WildfieldBrampton
8,511 people call this neighbourhood in Brampton home. It is one of the 53 neighbourhoods that make up Brampton.
Is Wildfield a good place to live?
A town of contrasts. Its standout strength is schools (A−). Add health to its strengths (B+). Housing is expensive (C−). Work and incomes lag (C). The overall grade comes out at B, better than 55% of Canadian towns. That places it #440 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 Wildfield grades
Each subject compares Wildfield 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 Wildfield stand out
The 3 things Wildfield does most differently from other towns.
The data
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Wildfield.
Few places are as safe from hazards as Wildfield: it beats 89% of Canadian towns
Flood mapping exists: a study by Toronto Regional Conservation Authority. Earthquake risk in Wildfield 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. Wildfield doesn’t get its own earthquake risk figures; the ones here come from the city of Brampton.
Radon tests above the guideline · share of tested homes, 200 Bq/m³
| Hazards | Wildfield | 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
No high school in or near Wildfield: the closest is 4.5 km off
Over three years, results slipped at 7 of its 9 tested schools. The schools around it answer to 2 boards, below Ontario’s towns (4) and Canadian towns (3) alike. No French-language school is among them; in Ontario, 10% of schools are.
| School | Level | Students | System |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mount Royal Public School Middle fifth in OntarioLargest elementary schoolElementary · Grades JK–8 | Elementary · Grades JK–8 | 825 | English public |
Schools by system · Schools within 3 km
| Schools within 3 km | Wildfield | Ontario | Canada |
|---|---|---|---|
| School boards | 2 | 4 | 3 |
| Nearest secondary school | 4.5 km | 1.2 km | 1.2 km |
Provincial school lists and results, 2024-25
More households own their home in Wildfield than in Ontario’s towns or across Canadian towns: 94%
47% of households spent 30% or more of their income on shelter, above Ontario’s towns (22%) and Canadian towns (18%) alike. A year’s rent came to 16% of the median household income, lower than both Ontario’s towns (22%) and Canadian towns (20%).
What homes were worth · The median owner’s estimate at the 2021 census
| Census 2021 | Wildfield | Ontario | Canada |
|---|---|---|---|
| Households spending 30%+ on shelter | 47% | 22% | 18% |
| Households owning their home | 94% | 76% | 74% |
| Rent as a share of income | 16% | 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. · Rent as a share of income and monthly rent for a two-bedroom: one figure for all of the Toronto metro area
Wildfield’s region outlives the typical Canadian town by 3.8 years: life expectancy 85.3
Closer to home, a hospital is 6.6 km from the average resident of Wildfield, further than the usual 3.7 km. Nearly one in ten adults smoke, daily or now and then, below both Ontario’s towns (10%) and Canadian towns (12%). Across the region, 49% of adults say their health is very good or excellent, much as in Ontario (51%). Figures for health survey and life expectancy are published for the Peel Regional Health Unit as a whole, not for Wildfield alone.
Very good or excellent health · adults, age-standardised
| Health | Wildfield | 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
Trips to work from Wildfield take longer than from Ontario’s towns or Canadian towns: 32 min on average
How working residents got to work · census 2021
| Census 2021 | Wildfield | Ontario | Canada |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average trip | 32 min | 29 min | 26 min |
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.
Wildfield has warmer summers than Ontario’s towns or Canadian towns: July afternoons reach 27.4°C
Most of the snow comes in January, about 32 cm. A normal winter brings 115 cm of snow, below Ontario’s towns (146 cm) and Canadian towns (141 cm) alike. Midwinter nights in Wildfield bottom out at −8.9°C on average. 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 | Wildfield | 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, Wildfield gets a B
Violence across its police area runs at 8.5 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 Ontario’s towns (30.5) and Canadian towns (31.2) alike. For Crime Severity Index, Violent Crime Severity Index, violent crime and property crime per 1,000, the only official count covers all of the Peel Region (Mississauga/Brampton) service area, Wildfield included.
Year by year · Crime Severity Index for each year
| 2023–2025 | Wildfield | 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 the land around Wildfield is protected than around 8 in 10 Canadian towns
The tally of protected areas open to the public within 10 km is 11, higher than both Ontario’s towns (4) and Canadian towns (4). For a national park, Rouge National Urban Park is 40 km away. Forks of the Credit Provincial Park is the closest provincial park, at 20 km. Protected areas take in 14% of the neighbourhood itself.
