CountrysideBrampton

Measured against local pay, Countryside costs more to live in than 91% of Canadian towns

83% of households own their home, above Ontario’s towns (76%) and Canadian towns (74%) alike. Shelter took 30% or more of income for half of households, above both Ontario’s towns (22%) and Canadian towns (18%). Figures for rent as a share of income and monthly rent for a two-bedroom are published for the Toronto metro area as a whole, not for Countryside alone.

Few places are as safe from hazards as Countryside: it beats 89% of Canadian towns

Earthquake risk in Countryside is ordinary: NRCan’s model puts building losses at $0.030 a year per $1,000 of value, close to the typical town’s $0.030. Flood mapping exists: a study by Toronto Regional Conservation Authority.

Expect 85.3 years of life in the region around Countryside, 3.8 above the typical Canadian town

Area-wide: health survey and life expectancy, counted over the Peel Regional Health Unit

On self-rated health the region tracks the province: 49% very good or excellent, 51% for Ontario. Smoking is rarer than in the province: nearly one in ten adults, against 11% for Ontario. By contrast, the three chronic conditions the survey tracks average 19% of adults, above Ontario’s towns (17%) and Canadian towns (17%) alike. For Countryside itself the measure is access: 3.6 km to the nearest hospital, much like the typical 3.7 km.

Schools in Countryside: 3 boards, side by side

In French: one of the 32 schools, where in Ontario the share is 10%. The largest is Mayfield Secondary School, with 1,865 students. Within 3 km of Countryside are 27 elementary schools and 5 secondary schools, teaching 21,240 students. Its elementary schools are big ones, 524 students on average, against 365 in Ontario.

Trips to work from Countryside take longer than from Ontario’s towns or Canadian towns: 34 min on average

90% of commuters drove, in line with Ontario’s towns (88%) and Canadian towns (89%).

Countryside has warmer summers than Ontario’s towns or Canadian towns: July afternoons reach 27.4°C

There are 131 days of frost in a typical year, lower than both Ontario’s towns (139) and Canadian towns (159). Between the last spring frost, 27 April, and the first in autumn, 20 October, lie 174 days. Most of the snow comes in January, about 32 cm. On a January night, the temperature in Countryside falls to about −8.9°C.

For safety, Countryside gets a B

The Crime Severity Index, Violent Crime Severity Index, violent crime and property crime per 1,000 numbers here cover the Peel Region (Mississauga/Brampton) service area

Violent incidents in its police area came to 8.5 per 1,000 residents a year, below Ontario’s towns (10.5) and Canadian towns (12) alike. Across its police area, there are 22.6 property incidents per 1,000 residents a year.

Visible minorities make up more of Countryside than of Ontario’s towns or Canadian towns: 95%

What November brings in Countryside: freezing at night, 8°C by day

A typical November adds 9 cm of snow. Then December: 2°C by day, −5°C at night. Precipitation in November averages 72 mm. Across the year, normals run from −9°C nights in January to 27°C afternoons in July.

Council seats in Brampton are spread thin, 70,710 residents each, more than in 99% of Ontario municipalities

As a neighbourhood of Brampton, Countryside shares the council elected in October 2022, with Patrick Brown as mayor.

No public library stands in Countryside: the closest, Brampton Library - Springdale Branch, is 1.9 km away

Brampton public library serves the whole of Brampton, so the library figures on this page are the city’s: 708,210 people, Countryside among them.

Within 46 km of Countryside: Rouge National Urban Park

Parks and reserves take up 4.4% of the ground within 10 km, above both Ontario’s towns (2.3%) and Canadian towns (2.3%). 17 km from town is Forks of the Credit Provincial Park, the nearest provincial park. The 10 km around town hold 7 protected areas. One unnamed beach is mapped within 5 km.