AmherstburgOntario

A town of 27,509 in Ontario. The population grew 7% between 2016 and 2021.

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Population

27,509

people, 2025 estimate

Median age

45.6

years · Ontario’s towns: 46.8

Postsecondary

54%

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%

TownGrade

C⁺

#1,537 of 2,556

Is Amherstburg a good place to live?

A town of contrasts. The weak point is cost of living (C). At C+ overall, Amherstburg is better than 44% of Canadian towns and ranks #579 of 858 in Ontario. Crime is the sore point (C+). Schools are its strong suit (A). The rest of its grades are middling: B− for health and B− for jobs & income.

Rents here are the metro area's average, shared by every town and neighbourhood in it. Safety is the regional police service's figure, shared with its other towns. Health is graded on the health region's survey figures and life expectancy, with the distance to hospital giving the town its own spread.

StrongestASchools

What makes Amherstburg stand out

The 2 things Amherstburg does most differently from other towns.

Picked automatically from the data

Walk, cycle or transit to work

Getting around

2% walk, cycle or take transit

Midway across Canadian towns: 8%

Statistics Canada, Census 2021

Schools

Better than 88%

of Canadian towns on schools

Its schools grade: A.

How Amherstburg grades

Each subject compares Amherstburg 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

SchoolsGraded on exam and test resultsAOpen →Cost of livingHomes are harder to afford than in most townsCOpen →WalkabilityWeaker than most of the towns comparedCOpen →SafetyBased on crimes reported per residentC⁺Open →Hazard riskMore exposed to natural hazards than mostC⁺Open →Jobs & incomeClose to the middle of the towns comparedB⁻Open →HealthBased on how healthy residents are for their agesB⁻Open →

How TownRatings grades Canadian towns →

The data

Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Amherstburg.

SchoolsSchools A

3 of the 11 schools around Amherstburg teach in French

The largest is St Thomas of Villanova Secondary School, with 1,290 students. The 11 with results split, 4 in the upper two fifths in Ontario and 3 in the lower. 6,000 students attend the 9 elementary schools and 2 secondary schools in or within 3 km of Amherstburg.

11schools within 3 kmASchools Grade

School	Level	Students	System
St Joseph Catholic School CatholicLargest elementary schoolElementary · Grades JK–8	Elementary · Grades JK–8	695	English Catholic
St Thomas of Villanova Secondary School CatholicLargest secondary schoolSecondary · Grades 9–12	Secondary · Grades 9–12	1,290	English Catholic
École élémentaire catholique Saint-Jean-Baptiste FrenchTeaches in FrenchElementary · Grades JK–8	Elementary · Grades JK–8	320	French Catholic

See all 11 schools →

Schools by system · Schools within 3 km

English public5

English Catholic3

French Catholic3

Schools within 3 km	Amherstburg	Ontario	Canada
School boards	3	4	3

6,000

students at the schools within 3 km, 2024-25

1.4 km

to the nearest secondary school

Full pageAmherstburg’s schools pageOpen the full Schools page

Language3 of 11 teach in French · 10% of schools in Ontario Every school11 schools within 3 km · 9 elementary schools and 2 secondary schools Results4 of 11 in the top two fifths · of the schools with results, placed against every school in Ontario The boards3 school boards · Greater Essex County DSB Questions“What schools are there in Amherstburg?”

Provincial school lists and results, 2024-25

HousingCost of living C

Only 13% of households in Amherstburg spend 30% or more of their income on shelter, against 18% in the typical Canadian town

85% of households own their home, above Ontario’s towns (76%) and Canadian towns (74%) alike. Owners put the median home at $476,000, between Ontario’s towns ($695,000) and Canadian towns ($406,000). Figures for rent as a share of income and monthly rent for a two-bedroom are published for the Windsor metro area as a whole, not for Amherstburg alone.

$476,000median home value, 2021CCost of living Grade

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

Amherstburg$476,000

Ontario$695,000

Canadian towns$406,000

Census 2021	Amherstburg	Ontario	Canada
Households spending 30%+ on shelter	13%	22%	18%
Households owning their home	85%	76%	74%
Rent as a share of income	18%	22%	20%
Median home value, 2021	$476,000	$695,000	$406,000

$1,451

monthly rent for a two-bedroom

$1,220

median monthly shelter cost for owners, 2021

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

Cost of living4.8 times household income · The median owner’s estimate, $476,000, against the median household income Renting$1,451 a month · A two-bedroom apartment, CMHC’s survey Owners and renters85% own their home

Statistics Canada, Census 2021; CMHC Rental Market Survey via Statistics Canada · Values come from owners at the 2021 census and incomes from 2020, so they predate the later rise in rates.

