WhitehorseYukon

Commuters in Whitehorse have a short way to work, 17 min on average, less than in Canadian towns

85% of commuters drove, lower than Canadian towns (89%).

Whitehorse faces more hazards than 93% of Canadian towns

Earthquakes are expected to cost $0.10 a year for every $1,000 of buildings, higher than Canadian towns ($0.030). Wildfire is rare near Whitehorse: 0.5% of the land within 25 km has burned since 1986, a burn rate of 0.01% a year. In Health Canada’s survey, a fifth of homes tested in the area exceeded 200 Bq/m³ (6.6% typical).

Crime runs heavier where Whitehorse is policed than in Canadian towns, at an index of 172

Shared with the rest of the Whitehorse detachment area: Crime Severity Index, Violent Crime Severity Index, violent crime and property crime per 1,000

Its police area recorded 37.7 violent incidents per 1,000 residents a year, above Canadian towns (12). Thefts, break-ins and damage add up to 91 per 1,000 residents a year where it is policed.

Measured against local pay, Whitehorse costs more to live in than 80% of Canadian towns

68% of households own their home, below Canadian towns (74%). Owners put the median home at $500,000, higher than Canadian towns ($406,000).

Whitehorse has cooler summers than Canadian towns: July highs of 20.5°C

The coldest nights come in January, when Whitehorse averages a low of −18.9°C. Rain and melted snow add up to 280 mm a year, below Canadian towns (883 mm). Gardeners get 85 frost-free days, from 3 June to 28 August. July is the wettest month, with 39 mm of rain and snow on average.

More of Whitehorse’s residents have an Indigenous identity than in Canadian towns: 16%

14% of residents are 65 or over. Children under 15 make up 18%, higher than Canadian towns (16%).

Whitehorse and its edges hold 18 schools: 10 elementary schools, 7 secondary schools and 1 school for every grade

In French: 3 of the 18 schools, where in Yukon the share is 9%.

Expect November days around −5°C in Whitehorse, nights around −12°C

December follows at −9°C by day and −17°C by night. Precipitation in November averages 24 mm. ECCC’s forecast for Whitehorse is on the Weather page, hour by hour.

Brendan Hanley (Liberal Party of Canada) represents Whitehorse in Ottawa as MP for Yukon

This page doesn’t yet place Whitehorse in a riding of the Yukon Legislative Assembly, whose boundaries are still to be loaded.

Whitehorse Public Library is Whitehorse’s public library

It stands 0.7 km from the centre of Whitehorse.

More smokers around Whitehorse: 18% of adults, where the typical Canadian town has 12%

Arthritis, diabetes and high blood pressure affect 15% of the region’s adults on average, lower than Canadian towns (17%), and life expectancy in the region is 79.2 years (81.8 for women, 76.5 for men, 2014/2016). In the health survey, 55% of adults in the region rate their health very good or excellent, close to Yukon’s 55%. Measured from where Whitehorse’s residents live, a hospital is 4.5 km away, near the 3.7 km most towns see.

Chasàn Chùa reaches the edge of Whitehorse

CPCAD lists 2 protected areas within 10 km. The nearest national park is more than 100 km away. Protected areas cover 1.3% of the land within 10 km; for the typical Canadian town it is 2.3%. Within 5 km lie 3 beaches, unnamed on the map.

Whitehorse has 3 historic places on the registers, one in the top tier

Of the dated places, Whitehorse White Pass and Yukon Route Railway Depot is the oldest, from 1905. On the list: a Recognized Federal Heritage Building and a provincial or municipal listing. At the 2021 census, 8.1% of homes dated from before 1961, below Canadian towns (18%).