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Renting in Walkerville eats 29% of household income, more than in Ontario’s towns and across Canadian towns

Measured across the Windsor metro area: rent as a share of income and monthly rent for a two-bedroom

Shelter took 30% or more of income for 27% of households, higher than both Ontario’s towns (22%) and Canadian towns (18%). Owners put the median home at $300,000, below Ontario’s towns ($695,000) and Canadian towns ($406,000) alike.

Commuters in Walkerville have a short way to work, 20 min on average, less than in Ontario’s towns and across Canadian towns

85% of commuters took the car to work at the census.

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

Results lean low: 19 of 33 in the lower two fifths in Ontario. In French: 7 of the 38 schools, where in Ontario the share is 10%. Within 3 km of Walkerville are 28 elementary schools, 7 secondary schools and 3 alternative or adult schools, teaching 17,120 students.

Walkerville gets a B+ for health

In the health survey, 52% of adults in the region rate their health very good or excellent, close to Ontario’s 51%. What sets Walkerville apart within its region is a short trip to hospital, 1.4 km for the average resident (3.7 km typical). For 2022/2024, the region’s figure is 81.3 years at birth, 83.5 for women and 79.2 for men. Just over one in ten adults smoke, daily or now and then, above Ontario’s towns (10%) and close to Canadian towns (12%).

Summer runs warm in Walkerville: 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. Frost comes on 115 days a year, below both Ontario’s towns (139) and Canadian towns (159). In January, overnight lows in Walkerville settle at −7.1°C. Snow peaks in January: 43 cm in a normal year.

Walkerville gets a C+ for safety

Area-wide: Crime Severity Index, Violent Crime Severity Index, violent crime and property crime per 1,000, counted over the Windsor service area

Across the area its police cover, the Crime Severity Index averaged 79 over 2023–25, above Ontario’s towns (56) and Canadian towns (67) alike. Thefts, break-ins and damage add up to 39.6 per 1,000 residents a year where it is policed.

A flood study covers Walkerville: 1 on the national inventory, the newest from Essex Region Conservation Authority / County of Essex

Burn scars are few around Walkerville, with 0.2% of the land within 25 km touched by fire since 1986 (0.008% a year). In Health Canada’s survey, 14% of homes tested in the area exceeded 200 Bq/m³ (6.6% typical). Walkerville shares its earthquake risk numbers with the rest of the city of Windsor.

Walkerville has fewer older residents than Ontario’s towns or Canadian towns: 14% are 65 or over

Visible minorities make up 31% of the population, above both Ontario’s towns (26%) and Canadian towns (15%). Children under 15 make up 18% of residents.

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

The forecast on the Weather page is ECCC’s for Windsor. A normal December brings highs of 3°C, lows of −4°C. In November, the normal is 73 mm of rain and snow. November usually brings some 5 cm of snow.

Each seat on Windsor’s council stands for 24,510 residents, more than in 97% of Ontario municipalities

City council runs Walkerville; in October 2022, Windsor chose Drew Dilkens as mayor.

Windsor public library logs 2.1 visits per person served, fewer than four in five Ontario’s town libraries

Walkerville is served by Windsor public library, the library of all of Windsor, so the figures here are the city’s, for 234,219 people.

Walkerville is 52 km from Point Pelee National Park

One protected area lies within 10 km. Ojibway Prairie Provincial Park is the closest provincial park, at 5.5 km. Of the country within 10 km, 0.2% lies in protected areas; the median Canadian town has 2.3%. There is a beach within 5 km, unnamed on the map.

An older town: 74% of Walkerville’s homes predate 1961

The registers put 1 historic place inside its boundary.