East River, Part 1Prince Edward Island

East River, Part 1’s teenagers travel 81 km to the nearest high school

From the middle of town, the first elementary school is 71 km off, above Prince Edward Island’s towns (56 km) and Canadian towns (0.5 km) alike.

East River, Part 1 faces fewer hazards than 87% of Canadian towns

Source area for radon tests: the Prince Edward Island Health Region

Flood mapping exists: 2 studies, most recently by Department of Environment, Energy and Climate Action - Government of Prince Edward Island. Radon is lower than usual: 3.5% of tested homes in the survey area topped the guideline, against 6.6% for the typical town. Seismic risk in East River, Part 1 sits near the middle: $0.020 of expected damage per $1,000 of buildings a year, the typical town $0.030.

More of East River, Part 1’s 15-to-64s are in work than in 94% of Canadian towns

The average trip to work took 26 min, above Prince Edward Island’s towns (23 min) and close to Canadian towns (26 min).

East River, Part 1 earns an A− for safety

For violence alone, its police area’s index was 51, below Prince Edward Island’s towns (54) and Canadian towns (86) alike. Across its police area, there are 16.3 property incidents per 1,000 residents a year. Figures for Crime Severity Index, Violent Crime Severity Index, violent crime and property crime per 1,000 are published for the Queens District detachment area as a whole, not for East River, Part 1 alone.

More rain and snow fall on East River, Part 1 than on 83% of Canadian towns: 1,136 mm a year

The warmest afternoons come in July, at around 23.6°C in East River, Part 1. Snow totals 285 cm over the year, close to Prince Edward Island’s towns (285 cm) and above Canadian towns (141 cm). The most precipitation falls in October: 122 mm in a normal year. Most of the snow comes in January, about 73 cm.

Shelter costs push only 8% of East River, Part 1’s households past 30% of income, fewer than the 18% of the typical Canadian town

Home ownership covers 93% of households. Rent took 20% of household income, above Prince Edward Island’s towns (18%) and close to Canadian towns (20%). Nobody publishes rent as a share of income and monthly rent for a two-bedroom for East River, Part 1 alone, so this card uses the figure for the Charlottetown metro area.

A town of families: 18% of people in East River, Part 1 are under 15, more than in Prince Edward Island’s towns or Canadian towns

Immigrants make up 3.5% of residents, lower than both Prince Edward Island’s towns (4.9%) and Canadian towns (6.4%). The 65-and-over age group makes up 19% of residents.

Expect November days around 7°C in East River, Part 1, nights around freezing

July brings the warmest days, 24°C; February the coldest nights, −12°C. Next comes December, with normal highs of 1°C and lows of −6°C. November normally sees 110 mm of precipitation. Snow is normal by November, about 21 cm over the month.

East River, Part 1 sends Kent MacDonald (Liberal Party of Canada) to the Commons from Cardigan

Of the 4 Commons seats from Prince Edward Island, the Liberal Party of Canada holds 4.

No public library stands in East River, Part 1: the closest, Stratford Public Library, is 17 km away

After it comes Robertson Library (Charlottetown), 18 km away.

Very good or excellent health for 51% of adults in East River, Part 1’s health region

The health survey and life expectancy numbers here cover the Prince Edward Island health region

For East River, Part 1 itself the measure is access, and it lags: 14 km to the nearest hospital, where 3.7 km is typical. Women in the region live to 83.3 and men to 79.1, 81.2 years taken together (2022/2024).

The boundary of Prince Edward Island National Park runs along East River, Part 1

CPCAD lists 38 protected areas within 10 km. The closest provincial park is Brudenell Provincial Park, 17 km from the edge of town. Biggest among them: Egmont Bay PEI Conservation Agreement, 2,958 ha, 1.4 km off. Some protected land is inside the town: 9.1% of its area.