AugustaOntario

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It is a town of 7,767 residents in Ontario. Statistics Canada places it in the Leeds and Grenville census division.

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Population

7,767

people, 2025 estimate

Median age

49.2

years · Ontario’s towns: 46.8

Postsecondary

53%

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 Augusta a good place to live?

One weak subject stands out against an otherwise good record. Police record less crime here than in most towns (A). Augusta grades B overall, better than 63% of Canadian towns. The ranking puts it #326 of 858 in Ontario. Work and incomes are strong (B+). Hazard risk is higher than most (D). It lags on walkability as well (C−). Owners valued their homes at a median $348,000 in 2021, which is 3.6 years of the typical household’s pay.

Figures: home values and income: Statistics Canada, Census 2021.

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.

StrongestASafetyWeakestDHazard risk C⁻Walkability

How Augusta grades

Each subject compares Augusta 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

SafetyNear the top of the towns comparedAOpen →Hazard riskGraded on earthquake risk and radon, with high wildfire risk able to lower itDOpen →WalkabilityMost errands need a carC⁻Open →Jobs & incomeAhead of most towns comparedB⁺Open →Cost of livingBased on what homes cost against what households earnC⁺Open →HealthClose to the middle of the towns comparedC⁺Open →SchoolsGraded on exam and test resultsB⁻Open →

How TownRatings grades Canadian towns →

What makes Augusta stand out

The 3 things Augusta does most differently from other towns.

Picked automatically from the data

Walk, cycle or transit to work

Getting around

3% walk, cycle or take transit

Canadian towns centre on 8%

Statistics Canada, Census 2021

Safety

Better than 93%

of Canadian towns on safety

Its safety grade: A.

Hazard risk

Behind 93%

of Canadian towns on hazard risk

Its hazard risk grade: D.

The data

Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Augusta.

SafetySafety A

Violent crime weighs less on Augusta than on Ontario’s towns or Canadian towns: a violent severity index of 40

34Crime Severity Index

Police recorded 7.7 violent incidents per 1,000 residents a year, below Ontario’s towns (10.5) and Canadian towns (12) alike. Each year brings 12.4 property incidents per 1,000 residents.

Year by year · Crime Severity Index for each year

202339

202434

202529

2023–2025	Augusta	Ontario	Canada
Property crime per 1,000	12.4	30.5	31.2
Violent Crime Severity Index	40	76	86
Violent crime	7.7	10.5	12

non-violent Crime Severity Index

41%

of incidents cleared, 2023–25

Full pageAugusta’s safety reportOpen the full Safety report

Safety34 Crime Severity Index · The index weighs each crime Augusta’s police recorded by how serious it is.Questions“Is Augusta safe?”

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

Natural hazardsHazard risk D

Augusta is graded a D for hazard risk

Lowwildfire bandDHazard risk Grade

The national inventory holds 2 flood maps for it, the newest from Cataraqui Region Conservation Authority. In Health Canada’s survey, nearly a fifth of homes tested in the area exceeded 200 Bq/m³ (6.6% typical). Averaged over the years, quake damage costs $0.11 per $1,000 of buildings, above both Ontario’s towns ($0.043) and Canadian towns ($0.030).

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

Augusta19%

Ontario’s towns4%

Canadian towns6.6%

Hazards	Augusta	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

flood studies on the national inventory

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

WildfireLow wildfire band · No land burned within 25 km since 1986 Flood2 flood studies 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

Work & commuteJobs & income B⁺

Augusta has 0.2 jobs for every resident in work, so most leave town for work

3%walk, cycle or take transit

The average trip to work takes 25 min.

How working residents got to work · census 2021

Car or van97%

Walk2%

Public transit1%

Census 2021	Augusta	Ontario	Canada
Average trip	25 min	29 min	26 min

$96,000

median household income, 2020

16%

worked from home, May 2021

of commuters work inside the municipality

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

Unemployment7.9% unemployed · Of the labour force · Canadian towns: 9.9%Getting to work3% walk, cycle or take transit Where people commute to1,100 commuters · The biggest flow out: to Brockville

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.

