PerryOntario

The nearest high school to Perry is 24 km away

Violent crime weighs less where Perry is policed than in Ontario’s towns or Canadian towns: a violent severity index of 35

No police detachment reports under Perry’s name, so these are the nearest detachment’s figures, not the town’s own

Its police area recorded 5.4 violent incidents per 1,000 residents a year, below Ontario’s towns (10.5) and Canadian towns (12) alike. The force’s area logs 13.4 thefts, break-ins and acts of damage per 1,000 residents a year.

Health in Perry trails 89% of Canadian towns

Area-wide: health survey and life expectancy, counted over the North Bay Parry Sound District Health Unit

Across the region, 47% of adults say their health is very good or excellent; Ontario as a whole reaches 51%. At 18%, the share of adults who smoke tops the 11% for Ontario. Lives here run to 80.0 years on average, lower than both Ontario’s towns (82.8) and Canadian towns (81.5). Closer to home, a hospital is 20 km from the average resident of Perry, further than the usual 3.7 km.

Perry faces fewer hazards than 87% of Canadian towns

Earthquake risk in Perry is ordinary: NRCan’s model puts building losses at $0.024 a year per $1,000 of value, close to the typical town’s $0.030. In Health Canada’s survey, just 1.9% of homes tested in the area exceeded 200 Bq/m³ (6.6% typical). One flood study covers the town, by District Municipality of Muskoka.

With 0.2 jobs for each resident in work, most of Perry commutes out

The average trip to work took 29 min, close to Ontario’s towns (29 min) and above Canadian towns (26 min).

More households own their home in Perry than in Ontario’s towns or across Canadian towns: 90%

15% of households spent 30% or more of their income on shelter, lower than both Ontario’s towns (22%) and Canadian towns (18%).

More snow falls on Perry than on 90% of Canadian towns: about 278 cm a year

October is the wettest month, with 111 mm of rain and snow on average. January is the snowiest month, with 67 cm on average. In January the thermometer sinks to −15.3°C overnight, below both Ontario’s towns (−9.1°C) and Canadian towns (−13.5°C). Midsummer afternoons in Perry peak at about 25.3°C.

Perry skews older, with 26% of residents 65 or over, more than in Ontario’s towns and across Canadian towns

5.1% of residents came to Canada as immigrants, below both Ontario’s towns (7.6%) and Canadian towns (6.4%). The under-15s are 15% of the population here.

In Perry, November normally means 5°C afternoons and −3°C nights

The forecast on the Weather page is ECCC’s for Burk's Falls. A normal December brings highs of −1°C, lows of −10°C. Snowfall in a normal November: 33 cm. Rain and snow over a typical November come to 103 mm.

Perry spends less per resident than nine in ten Ontario’s single-tier municipalities

In October 2022, Perry elected Norm Hofstetter as mayor, with a council of 5.

Perry public library lends 2.7 items per person served, fewer than four in five Ontario’s town libraries

The population Perry public library serves is 2,454.

Perry is 5.2 km from Arrowhead Provincial Park

Swimmers have 5 beaches within 5 km, McManus Public Beach the nearest. Georgian Bay Islands National Park is the closest national park, 62 km from town. Out to 10 km from the town’s edge, 2.9% of the land is protected; 2.3% is typical for a Canadian town.