Climate

Amherstburg has warmer summers than Ontario’s towns or Canadian towns: July afternoons reach 27.6°C

Frost usually lifts by 25 April and returns around 23 October: 180 days without it. The thermometer drops below freezing on 117 days a year, lower than both Ontario’s towns (139) and Canadian towns (159). Winter lows in Amherstburg average −7.0°C in January. Snow peaks in January: 43 cm in a normal year.

27.6°CJuly afternoons

Average high by season · ECCC normals, 1991–2020

Winter1.1°C

Spring13.3°C

Summer26.5°C

Autumn15.7°C

Normals, 1991–2020	Amherstburg	Ontario	Canada
July afternoon high	27.6°C	26.7°C	25.5°C
Days with frost a year	117	139	159
January night low	−7.0°C	−9.1°C	−13.5°C
Precipitation a year	827 mm	902 mm	883 mm

117

days with frost a year

180

frost-free days, 25 Apr to 23 Oct

101

days with precipitation a year

Full pageAmherstburg’s climate pageOpen the full Climate page

The yearJuly highs 27.6°C, January lows −7.0°C Rain and snow827 mm a year · Canadian towns: 883 mm Snow140 cm of snow a year Weather station18 km to the station · Harrow

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

SafetySafety C⁺

Amherstburg’s grade for safety: a C+

The index for the force that serves it came to 79, above Ontario’s towns (56) and Canadian towns (67) alike. For every 1,000 residents of its police area, 39.6 property crimes are reported each year.

79Crime Severity Index

Year by year · Crime Severity Index for each year

202384

202480

202572

2023–2025	Amherstburg	Ontario	Canada
Property crime per 1,000	39.6	30.5	31.2
Crime Severity Index	79	56	67
Violent Crime Severity Index	95	76	86

non-violent Crime Severity Index

41%

of incidents cleared, 2023–25

Full pageAmherstburg’s safety reportOpen the full Safety report

Safety79 Crime Severity Index · The index weighs each crime Amherstburg’s police recorded by how serious it is.Questions“Is Amherstburg safe?”

Statistics Canada, Uniform Crime Reporting Survey, 2023–2025 average · Crime Severity Index, Violent Crime Severity Index, violent crime and property crime per 1,000: the Windsor service area

Natural hazardsHazard risk C⁺

Amherstburg is on Canada’s flood inventory: 1 listed, led by Essex Region Conservation Authority / County of Essex

In Health Canada’s survey, 14% of homes tested in the area exceeded 200 Bq/m³ (6.6% typical). Earthquake risk in Amherstburg is ordinary: NRCan’s model puts building losses at $0.019 a year per $1,000 of value, close to the typical town’s $0.030. Fire seldom reaches Amherstburg: since 1986, 0.1% of the land within 25 km has burned (0.005% a year).

Lowwildfire bandC⁺Hazard risk Grade

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

Amherstburg14%

Ontario’s towns4%

Canadian towns6.6%

Hazards	Amherstburg	Ontario	Canada
Radon tests above the guideline	14%	4%	6.6%
Earthquake loss per $1,000 of buildings a year	$0.019	$0.043	$0.030

$0.019

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

Low

wildfire band

8.9 km

to the nearest land burned since 1986

flood study on the national inventory

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

FloodOne flood study on record WildfireLow wildfire band · 0.1% of the land within 25 km burned since 1986 Earthquakes$0.019 a year per $1,000 · Canadian towns: $0.030 Radon14% 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

Weather

A normal November in Amherstburg runs from 1°C to 9°C

Looking ahead to December, expect highs near 2°C and lows near −4°C. Precipitation in November averages 65 mm. A typical November adds 5 cm of snow. Hour-by-hour figures come from ECCC’s Windsor forecast, on the Weather page.

9°Ca normal November afternoon

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

November9°C

December2°C

January0°C

February1°C

Season	High	Low	Rain and snow
Winter	1°C	−6°C	176 mm
Spring	13°C	4°C	228 mm
Summer	27°C	17°C	215 mm
Autumn	16°C	7°C	208 mm

1°C

a normal November night

65 mm

of rain and snow in a normal November

Full pageAmherstburg’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 (Harrow); the forecast is on the Weather page

Town hall

Amherstburg spends more per resident than 81% of Ontario’s lower-tier municipalities do

Michael Prue was elected mayor of Amherstburg in October 2022, on a council of 7 seats.

Turnout	Amherstburg	Ontario	Canada
Municipal election, 2022	39%	31%	31%

Full pageAmherstburg’s town hall & politics pageOpen the full Town hall & politics page

Member of ParliamentChris Lewis Provincial legislatureEssex

Wikidata, MAMH, MMAH, Statistics Canada

Library & civic lifeCivic life grade C⁻

Amherstburg’s public library is Essex County Library - Amherstburg Branch

The library is 1.9 km from the centre of Amherstburg.

