, and it lags: 9.7 km to the nearest hospital, where 3.7 km is typical.

Most households in Findlay Creek own their home: 87%, more than in Ontario’s towns or across Canadian towns

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

The median home value was $700,000, near Ontario’s towns ($695,000) and higher than Canadian towns ($406,000). A year’s rent came to 17% of the median household income, below Ontario’s towns (22%) and Canadian towns (20%) alike.

Household incomes in Findlay Creek are higher than in 98% of Canadian towns

On average, the journey to work lasts 25 min. 88% of commuters drove, close to both Ontario’s towns (88%) and Canadian towns (89%).

Hazards in Findlay Creek: wildfire low, radon over the guideline in 6.2% of tested homes

Shaking is a bigger worry than in most places, at $0.15 a year per $1,000 of building value ($0.030 typical). The national flood inventory has no study for Findlay Creek.

Winter nights bite in Findlay Creek: January lows of −14.3°C, colder than Ontario’s towns or Canadian towns

The most precipitation falls in June: 97 mm in a normal year. The frost-free season runs from 29 April to 7 October, 160 days. Snow totals 232 cm over the year, above Ontario’s towns (146 cm) and Canadian towns (141 cm) alike. Expect July highs of around 27.0°C in Findlay Creek.

Visible minorities make up more of Findlay Creek than of Ontario’s towns or Canadian towns: 58%

1.4% of residents have an Indigenous identity, below both Ontario’s towns (1.6%) and Canadian towns (2.8%).

What November brings in Findlay Creek: −2°C at night, 6°C by day

The forecast on the Weather page is ECCC’s for Ottawa (Kanata - Orléans). November usually brings some 21 cm of snow. A normal December brings highs of −2°C, lows of −10°C. In November, the normal is 74 mm of rain and snow.

Council seats in Ottawa are spread thin, 47,520 residents each, more than in 99% of Ontario municipalities

City council runs Findlay Creek; in October 2022, Ottawa chose Mark Sutcliffe as mayor.

Each person Ottawa public library serves borrows 7.6 items, more than at 91% of Ontario’s town libraries

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

Findlay Creek is graded a B− for schools

The 3 km around Findlay Creek counts 6 elementary schools and 1 secondary school, 4,735 students between them. Counting each board with a school within 3 km gives 2, lower than both Ontario’s towns (4) and Canadian towns (3). St. Francis Xavier (9-12) Catholic School is the biggest, at 1,665 students.

More of the land around Findlay Creek is protected than around 8 in 10 Canadian towns

The nearest provincial park, Rideau River Provincial Park, is 25 km away. Rideau Canal National Historic Site (19,972 ha) is the biggest, 3.8 km from town. Count 14 protected areas within 10 km of town. A drive of 81 km reaches Thousand Islands National Park, the nearest national park.