BeckwithOntario
10,073 residents make their home in this town in Ontario. It sits within the Ottawa - Gatineau (Ontario part / partie de l'Ontario) census metropolitan area.
Is Beckwith a good place to live?
A good place to live, if you can afford it. Its best grade is for safety (A+). Add schools to its strengths (B+). The catch is walkability (D). It lags on cost of living as well (C). Hazard risk is higher than most (D). All told, that adds up to a B+ overall, better than 67% of Canadian towns. That places it #270 of 858 in Ontario.
Rents here are the metro area's average, shared by every town and neighbourhood in it. Health is graded on the health region's survey figures and life expectancy, with the distance to hospital giving the town its own spread.
How Beckwith grades
Each subject compares Beckwith 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 TownRatings grades Canadian towns →
What makes Beckwith stand out
The 3 things Beckwith does most differently from other towns.
The data
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Beckwith.
Beckwith’s Violent Crime Severity Index, 26, runs below Ontario’s towns and Canadian towns
Violence accounts for 3.8 recorded crimes per 1,000 residents a year. Thefts, break-ins and damage came to 8.5 per 1,000 residents a year, below Ontario’s towns (30.5) and Canadian towns (31.2) alike.
Year by year · Crime Severity Index for each year
| 2023–2025 | Beckwith | Ontario | Canada |
|---|---|---|---|
| Property crime per 1,000 | 8.5 | 30.5 | 31.2 |
| Violent Crime Severity Index | 26 | 76 | 86 |
| Violent crime | 3.8 | 10.5 | 12 |
Statistics Canada, Uniform Crime Reporting Survey, 2023–2025 average
Hazard risk in Beckwith is higher than in 93% of Canadian towns
More homes than usual carry radon here, 19% over the guideline where the typical town has 6.6%. 4 flood studies cover the town, the latest by Rideau Valley Conservation Authority. Earthquakes add more: NRCan’s model puts building losses at $0.11 a year per $1,000 of value, against $0.030 for the typical town.
Radon tests above the guideline · share of tested homes, 200 Bq/m³
| Hazards | Beckwith | 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 |
NRCan seismic risk model and burned areas, Health Canada radon survey, the Flood Hazard Map Inventory
The schools around Beckwith answer to 3 boards
Over three years, results rose at 4 of its 8 tested schools. On the tests, 1 of 8 schools land above the middle in Ontario, 1 under it. Schooling in French is on offer at one of the 11; in Ontario, 10% of schools teach in it. The 3 km around Beckwith counts 8 elementary schools, 2 secondary schools and 1 alternative or adult school, 4,515 students between them.
| School | Level | Students | System |
|---|---|---|---|
| Beckwith Public School Second fifth in OntarioLargest elementary schoolElementary · Grades JK–6 | Elementary · Grades JK–6 | 580 | English public |
| 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 |
Schools by system · Schools within 3 km
| Schools within 3 km | Beckwith | Ontario | Canada |
|---|---|---|---|
| School boards | 3 | 4 | 3 |
| Nearest secondary school | 3.5 km | 1.2 km | 1.2 km |
Provincial school lists and results, 2024-25
Most households in Beckwith own their home: 96%, more than in both Ontario’s towns and Canadian towns
Owners put the median home at $600,000, below Ontario’s towns ($695,000) but above Canadian towns ($406,000). Just over 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
| Census 2021 | Beckwith | Ontario | Canada |
|---|---|---|---|
| Households owning their home | 96% | 76% | 74% |
| Households spending 30%+ on shelter | 12% | 22% | 18% |
| Rent as a share of income | 18% | 22% | 20% |
| Median home value, 2021 | $600,000 | $695,000 | $406,000 |
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. · Not measured by town: rent as a share of income and monthly rent for a two-bedroom (the Ottawa-Gatineau metro area)
Household incomes in Beckwith top those of 98% of Canadian towns
A trip to work takes 30 min on average.
How working residents got to work · census 2021
| Census 2021 | Beckwith | Ontario | Canada |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average trip | 30 min | 29 min | 26 min |
Statistics Canada, Census 2021 (labour and commuting) · These are May 2021 figures, gathered while COVID-19 kept many people home or out of work.
January lows in Beckwith: −14.2°C, against −9.1°C in Ontario’s towns and −13.5°C in Canadian towns
January is the snowiest month, with 46 cm on average. Frosty days number 163 in a normal year, higher than Ontario’s towns (139) and near Canadian towns (159). Summer highs in Beckwith reach 27.1°C in July.
Average high by season · ECCC normals, 1991–2020
| Normals, 1991–2020 | Beckwith | 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 |
Environment and Climate Change Canada, Canadian Climate Normals 1991–2020 (Drummond Centre)
What November brings in Beckwith: −2°C at night, 6°C by day
November usually brings some 17 cm of snow. December follows at −1°C by day and −9°C by night. In November, the normal is 75 mm of rain and snow. ECCC’s forecast for Smiths Falls is on the Weather page, hour by hour.
Normal highs, the months ahead · ECCC normals, 1991–2020
| 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 |
ECCC normals, 1991–2020 (Drummond Centre); the forecast is on the Weather page
The nearest public library to Beckwith is Carleton Place Public Library, 3.8 km away
The next is Mississippi Mills Public Library - Almonte Branch (Almonte), 14 km away.
Provincial library statistics, OpenStreetMap, the CRA and Statistics Canada
Beckwith is more bilingual than Ontario’s towns or Canadian towns: 21% speak both languages
Children under 15 make up 17%, higher than both Ontario’s towns (15%) and Canadian towns (16%). People 65 and over make up 16% of the town.