Climate

January nights in Augusta drop to −11.3°C (Ontario towns −9.1°C, Canadian towns −13.5°C)

26.1°CJuly afternoons

Snow totals 180 cm over the year, above Ontario’s towns (146 cm) and Canadian towns (141 cm) alike. Gardeners get 169 frost-free days, from 27 April to 14 October. For the wettest month, look to July: 99 mm on average. A normal January brings 50 cm of snow, the most of any month.

Average high by season · ECCC normals, 1991–2020

Winter−1.5°C

Spring11.3°C

Summer25.0°C

Autumn14.0°C

Normals, 1991–2020	Augusta	Ontario	Canada
Snowfall a year	180 cm	146 cm	141 cm
Precipitation a year	1,017 mm	902 mm	883 mm
January night low	−11.3°C	−9.1°C	−13.5°C
July afternoon high	26.1°C	26.7°C	25.5°C

180 cm

of snow a year

140

days with frost a year

169

frost-free days, 27 Apr to 14 Oct

129

days with precipitation a year

Full pageAugusta’s climate pageOpen the full Climate page

The yearJuly highs 26.1°C, January lows −11.3°C Rain and snow1,017 mm a year · Canadian towns: 883 mm Snow180 cm of snow a year Weather station14 km to the station · Brockville

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

HousingCost of living C⁺

More households own their home in Augusta than in Ontario’s towns or across Canadian towns: 92%

$348,000median home value, 2021C⁺Cost of living Grade

A year’s rent came to 18% of the median household income, below both Ontario’s towns (22%) and Canadian towns (20%). One in ten households spent 30% or more of their income on shelter, below Ontario’s towns (22%) and Canadian towns (18%) alike.

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

Augusta$348,000

Ontario$695,000

Canadian towns$406,000

Census 2021	Augusta	Ontario	Canada
Households spending 30%+ on shelter	10%	22%	18%
Households owning their home	92%	76%	74%
Median home value, 2021	$348,000	$695,000	$406,000
Rent as a share of income	18%	22%	20%

$1,030

monthly rent for a two-bedroom

$1,030

median monthly shelter cost for owners, 2021

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

Owners and renters92% own their home Cost of living3.6 times household income · The median owner’s estimate, $348,000, against the median household income Renting$1,030 a month · The median rent at the 2021 census

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.

HealthHealth C⁺

Very good or excellent health for 51% of adults in Augusta’s health region

51%very good or excellent healthC⁺Health Grade

Area-wide: health survey and life expectancy, counted over the Leeds, Grenville and Lanark District Health Unit

Homes here are 13 km from a hospital on average, higher than both Ontario’s towns (3.3 km) and Canadian towns (3.7 km). Smoking is commoner than in the province: 14% of adults, against 11% for Ontario. People in the region live to 81.2 on average: 83.3 for women and 79.2 for men in 2022/2024.

Very good or excellent health · adults, age-standardised

Augusta51%

Ontario’s towns51%

Canadian towns52%

Health	Augusta	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

13 km

from homes to a hospital, on average

14%

of adults smoke, age-standardised

7.9 km

from homes to a pharmacy, on average

Full pageAugusta’s health pageOpen the full Health page

Health survey51% very good or excellent health · adults, age-standardised Getting care13 km to a hospital · A pharmacy 7.9 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

Who lives here

Fewer of Augusta’s people belong to a visible minority than in Ontario’s towns or Canadian towns: 1.3%

49.2median age

One measure of family life: 14% of residents are under 15. People 65 and over make up 24% of the town, above both Ontario’s towns (19%) and Canadian towns (19%).

AugustaOntarioCanada

OntarioCanada

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

24%

Schooling · Highest qualification, residents 15 and over

No certificate, diploma or degree15%

Postsecondary qualification53%

Women and men · all residents

Women make up 49.5% of Augusta

Here the census found 3,735 men and 3,655 women; the figure for women across Canada is 50.9%.

Who lives in Augusta
	Augusta	Ontario	Canada
Under 15	14%	15%	16%
15 to 64	61%	65%	64%
65+	24%	19%	19%
No certificate, diploma or degree	15%	15%	16%
Postsecondary qualification	53%	56%	56%

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

Immigrants6% are immigrants · 1% belong to a visible minority Ages49.2 median age · 24% are 65 or over Households2,950 households · 2.5 people per household English and French10% speak both · 0% speak French but not English

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

Weather

A normal November in Augusta runs from freezing to 7°C

7°Ca normal November afternoon

A normal November brings 81 mm of rain and snow. November usually brings some 11 cm of snow. At the extremes, July afternoons reach 26°C and January nights −11°C. ECCC’s forecast for Brockville is on the Weather page, hour by hour.

