Almontein Mississippi Mills, Ontario

TownGrade

A⁻

#549 of 2,556

It is a town of 16,073 residents in Ontario. Its population rose 12% from 2016 to 2021.

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Population

16,073

people, 2025 estimate

Median age

years · Ontario’s towns: 46.8

Postsecondary

61%

of residents 15 and over hold a postsecondary certificate, diploma or degree · Canadian towns: 56%

Walk, cycle, transit

walk, cycle or take transit to work · Canadian towns: 8%

Is Almonte a good place to live?

Much to like here, and you pay for it. Police record less crime here than in most towns (A+). Pupils here do better than most (A−). Buying in is costly (C). It lags on hazard risk as well (D). All told, that adds up to an A− overall, better than 75% of Canadian towns. In the ranking it comes #166 of 858 in Ontario. Its other grades sit near the middle: B− for health and B for walkability.

This town's rent is the 2021 census rent scaled to 2025 by its province's ratio of surveyed to census rents: no rental survey covers it, so its Cost Grade is less sure. Health is graded on the health region's survey figures and life expectancy, with the distance to hospital giving the town its own spread.

StrongestA⁺Safety A⁻SchoolsWeakestDHazard risk

How Almonte grades

Each subject compares Almonte with Canadian towns of 2,500 or more, ordered by how far it is from the middle. Towns in other countries are graded separately.

How grading works

SafetyVery little crime by comparisonA⁺Open →Hazard riskNear the bottom of the towns comparedDOpen →SchoolsBased on how pupils do in exams and testsA⁻Open →Cost of livingHomes are harder to afford than in most townsCOpen →Jobs & incomeAbove the middle of the towns comparedB⁺Open →WalkabilityClose to the middle of the towns comparedBOpen →HealthGraded on how healthy residents areB⁻Open →

How TownRatings grades Canadian towns →

What makes Almonte stand out

The 3 things Almonte does most differently from other towns.

Picked automatically from the data

Safety

Better than 97%

of Canadian towns on safety

Its safety grade: A+.

Hazard risk

Behind 93%

of Canadian towns on hazard risk

Its hazard risk grade: D.

Residents 65 and over

Who lives here

27% are 65 or over

The median of Canadian towns: 19%

Statistics Canada, Census 2021

The data

Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Almonte.

SafetySafety A⁺

Violent crime weighs less on Almonte than on Ontario’s towns or Canadian towns: a violent severity index of 37

29Crime Severity Index

Police recorded 6.6 violent incidents per 1,000 residents a year, lower than both Ontario’s towns (10.5) and Canadian towns (12). Each year brings 12.5 property incidents per 1,000 residents.

Year by year · Crime Severity Index for each year

202332

202430

202524

2023–2025	Almonte	Ontario	Canada
Property crime per 1,000	12.5	30.5	31.2
Violent Crime Severity Index	37	76	86
Violent crime	6.6	10.5	12

non-violent Crime Severity Index

36%

of incidents cleared, 2023–25

Full pageAlmonte’s safety reportOpen the full Safety report

Safety29 Crime Severity Index · The index weighs each crime Almonte’s police recorded by how serious it is.Questions“Is Almonte safe?”

Statistics Canada, Uniform Crime Reporting Survey, 2023–2025 average

Natural hazardsHazard risk D

Almonte is graded a D for hazard risk

Lowwildfire bandDHazard risk Grade

Health Canada’s survey found radon above the guideline in nearly a fifth of homes, above Ontario’s towns (4%) and Canadian towns (6.6%) alike. Mississippi Valley Conservation Authority has mapped the flood hazard here: one study on the national inventory. Shaking is a bigger worry than in most places, at $0.11 a year per $1,000 of building value ($0.030 typical). Wildfire is rare near Almonte: 0.1% of the land within 25 km has burned since 1986, a burn rate of 0.002% a year.

