Rivers Edge / Castlemore CrossingBrampton
It is a neighbourhood of 6,577 residents in Brampton. Brampton is split into 53 neighbourhoods, and this is one.
Is Rivers Edge / Castlemore Crossing a good place to live?
A good place to live, if you can afford it. With a B+ overall, Rivers Edge / Castlemore Crossing is better than 69% of Canadian towns. The ranking puts it #237 of 858 in Ontario. Schools do well (A−). Homes are dear (C−).
Rents here are the metro area's average, shared by every town and neighbourhood in it. Safety less sure: this is the whole city's figure, because the city doesn't publish open neighbourhood crime rates. 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 Rivers Edge / Castlemore Crossing grades
Each subject compares Rivers Edge / Castlemore Crossing 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 Rivers Edge / Castlemore Crossing stand out
The 3 things Rivers Edge / Castlemore Crossing does most differently from other towns.
The data
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Rivers Edge / Castlemore Crossing.
Hazard risk in Rivers Edge / Castlemore Crossing is lower than in 89% of Canadian towns
The national inventory holds one flood map for it, from Toronto Regional Conservation Authority. Earthquake risk in Rivers Edge / Castlemore Crossing 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.
Radon tests above the guideline · share of tested homes, 200 Bq/m³
| Hazards | Rivers Edge / Castlemore Crossing | Ontario | Canada |
|---|---|---|---|
| Radon tests above the guideline | 0% | 4% | 6.6% |
| Earthquake loss per $1,000 of buildings a year | $0.030 | $0.043 | $0.030 |
NRCan seismic risk model and burned areas, Health Canada radon survey, the Flood Hazard Map Inventory · Area behind the earthquake risk figures: the city of Brampton
Rivers Edge / Castlemore Crossing’s 16 schools with results spread wide in Ontario, 6 in the top two fifths and 2 in the bottom two
Castlebrooke Secondary School is the biggest, at 1,765 students. No French-language school is among them; in Ontario, one in ten schools are. Elementary schools here average 529 students, against 365 in Ontario. Within 3 km of Rivers Edge / Castlemore Crossing are 14 elementary schools and 2 secondary schools, teaching 10,690 students.
| School | Level | Students | System |
|---|---|---|---|
| Walnut Grove P.S. (Elementary) Middle fifth in OntarioLargest elementary schoolElementary · Grades JK–8 | Elementary · Grades JK–8 | 770 | English public |
| Castlebrooke Secondary School Second fifth in OntarioLargest secondary schoolSecondary · Grades 9–12 | Secondary · Grades 9–12 | 1,765 | English public |
| Red Willow Public School Top fifth in OntarioResults in the top fifth in OntarioElementary · Grades JK–5 | Elementary · Grades JK–5 | 535 | English public |
Schools by system · Schools within 3 km
| Schools within 3 km | Rivers Edge / Castlemore Crossing | Ontario | Canada |
|---|---|---|---|
| School boards | 2 | 4 | 3 |
Provincial school lists and results, 2024-25
Renting in Rivers Edge / Castlemore Crossing costs 17% of household income, less than in Ontario’s towns and across Canadian towns
Nine in ten households own their home. Shelter took 30% or more of income for nearly a third of households, above Ontario’s towns (22%) and Canadian towns (18%) alike. Behind rent as a share of income and monthly rent for a two-bedroom sits data gathered across the Toronto metro area, with Rivers Edge / Castlemore Crossing one part of it.
What homes were worth · The median owner’s estimate at the 2021 census
| Census 2021 | Rivers Edge / Castlemore Crossing | Ontario | Canada |
|---|---|---|---|
| Households spending 30%+ on shelter | 32% | 22% | 18% |
| Households owning their home | 90% | 76% | 74% |
| Rent as a share of income | 17% | 22% | 20% |
Statistics Canada, Census 2021; CMHC Rental Market Survey via Statistics Canada · The 2021 census asked owners what their home was worth; those values, and 2020 incomes, are what this compares.
Expect 85.3 years of life in the region around Rivers Edge / Castlemore Crossing, 3.8 above the typical Canadian town
On self-rated health the region tracks the province: 49% very good or excellent, 51% for Ontario. Nearly one in ten adults smoke, daily or now and then, lower than both Ontario’s towns (10%) and Canadian towns (12%). Closer to home, a hospital is 5.5 km from the average resident of Rivers Edge / Castlemore Crossing, further than the usual 3.7 km. Rivers Edge / Castlemore Crossing doesn’t get its own health survey and life expectancy figures; the ones here come from the Peel Regional Health Unit.
