Rideau LakesOntario

Rideau Lakes’s grade for hazard risk: a D

Seismic risk in Rideau Lakes sits near the middle: $0.059 of expected damage per $1,000 of buildings a year, the typical town $0.030. Radon is higher than usual: 19% of tested homes in the survey area topped the guideline, against 6.6% for the typical town. Flood mapping exists: 5 studies, most recently by Rideau Valley Conservation Authority.

Rideau Lakes’s grade for safety: an A−

Thefts, break-ins and damage came to 13.1 per 1,000 residents a year, below Ontario’s towns (30.5) and Canadian towns (31.2) alike. Per 1,000 residents, 7.8 violent crimes are recorded each year.

In the lower two fifths in Ontario: 6 of the 10 schools around Rideau Lakes with results

Within 3 km, 2 boards share the schools, below both Ontario’s towns (4) and Canadian towns (3). Over three years, results rose at 7 of its 10 tested schools. The 3 km around Rideau Lakes counts 10 elementary schools and 4 secondary schools, 3,335 students between them.

Trips to work from Rideau Lakes take longer than from Ontario’s towns or Canadian towns: 31 min on average

Most households in Rideau Lakes own their home: 88%, more than in both Ontario’s towns and Canadian towns

13% of households spent 30% or more of their income on shelter, below both Ontario’s towns (22%) and Canadian towns (18%). A year’s rent came to 17% of the median household income, below Ontario’s towns (22%) and Canadian towns (20%) alike.

Visible minorities make up less of Rideau Lakes than of Ontario’s towns or Canadian towns: 1.8%

3.6% of residents have an Indigenous identity, above Ontario’s towns (1.6%) and Canadian towns (2.8%) alike. Immigrants make up 6.7% of residents, below Ontario’s towns (7.6%) and close to Canadian towns (6.4%).

January lows in Rideau Lakes: −11.3°C, against −9.1°C in Ontario’s towns and −13.5°C in Canadian towns

Most of the snow comes in January, about 50 cm. Between the last spring frost, 27 April, and the first in autumn, 14 October, lie 169 days. A normal winter brings 180 cm of snow, higher than both Ontario’s towns (146 cm) and Canadian towns (141 cm). For the wettest month, look to July: 99 mm on average.

A normal November in Rideau Lakes runs from freezing to 7°C

Normal highs peak at 26°C in July; nights bottom out at −11°C in January. A normal November brings 81 mm of rain and snow. For today and the week ahead, the Weather page carries ECCC’s Westport forecast.

Leeds—Grenville—Thousand Islands—Rideau Lakes, which takes in Rideau Lakes, is held by Michael Barrett (Conservative Party of Canada)

Rideau Lakes is in Leeds—Grenville—Thousand Islands and Rideau Lakes for the Legislative Assembly of Ontario, whose current MPP (Member of Provincial Parliament, at Queen’s Park in Toronto) no open source we can use records yet.

5 public library branches serve Rideau Lakes

Rideau Lakes Public Library counts 10,883 people in its service area.

The boundary of Thousand Islands National Park runs along Rideau Lakes

6 mapped walking routes pass within 2 km, among them the The Great Trail (Eastern Ontario) and Rideau Trail - Kingston Section. A provincial park, Murphys Point Provincial Park, lies 0.1 km away. Within 10 km, 10% of the land is protected, above Ontario’s towns (2.3%) and Canadian towns (2.3%) alike. Protected areas take in 14% of the town itself.

Very good or excellent health for 51% of adults in Rideau Lakes’ health region

Measured from where Rideau Lakes’ residents live, the nearest hospital is 9.3 km away, beyond the typical 3.7 km. Smoking is commoner than in the province: 14% of adults, against 11% for Ontario. People in the region live to 81.2 on average: 83.3 for women and 79.2 for men in 2022/2024. The three chronic conditions the survey tracks average 18% of adults, in line with Ontario’s towns (17%) and Canadian towns (17%).

Rideau Lakes’s 1 historic place is a top designation

Older housing, built before 1961, accounts for 29% of homes, above Ontario’s towns (22%) and Canadian towns (18%) alike.