Quinte WestOntario

Measured against local pay, Quinte West costs more to live in than four in five Canadian towns

Shelter took 30% or more of income for 15% of households, below both Ontario’s towns (22%) and Canadian towns (18%). Owners put the median home at $440,000, between Ontario’s towns ($695,000) and Canadian towns ($406,000).

Quinte West’s health region counts 18% of adults who smoke, above the typical Canadian town’s 12%

Health survey and life expectancy for the Hastings and Prince Edward Counties Health Unit

Arthritis, diabetes and high blood pressure affect 20% of the region’s adults on average, higher than both Ontario’s towns (17%) and Canadian towns (17%). The region’s 2022/2024 life expectancy is 79.8, with women at 81.8 and men at 77.8; what’s more, in the health survey, 45% of adults in the region rate their health very good or excellent, fewer than Ontario’s 51%. What sets Quinte West apart within its region is a longer trip to hospital, 5.5 km for the average resident (3.7 km typical).

For safety, Quinte West gets a B+

Thefts, break-ins and damage came to 19.5 per 1,000 residents a year, below both Ontario’s towns (30.5) and Canadian towns (31.2). Per 1,000 residents, 12.4 violent crimes are recorded each year.

A flood study covers Quinte West: 4 on the national inventory, the newest from Lower Trent Conservation

Shaking is about as much of a worry in Quinte West as in most places, at $0.034 a year per $1,000 of building value ($0.030 typical). More homes than usual carry radon here, 12% over the guideline where the typical town has 6.6%.

6 school boards overlap in Quinte West, covering Ontario’s four systems

5 of the 40 teach in French, against 10% of schools in Ontario. On the tests, 5 of 30 schools land above the middle in Ontario, 16 under it. 11,730 students attend the 29 elementary schools, 7 secondary schools and 4 alternative or adult schools in or within 3 km of Quinte West.

January lows in Quinte West: −11.2°C, against −9.1°C in Ontario’s towns and −13.5°C in Canadian towns

The warmest stretch brings July afternoons of 26.5°C, near Ontario’s towns (26.7°C) and higher than Canadian towns (25.5°C). Gardeners get 161 frost-free days, from 1 May to 10 October. January is the snowiest month, with 44 cm on average. September is the wettest month, with 92 mm of rain and snow on average.

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

A normal November in Quinte West runs from −2°C to 7°C

A normal November brings 84 mm of rain and snow. July brings the warmest days, 27°C; January the coldest nights, −11°C. ECCC’s forecast for Trenton is on the Weather page, hour by hour.

Quinte West’s council spends less per resident than 89% of Ontario’s single-tier municipalities

The October 2022 vote made Jim Harrison mayor of Quinte West, heading 13 seats.

At 2.6 loans per person served, Quinte West Public Library lends less than four in five Ontario’s town libraries

Quinte West Public Library has 2 branches for the 46,560 people it serves.

Visible minorities make up less of Quinte West than of Ontario’s towns or Canadian towns: 4.6%

22% of residents are 65 or over, above Ontario’s towns (19%) and Canadian towns (19%) alike. First Nations, Métis and Inuit people make up 5% of residents, above both Ontario’s towns (1.6%) and Canadian towns (2.8%).

Quinte West is on the The Great Trail (Northumberland)

Of the country within 10 km, 1.4% lies in protected areas; the median Canadian town has 2.3%. There is a beach within 5 km, unnamed on the map. Also worth knowing: the closest provincial park is Presqu'Ile Provincial Park, 3.1 km from the edge of town. A drive of 69 km reaches Thousand Islands National Park, the nearest national park.

The registers record 11 historic places in Quinte West

The earliest construction date, 1931, belongs to Building 51. Homes from before 1961 make up 27% of the stock, above Ontario’s towns (22%) and Canadian towns (18%) alike. Within 5 km of the town lies one more that belongs to it.