Vernon RiverPrince Edward Island

Vernon River’s teenagers travel 71 km to the nearest high school

Young children have 61 km to the nearest elementary school, above Prince Edward Island’s towns (56 km) and Canadian towns (0.5 km) alike.

Vernon River faces fewer hazards than 87% of Canadian towns

Radon tests for the Prince Edward Island Health Region

In Health Canada’s survey, just 3.5% of homes tested in the area exceeded 200 Bq/m³ (6.6% typical). Shaking is about as much of a worry in Vernon River as in most places, at $0.020 a year per $1,000 of building value ($0.030 typical). Flood mapping exists: 2 studies, most recently by Department of Environment, Energy and Climate Action - Government of Prince Edward Island.

Vernon River has fewer jobs than residents in work: 0.4 for each

Commutes averaged 29 min, above Prince Edward Island’s towns (23 min) and Canadian towns (26 min) alike.

Vernon River 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. For Crime Severity Index, Violent Crime Severity Index, violent crime and property crime per 1,000, the only official count covers all of the Queens District detachment area, Vernon River included.

Shelter costs push only 7% of Vernon River’s households past 30% of income, fewer than the 18% of the typical Canadian town

A year’s rent came to 16% of the median household income, below Prince Edward Island’s towns (18%) and Canadian towns (20%) alike. Households that own their home make up 92%.

A younger town: only 15% of people in Vernon River are 65 or over, fewer than in both Prince Edward Island’s towns and Canadian towns

3.5% of residents came to Canada as immigrants, below both Prince Edward Island’s towns (4.9%) and Canadian towns (6.4%). Children under 15 count for 19% of the people here.

Precipitation in Vernon River tops that of 83% of Canadian towns: 1,136 mm a year

Rain and snow peak in October, at 122 mm. July afternoons reach 23.6°C on average, near Prince Edward Island’s towns (23.7°C) and lower than Canadian towns (25.5°C). Frost usually lifts by 17 May and returns around 18 October: 153 days without it. Most of the snow comes in January, about 73 cm.

Vernon River is 16 km from Prince Edward Island National Park

Count 48 protected areas within 10 km of town. The nearest provincial park, Brudenell Provincial Park, is 8.6 km away. 6.1 km out lies the largest, Scallop Buffer Zone (SFA 24), at 209,496 ha. Protected areas cover 5.1% of the land within 10 km; for the typical Canadian town it is 2.3%.

A normal November in Vernon River runs from freezing to 7°C

Hour-by-hour figures come from ECCC’s Charlottetown forecast, on the Weather page. Looking ahead to December, expect highs near 1°C and lows near −6°C. Snow is normal by November, about 21 cm over the month. In November, the normal is 110 mm of rain and snow.

Cardigan, which takes in Vernon River, is held by Kent MacDonald (Liberal Party of Canada)

The Liberal Party of Canada has 4 of the 4 MPs elected in Prince Edward Island.

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

The next is Charlottetown Library Learning Centre (Charlottetown), 19 km away.

Around Vernon River, 51% of adults call their health very good or excellent

Shared with the rest of the Prince Edward Island health region: health survey and life expectancy

For Vernon River itself the measure is access, and it lags: 15 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).

Vernon River keeps its older homes: 34% from before 1961