Very good or excellent health · adults, age-standardised
| Health | Rivers Edge / Castlemore Crossing | Ontario | Canada |
|---|---|---|---|
| Life expectancy at birth | 85.3 | 82.8 | 81.5 |
| Smokers | 8.2% | 10% | 12% |
| Chronic conditions (average share) | 19% | 17% | 17% |
| Very good or excellent health | 49% | 51% | 52% |
Statistics Canada, Canadian Community Health Survey 2023/2024 and life expectancy 2022/2024; Open Database of Healthcare Facilities
Commuters in Rivers Edge / Castlemore Crossing travel further than in Ontario’s towns or Canadian towns, 32 min on average
91% of commuters drove to work at the census.
How working residents got to work · census 2021
| Census 2021 | Rivers Edge / Castlemore Crossing | Ontario | Canada |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average trip | 32 min | 29 min | 26 min |
| Car or van | 91% | 88% | 89% |
Statistics Canada, Census 2021 (labour and commuting) · The 2021 census was taken in May 2021, during COVID-19 restrictions: more people than usual worked from home or were off work.
Rivers Edge / Castlemore Crossing has warmer summers than Ontario’s towns or Canadian towns: July afternoons reach 27.4°C
The thermometer drops below freezing on 131 days a year, lower than both Ontario’s towns (139) and Canadian towns (159). Rivers Edge / Castlemore Crossing sees January nights of −8.9°C on average. Also worth knowing: a normal January brings 32 cm of snow, the most of any month. Frost usually lifts by 27 April and returns around 20 October: 174 days without it.
Average high by season · ECCC normals, 1991–2020
| Normals, 1991–2020 | Rivers Edge / Castlemore Crossing | Ontario | Canada |
|---|---|---|---|
| July afternoon high | 27.4°C | 26.7°C | 25.5°C |
| Days with frost a year | 131 | 139 | 159 |
| January night low | −8.9°C | −9.1°C | −13.5°C |
| Snowfall a year | 115 cm | 146 cm | 141 cm |
Environment and Climate Change Canada, Canadian Climate Normals 1991–2020 (Toronto Pearson (Airport))
Rivers Edge / Castlemore Crossing earns a B for safety
Violent crime in the area its police cover: 8.5 per 1,000 people a year. Where it is policed, thefts, break-ins and damage came to 22.6 per 1,000 a year, lower than both Ontario’s towns (30.5) and Canadian towns (31.2).
Year by year · Crime Severity Index for each year
| 2023–2025 | Rivers Edge / Castlemore Crossing | Ontario | Canada |
|---|---|---|---|
| Property crime per 1,000 | 22.6 | 30.5 | 31.2 |
| Violent crime | 8.5 | 10.5 | 12 |
Statistics Canada, Uniform Crime Reporting Survey, 2023–2025 average · Crime Severity Index, Violent Crime Severity Index, violent crime and property crime per 1,000: one figure for all of the Peel Region (Mississauga/Brampton) service area
More of Rivers Edge / Castlemore Crossing belongs to a visible minority than Ontario’s towns or Canadian towns: 97%
Ages · Share of residents in each age group, Census 2021
Schooling · Highest qualification, residents 15 and over
Women and men · all residents
48.9% of Rivers Edge / Castlemore Crossing’s residents are women
In 2021 there were 3,210 women to 3,355 men; Canada as a whole is 50.9% women.
| Rivers Edge / Castlemore Crossing | Ontario | Canada | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 19% | 15% | 16% |
| 15 to 64 | 70% | 65% | 64% |
| 65+ | 11% | 19% | 19% |
| No certificate, diploma or degree | 23% | 15% | 16% |
| Postsecondary qualification | 51% | 56% | 56% |
Statistics Canada, Census 2021; Ontario and Canada: medians of towns of 2,500+
What November brings in Rivers Edge / Castlemore Crossing: freezing at night, 8°C by day
About 9 cm of snow falls in a normal November. November normally sees 72 mm of precipitation. Looking ahead to December, expect highs near 2°C and lows near −5°C. Over the year, July is warmest at 27°C by day and January coldest at −9°C by night.