Full pageAmherstburg’s library & civic life pageOpen the full Library & civic life page

The libraries1 Libraries Places to belong1.2 charities per 1,000 residents

Provincial library statistics, OpenStreetMap, the CRA and Statistics Canada

Work & commuteJobs & income B⁻

Amherstburg has fewer jobs than residents in work: 0.5 for each

On average, the journey to work lasts 26 min.

2%walk, cycle or take transit

How working residents got to work · census 2021

Car or van96%

Walk2%

Bicycle0%

Public transit0%

Census 2021	Amherstburg	Ontario	Canada
Average trip	26 min	29 min	26 min

$98,000

median household income, 2020

15%

worked from home, May 2021

29%

of commuters work inside the municipality

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

Unemployment12% unemployed · Of the labour force · Canadian towns: 9.9%Getting to work2% walk, cycle or take transit Where people commute to3,075 commuters · The biggest flow out: to Windsor

Statistics Canada, Census 2021 (labour and commuting) · Counted in May 2021, under pandemic rules: fewer commutes and more people between jobs than in a normal year.

Outdoors

Within 37 km of Amherstburg: Point Pelee National Park

4 beaches are mapped within 5 km, the nearest Bailey's Beach. For a provincial park, Ojibway Prairie Provincial Park lies 7.4 km off. 0.1% of the land and water within 10 km is protected (the typical Canadian town: 2.3%). Count 2 protected areas within 10 km of town.

0.1%of the land within 10 km protected

Protected land · of the land within 10 km

Amherstburg0.1%

Ontario’s towns2.3%

Canadian towns2.3%

Outdoors	Amherstburg	Ontario	Canada
Protected land within 10 km	0.1%	2.3%	2.3%
Public protected areas within 10 km	1	4	4

37 km

to Point Pelee National Park

7.4 km

to Ojibway Prairie Provincial Park

beaches within 5 km

public protected area within 10 km

Full pageAmherstburg’s outdoors pageOpen the full Outdoors page

Protected landof the land within 10 km Protected areas2 protected areas within 10 km · Ojibway Prairie Provincial Park National & provincial parks37 km to a national park · Point Pelee National Park

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

HealthHealth B⁻

52% of adults around Amherstburg rate their health very good or excellent

Measured across the Windsor-Essex County Health Unit: health survey and life expectancy

The average trip from home to a hospital is 19 km, above both Ontario’s towns (3.3 km) and Canadian towns (3.7 km). For 2022/2024, the region’s figure is 81.3 years at birth, 83.5 for women and 79.2 for men. A pharmacy is nearer: 3.6 km on average, with 1.1 within 3 km of the typical home.

52%very good or excellent healthB⁻Health Grade

Very good or excellent health · adults, age-standardised

Amherstburg52%

Ontario’s towns51%

Canadian towns52%

Health	Amherstburg	Ontario	Canada
Chronic conditions (average share)	18%	17%	17%
Life expectancy at birth	81.3	82.8	81.5
Smokers	12%	10%	12%
Very good or excellent health	52%	51%	52%

81.3

years of life expectancy, 2022/2024

19 km

from homes to a hospital, on average

12%

of adults smoke, age-standardised

3.6 km

from homes to a pharmacy, on average

Full pageAmherstburg’s health pageOpen the full Health page

Health survey52% very good or excellent health · adults, age-standardised Getting care19 km to a hospital · A pharmacy 3.6 km away on average The wider areaLife expectancy: women 83.5, 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

Who lives here

Visible minorities make up less of Amherstburg than of Ontario’s towns or Canadian towns: 5.6%

21% of residents are 65 or over, above Ontario’s towns (19%) and Canadian towns (19%) alike. Immigrants make up 10% of residents, higher than both Ontario’s towns (7.6%) and Canadian towns (6.4%).

45.6median age

AmherstburgOntarioCanada

OntarioCanada

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

21%

Schooling · Highest qualification, residents 15 and over

No certificate, diploma or degree14%

Postsecondary qualification54%

Women and men · all residents

Women make up 50.4% of Amherstburg

11,675 men and 11,850 women lived here in 2021, against a share of women of 50.9% for Canada.

Who lives in Amherstburg
	Amherstburg	Ontario	Canada
Under 15	16%	15%	16%
15 to 64	63%	65%	64%
65+	21%	19%	19%
No certificate, diploma or degree	14%	15%	16%
Postsecondary qualification	54%	56%	56%

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

Immigrants10% are immigrants · 6% belong to a visible minority Ages45.6 median age · 21% are 65 or over Households9,195 households · 2.5 people per household English and French11% speak both · 0% speak French but not English

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

History

Amherstburg’s record starts in 1790 with Park House

Before 1961 is when 24% of the homes went up, above Ontario’s towns (22%) and Canadian towns (18%) alike. Inside the town the registers count 11 historic places; 8 are top designations. Among the places are 2 Recognized Federal Heritage Buildings and a provincial or municipal listing.