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

November7°C

December0°C

January−3°C

February−2°C

Season	High	Low	Rain and snow
Winter	−1°C	−9°C	233 mm
Spring	11°C	2°C	237 mm
Summer	25°C	15°C	277 mm
Autumn	14°C	6°C	271 mm

0°C

a normal November night

81 mm

of rain and snow in a normal November

Full pageAugusta’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 (Brockville); the forecast is on the Weather page

Town hall

Augusta’s MP is Michael Barrett (Conservative Party of Canada), for Leeds—Grenville—Thousand Islands—Rideau Lakes

From Ontario come 122 MPs, 71 of them with the Liberal Party of Canada.

Turnout	Augusta	Ontario	Canada
Municipal election, 2022	38%	31%	31%

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

council seats5 Provincial legislatureLeeds—Grenville—Thousand Islands and Rideau Lakes

Wikidata, MAMH, MMAH, Statistics Canada

Library & civic lifeCivic life grade C

At 0.6 visits per person served, Augusta Township Public Library is quieter than all but a few of Ontario’s town libraries

Augusta Township Public Library serves 7,386 people from a single building.

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

The libraries1 Libraries Places to belong0 charities per 1,000 residents

Provincial library statistics, OpenStreetMap, the CRA and Statistics Canada

SchoolsSchools B⁻

Augusta’s 4 schools with results spread wide in Ontario, 1 in the top two fifths and 1 in the bottom two

5schools within 3 kmB⁻Schools Grade

Secondary school means a trip of 6.6 km at the nearest, higher than both Ontario’s towns (1.2 km) and Canadian towns (1.2 km). Within 3 km of Augusta are 4 elementary schools and 1 secondary school, teaching 1,375 students.

School	Level	Students	System
St. Mark Catholic School CatholicLargest elementary schoolElementary · Grades JK–8	Elementary · Grades JK–8	350	English Catholic
South Grenville District High School Bottom fifth in OntarioLargest secondary schoolSecondary · Grades 9–12	Secondary · Grades 9–12	370	English public

See all 5 schools →

Schools by system · Schools within 3 km

English public4

English Catholic1

Schools within 3 km	Augusta	Ontario	Canada
School boards	2	4	3
Nearest secondary school	6.6 km	1.2 km	1.2 km
Nearest elementary school	3.2 km	0.5 km	0.5 km

1,375

students at the schools within 3 km, 2024-25

6.6 km

to the nearest secondary school

3.2 km

to the nearest elementary school

Full pageAugusta’s schools pageOpen the full Schools page

Results1 of 4 in the top two fifths · of the schools with results, placed against every school in Ontario Every school5 schools within 3 km · 4 elementary schools and 1 secondary school Language0 of 5 teach in French · 10% of schools in Ontario The boards2 school boards · Upper Canada DSB Questions“What schools are there in Augusta?”

Provincial school lists and results, 2024-25

Outdoors

Augusta is 6.4 km from Thousand Islands National Park

0.8%of the land within 10 km protected

The closest provincial park is Brockville Long Swamp Fen Provincial Park, 0.2 km from the edge of town. 10.0 km out lies the largest, Rideau Canal National Historic Site, at 19,972 ha. The protected share within 10 km is 0.8%, where a typical Canadian town has 2.3%. On top of that, 11 areas within 10 km are protected for nature.

Protected land · of the land within 10 km

Augusta0.8%

Ontario’s towns2.3%

Canadian towns2.3%

Outdoors	Augusta	Ontario	Canada
Protected land within 10 km	0.8%	2.3%	2.3%
Public protected areas within 10 km	3	4	4

6.4 km

to Thousand Islands National Park

0.2 km

to Brockville Long Swamp Fen Provincial Park

beach within 5 km

Full pageAugusta’s outdoors pageOpen the full Outdoors page

Protected landof the land within 10 km Protected areas11 protected areas within 10 km · Rideau Canal National Historic Site National & provincial parks6.4 km to a national park · Thousand Islands National Park Footpaths & routes1 named route · Heritage Walking Trail

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

History

Pointe au Baril, from 1758, is Augusta’s oldest designated place

2historic places

Homes from before 1961 make up 28% of the stock, above Ontario’s towns (22%) and Canadian towns (18%) alike. Inside the town there are 2 historic places, all of them top designations.