Radon tests above the guideline · share of tested homes, 200 Bq/m³

Almonte19%

Ontario’s towns4%

Canadian towns6.6%

Hazards	Almonte	Ontario	Canada
Radon tests above the guideline	19%	4%	6.6%
Earthquake loss per $1,000 of buildings a year	$0.11	$0.043	$0.030

$0.11

expected earthquake loss a year per $1,000 of buildings

Low

wildfire band

2.3 km

to the nearest land burned since 1986

flood study on the national inventory

Full pageAlmonte’s flood & hazards pageOpen the full Flood & hazards page

WildfireLow wildfire band · 0.1% of the land within 25 km burned since 1986 FloodOne flood study on record Earthquakes$0.11 a year per $1,000 · Canadian towns: $0.030 Radon19% of tests above the guideline Be readyAlerts, FireSmart and radon tests

NRCan seismic risk model and burned areas, Health Canada radon survey, the Flood Hazard Map Inventory

SchoolsSchools A⁻

5 school boards share Almonte

19schools within 3 kmA⁻Schools Grade

The 15 with results split, 3 in the upper two fifths in Ontario and 3 in the lower. Of the 19, 2 teach in French (10% of schools in Ontario). Within 3 km of Almonte are 15 elementary schools, 3 secondary schools and 1 alternative or adult school, teaching 6,375 students.

School	Level	Students	System
St. Gregory Catholic School CatholicLargest elementary schoolElementary · Grades JK–3	Elementary · Grades JK–3	455	English Catholic
Carleton Place High School Middle fifth in OntarioLargest secondary schoolSecondary · Grades 9–12	Secondary · Grades 9–12	670	English public
École élémentaire catholique J.-L.-Couroux FrenchTeaches in FrenchElementary · Grades JK–8	Elementary · Grades JK–8	280	French Catholic
St. John XXIII Separate School CatholicResults in the top fifth in OntarioElementary · Grades JK–6	Elementary · Grades JK–6	320	English Catholic

See all 19 schools →

Schools by system · Schools within 3 km

English public11

English Catholic6

French Catholic2

Schools within 3 km	Almonte	Ontario	Canada
School boards	5	4	3

6,375

students at the schools within 3 km, 2024-25

0.5 km

to the nearest secondary school

Full pageAlmonte’s schools pageOpen the full Schools page

The boards5 school boards · Upper Canada DSB Every school19 schools within 3 km · 15 elementary schools, 3 secondary schools and 1 alternative or adult school Results3 of 15 in the top two fifths · of the schools with results, placed against every school in Ontario Language2 of 19 teach in French · 10% of schools in Ontario Questions“What schools are there in Almonte?”

Provincial school lists and results, 2024-25

HousingCost of living C

Renting in Almonte costs 18% of household income, less than in both Ontario’s towns and Canadian towns

$500,000median home value, 2021CCost of living Grade

14% of households spent 30% or more of their income on shelter, below both Ontario’s towns (22%) and Canadian towns (18%). Home ownership covers 83% of households.

What homes were worth · The median owner’s estimate at the 2021 census

Almonte$500,000

Ontario$695,000

Canadian towns$406,000

Census 2021	Almonte	Ontario	Canada
Households spending 30%+ on shelter	14%	22%	18%
Rent as a share of income	18%	22%	20%
Households owning their home	83%	76%	74%
Median home value, 2021	$500,000	$695,000	$406,000

$1,100

monthly rent for a two-bedroom

$1,290

median monthly shelter cost for owners, 2021

Full pageAlmonte’s cost of living pageOpen the full Cost of living page

Renting$1,100 a month · The median rent at the 2021 census Cost of livingThe median owner’s estimate, $500,000, against the median household income Owners and renters83% own their home

Statistics Canada, Census 2021; CMHC Rental Market Survey via Statistics Canada · These are 2021 census values, as owners judged them, set against household income in 2020.

Work & commuteJobs & income B⁺

Households in Almonte have higher incomes than those in 86% of Canadian towns

6%walk, cycle or take transit

At the census, 92% of commuters went by car. Commutes averaged 29 min, close to Ontario’s towns (29 min) and above Canadian towns (26 min).

How working residents got to work · census 2021

Car or van92%

Walk5%

Public transit0%

Census 2021	Almonte	Ontario	Canada
Average trip	29 min	29 min	26 min
Car or van	92%	88%	89%

$100,000

median household income, 2020

33%

worked from home, May 2021

34%

of commuters work inside the municipality

Full pageAlmonte’s work & commute pageOpen the full Work & commute page

Unemployment7.6% unemployed · Of the labour force · Canadian towns: 9.9%Getting to work6% walk, cycle or take transit Where people commute to1,600 commuters · The biggest flow out: to Ottawa

Statistics Canada, Census 2021 (labour and commuting) · These are May 2021 figures, gathered while COVID-19 kept many people home or out of work.