Ages · Share of residents in each age group, Census 2021
Schooling · Highest qualification, residents 15 and over
Women and men · all residents
49.5% of Beckwith’s residents are women
Census 2021 put women at 4,465 and men at 4,555; women are 50.9% of Canada.
| Beckwith | Ontario | Canada | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 17% | 15% | 16% |
| 15 to 64 | 67% | 65% | 64% |
| 65+ | 16% | 19% | 19% |
| No certificate, diploma or degree | 12% | 15% | 16% |
| Postsecondary qualification | 63% | 56% | 56% |
Statistics Canada, Census 2021; Ontario and Canada: medians of towns of 2,500+
Very good or excellent health for 51% of adults in Beckwith’s health region
Chronic conditions run at 18% of adults, age-standardised, near both Ontario’s towns (17%) and Canadian towns (17%). At 14%, the share of adults who smoke tops the 11% for Ontario. Statistics Canada puts the region’s life expectancy at 81.2, women 83.3 and men 79.2 (2022/2024). What sets Beckwith apart within its region is a longer trip to hospital, 7.2 km for the average resident (3.7 km typical). For health survey and life expectancy, the only official count covers all of the Leeds, Grenville and Lanark District Health Unit, Beckwith included.
Very good or excellent health · adults, age-standardised
| Health | Beckwith | Ontario | Canada |
|---|---|---|---|
| Smokers | 14% | 10% | 12% |
| Life expectancy at birth | 81.2 | 82.8 | 81.5 |
| Chronic conditions (average share) | 18% | 17% | 17% |
Statistics Canada, Canadian Community Health Survey 2023/2024 and life expectancy 2022/2024; Open Database of Healthcare Facilities
Within 45 km of Beckwith: Thousand Islands National Park
The protected share within 10 km is 0.8%, where a typical Canadian town has 2.3%. A provincial park, Burnt Lands Provincial Park, lies 8.2 km away. The largest is Rideau Canal National Historic Site: 19,972 ha, 9.4 km from the edge of town. Within 5 km is one beach, Riverside Park Beach.
Protected land · of the land within 10 km
| Outdoors | Beckwith | Ontario | Canada |
|---|---|---|---|
| Protected land within 10 km | 0.8% | 2.3% | 2.3% |
| Public protected areas within 10 km | 4 | 4 | 4 |
Canadian Protected and Conserved Areas Database (CPCAD), OpenStreetMap routes and beaches
Everything we know about Beckwith
Carleton Place and Beckwith Heritage Museum and 8 more within 40 km
2 places to visit are mapped within 5 km of Beckwith; with them, the best known within 40 km.
MuseumDiefenbunker / Central Emergency Government Headquarters28 km north
MuseumMatheson House26 km south
MuseumSmiths Falls Railway Station (Canadian Northern)25 km southeast
MuseumRosamond Woollen Mill15 km northwest
FortMerrickville Blockhouse31 km southeastPhotos: each place’s Wikidata image, from Wikimedia Commons under the licence below (our copy, resized).
Photo credits (5)
- Diefenbunker / Central Emergency Government Headquarters: P199, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Matheson House: JustSomePics, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Smiths Falls Railway Station (Canadian Northern): Bruce Fingerhood from Springfield, Oregon, US, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Rosamond Woollen Mill: D. Gordin E. Robertson; derivative work: Skeezix1000, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Merrickville Blockhouse: Kenn Chaplin from Toronto, Canada, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
Famous people from around Beckwith
No notable person born in Beckwith is on our list; these were born in the towns around it.
Photo credits
James Naismith: Unknown author, Public domain · Arthur Roy Brown: 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
About Beckwith
Town in Ontario
Every figure TownRatings gives for Beckwith covers the municipality as Statistics Canada maps it, one census subdivision in Ontario.
Statistics Canada: population estimates 2025 (17-10-0155), Census of Population 2021, 2021 census boundaries.
- Population
- 10,073 (people, 2025 estimate)
- Province or territory
- Ontario
- Census division
- Lanark
- Metro area
- Ottawa - Gatineau (Ontario part / partie de l'Ontario)
- Census subdivision
- 3509024
Beckwith’s neighbours
The nearest places of 1,000 or more. Statistics Canada
| Town | People | km | Overall | Cost | Safety | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Beckwith | 10,073 | — | B+ | C | A+ | B− |
| Carleton Place | 14,837 | 3.5 | B− | D | B− | B |
| Almonte | 16,073 | 15 | A− | C | A+ | B− |
| Corkery | 3,822 | 18 | A+ | B− | A+ | A |
| Munster - Ashton | 6,372 | 18 | A− | C | A+ | A |
| Drummond/North Elmsley | 8,817 | 19 | C+ | C | A+ | B− |
People: Statistics Canada, Census 2021. Distances: centre to centre.
Questions about Beckwith
Has Beckwith grown?
Between the 2016 and 2021 censuses it went from 7,644 to 9,021 residents (up 18%; Canadian towns’ median: 4.1%), and Statistics Canada now estimates 10,073.
Who are the people of Beckwith?
Visible minorities are 4% of the population, where the middle of Canadian towns is 15%. Immigrants make up 7%, and Indigenous people 4%.
What kind of homes are in Beckwith?
Mostly 95% single-detached houses (the median of Canadian towns: 64%), with 0% of homes in buildings of five or more storeys. Households hold 2.7 people on average, and 16% have just one.
Do people in Beckwith speak French?
Many do: 21% are bilingual in English and French (Canadian towns’ median: 8%), and 0.1% speak French only.
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).