Protected land · of the land within 10 km
| Outdoors | Wildfield | Ontario | Canada |
|---|---|---|---|
| Protected land within 10 km | 9.1% | 2.3% | 2.3% |
| Public protected areas within 10 km | 11 | 4 | 4 |
Canadian Protected and Conserved Areas Database (CPCAD), OpenStreetMap routes and beaches
More of Wildfield belongs to a visible minority than Ontario’s towns or Canadian towns: 97%
The share of residents under 15 is 20%. Just over one in ten residents are 65 or over, below both Ontario’s towns (19%) and Canadian towns (19%).
Ages · Share of residents in each age group, Census 2021
Schooling · Highest qualification, residents 15 and over
Women and men · all residents
48.6% of Wildfield’s residents are women
By the 2021 count the town had 4,140 women and 4,375 men, while Canada has 50.9% women.
| Wildfield | Ontario | Canada | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 20% | 15% | 16% |
| 15 to 64 | 68% | 65% | 64% |
| 65+ | 12% | 19% | 19% |
| No certificate, diploma or degree | 22% | 15% | 16% |
| Postsecondary qualification | 51% | 56% | 56% |
Statistics Canada, Census 2021; Ontario and Canada: medians of towns of 2,500+
Wildfield in November: highs near 8°C, lows near freezing
Hour-by-hour figures come from ECCC’s Caledon forecast, on the Weather page. Precipitation in November averages 72 mm. A typical November adds 9 cm of snow.
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
Each seat on Brampton’s council stands for 70,710 residents, more than in 99% of Ontario municipalities
In the Legislative Assembly of Ontario, Wildfield belongs to Brampton East; who holds it as MPP (Member of Provincial Parliament, at Queen’s Park in Toronto) isn’t on an open record, so no one is named.
| Turnout | Wildfield | Ontario | Canada |
|---|---|---|---|
| Municipal election, 2022 | 25% | 31% | 31% |
Wikidata, MAMH, MMAH, Statistics Canada
No public library stands in Wildfield: the closest, Brampton Library - Gore Meadows Branch, is 3.2 km away
The library figures on this page are Brampton’s: Brampton public library serves all 708,210 people of the city, Wildfield among them.
Provincial library statistics, OpenStreetMap, the CRA and Statistics Canada
Everything we know about Wildfield
CN Tower and 11 more within 40 km
Nothing to visit is mapped within 5 km of Wildfield; these are the best known within 40 km.
Big drawAttractionCN Tower34 km southeast · 1.5M visitors a year
Big drawMuseumRoyal Ontario Museum32 km east · 281.4M visitors a year (2025)
Big drawTheme parkCanada's Wonderland16 km northeast · 3.2M visitors a year (2025)
Big drawArt galleryArt Gallery of Ontario33 km east · 873K visitors a year (2016)
Historic houseCasa Loma30 km east
MuseumBata Shoe Museum32 km eastPhotos: each place’s Wikidata image, from Wikimedia Commons under the licence below (our copy, resized).
Photo credits (6)
- 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
- Bata Shoe Museum: Gisling, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
About Wildfield
Neighbourhood in Brampton
TownRatings splits Brampton into neighbourhoods drawn from census dissemination areas; Wildfield is one of them, named from the city’s map or OpenStreetMap.
Statistics Canada: population estimates 2025 (17-10-0155), Census of Population 2021, 2021 census boundaries.
- Population
- 8,511 (people, 2021 estimate)
- Province or territory
- Ontario
- City
- Brampton
- Census subdivision
- 3521010
Wildfield’s neighbours
The nearest places of 1,000 or more. Statistics Canada
| Town | People | km | Overall | Cost | Safety | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wildfield | 8,511 | — | B | C− | B | B+ |
| Castlemore Estates | 2,587 | 1.7 | A− | C+ | B | A− |
| Mount Royal | 6,421 | 2.7 | B | C | B | A− |
| Vales of Castlemore | 14,894 | 3.6 | B+ | C− | B | A− |
| Sandalwood East (mountainash) | 21,801 | 4.3 | B | D | B | A− |
| Rivers Edge / Castlemore Crossing | 6,577 | 4.7 | B+ | C− | B | A− |
| Valley Creek | 11,986 | 4.7 | B | 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).