Climate

January nights in Almonte drop to −14.2°C (Ontario towns −9.1°C, Canadian towns −13.5°C)

27.1°CJuly afternoons

Snow peaks in January: 46 cm in a normal year. Frost comes on 163 days a year, higher than Ontario’s towns (139) and near Canadian towns (159). July afternoons in Almonte average 27.1°C.

Average high by season · ECCC normals, 1991–2020

Winter−2.7°C

Spring11.7°C

Summer25.8°C

Autumn13.5°C

Normals, 1991–2020	Almonte	Ontario	Canada
Snowfall a year	187 cm	146 cm	141 cm
July afternoon high	27.1°C	26.7°C	25.5°C
January night low	−14.2°C	−9.1°C	−13.5°C
Days with frost a year	163	139	159

187 cm

of snow a year

163

days with frost a year

123

days with precipitation a year

Full pageAlmonte’s climate pageOpen the full Climate page

The yearJuly highs 27.1°C, January lows −14.2°C Rain and snow939 mm a year · Canadian towns: 883 mm Snow187 cm of snow a year Weather station23 km to the station · Drummond Centre

Environment and Climate Change Canada, Canadian Climate Normals 1991–2020 (Drummond Centre)

Who lives here

Fewer of Almonte’s people belong to a visible minority than in Ontario’s towns or Canadian towns: 3%

50median age

18% speak both English and French, higher than both Ontario’s towns (6.7%) and Canadian towns (7.5%). First Nations, Métis and Inuit people make up 4% of residents, higher than both Ontario’s towns (1.6%) and Canadian towns (2.8%).

AlmonteOntarioCanada

OntarioCanada

Ages · Share of residents in each age group, Census 2021

27%

Schooling · Highest qualification, residents 15 and over

No certificate, diploma or degree11%

Postsecondary qualification61%

Women and men · all residents

51.0% of Almonte’s residents are women

The 2021 census counted 7,520 women and 7,220 men here, where women make up 50.9% of Canada.

Who lives in Almonte
	Almonte	Ontario	Canada
Under 15	15%	15%	16%
15 to 64	59%	65%	64%
65+	27%	19%	19%
No certificate, diploma or degree	11%	15%	16%
Postsecondary qualification	61%	56%	56%

Full pageAlmonte’s Who lives here pageOpen the full Who lives here page

Immigrants7% are immigrants · 3% belong to a visible minority Ages50 median age · 27% are 65 or over Households6,040 households · 2.4 people per household English and French18% speak both · 0.1% speak French but not English

Statistics Canada, Census 2021; Ontario and Canada: medians of towns of 2,500+

Weather

In Almonte, November normally means 6°C afternoons and −2°C nights

6°Ca normal November afternoon

December follows at −1°C by day and −9°C by night. November usually brings some 17 cm of snow. Rain and snow over a typical November come to 75 mm. ECCC’s forecast for Smiths Falls is on the Weather page, hour by hour.

Normal highs, the months ahead · ECCC normals, 1991–2020

November6°C

December−1°C

January−5°C

February−2°C

Season	High	Low	Rain and snow
Winter	−3°C	−12°C	204 mm
Spring	12°C	0°C	214 mm
Summer	26°C	13°C	267 mm
Autumn	13°C	3°C	253 mm

−2°C

a normal November night

75 mm

of rain and snow in a normal November

Full pageAlmonte’s weather pageOpen the full Weather page

Next 24 hoursTemperature and chance of rain, hour by hour The week aheadECCC’s days ahead, beside the normals The yearWarmest July, coldest January

ECCC normals, 1991–2020 (Drummond Centre); the forecast is on the Weather page

Town hall

More of Almonte voted in 2022 than in most of Ontario: 41%, ahead of 74% of municipalities

Almonte sends one MP to Ottawa from Lanark—Frontenac, its riding (a federal electoral district, which elects one MP): Scott Reid (Conservative Party of Canada).

Turnout	Almonte	Ontario	Canada
Municipal election, 2022	41%	31%	31%

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Who runs itTown Provincial legislatureLanark—Frontenac—Kingston

Wikidata, MAMH, MMAH, Statistics Canada

Library & civic lifeCivic life grade B⁻

At 6.6 loans per person served, Mississippi Mills Public Library lends more than 85% of Ontario’s town libraries

The 14,740 people Mississippi Mills Public Library serves have 2 branches to choose from.

