Winchesterin North Dundas, Ontario

For the force that serves Winchester, the Crime Severity Index is 37, below Ontario’s towns and Canadian towns

The force’s area logs 14.5 thefts, break-ins and acts of damage per 1,000 residents a year. For violence alone, its police area’s index was 47, lower than both Ontario’s towns (76) and Canadian towns (86). Violence across its police area runs at 8 per 1,000 residents a year. Behind Crime Severity Index, Violent Crime Severity Index, violent crime and property crime per 1,000 sits data gathered across the Stormont/Dundas/Glengarry detachment area, with Winchester one part of it.

In Winchester, families choose among 4 boards: English and French, public and Catholic

Results have climbed at 5 of 6 schools over three years. Of 8 schools, 2 teach in French; in Ontario, 10% do. The 6 with results split, 3 in the upper two fifths in Ontario and 2 in the lower. Taken together, Winchester and its 3 km edge hold 7 elementary schools and 1 secondary school for 1,750 students.

Winchester households put 23% of their income into housing and transport, less than the 29% typical across Canada

The owner-occupied share of households is 82%. The median home value was $400,000, below Ontario’s towns ($695,000) and close to Canadian towns ($406,000).

A flood study covers Winchester: 3 on the national inventory, the newest from South Nation Conservation

The expected yearly loss to earthquakes is $0.18 for each $1,000 of buildings, higher than both Ontario’s towns ($0.043) and Canadian towns ($0.030). Winchester’s survey area, 6.1% over the radon guideline, is close to the typical town’s 6.6%.

January nights in Winchester drop to −14.0°C (Ontario towns −9.1°C, Canadian towns −13.5°C)

July afternoons reach 26.8°C on average, about level with Ontario’s towns (26.7°C) and above Canadian towns (25.5°C). Snow peaks in January: 59 cm in a normal year. Rain and snow peak in July, at 98 mm.

Very good or excellent health for 49% of adults in Winchester’s health region

The three chronic conditions the survey tracks average nearly a fifth of adults, higher than both Ontario’s towns (17%) and Canadian towns (17%). At 14%, the share of adults who smoke tops the 11% for Ontario. Life expectancy in the region is 81.0 years (83.0 for women, 78.9 for men, 2022/2024). For Winchester itself the measure is access, and it lags: 7.0 km to the nearest hospital, where 3.7 km is typical. Winchester shares its health survey and life expectancy numbers with the rest of the The Eastern Ontario Health Unit.

Expect November days around 6°C in Winchester, nights around −2°C

December follows at −1°C by day and −9°C by night. Expect around 21 cm of snow in November. Precipitation in November averages 79 mm. ECCC’s forecast for Winchester is on the Weather page, hour by hour.

Winchester’s council spends less per resident than 82% of Ontario’s lower-tier municipalities

Winchester is part of North Dundas, a township by Statistics Canada’s count.

Winchester’s public library works from 3 branches

By name: SDG Library - Winchester Branch, SDG Library - Chesterville Branch and SDG Library - South Mountain Branch.

Commuters in Winchester travel further than in Ontario’s towns or Canadian towns, 33 min on average

93% of commuters drove, above both Ontario’s towns (88%) and Canadian towns (89%).

Thousand Islands National Park is 46 km from Winchester

The protected share within 10 km is 1.2%, where a typical Canadian town has 2.3%. A provincial park, Rideau River Provincial Park, lies 5.7 km away. Biggest among them: Rideau Canal National Historic Site, 19,972 ha, 2.4 km off. Count 28 protected areas within 10 km of town.

Fewer of Winchester’s people belong to a visible minority than in Ontario’s towns or Canadian towns: 2%

Both official languages: 22% of residents, above both Ontario’s towns (6.7%) and Canadian towns (7.5%). Retirement age and beyond: 21% of residents are 65 or older. Children under 15 count for 17% of the people here.

Before 1961: 32% of the homes in Winchester