Royal OrchardBrampton
It is one of the 53 neighbourhoods that make up Brampton. In Brampton, this neighbourhood has 15,006 residents.
Is Royal Orchard a good place to live?
Royal Orchard’s grades pull in different directions. Prices are high against local incomes (D). Jobs & income is weaker too (C). Where it does best is walkability (A). Residents are healthier than most (A−). The overall grade lands at B−, better than 45% of Canadian towns. It ranks #567 of 858 in Ontario.
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 Royal Orchard grades
Each subject compares Royal Orchard 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 Royal Orchard stand out
The 3 things Royal Orchard does most differently from other towns.
The data
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Royal Orchard.
Renting in Royal Orchard eats 23% of household income, more than in both Ontario’s towns and Canadian towns
Shelter took 30% or more of income for 25% of households, above both Ontario’s towns (22%) and Canadian towns (18%). Owners make up 76% of households, near both Ontario’s towns (76%) and Canadian towns (74%). Nobody publishes rent as a share of income and monthly rent for a two-bedroom for Royal Orchard alone, so this card uses the figure for the Toronto metro area.
What homes were worth · The median owner’s estimate at the 2021 census
| Census 2021 | Royal Orchard | Ontario | Canada |
|---|---|---|---|
| Households spending 30%+ on shelter | 25% | 22% | 18% |
| Rent as a share of income | 23% | 22% | 20% |
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.
Hazard risk in Royal Orchard is lower than in 89% of Canadian towns
The national inventory holds 2 flood maps for it, the newest from Toronto Regional Conservation Authority. Shaking is about as much of a worry in Royal Orchard as in most places, at $0.030 a year per $1,000 of building value ($0.030 typical).
Radon tests above the guideline · share of tested homes, 200 Bq/m³
| Hazards | Royal Orchard | 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 · Earthquake risk: the city of Brampton
Lives run long around Royal Orchard: 85.3 years, 3.8 more than the typical Canadian town’s region
The three chronic conditions the survey tracks average 19% of adults, above both Ontario’s towns (17%) and Canadian towns (17%). Across the region, 49% of adults say their health is very good or excellent, much as in Ontario (51%), and at 8.2%, the share of adults who smoke sits under the 11% for Ontario. The town’s own part is the trip to care: residents of Royal Orchard live 2.6 km from a hospital on average, close to the typical town’s 3.7 km. Figures for health survey and life expectancy are published for the Peel Regional Health Unit as a whole, not for Royal Orchard alone.
Very good or excellent health · adults, age-standardised
| Health | Royal Orchard | 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 Royal Orchard travel further than in Ontario’s towns or Canadian towns, 33 min on average
The car took 85% of commuters, close to Ontario’s towns (88%) and below Canadian towns (89%).
How working residents got to work · census 2021
| Census 2021 | Royal Orchard | Ontario | Canada |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average trip | 33 min | 29 min | 26 min |
| Car or van | 85% | 88% | 89% |
Statistics Canada, Census 2021 (labour and commuting) · These are May 2021 figures, gathered while COVID-19 kept many people home or out of work.
Most schools around Royal Orchard score below the middle in Ontario: 39 of 69
Its schools answer to 3 boards. The largest is Fletcher's Meadow Secondary School, with 1,870 students. Of the 70, one teaches in French (10% of schools in Ontario). The 3 km around Royal Orchard counts 58 elementary schools, 11 secondary schools and 1 alternative or adult school, 39,615 students between them.
| School | Level | Students | System |
|---|---|---|---|
| Churchville Public School Second fifth in OntarioLargest elementary schoolElementary · Grades JK–8 | Elementary · Grades JK–8 | 905 | English public |
| Fletcher's Meadow Secondary School Bottom fifth in OntarioLargest secondary schoolSecondary · Grades 9–12 | Secondary · Grades 9–12 | 1,870 | English public |
| École élémentaire Carrefour des Jeunes FrenchTeaches in FrenchElementary · Grades JK–6 | Elementary · Grades JK–6 | 355 | French public |
Schools by system · Schools within 3 km
| Schools within 3 km | Royal Orchard | Ontario | Canada |
|---|---|---|---|
| School boards | 3 | 4 | 3 |
| Nearest secondary school | 2.4 km | 1.2 km | 1.2 km |
Provincial school lists and results, 2024-25
Royal Orchard has warmer summers than Ontario’s towns or Canadian towns: July afternoons reach 27.4°C
June is the wettest month, with 81 mm of rain and snow on average. There are 131 days of frost in a typical year, below Ontario’s towns (139) and Canadian towns (159) alike. Royal Orchard sees January nights of −8.9°C on average. Between the last spring frost, 27 April, and the first in autumn, 20 October, lie 174 days.
