Valley CreekBrampton
11,986 people call this neighbourhood in Brampton home. It is one of 53 neighbourhoods of Brampton.
Is Valley Creek a good place to live?
On health it is strong (A−). Schools are a strength too (A−). What holds it back is cost of living (D). Put together, the subjects come to a B overall, ranking #428 of 858 in Ontario. It comes out better than 56% of Canadian towns. Elsewhere it is close to typical: B for safety and B for walkability.
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 Valley Creek grades
Each subject compares Valley Creek 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 Valley Creek stand out
The 3 things Valley Creek does most differently from other towns.
The data
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Valley Creek.
For hazard risk, Valley Creek gets an A
The national inventory holds one flood map for it, from Toronto Regional Conservation Authority. Shaking is about as much of a worry in Valley Creek 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 | Valley Creek | 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
Most households in Valley Creek own their home: 90%, more than in Ontario’s towns and across Canadian towns
35% of households spent 30% or more of their income on shelter, higher than both Ontario’s towns (22%) and Canadian towns (18%). A year’s rent came to 20% of the median household income, lower than Ontario’s towns (22%) and near Canadian towns (20%). Behind rent as a share of income and monthly rent for a two-bedroom sits data gathered across the Toronto metro area, with Valley Creek one part of it.
What homes were worth · The median owner’s estimate at the 2021 census
| Census 2021 | Valley Creek | Ontario | Canada |
|---|---|---|---|
| Households spending 30%+ on shelter | 35% | 22% | 18% |
| Households owning their home | 90% | 76% | 74% |
| Rent as a share of income | 20% | 22% | 20% |
Statistics Canada, Census 2021; CMHC Rental Market Survey via Statistics Canada · Values come from owners at the 2021 census and incomes from 2020, so they predate the later rise in rates.
Life expectancy around Valley Creek is 85.3 years, 3.8 more than for the typical Canadian town
The region has fewer smokers than Ontario, nearly one in ten adults to 11%. On self-rated health the region tracks the province: 49% very good or excellent, 51% for Ontario. Chronic conditions run at 19% of adults, age-standardised, above both Ontario’s towns (17%) and Canadian towns (17%). Measured from where Valley Creek’s residents live, a hospital is 4.3 km away, near the 3.7 km most towns see.
Very good or excellent health · adults, age-standardised
| Health | Valley Creek | 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 · Not measured by town: health survey and life expectancy (the Peel Regional Health Unit)
Valley Creek’s 22 schools with results spread wide in Ontario, 6 in the top two fifths and 4 in the bottom two
Castlebrooke Secondary School is the biggest, at 1,765 students. Counting a 3 km margin, Valley Creek has 18 elementary schools and 4 secondary schools, for 14,710 students. No French-language school is among them; in Ontario, one in ten schools are.
| 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 | Valley Creek | Ontario | Canada |
|---|---|---|---|
| School boards | 2 | 4 | 3 |
Provincial school lists and results, 2024-25
Households in Valley Creek have higher incomes than those in 97% of Canadian towns
The average trip to work took 31 min, above both Ontario’s towns (29 min) and Canadian towns (26 min). At the census, 92% of commuters went by car.
How working residents got to work · census 2021
| Census 2021 | Valley Creek | Ontario | Canada |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average trip | 31 min | 29 min | 26 min |
| Car or van | 92% | 88% | 89% |
Statistics Canada, Census 2021 (labour and commuting) · Counted in May 2021, under pandemic rules: fewer commutes and more people between jobs than in a normal year.
Valley Creek 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. Frost comes on 131 days a year, lower than both Ontario’s towns (139) and Canadian towns (159). Valley Creek 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 | Valley Creek | 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))
For safety, Valley Creek gets a B
Its police area records 8.5 violent incidents per 1,000 residents a year. 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). Valley Creek doesn’t get its own Crime Severity Index, Violent Crime Severity Index, violent crime and property crime per 1,000 figures; the ones here come from the Peel Region (Mississauga/Brampton) service area.
