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English or French, public or Catholic: Roseland’s schools come under 4 boards

The 3 km around Roseland counts 19 elementary schools and 2 secondary schools, 11,610 students between them. Of the 20 with results, 11 sit in the upper two fifths in Ontario. Also worth knowing: the largest is Vincent Massey Secondary School, with 1,750 students. 3 of the 21 teach in French, against 10% of schools in Ontario.

Commuters in Roseland have a short way to work, 18 min on average, less than in Ontario’s towns and across Canadian towns

Summer runs warm in Roseland: July highs of 28.3°C, above Ontario’s towns and Canadian towns

The frost-free season runs from 17 April to 1 November, 197 days. The thermometer drops below freezing on 115 days a year, below Ontario’s towns (139) and Canadian towns (159) alike. Midwinter nights in Roseland bottom out at −7.1°C on average. Most of the snow comes in January, about 43 cm.

Roseland is graded a C+ for safety

Measured across the Windsor service area: Crime Severity Index, Violent Crime Severity Index, violent crime and property crime per 1,000

Across the area its police cover, the Crime Severity Index averaged 79 over 2023–25, higher than both Ontario’s towns (56) and Canadian towns (67). Property crime in the area its police cover: 39.6 per 1,000 people a year.

Roseland is on Canada’s flood inventory: 1 listed, led by City of Windsor

For earthquakes Roseland is middling, $0.019 a year per $1,000 against $0.030 for the typical town. More homes than usual carry radon here, 14% over the guideline where the typical town has 6.6%. Burn scars are few around Roseland, with 0.1% of the land within 25 km touched by fire since 1986 (0.006% a year).

Very good or excellent health for 52% of adults in Roseland’s health region

Shared with the rest of the Windsor-Essex County Health Unit: health survey and life expectancy

Arthritis, diabetes and high blood pressure affect 18% 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 81.3, with women at 83.5 and men at 79.2. The town’s own part is the trip to care, and Roseland’s is long: 6.0 km to a hospital on average, against 3.7 km typical.

More of Roseland belongs to a visible minority than Ontario’s towns or Canadian towns: 46%

The under-15s are 17% of the population here. 0.9% of residents have an Indigenous identity, below both Ontario’s towns (1.6%) and Canadian towns (2.8%). Retirement age and beyond: 18% of residents are 65 or older.

A normal November in Roseland runs from 1°C to 9°C

Rain and snow over a typical November come to 73 mm. Snowfall in a normal November: 5 cm. A normal December brings highs of 3°C, lows of −4°C. At the extremes, July afternoons reach 28°C and January nights −7°C.

24,510 residents per council seat in Windsor, a higher ratio than 97% of Ontario municipalities

Windsor, which governs Roseland, elected Drew Dilkens mayor in October 2022.

Windsor public library draws 2.1 visits per person served, behind 80% of Ontario’s town libraries

The library figures on this page are Windsor’s: Windsor public library serves all 234,219 people of the city, Roseland among them.

Renting in Roseland costs 15% of household income, less than in Ontario’s towns and across Canadian towns

Home ownership covers 89% of households.

Within 46 km of Roseland: Point Pelee National Park

There is one protected area within 10 km. Ojibway Prairie Provincial Park is the closest provincial park, at 2.4 km. The protected share within 10 km is 0.1%, where a typical Canadian town has 2.3%.