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Munster - Ashton is graded an A+ for safety

Its police area recorded 8 violent incidents per 1,000 residents a year, below both Ontario’s towns (10.5) and Canadian towns (12). The violent index for its police area came to 66, below both Ontario’s towns (76) and Canadian towns (86).

Health in Munster - Ashton beats 86% of Canadian towns

Across the region, 56% of adults say their health is very good or excellent; Ontario as a whole manages 51%. At 8.6%, the share of adults who smoke sits under the 11% for Ontario. A child born in the region can expect 83.7 years, higher than both Ontario’s towns (82.8) and Canadian towns (81.5). Closer to home, a hospital is 14 km from the average resident of Munster - Ashton, further than the usual 3.7 km. Munster - Ashton doesn’t get its own health survey and life expectancy figures; the ones here come from the City of Ottawa Health Unit.

Trips to work from Munster - Ashton take longer than from Ontario’s towns or Canadian towns: 32 min on average

95% of commuters drove, higher than both Ontario’s towns (88%) and Canadian towns (89%).

More households own their home in Munster - Ashton than in Ontario’s towns or across Canadian towns: 93%

Shelter took 30% or more of income for just over one in ten households, below Ontario’s towns (22%) and Canadian towns (18%) alike. The median home value was $552,000, below Ontario’s towns ($695,000) but above Canadian towns ($406,000). Behind rent as a share of income and monthly rent for a two-bedroom sits data gathered across the Ottawa-Gatineau metro area, with Munster - Ashton one part of it.

Flood mapping exists for Munster - Ashton: 13 on record, latest by Rideau Valley Conservation Authority

The earthquake risk numbers here cover the city of Ottawa

NRCan’s model puts the yearly earthquake loss at $0.15 per $1,000 of building value, higher than both Ontario’s towns ($0.043) and Canadian towns ($0.030). In Health Canada’s survey, 6.2% of homes tested in Munster - Ashton’s area exceeded 200 Bq/m³, close to the typical 6.6%.

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

January is the snowiest month, with 59 cm on average. Gardeners get 160 frost-free days, from 29 April to 7 October. Snow totals 232 cm over the year, higher than both Ontario’s towns (146 cm) and Canadian towns (141 cm). In July, daytime highs in Munster - Ashton average 27.0°C.

Munster - Ashton is graded a B for schools

From the town centre, high school starts 6.5 km away, higher than both Ontario’s towns (1.2 km) and Canadian towns (1.2 km). The largest is South Carleton High School, with 1,380 students. Counting a 3 km margin, Munster - Ashton has 3 elementary schools and 1 secondary school, for 2,445 students.

More people in Munster - Ashton speak English and French than in Ontario’s towns or Canadian towns: 25%

17% are under 15, above Ontario’s towns (15%) and Canadian towns (16%) alike. Those 65 and older account for a fifth of residents.

Munster - Ashton in November: highs near 6°C, lows near −2°C

ECCC’s forecast for Kemptville is on the Weather page, hour by hour. November usually brings some 21 cm of snow. December follows at −2°C by day and −10°C by night. Precipitation in November averages 74 mm.

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, Munster - Ashton among them.

7 named trails run within 2 km of Munster - Ashton

The 10 km around town hold 28 protected areas. OpenStreetMap shows 2 unnamed beaches within 5 km. For a national park, Thousand Islands National Park is 45 km away.