Year by year · Crime Severity Index for each year
| 2023–2025 | Valley Creek | 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
More of Valley Creek belongs to a visible minority than Ontario’s towns or Canadian towns: 90%
The under-15s are 15% of the population here. The 65-and-over age group makes up 15% of residents.
Ages · Share of residents in each age group, Census 2021
Schooling · Highest qualification, residents 15 and over
Women and men · all residents
50.4% of Valley Creek’s residents are women
6,030 women and 5,935 men at the 2021 census; across Canada, women are 50.9%.
| Valley Creek | Ontario | Canada | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 15% | 15% | 16% |
| 15 to 64 | 71% | 65% | 64% |
| 65+ | 15% | 19% | 19% |
| No certificate, diploma or degree | 20% | 15% | 16% |
| Postsecondary qualification | 50% | 56% | 56% |
Statistics Canada, Census 2021; Ontario and Canada: medians of towns of 2,500+
Valley Creek in November: highs near 8°C, lows near freezing
By December, a normal day reaches 2°C and a night falls to −5°C. Snow is normal by November, about 9 cm over the month. Expect about 72 mm of rain and snow over November. For today and the week ahead, the Weather page carries ECCC’s Brampton forecast.
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
Brampton has one council seat for every 70,710 residents, more than 99% of municipalities in Ontario
As a neighbourhood of Brampton, Valley Creek shares the council elected in October 2022, with Patrick Brown as mayor.
| Turnout | Valley Creek | Ontario | Canada |
|---|---|---|---|
| Municipal election, 2022 | 25% | 31% | 31% |
Wikidata, MAMH, MMAH, Statistics Canada
Valley Creek has no public library of its own; the nearest is Brampton Library - Gore Meadows Branch, 2.4 km away
Valley Creek 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
29% of Valley Creek itself is protected land
Of the country within 10 km, 6.3% lies in protected areas; the median Canadian town has 2.3%. For a national park, Rouge National Urban Park is 39 km away. 23 km from town is Forks of the Credit Provincial Park, the nearest provincial park. One unnamed beach is mapped within 5 km.
Protected land · of the land within 10 km
| Outdoors | Valley Creek | Ontario | Canada |
|---|---|---|---|
| Protected land within 10 km | 6.3% | 2.3% | 2.3% |
| Public protected areas within 10 km | 1 | 4 | 4 |
Canadian Protected and Conserved Areas Database (CPCAD), OpenStreetMap routes and beaches
Everything we know about Valley Creek
Wet'n'Wild Toronto and 3 more in and around Valley Creek
Sights in Valley Creek and close by, ordered by how widely each is known.
About Valley Creek
Neighbourhood in Brampton
Valley Creek is a neighbourhood of Brampton, built by TownRatings from Statistics Canada’s smallest census areas and named from the city’s map or OpenStreetMap.
Statistics Canada: population estimates 2025 (17-10-0155), Census of Population 2021, 2021 census boundaries.
- Population
- 11,986 (people, 2021 estimate)
- Province or territory
- Ontario
- City
- Brampton
- Census subdivision
- 3521010
Valley Creek’s neighbours
The nearest places of 1,000 or more. Statistics Canada
| Town | People | km | Overall | Cost | Safety | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Valley Creek | 11,986 | — | B | D | B | A− |
| Rivers Edge / Castlemore Crossing | 6,577 | 1.3 | B+ | C− | B | A− |
| Woodhill | 6,386 | 1.4 | B− | D | B | A− |
| Ebenezer West | 11,510 | 2.1 | B+ | C− | B | A− |
| Ebenezer East | 27,031 | 3 | B | D | B | B+ |
| Vales of Castlemore | 14,894 | 3 | B+ | C− | B | A− |
| Castlemore Estates | 2,587 | 3.1 | A− | C+ | 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).