Historic places by designation · inside the town

Highest designations2

Other federal designations0

Provincial and local listings0

Among them

Pointe au Baril 1758
Homewood 1800

1758

oldest construction date on the record

28%

of homes built before 1961 · Canadian towns 18%

Heritage	Augusta	Ontario	Canada
Homes built before 1961	28%	22%	18%

Full pageAugusta’s history pageOpen the full History page

On the registers2 historic places inside the town Highest designations2 top designations · Pointe au Baril Older homes28% built before 1961 · Canadian towns: 18%Questions“How many historic places does Augusta 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 Augusta

15pages on Augusta

The big questions

SafetyACrime Severity Index 34 Housing & costC⁺Homes 3.6 × income Property pricesSchoolsB⁻5 schools within 3 km HealthC⁺Life expectancy 81.2 in its region Work & commuteB⁺56% of adults in work Natural hazardsDWildfire band: low

Out and about

Outdoors0.8% of the land within 10 km protected AttractionsClimateJuly afternoons around 26°C WeatherECCC’s forecast, beside the normals

The story

Who lives hereMedian age 49.2 History2 places on the heritage registers Town hallFamous people

Nearby attractions

Homewood Museum and 11 more in and around Augusta

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

All attractions →

MuseumMuseumHomewood Museumin town

Battlefield · Parks CanadaBattle of the Windmill2.8 km outside town, to the northeast

MuseumFort Wellington1.6 km outside town, to the northeast

National historic site · Parks CanadaWindmill Tower2.9 km outside town, to the northeast

MuseumFulford Place3.2 km outside town, to the south ChurchChurchThe Blue Churchin town

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

Photo credits (4)

Battle of the Windmill: Dennis G. Jarvis, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
Fort Wellington: Rbgstewart at English Wikipedia, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
Windmill Tower: Dennis G. Jarvis, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
Fulford Place: AilisNicGabhain, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons

Famous people from Augusta

8 notable people were born in Augusta.

See all 8 →

George ReadCanadian politician · 1819–1903

Jonas JonesCanadian politician · 1791–1848

Henry SherwoodCanadian politician · 1807–1855

Edward Jessup IIICanadian politician · 1801–1831

George SherwoodCanadian judge · born 1811

William Benjamin WellsCanadian politician and judge · 1809–1881

Photo credits

George Read: Notman & Fraser, Public domain · Jonas Jones: c.1840, Public domain

About Augusta

Town in Ontario

The boundary here is Statistics Canada’s: Augusta is one census subdivision in Ontario, and TownRatings describes all of it.

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

Population: 7,767 (people, 2025 estimate)
Province or territory: Ontario
Census division: Leeds and Grenville
Census subdivision: 3507006

Augusta’s neighbours

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

PrescottBrockvilleCardinalAugusta

How the neighbours grade

Town	People	km	Overall	Cost	Safety	Health
Augusta	7,767	—	B	C⁺	A	C⁺
Prescott	4,342	6.5	D	D	C⁻	C⁺
Brockville	23,720	13	C	D	C⁻	B
Cardinal	7,952	19	C⁻	C⁻	B⁺	C⁺

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

Questions about Augusta

Who are the people of Augusta?

Visible minorities are 1% of the population, where the middle of Canadian towns is 15%. Immigrants make up 6%, and Indigenous people 3%.

What kind of homes are in Augusta?

Mostly 95% single-detached houses (the median of Canadian towns: 64%), with 0% of homes in buildings of five or more storeys. Households hold 2.5 people on average, and 19% have just one.

Has Augusta grown?

It added people: 7,353 in 2016, 7,386 in 2021, 0.4% more, where the middle of Canadian towns grew 4.1%. Statistics Canada’s 2025 estimate is 7,767.

How old are the people of Augusta?

The median resident is 49.2 years old, against 45.2 for the median of Canadian towns. 14% are under 15 and 24% are 65 or over.

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).