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Hazard risk in Springbrook is lower than in 89% of Canadian towns

Measured across the city of Brampton: earthquake risk

Shaking is about as much of a worry in Springbrook as in most places, at $0.030 a year per $1,000 of building value ($0.030 typical). Credit Valley Conservation Authority has mapped the flood hazard here, one of 7 studies on the national inventory.

Rent takes less of local pay in Springbrook than in Ontario’s towns or Canadian towns: 18% of household income

Just over four in five households are owner-occupiers. Shelter took 30% or more of income for just over a third of households, above both Ontario’s towns (22%) and Canadian towns (18%).

People in Springbrook’s health region live to 85.3 on average, 3.8 years beyond the typical Canadian town

Arthritis, diabetes and high blood pressure affect nearly a fifth of the region’s adults on average, higher than both Ontario’s towns (17%) and Canadian towns (17%). Self-rated health is ordinary for Ontario: nearly half of the region’s adults say very good or excellent, the province 51%. In addition, the region has fewer smokers than Ontario, 8.2% of adults to 11%. The town’s own part is the trip to care: residents of Springbrook live 4.6 km from a hospital on average, close to the typical town’s 3.7 km.

Commuters in Springbrook travel further than in Ontario’s towns or Canadian towns, 33 min on average

87% of commuters drove, near both Ontario’s towns (88%) and Canadian towns (89%).

July in Springbrook runs hotter than in 95% of Canadian towns

Snow peaks in January: 32 cm in a normal year. Frosty days number 131 in a normal year, below both Ontario’s towns (139) and Canadian towns (159). Frost usually lifts by 27 April and returns around 20 October: 174 days without it. In January, overnight lows in Springbrook settle at −8.9°C.

Springbrook is graded a B for safety

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

Violent incidents in its police area came to 8.5 per 1,000 residents a year, lower than both Ontario’s towns (10.5) and Canadian towns (12). Property crime in the area its police cover: 22.6 per 1,000 people a year.

More of Springbrook belongs to a visible minority than Ontario’s towns or Canadian towns: 93%

A normal November in Springbrook runs from freezing to 8°C

Looking ahead to December, expect highs near 2°C and lows near −5°C. In November, the normal is 72 mm of rain and snow. About 9 cm of snow falls in a normal November. Over the year, July is warmest at 27°C by day and January coldest at −9°C by night.

Brampton has one council seat for every 70,710 residents, more than 99% of municipalities in Ontario

Springbrook sends one MP to Ottawa from Brampton South, its riding (a federal electoral district, which elects one MP): Sonia Sidhu (Liberal Party of Canada).

Springbrook has no public library of its own; the nearest is Brampton Library - South West Branch, 2.2 km away

The library figures on this page are Brampton’s: Brampton public library serves all 708,210 people of the city, Springbrook among them.

English or French, public or Catholic: Springbrook’s schools come under 4 boards

The largest is David Suzuki Secondary School, with 1,700 students. The 49 with results split, 13 in the upper two fifths in Ontario and 19 in the lower. 5 of the 52 teach in French, against 10% of schools in Ontario. In or within 3 km of Springbrook: 44 elementary schools, 7 secondary schools and 1 alternative or adult school, with 25,895 students.

Springbrook is 50 km from Rouge National Urban Park

A provincial park, Forks of the Credit Provincial Park, lies 23 km away. 6 protected areas lie within 10 km. Inside the neighbourhood itself, 15% of the land is protected.