Point EdwardOntario

Measured against local pay, Point Edward costs more to live in than four in five Canadian towns

85% of households own their home, higher than both Ontario’s towns (76%) and Canadian towns (74%). Shelter took 30% or more of income for 11% of households, below both Ontario’s towns (22%) and Canadian towns (18%). Behind rent as a share of income and monthly rent for a two-bedroom sits data gathered across the Sarnia metro area, with Point Edward one part of it.

Trips to work from Point Edward are shorter than from Ontario’s towns or Canadian towns: 15 min on average

Violent crime weighs more on Point Edward than on Ontario’s towns or Canadian towns: a violent severity index of 123

Violent crime is recorded at 9 per 1,000 residents a year. Property crime ran at 29.9 incidents per 1,000 residents a year, about level with both Ontario’s towns (30.5) and Canadian towns (31.2).

Point Edward is on Canada’s flood inventory: 1 listed, led by St. Clair Region Conservation Authority

Health Canada’s survey found radon above the guideline in 8.4% of homes, above Ontario’s towns (4%) and Canadian towns (6.6%) alike. Shaking is about as much of a worry in Point Edward as in most places, at $0.016 a year per $1,000 of building value ($0.030 typical).

Point Edward’s schools belong to 4 boards that cover the same streets

Of the 17 with results, 10 sit in the lower two fifths in Ontario. Catholic schools are fewer here, 3 of 17, where in Ontario they are 34%. Schooling in French is on offer at 2 of 17; in Ontario, one in ten schools teach in it. In or within 3 km of Point Edward: 15 elementary schools and 2 secondary schools, with 6,960 students.

Fewer of Point Edward’s people belong to a visible minority than in Ontario’s towns or Canadian towns: 2.1%

Immigrants make up 9.3% of residents, above Ontario’s towns (7.6%) and Canadian towns (6.4%) alike. First Nations, Métis and Inuit people make up 3.6% of residents, above Ontario’s towns (1.6%) and Canadian towns (2.8%) alike.

Nights stay kind in Point Edward each January, milder than in 83% of Canadian towns

Most of the snow comes in January, about 34 cm. Frosty days number 131 in a normal year, below both Ontario’s towns (139) and Canadian towns (159). June is the wettest month, with 93 mm of rain and snow on average.

Expect November days around 8°C in Point Edward, nights around freezing

For today and the week ahead, the Weather page carries ECCC’s Sarnia forecast. By December, a normal day reaches 2°C and a night falls to −4°C. Precipitation in November averages 80 mm. Snow is normal by November, about 7 cm over the month.

Fewer than 99% of Ontario’s lower-tier municipalities spend as much per resident as Point Edward

Point Edward sends one MPP (Member of Provincial Parliament, at Queen’s Park in Toronto) to the Legislative Assembly of Ontario from Sarnia—Lambton, though no open record we can reuse gives the name.

Lambton County Library - Point Edward is Point Edward’s public library

It stands 0.7 km from the centre of Point Edward.

Lives run shorter around Point Edward: 80.0 years, 1.5 below the typical Canadian town’s region

Health survey and life expectancy for the Lambton Health Unit

14% of adults smoke, daily or now and then, higher than both Ontario’s towns (10%) and Canadian towns (12%). The survey puts the region’s share in very good or excellent health at 49%, behind the 51% for Ontario. What sets Point Edward apart within its region is distance, and at 2.6 km to a hospital it is ordinary (3.7 km typical).

Only 0.1% of the land within 10 km of Point Edward is protected

For a swim, Canatara Beach is the nearest of 2 beaches within 5 km. National parks are all over 100 km off. A provincial park, Pinery Provincial Park, lies 50 km away.

Older housing stands out in Point Edward: 53% predates 1961