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Queenswood Heights is graded an A+ for safety

Violent incidents in its police area came to 8 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.

21 of the 48 schools around Queenswood Heights teach in French

On results, 24 of its 41 tested schools sit in the top two fifths in Ontario. All four of Ontario’s systems run schools here, English and French, public and Catholic. Catholic schools make up 31 of 48, above the 34% in Ontario. The largest is St Peter High School, with 1,385 students.

Health in Queenswood Heights beats 90% of Canadian towns

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

For Queenswood Heights itself the measure is access, and it lags: 11 km to the nearest hospital, where 3.7 km is typical. At 8.6%, the share of adults who smoke sits under the 11% for Ontario. In the health survey, 56% of adults in the region rated their health very good or excellent, above both Ontario’s towns (51%) and Canadian towns (52%). Lives in the region last 83.7 years on average (2022/2024): 85.7 for women, 81.6 for men.

Measured against local pay, Queenswood Heights costs more to live in than 83% of Canadian towns

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

Owners put the median home at $500,000, between Ontario’s towns ($695,000) and Canadian towns ($406,000). 87% of households own their home.

Households in Queenswood Heights have higher incomes than those in 93% of Canadian towns

83% of commuters drove to work at the census. Commutes averaged 25 min, lower than Ontario’s towns (29 min) and near Canadian towns (26 min).

More of the land around Queenswood Heights is protected than around 9 in 10 Canadian towns

The largest named area nearby is Baie de Lochaber (section O. de la) Water Fowl Gathering Area, 324 ha, 9.0 km away. 38 areas within 10 km are protected for nature. The nearest national park is more than 100 km away. One beach is mapped within 5 km: Petrie Island Beach.

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

Frost comes on 179 days a year, above both Ontario’s towns (139) and Canadian towns (159). The frost-free season runs from 26 May to 22 September, 119 days. Snow peaks in January: 45 cm in a normal year. The most precipitation falls in June: 95 mm in a normal year.

Queenswood Heights is on Canada’s flood inventory: 5 listed, led by Rideau Valley Conservation Authority

Queenswood Heights’ survey area, 6.2% over the radon guideline, is close to the typical town’s 6.6%. 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). Figures for earthquake risk are published for the city of Ottawa as a whole, not for Queenswood Heights alone.

An older town: 25% of people in Queenswood Heights are 65 or over, more than in both Ontario’s towns and Canadian towns

Children are 14% of the town. 17% of residents belong to a visible minority, lower than Ontario’s towns (26%) yet higher than Canadian towns (15%).

In Queenswood Heights, November normally means 5°C afternoons and −4°C nights

Hour-by-hour figures come from ECCC’s Gatineau forecast, on the Weather page. A typical November adds 16 cm of snow. Into December, the normals move to −2°C and −11°C. Expect about 72 mm of rain and snow over November.

More loans per person served than 91% of Ontario’s town libraries: Ottawa public library lends 7.6

Queenswood Heights 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.