SourisPrince Edward Island

Renting in Souris costs 6% of household income, less than in Prince Edward Island’s towns or Canadian towns

Owners make up 92% of households, higher than both Prince Edward Island’s towns (86%) and Canadian towns (74%). 13% of households spent 30% or more of their income on shelter, above Prince Edward Island’s towns (11%) but below Canadian towns (18%).

Souris ranks among the Canadian towns where most working-age people have jobs

Commutes averaged 24 min, near Prince Edward Island’s towns (23 min) and lower than Canadian towns (26 min).

Souris’s teenagers travel 83 km to the nearest high school

The closest elementary school is 77 km away, higher than both Prince Edward Island’s towns (56 km) and Canadian towns (0.5 km).

Few places are as safe from hazards as Souris: it beats 89% of Canadian towns

Radon tests for the Prince Edward Island Health Region

Fewer homes than usual carry radon here, 3.5% over the guideline where the typical town has 6.6%. Department of Environment, Energy and Climate Action - Government of Prince Edward Island has mapped the flood hazard here, one of 2 studies on the national inventory. Earthquake risk in Souris is ordinary: NRCan’s model puts building losses at $0.017 a year per $1,000 of value, close to the typical town’s $0.030.

Within 16 km of Souris: Prince Edward Island National Park

For walks, 6 named routes run within 2 km, such as the The Island Walk and Confederation Trail (all spurs). Parks and reserves take up 21% of the ground within 10 km, above both Prince Edward Island’s towns (4%) and Canadian towns (2.3%); what’s more, 55 protected areas lie within 10 km. Some protected land is inside the town: just over a tenth of its area.

Souris has milder winters than Prince Edward Island’s towns or Canadian towns: January lows of −9.9°C

Snow peaks in February: 68 cm in a normal year. Frost usually lifts by 28 May and returns around 19 October: 143 days without it. Also worth knowing: july afternoons in Souris average 23.4°C. Snowfall adds up to 248 cm a year, below Prince Edward Island’s towns (285 cm) but above Canadian towns (141 cm).

51% of adults around Souris rate their health very good or excellent

Measured across the Prince Edward Island health region: health survey and life expectancy

What sets Souris apart within its region is a longer trip to hospital, 6.9 km for the average resident (3.7 km typical). For 2022/2024, the region’s figure is 81.2 years at birth, 83.3 for women and 79.1 for men.

An older town: 22% of people in Souris are 65 or over, more than in Prince Edward Island’s towns or Canadian towns

Children under 15 make up 16%, below Prince Edward Island’s towns (17%) and close to Canadian towns (16%). 1.7% of residents have an Indigenous identity, below both Prince Edward Island’s towns (1.8%) and Canadian towns (2.8%).

In Souris, November normally means 7°C afternoons and 1°C nights

A normal November brings 114 mm of rain and snow. Snow is normal by November, about 14 cm over the month. Into December, the normals move to 2°C and −5°C. Normal highs peak at 23°C in July; nights bottom out at −11°C in February.

Kent MacDonald (Liberal Party of Canada) holds Cardigan, the riding that includes Souris

Across Prince Edward Island, 4 of the 4 MPs sit with the Liberal Party of Canada.

No public library stands in Souris: the closest, Morell Public Library, is 27 km away

After it comes Canada's Smallest Library (Three Rivers), 28 km away.

Souris gets a B− for safety

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

Its police area recorded 13.8 violent incidents per 1,000 residents a year, higher than both Prince Edward Island’s towns (10.1) and Canadian towns (12). For every 1,000 residents of its police area, 30.3 property crimes are reported each year.