Peel VillageBrampton

Renting in Peel Village eats 27% of household income, more than in Ontario’s towns and across Canadian towns

Owners make up 61% of households, below Ontario’s towns (76%) and Canadian towns (74%) alike. 26% of households spent 30% or more of their income on shelter, above both Ontario’s towns (22%) and Canadian towns (18%).

Peel Village faces fewer hazards than 89% of Canadian towns

The earthquake risk numbers here cover the city of Brampton

2 flood studies cover the town, the latest by Toronto Regional Conservation Authority. Earthquake risk in Peel Village 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.

Lives run long around Peel Village: 85.3 years, 3.8 more than the typical Canadian town’s region

Smoking is rarer than in the province: 8.2% of adults, against 11% for Ontario, and across the region, 49% of adults say their health is very good or excellent, much as in Ontario (51%). Arthritis, diabetes and high blood pressure affect nearly a fifth of the region’s adults on average, above both Ontario’s towns (17%) and Canadian towns (17%). What sets Peel Village apart within its region is a short trip to hospital, 1.8 km for the average resident (3.7 km typical). For health survey and life expectancy, the only official count covers all of the Peel Regional Health Unit, Peel Village included.

Fewer of Peel Village’s 15-to-64s are in work than in 88% of Canadian towns

By car: that was how 84% of commuters travelled at the census. The average trip to work took 29 min, close to Ontario’s towns (29 min) and above Canadian towns (26 min).

Peel Village’s schools belong to 4 boards that cover the same streets

In or within 3 km of Peel Village: 64 elementary schools, 11 secondary schools and 2 alternative or adult schools, with 33,340 students. Of the 74 with results, 43 sit in the lower two fifths in Ontario. The largest is Brampton Centennial Secondary School, with 1,430 students. 2 of the 77 teach in French, against 10% of schools in Ontario.

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

Rain and snow peak in June, at 81 mm. There are 131 days of frost in a typical year, below 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. January nights in Peel Village drop to −8.9°C on average.

For safety, Peel Village gets a B

Area-wide: Crime Severity Index, Violent Crime Severity Index, violent crime and property crime per 1,000, counted over the Peel Region (Mississauga/Brampton) service area

Where it is policed, thefts, break-ins and damage came to 22.6 per 1,000 a year, below both Ontario’s towns (30.5) and Canadian towns (31.2). The force’s area logs 8.5 violent incidents per 1,000 residents a year.

More of Peel Village belongs to a visible minority than Ontario’s towns or Canadian towns: 47%

The 65-and-over age group makes up 16% of residents. 1.1% of residents have an Indigenous identity, below both Ontario’s towns (1.6%) and Canadian towns (2.8%).

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

Then December: 2°C by day, −5°C at night. A normal November brings 72 mm of rain and snow. A typical November adds 9 cm of snow. Also worth knowing: over the year, July is warmest at 27°C by day and January coldest at −9°C by night.

No public library stands in Peel Village: the closest, Brampton Public Library, is 1.5 km away

Peel Village is served by Brampton public library, the library of all of Brampton, so the figures here are the city’s, for 708,210 people.

Rouge National Urban Park lies 43 km beyond Peel Village’s edge

The 10 km around town hold 7 protected areas. For a provincial park, Forks of the Credit Provincial Park lies 23 km off. Protected areas cover 3.8% of the land within 10 km; for the typical Canadian town it is 2.3%. One unnamed beach is mapped within 5 km.