SpringdaleBrampton

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

NRCan expects $0.030 of shaking damage a year per $1,000 of buildings in Springdale, near the typical $0.030. The national inventory holds one flood map for it, from Toronto Regional Conservation Authority. Nobody publishes earthquake risk for Springdale alone, so this card uses the figure for the city of Brampton.

Most households in Springdale own their home: 86%, more than in Ontario’s towns or across Canadian towns

Shared with the rest of the Toronto metro area: rent as a share of income and monthly rent for a two-bedroom

33% of households spent 30% or more of their income on shelter, above both Ontario’s towns (22%) and Canadian towns (18%). A year’s rent came to 20% of the median household income, below Ontario’s towns (22%) and close to Canadian towns (20%).

Springdale’s region outlives the typical Canadian town by 3.8 years: life expectancy 85.3

Closer to home, a hospital is just 2.3 km from the average resident of Springdale, nearer than the usual 3.7 km. The survey counts nearly one in ten adults as smokers, lower than both Ontario’s towns (10%) and Canadian towns (12%). In addition, about as many adults call their health very good or excellent here as across Ontario, 49% against 51%. Behind health survey and life expectancy sits data gathered across the Peel Regional Health Unit, with Springdale one part of it.

The schools around Springdale answer to 3 boards

The largest is Mayfield Secondary School, with 1,865 students. Of its 38 tested schools, 10 sit in the top two fifths in Ontario and 13 in the bottom two. 22,065 students attend the 33 elementary schools and 5 secondary schools in or within 3 km of Springdale.

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

87% of commuters drove, in line with Ontario’s towns (88%) and Canadian towns (89%).

Summer runs warm in Springdale: July highs of 27.4°C, above Ontario’s towns and Canadian towns

A normal year brings 807 mm of precipitation, below both Ontario’s towns (902 mm) and Canadian towns (883 mm). The coldest nights come in January, when Springdale averages a low of −8.9°C. January is the snowiest month, with 32 cm on average. June is the wettest month, with 81 mm of rain and snow on average.

Springdale’s grade for safety: a B

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

Its police area recorded 8.5 violent incidents per 1,000 residents a year, lower than both Ontario’s towns (10.5) and Canadian towns (12). Thefts, break-ins and damage add up to 22.6 per 1,000 residents a year where it is policed.

More of Springdale belongs to a visible minority than Ontario’s towns or Canadian towns: 95%

Springdale in November: highs near 8°C, lows near freezing

ECCC’s forecast for Brampton is on the Weather page, hour by hour. Snowfall in a normal November: 9 cm. The month after, December, normally sees 2°C afternoons and −5°C nights. Expect about 72 mm of rain and snow over November.

70,710 residents per council seat in Brampton, a higher ratio than 99% of Ontario municipalities

Springdale sends one MP to Ottawa from Brampton North—Caledon, its riding (a federal electoral district, which elects one MP): Ruby Sahota (Liberal Party of Canada).

Springdale has no public library of its own; the nearest is Brampton Library - Springdale Branch, 1 km away

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

Within 46 km of Springdale: Rouge National Urban Park

OpenStreetMap shows one beach within 5 km, without a name. 0.6 km out lies the largest, Brampton Natural Heritage System, at 1,126 ha. 7 protected areas lie within 10 km. 4.9% of the land and water within 10 km is protected (the typical Canadian town: 2.3%).