Average high by season · ECCC normals, 1991–2020
| Normals, 1991–2020 | Royal Orchard | 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))
Royal Orchard gets a B for safety
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
Violence across its police area runs at 8.5 per 1,000 residents a year. Across its police area, there are 22.6 property incidents per 1,000 residents a year. The index for the force that serves it came to 56, close to Ontario’s towns (56) and below Canadian towns (67).
Year by year · Crime Severity Index for each year
| 2023–2025 | Royal Orchard | 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
Visible minorities make up more of Royal Orchard than of Ontario’s towns or Canadian towns: 65%
The 65-and-over age group makes up 14% of residents. First Nations, Métis and Inuit people make up 0.4% of residents, lower than both Ontario’s towns (1.6%) and Canadian towns (2.8%). Children under 15 count for 17% of the people here.
Ages · Share of residents in each age group, Census 2021
Schooling · Highest qualification, residents 15 and over
Women and men · all residents
Women make up 50.8% of Royal Orchard
Census 2021 put women at 7,610 and men at 7,375; women are 50.9% of Canada.
| Royal Orchard | Ontario | Canada | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 17% | 15% | 16% |
| 15 to 64 | 69% | 65% | 64% |
| 65+ | 14% | 19% | 19% |
| No certificate, diploma or degree | 16% | 15% | 16% |
| Postsecondary qualification | 52% | 56% | 56% |
Statistics Canada, Census 2021; Ontario and Canada: medians of towns of 2,500+
A normal November in Royal Orchard runs from freezing to 8°C
For today and the week ahead, the Weather page carries ECCC’s Brampton forecast. A typical November adds 9 cm of snow. A normal November brings 72 mm of rain and snow. Then December: 2°C by day, −5°C at 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
70,710 residents per council seat in Brampton, a higher ratio than 99% of Ontario municipalities
City council runs Royal Orchard; in October 2022, Brampton chose Patrick Brown as mayor.
| Turnout | Royal Orchard | Ontario | Canada |
|---|---|---|---|
| Municipal election, 2022 | 25% | 31% | 31% |
Wikidata, MAMH, MMAH, Statistics Canada
No public library stands in Royal Orchard: the closest, Brampton Library - Four Corners Branch, is 2.5 km away
Royal Orchard is served by Brampton public library, the library of all of Brampton, so the figures here are the city’s, for 708,210 people.
Provincial library statistics, OpenStreetMap, the CRA and Statistics Canada
Within 49 km of Royal Orchard: Rouge National Urban Park
One mapped walking route passes within 2 km: the Etobicoke Creek Trail. For a provincial park, Forks of the Credit Provincial Park lies 20 km off. 8 areas within 10 km are protected for nature.
Protected land · of the land within 10 km
| Outdoors | Royal Orchard | Ontario | Canada |
|---|---|---|---|
| Public protected areas within 10 km | 1 | 4 | 4 |
| Protected land within 10 km | 3% | 2.3% | 2.3% |
Canadian Protected and Conserved Areas Database (CPCAD), OpenStreetMap routes and beaches
Everything we know about Royal Orchard
Peel Art Gallery, Museum and Archives and 4 more in and around Royal Orchard
A first look at Royal Orchard’s museums, historic sites and days out, and a few just outside town.
About Royal Orchard
Neighbourhood in Brampton
The edges of Royal Orchard follow census dissemination areas, which TownRatings groups into Brampton’s neighbourhoods; the name comes from the city’s map or OpenStreetMap.
Statistics Canada: population estimates 2025 (17-10-0155), Census of Population 2021, 2021 census boundaries.
- Population
- 15,006 (people, 2021 estimate)
- Province or territory
- Ontario
- City
- Brampton
- Census subdivision
- 3521010
Royal Orchard’s neighbours
The nearest places of 1,000 or more. Statistics Canada
| Town | People | km | Overall | Cost | Safety | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Royal Orchard | 15,006 | — | B− | D | B | A− |
| Centre | 17,851 | 1.7 | C+ | D− | B | A− |
| Fletchers Creek Village / Lundy Village | 13,934 | 1.7 | B− | D | B | A− |
| Fletchers Meadow South | 9,214 | 2.1 | B | C− | B | A− |
| Northwood Park | 10,402 | 2.2 | C+ | D | B | A− |
| Downtown | 15,686 | 2.3 | C+ | D− | B | A− |
| Lakelands Village | 9,636 | 2.9 | C+ | D | B | A− |
People: Statistics Canada, Census 2021. Distances: centre to centre.
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).