11historic places

Historic places by designation · inside the town

Highest designations8

Other federal designations2

Provincial and local listings1

Among them

Park House 1790
Bois Blanc Island Lighthouse and Blockhouse 1796
Fort Malden 1796
Belle Vue 1816

1790

oldest construction date on the record

24%

of homes built before 1961 · Canadian towns 18%

historic places just outside the town

National Historic Sites

Heritage	Amherstburg	Ontario	Canada
Homes built before 1961	24%	22%	18%

Full pageAmherstburg’s history pageOpen the full History page

On the registers11 historic places inside the town Highest designations8 top designations · Park House Older homes24% built before 1961 · Canadian towns: 18%Questions“How many historic places does Amherstburg have?”

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

Nearby attractions

Fort Malden and 5 more in and around Amherstburg

A first look at Amherstburg’s museums, historic sites and days out, and a few just outside town.

All attractions →

MuseumFort Maldenin town

MuseumAmherstburg Freedom Museumin town

GardenAmherstburg Navy Yard100 m outside town, to the west

MuseumMuseumPark House Museumin town MuseumMuseumEssex County Steam & Gas Engine Museum1 km outside town, to the northeast Water parkWater parkVollmer Complex Splash Pad4.1 km outside town, to the north

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

Photo credits (3)

Fort Malden: Dwight Burdette, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
Amherstburg Freedom Museum: Ken Lund from Reno, Nevada, USA, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
Amherstburg Navy Yard: jbcurio, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons

Keep exploring

Everything we know about Amherstburg

15pages on Amherstburg

The big questions

SafetyC⁺Crime Severity Index 79 Housing & costCHomes 4.8 × income Property pricesSchoolsA11 schools within 3 km HealthB⁻Life expectancy 81.3 in its region Work & commuteB⁻54% of adults in work Natural hazardsC⁺Wildfire band: low

Out and about

Outdoors0.1% of the land within 10 km protected AttractionsClimateJuly afternoons around 28°C WeatherECCC’s forecast, beside the normals

The story

Who lives hereMedian age 45.6 History11 places on the heritage registers Town hallFamous people

Famous people from Amherstburg

20 notable people were born in Amherstburg.

See all 20 →

Seth Bullock(1849-1919) American lawman, businessman

Kevin WestgarthCanadian ice hockey player · born 1984

John Christian SchultzCanadian Manitoba politician and businessman · 1840–1896

Charles-Joseph CoursolFormer mayor of Montreal, Quebec · 1819–1888

Nig ClarkeCanadian baseball player · 1882–1949

Norman HackettCanadian actor · 1874–1959

Photo credits

Seth Bullock: Unknown author, Public domain · Kevin Westgarth: Michael Castillo, CC BY-SA 3.0 · John Christian Schultz: William James Topley, Public domain · Charles-Joseph Coursol: William Notman, Public domain · Nig Clarke: Unknown author, Public domain · Norman Hackett: Hartsook Photo, Public domain

Amherstburg’s neighbours

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

LaSalleEssexRoselandSouth WindsorAmherstburg

How the neighbours grade

Town	People	km	Overall	Cost	Safety	Health
Amherstburg	27,509	—	C⁺	C	C⁺	B⁻
LaSalle	36,452	14	A	B⁻	A⁺	B
Essex	23,872	16	B⁺	C	A	B⁻
Roseland	20,587	18	B	B⁻	C⁺	B
South Windsor	15,896	18	B	C⁺	C⁺	B

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

Questions about Amherstburg

What kind of homes are in Amherstburg?

Mostly 83% single-detached houses (the median of Canadian towns: 64%), with 4% of homes in buildings of five or more storeys. Households hold 2.5 people on average, and 22% have just one.

Who are the people of Amherstburg?

Visible minorities are 6% of the population, where the middle of Canadian towns is 15%. Immigrants make up 10%, and Indigenous people 4%.

Is Amherstburg growing?

It grew from 21,936 people in 2016 to 23,524 in 2021, up 7.2%; the median of Canadian towns grew 4.1%. StatCan’s 2025 estimate is 27,509.

About Amherstburg

Town in Ontario

Statistics Canada treats Amherstburg as a single census subdivision in Ontario, and TownRatings keeps to that line.

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

Population: 27,509 (people, 2025 estimate)
Province or territory: Ontario
Census division: Essex
Metro area: Windsor
Census subdivision: 3537028

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).