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11 of Katimavik-Hazeldean’s 25 tested schools score in the top fifth in Ontario

All four of Ontario’s systems run schools here, English and French, public and Catholic. The largest is Earl of March Secondary School, with 1,715 students. Taken together, Katimavik-Hazeldean and its 3 km edge hold 26 elementary schools and 5 secondary schools for 17,695 students. In French: 6 of the 31 schools, where in Ontario the share is 10%.

Katimavik-Hazeldean is graded an A for safety

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, below both Ontario’s towns (76) and Canadian towns (86).

Few places match Katimavik-Hazeldean for health: it beats 92% of Canadian towns

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

Lives in the region last 83.7 years on average (2022/2024): 85.7 for women, 81.6 for men. The region has fewer smokers than Ontario, 8.6% of adults to 11%. On the other hand, by their own account, 56% of adults here are in very good or excellent health, above both Ontario’s towns (51%) and Canadian towns (52%). The town’s own part is the trip to care, and Katimavik-Hazeldean’s is long: 7.5 km to a hospital on average, against 3.7 km typical.

Commuters in Katimavik-Hazeldean have a short way to work, 22 min on average, less than in Ontario’s towns and across Canadian towns

The car took 83% of commuters, below Ontario’s towns (88%) and Canadian towns (89%) alike.

Measured against local pay, Katimavik-Hazeldean costs more to live in than 79% of Canadian towns

Home ownership covers just over four in five households. Owners put the median home at $524,000, lower than Ontario’s towns ($695,000) yet higher than Canadian towns ($406,000).

Hazards in Katimavik-Hazeldean: wildfire low, radon over the guideline in 6.2% of tested homes

Fire seldom reaches Katimavik-Hazeldean: since 1986, 0.1% of the land within 25 km has burned (0.002% a year). 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). Flood mapping: none on the national inventory of the town. Nobody publishes earthquake risk for Katimavik-Hazeldean alone, so this card uses the figure for the city of Ottawa.

January lows in Katimavik-Hazeldean: −14.0°C, against −9.1°C in Ontario’s towns and −13.5°C in Canadian towns

Frost usually lifts by 30 April and returns around 6 October: 158 days without it. Some 185 cm of snow falls in a typical year, above both Ontario’s towns (146 cm) and Canadian towns (141 cm). January is the snowiest month, with 45 cm on average. June is the wettest month, with 95 mm of rain and snow on average.

More people in Katimavik-Hazeldean speak English and French than in Ontario’s towns or Canadian towns: 27%

Children under 15 make up 17%, about level with Canadian towns (16%) and above Ontario’s towns (15%). 19% of residents have reached 65.

What November brings in Katimavik-Hazeldean: −2°C at night, 6°C by day

Hour-by-hour figures come from ECCC’s Ottawa (Kanata - Orléans) forecast, on the Weather page. Into December, the normals move to −2°C and −9°C. Snow is normal by November, about 16 cm over the month. Rain and snow over a typical November come to 72 mm.

Each seat on Ottawa’s council stands for 47,520 residents, more than in 99% of Ontario municipalities

Ottawa, which governs Katimavik-Hazeldean, elected Mark Sutcliffe mayor in October 2022.

Ottawa public library lends 7.6 items per person served, more than 91% of Ontario’s town libraries

Katimavik-Hazeldean 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.

Burnt Lands Provincial Park, 18 km away, is the closest provincial park to Katimavik-Hazeldean

6.8% of the land and water within 10 km is protected (the typical Canadian town: 2.3%). The closest of Canada’s national parks is Thousand Islands National Park, at 83 km. 6.9 km out lies the largest, Aylmer (Lac Deschênes) Water Fowl Gathering Area, at 588 ha.