Normal highs, the months ahead · ECCC normals, 1991–2020
| Season | High | Low | Rain and snow |
|---|---|---|---|
| Winter | 0°C | −7°C | 170 mm |
| Spring | 12°C | 2°C | 205 mm |
| Summer | 26°C | 15°C | 223 mm |
| Autumn | 15°C | 6°C | 208 mm |
ECCC normals, 1991–2020 (Toronto Pearson (Airport)); the forecast is on the Weather page
One councillor per 70,710 residents: Brampton is more thinly represented than 99% of Ontario municipalities
As a neighbourhood of Brampton, Rivers Edge / Castlemore Crossing shares the council elected in October 2022, with Patrick Brown as mayor.
| Turnout | Rivers Edge / Castlemore Crossing | Ontario | Canada |
|---|---|---|---|
| Municipal election, 2022 | 25% | 31% | 31% |
Wikidata, MAMH, MMAH, Statistics Canada
The nearest public library to Rivers Edge / Castlemore Crossing is Brampton Library - Gore Meadows Branch, 1.7 km away
Brampton public library serves the whole of Brampton, so the library figures on this page are the city’s: 708,210 people, Rivers Edge / Castlemore Crossing among them.
Provincial library statistics, OpenStreetMap, the CRA and Statistics Canada
Rivers Edge / Castlemore Crossing has more protected land around it than 8 in 10 Canadian towns
Some protected land is inside the neighbourhood: 23% of its area. The nearest national park is Rouge National Urban Park, 38 km away. A provincial park, Forks of the Credit Provincial Park, lies 24 km away. 11 protected areas lie within 10 km.
Protected land · of the land within 10 km
| Outdoors | Rivers Edge / Castlemore Crossing | Ontario | Canada |
|---|---|---|---|
| Protected land within 10 km | 8.1% | 2.3% | 2.3% |
| Public protected areas within 10 km | 3 | 4 | 4 |
Canadian Protected and Conserved Areas Database (CPCAD), OpenStreetMap routes and beaches
Everything we know about Rivers Edge / Castlemore Crossing
Wet'n'Wild Toronto and 13 more within 40 km
2 places to visit are mapped within 5 km of Rivers Edge / Castlemore Crossing; with them, the best known within 40 km.
Big drawAttractionCN Tower29 km east · 1.5M visitors a year
Big drawMuseumRoyal Ontario Museum27 km east · 281.4M visitors a year (2025)
Big drawTheme parkCanada's Wonderland14 km northeast · 3.2M visitors a year (2025)
Big drawArt galleryArt Gallery of Ontario28 km east · 873K visitors a year (2016)
Historic houseCasa Loma26 km eastPhotos: each place’s Wikidata image, from Wikimedia Commons under the licence below (our copy, resized).
Photo credits (5)
- CN Tower: Chris Woodrich, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Royal Ontario Museum: Staka, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Canada's Wonderland: Mathew Ingram, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Art Gallery of Ontario: Owen Byrne from Ottawa, Canada, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Casa Loma: Evelyncyuzu, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
About Rivers Edge / Castlemore Crossing
Neighbourhood in Brampton
No official boundary marks Rivers Edge / Castlemore Crossing off from the rest of Brampton: TownRatings draws it from the census’s dissemination areas and takes its name from the city’s map or OpenStreetMap.
Statistics Canada: population estimates 2025 (17-10-0155), Census of Population 2021, 2021 census boundaries.
- Population
- 6,577 (people, 2021 estimate)
- Province or territory
- Ontario
- City
- Brampton
- Census subdivision
- 3521010
Rivers Edge / Castlemore Crossing’s neighbours
The nearest places of 1,000 or more. Statistics Canada
| Town | People | km | Overall | Cost | Safety | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rivers Edge / Castlemore Crossing | 6,577 | — | B+ | C− | B | A− |
| Valley Creek | 11,986 | 1.3 | B | D | B | A− |
| Ebenezer West | 11,510 | 1.5 | B+ | C− | B | A− |
| Ebenezer East | 27,031 | 1.7 | B | D | B | B+ |
| Woodhill | 6,386 | 2.7 | B− | D | B | A− |
| Castlemore Estates | 2,587 | 3.1 | A− | C+ | B | A− |
| Vales of Castlemore | 14,894 | 4 | B+ | C− | B | A− |
People: Statistics Canada, Census 2021. Distances: centre to centre.
Questions about Rivers Edge / Castlemore Crossing
How old are the people of Rivers Edge / Castlemore Crossing?
35.3 is the median age, 45.2 the median among Canadian towns; 11% of residents are 65 or over and 19% under 15.
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).