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A year at the library4 visits per person served Places to belong1.9 charities per 1,000 residents

Provincial library statistics, OpenStreetMap, the CRA and Statistics Canada

HealthHealth B⁻

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

51%very good or excellent healthB⁻Health Grade

Statistics Canada puts life expectancy at 81.2, about level with Canadian towns (81.5) and below Ontario’s towns (82.8). At 14%, the share of adults who smoke tops the 11% for Ontario. What sets Almonte apart within its region is distance, and at 4.4 km to a hospital it is ordinary (3.7 km typical). Almonte shares its health survey and life expectancy numbers with the rest of the Leeds, Grenville and Lanark District Health Unit.

Very good or excellent health · adults, age-standardised

Almonte51%

Ontario’s towns51%

Canadian towns52%

Health	Almonte	Ontario	Canada
Smokers	14%	10%	12%
Life expectancy at birth	81.2	82.8	81.5
Chronic conditions (average share)	18%	17%	17%

81.2

years of life expectancy, 2022/2024

14%

of adults smoke, age-standardised

3.5 km

from homes to a pharmacy, on average

Full pageAlmonte’s health pageOpen the full Health page

Health survey51% very good or excellent health · adults, age-standardised Getting care4.4 km to a hospital · A pharmacy 3.5 km away on average The wider areaLife expectancy: women 83.3, men 79.2 Conditions and habits18% with chronic conditions · adults, age-standardised

Statistics Canada, Canadian Community Health Survey 2023/2024 and life expectancy 2022/2024; Open Database of Healthcare Facilities

Outdoors

Burnt Lands Provincial Park begins where Almonte ends

1.4%of the land within 10 km protected

For a national park, Thousand Islands National Park is 57 km away. Count 26 protected areas within 10 km of town. Protected areas cover 1.4% of the land within 10 km; for the typical Canadian town it is 2.3%. Within 5 km are 8 beaches; Pakenham Beach is the nearest.

Protected land · of the land within 10 km

Almonte1.4%

Ontario’s towns2.3%

Canadian towns2.3%

Outdoors	Almonte	Ontario	Canada
Public protected areas within 10 km	8	4	4
Protected land within 10 km	1.4%	2.3%	2.3%

57 km

to Thousand Islands National Park

At the edge

to Burnt Lands Provincial Park

beaches within 5 km

public protected areas within 10 km

Full pageAlmonte’s outdoors pageOpen the full Outdoors page

Protected landof the land within 10 km Protected areas26 protected areas within 10 km · Burnt Lands Provincial Park National & provincial parks57 km to a national park · Thousand Islands National Park

Canadian Protected and Conserved Areas Database (CPCAD), OpenStreetMap routes and beaches

History

Heritage in Almonte: 2 historic places, all of the highest rank

2historic places

Of the dated places, Rosamond Woollen Mill is the oldest, from 1866. Before 1961 is when 27% of the homes went up, above Ontario’s towns (22%) and Canadian towns (18%) alike.

Historic places by designation · inside the town

Highest designations2

Other federal designations0

Provincial and local listings0

Among them

Rosamond Woollen Mill 1866
Former Almonte Post Office 1889

1866

oldest construction date on the record

27%

of homes built before 1961 · Canadian towns 18%

Heritage	Almonte	Ontario	Canada
Homes built before 1961	27%	22%	18%

Full pageAlmonte’s history pageOpen the full History page

On the registers2 historic places inside the town Highest designations2 top designations · Rosamond Woollen Mill Older homes27% built before 1961 · Canadian towns: 18%Questions“How many historic places does Almonte have?”

Canadian Register of Historic Places, Directory of Federal Heritage Designations, Québec’s Répertoire du patrimoine culturel, Wikidata; Census 2021 homes by period

Keep exploring

Everything we know about Almonte

15pages on Almonte

The big questions

SafetyA⁺Crime Severity Index 29 Housing & costCHomes 5 × income Property pricesSchoolsA⁻19 schools within 3 km HealthB⁻Life expectancy 81.2 in its region Work & commuteB⁺56% of adults in work Natural hazardsDWildfire band: low

Out and about

Outdoors1.4% of the land within 10 km protected AttractionsClimateJuly afternoons around 27°C WeatherECCC’s forecast, beside the normals

The story

Who lives hereMedian age 50 History2 places on the heritage registers Town hallFamous people

Nearby attractions

Mount Pakenham and 8 more in and around Almonte

Museums, historic sites, parks, gardens and days out in and near Almonte, the best known first.

All attractions →

Ski hillMount Pakenhamin town

MuseumRosamond Woollen Millin town AttractionAttractionFulton’s Pancake House and Sugar Bushin town MuseumMuseumLanark Museumin town MuseumMuseumThe R. Tait McKenzie Memorial Museumin town GardenGardenThe Seven Giftsin town

Photos: each place’s Wikidata image, from Wikimedia Commons under the licence below (our copy, resized).

Photo credits (2)

Mount Pakenham: P199, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
Rosamond Woollen Mill: D. Gordin E. Robertson; derivative work: Skeezix1000, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons

Famous people from Almonte

14 notable people were born in Almonte.

See all 14 →

James NaismithCanadian-American coach; inventor of basketball · 1861–1939

Perianne JonesCanadian cross-country skier · born 1985

Stephen Vincent RyanCatholic bishop · 1825–1896

William B. MunroCanadian scientist · 1875–1957

Ernest ShipmanCanadian film producer · 1871–1931

Edwin McGregorCanadian ice hockey player · 1885–1955

Photo credits

James Naismith: Unknown author, Public domain · Perianne Jones: Cephas, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Stephen Vincent Ryan: Anonymous, Public domain · William B. Munro: Carl Rudolph Gist, Public domain · Ernest Shipman: Hamilton M. Wright, Public domain · Edwin McGregor: Unknown author, Public domain

About Almonte

Town in Ontario

For Almonte, TownRatings uses Statistics Canada’s census-subdivision boundary in Ontario, and every figure on its pages covers that whole area.

Statistics Canada: population estimates 2025 (17-10-0155), Census of Population 2021, 2021 census boundaries.

Population: 16,073 (people, 2025 estimate)
Province or territory: Ontario
Census division: Lanark
Metro area: Ottawa - Gatineau (Ontario part / partie de l'Ontario)
Census subdivision: 3509030

Almonte’s neighbours

The nearest places of 1,000 or more. Statistics Canada

CorkeryCarleton PlaceBeckwithKinburnCarpAlmonte

How the neighbours grade

Town	People	km	Overall	Cost	Safety	Health
Almonte	16,073	—	A⁻	C	A⁺	B⁻
Corkery	3,822	10	A⁺	B⁻	A⁺	A
Carleton Place	14,837	11	B⁻	D	B⁻	B
Beckwith	10,073	15	B⁺	C	A⁺	B⁻
Kinburn	2,639	17	A	C	A⁺	A
Carp	5,621	19	A⁺	B⁻	A⁺	A

People: Statistics Canada, Census 2021. Distances: centre to centre.

Questions about Almonte

Has Almonte grown?

It added people: 13,163 in 2016, 14,740 in 2021, 12% more, where the middle of Canadian towns grew 4.1%. Statistics Canada’s 2025 estimate is 16,073.

Who are the people of Almonte?

3% of residents belong to a visible minority, against 15% for the median of Canadian towns; 4% have an Indigenous identity and 7% are immigrants.

How old are the people of Almonte?

Its median age is 50, where Canadian towns sit at 45.2. Under-15s are 15% of residents; over-65s, 27%.

Do people in Almonte speak French?

18% of residents can hold a conversation in both English and French, against 8% for the median of Canadian towns; 0.1% speak French but not English.

Sources: Statistics Canada, Census of Population 2021 · population estimates 2025 (17-10-0155) and 2021 census boundaries · Uniform Crime Reporting Survey 2023–25 (35-10-0026, 35-10-0183 to 35-10-0190) · CMHC rents as published by Statistics Canada (34-10-0133) · grades by TownRatings. Under the Statistics Canada Open Licence.

Adapted from Statistics Canada (Census of Population 2021, population estimates 2025, 2021 census boundaries) under the Statistics Canada Open Licence; this does not constitute an endorsement by Statistics Canada. Neighbourhood names in some cities © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL).