CasselmanOntario

TownGrade

B⁺

#602 of 2,556

It grew by 12% between the 2016 and 2021 censuses. A town in Ontario, home to 4,535 people.

3 places within 19 kmMap →

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Population

4,535

people, 2025 estimate

Median age

43.6

years · Ontario’s towns: 46.8

Postsecondary

57%

of residents 15 and over hold a postsecondary certificate, diploma or degree · Canadian towns: 56%

Walk, cycle, transit

walk, cycle or take transit to work · Canadian towns: 8%

Is Casselman a good place to live?

Good on most counts; one lags. Overall, Casselman earns a B+, which places it #195 of 858 in Ontario. It comes out better than 74% of Canadian towns. Its best grade is for schools (A+). Residents’ health trails most towns (C−). The typical owner put their home at $448,000 in 2021: 4.5 years of the median household’s income.

Figures: home values and income: Statistics Canada, Census 2021.

This town's rent is the 2021 census rent scaled to 2025 by its province's ratio of surveyed to census rents: no rental survey covers it, so its Cost Grade is less sure. Health is graded on the health region's survey figures and life expectancy, with the distance to hospital giving the town its own spread.

StrongestA⁺Schools AWalkabilityWeakestC⁻Health

How Casselman grades

Each subject compares Casselman 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 grading works

SchoolsBased on how pupils do in exams and testsA⁺Open →WalkabilityAmong the easiest places to get around without a carAOpen →HealthBehind most towns comparedC⁻Open →SafetyBased on crimes reported per residentB⁺Open →Hazard riskMore exposed to natural hazards than mostCOpen →Jobs & incomeAhead of most towns comparedB⁺Open →Cost of livingBased on what homes cost against what households earnC⁺Open →

How TownRatings grades Canadian towns →

What makes Casselman stand out

The 3 things Casselman does most differently from other towns.

Picked automatically from the data

Speak English and French

Who lives here

72% speak English and French

Against 8% in the median of Canadian towns

Statistics Canada, Census 2021

Schools

Better than 98%

of Canadian towns on schools

Its schools grade: A+.

Unemployment rate, Census 2021

Work

5% unemployment

The median of Canadian towns: 10%

64% of residents 15 and over were in work, May 2021.

The data

Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Casselman.

SchoolsSchools A⁺

6 of the 6 schools around Casselman teach in French

6schools within 3 kmA⁺Schools Grade

2 of the 4 with results sit in the top fifth in Ontario. Catholic schools make up 3 of 6, above the 34% in Ontario. 1,830 students attend the 3 elementary schools, 2 secondary schools and 1 alternative or adult school in or within 3 km of Casselman.

School	Level	Students	System
École élémentaire catholique de Casselman - Pav. St-Paul/Ste-Euphémie FrenchLargest elementary schoolElementary · Grades JK–6	Elementary · Grades JK–6	490	French Catholic
École secondaire catholique de Casselman FrenchLargest secondary schoolSecondary · Grades 9–12	Secondary · Grades 9–12	620	French Catholic
École intermédiaire catholique - Pavillon Casselman FrenchTeaches in FrenchElementary · Grades 7–8	Elementary · Grades 7–8	285	French Catholic

See all 6 schools →

Schools by system · Schools within 3 km

French Catholic3

French public3

Schools within 3 km	Casselman	Ontario	Canada
School boards	2	4	3

1,830

students at the schools within 3 km, 2024-25

0.6 km

to the nearest secondary school

Full pageCasselman’s schools pageOpen the full Schools page

Language6 of 6 teach in French · 10% of schools in Ontario Every school6 schools within 3 km · 3 elementary schools, 2 secondary schools and 1 alternative or adult school Results3 of 4 in the top two fifths · of the schools with results, placed against every school in Ontario The boards2 school boards · CSDC de l'Est ontarien Questions“What schools are there in Casselman?”

Provincial school lists and results, 2024-25

HealthHealth C⁻

Casselman sits a long way from hospital care: 32 km for the average resident

49%very good or excellent healthC⁻Health Grade

The survey puts the region’s share in very good or excellent health at 49%; Ontario as a whole is at 51%. The region has more smokers than Ontario, 14% of adults to 11%. Chronic conditions run at nearly a fifth of adults, age-standardised, above both Ontario’s towns (17%) and Canadian towns (17%). People in the region live to 81.0 on average: 83.0 for women and 78.9 for men in 2022/2024.

Very good or excellent health · adults, age-standardised

Casselman49%

Ontario’s towns51%

Canadian towns52%

Health	Casselman	Ontario	Canada
Smokers	14%	10%	12%
Chronic conditions (average share)	19%	17%	17%
Life expectancy at birth	81.0	82.8	81.5
Very good or excellent health	49%	51%	52%

81.0

years of life expectancy, 2022/2024

32 km

from homes to a hospital, on average

14%

of adults smoke, age-standardised

0.6 km

from homes to a pharmacy, on average

Full pageCasselman’s health pageOpen the full Health page

Getting care32 km to a hospital · A pharmacy 0.6 km away on average Health survey49% very good or excellent health · adults, age-standardised The wider areaLife expectancy: women 83.0, men 78.9 Conditions and habits19% with chronic conditions · adults, age-standardised

Statistics Canada, Canadian Community Health Survey 2023/2024 and life expectancy 2022/2024; Open Database of Healthcare Facilities · Data for health survey and life expectancy covers the The Eastern Ontario Health Unit

SafetySafety B⁺

For safety, Casselman gets a B+

51Crime Severity Index

Property crime ran at 23.6 incidents per 1,000 residents a year, below Ontario’s towns (30.5) and Canadian towns (31.2) alike. Its violent severity index came to 63, lower than both Ontario’s towns (76) and Canadian towns (86).

Year by year · Crime Severity Index for each year

202350

202453

202549

2023–2025	Casselman	Ontario	Canada
Property crime per 1,000	23.6	30.5	31.2
Violent Crime Severity Index	63	76	86

non-violent Crime Severity Index

41%

of incidents cleared, 2023–25

Full pageCasselman’s safety reportOpen the full Safety report

Safety51 Crime Severity Index · The index weighs each crime Casselman’s police recorded by how serious it is.Questions“Is Casselman safe?”

Statistics Canada, Uniform Crime Reporting Survey, 2023–2025 average

Natural hazardsHazard risk C

Wildfire low, radon 6.1%: how Casselman stands on hazards

Lowwildfire bandCHazard risk Grade

Shaking is a bigger worry than in most places, at $0.20 a year per $1,000 of building value ($0.030 typical). No flood study for Casselman is on the national inventory.

Radon tests above the guideline · share of tested homes, 200 Bq/m³

Casselman6.1%

Ontario’s towns4%

Canadian towns6.6%

Hazards	Casselman	Ontario	Canada
Earthquake loss per $1,000 of buildings a year	$0.20	$0.043	$0.030
Radon tests above the guideline	6.1%	4%	6.6%

$0.20

expected earthquake loss a year per $1,000 of buildings

Low

wildfire band

Full pageCasselman’s flood & hazards pageOpen the full Flood & hazards page

Radon6.1% of tests above the guideline WildfireLow wildfire band · No land burned within 25 km since 1986 FloodNo flood study on record Earthquakes$0.20 a year per $1,000 · Canadian towns: $0.030 Be readyAlerts, FireSmart and radon tests

NRCan seismic risk model and burned areas, Health Canada radon survey, the Flood Hazard Map Inventory

Work & commuteJobs & income B⁺

Households in Casselman earn more than those in 85% of Canadian towns

7%walk, cycle or take transit

Commutes averaged 30 min, close to Ontario’s towns (29 min) and above Canadian towns (26 min). Just over nine in ten commuters took the car to work at the census.

How working residents got to work · census 2021

Car or van91%

Walk5%

Public transit1%

Bicycle1%

Census 2021	Casselman	Ontario	Canada
Average trip	30 min	29 min	26 min
Car or van	91%	88%	89%

$99,000

median household income, 2020

25%

worked from home, May 2021

37%

of commuters work inside the municipality

Full pageCasselman’s work & commute pageOpen the full Work & commute page

Unemployment5.1% unemployed · Of the labour force · Canadian towns: 9.9%Getting to work7% walk, cycle or take transit Where people commute to465 commuters · The biggest flow out: to Ottawa

Statistics Canada, Census 2021 (labour and commuting) · Census day was in May 2021, mid-pandemic, so commuting and work figures carry the lockdowns’ mark.

Climate

Summer runs warm in Casselman: July highs of 27.3°C, above Ontario’s towns and Canadian towns

27.3°CJuly afternoons

Casselman sees January nights of −11.8°C on average. A normal winter brings 198 cm of snow, above Ontario’s towns (146 cm) and Canadian towns (141 cm) alike. The most precipitation falls in October: 100 mm in a normal year. January is the snowiest month, with 51 cm on average.

Average high by season · ECCC normals, 1991–2020

Winter−2.0°C

Spring11.7°C

Summer26.1°C

Autumn14.3°C

Normals, 1991–2020	Casselman	Ontario	Canada
Snowfall a year	198 cm	146 cm	141 cm
July afternoon high	27.3°C	26.7°C	25.5°C
Precipitation a year	1,006 mm	902 mm	883 mm
January night low	−11.8°C	−9.1°C	−13.5°C

198 cm

of snow a year

140

days with frost a year

134

days with precipitation a year

Full pageCasselman’s climate pageOpen the full Climate page

The yearJuly highs 27.3°C, January lows −11.8°C Rain and snow1,006 mm a year · Canadian towns: 883 mm Snow198 cm of snow a year Weather station42 km to the station · Cornwall

Environment and Climate Change Canada, Canadian Climate Normals 1991–2020 (Cornwall)

HousingCost of living C⁺

Rent takes less of local pay in Casselman than in Ontario’s towns or Canadian towns: 17% of household income

$448,000median home value, 2021C⁺Cost of living Grade

Shelter took 30% or more of income for 16% of households, lower than both Ontario’s towns (22%) and Canadian towns (18%). The owner-occupied share of households is 73%.

What homes were worth · The median owner’s estimate at the 2021 census

Casselman$448,000

Ontario$695,000

Canadian towns$406,000

Census 2021	Casselman	Ontario	Canada
Rent as a share of income	17%	22%	20%
Households spending 30%+ on shelter	16%	22%	18%
Median home value, 2021	$448,000	$695,000	$406,000
Households owning their home	73%	76%	74%

$1,010

monthly rent for a two-bedroom

$1,400

median monthly shelter cost for owners, 2021

Full pageCasselman’s cost of living pageOpen the full Cost of living page

Renting$1,010 a month · The median rent at the 2021 census Cost of living4.5 times household income · The median owner’s estimate, $448,000, against the median household income Owners and renters73% own their home

Statistics Canada, Census 2021; CMHC Rental Market Survey via Statistics Canada · Home values are owners’ own estimates at the May 2021 census, and incomes are for 2020.

Weather

Casselman in November: highs near 7°C, lows near freezing

7°Ca normal November afternoon

The year peaks in July (27°C) and bottoms out in January (−12°C). Snowfall in a normal November: 16 cm. In November, the normal is 82 mm of rain and snow. The forecast on the Weather page is ECCC’s for Ottawa (Richmond - Metcalfe).

Normal highs, the months ahead · ECCC normals, 1991–2020

November7°C

December0°C

January−4°C

February−2°C

Season	High	Low	Rain and snow
Winter	−2°C	−10°C	219 mm
Spring	12°C	2°C	233 mm
Summer	26°C	16°C	275 mm
Autumn	14°C	6°C	280 mm

0°C

a normal November night

82 mm

of rain and snow in a normal November

Full pageCasselman’s weather pageOpen the full Weather page

Next 24 hoursTemperature and chance of rain, hour by hour The week aheadECCC’s days ahead, beside the normals The yearWarmest July, coldest January

ECCC normals, 1991–2020 (Cornwall); the forecast is on the Weather page

Town hall

Turnout in Casselman reached 56% in 2022, higher than in 97% of Ontario’s municipalities

Casselman’s council of 5 was elected in October 2022, with Geneviève Lajoie as mayor.

Turnout	Casselman	Ontario	Canada
Municipal election, 2022	56%	31%	31%

Full pageCasselman’s town hall & politics pageOpen the full Town hall & politics page

Member of ParliamentGiovanna Mingarelli Provincial legislatureGlengarry—Prescott—Russell

Wikidata, MAMH, MMAH, Statistics Canada

Library & civic lifeCivic life grade C

Fewer loans per person served than 87% of Ontario’s town libraries: Casselman Public Library lends 2.2

A single building, Casselman Public Library, serves 3,970 people.

Full pageCasselman’s library & civic life pageOpen the full Library & civic life page

A year at the library3.3 visits per person served The libraries1 Libraries Places to belong0.9 charities per 1,000 residents

Provincial library statistics, OpenStreetMap, the CRA and Statistics Canada

Outdoors

From Casselman, Alfred Bog Provincial Park is the nearest provincial park (22 km)

1.4%of the land within 10 km protected

Within 10 km are 6 protected areas. For a national park, Thousand Islands National Park is 95 km away. 1.4% of the land and water within 10 km is protected (the typical Canadian town: 2.3%).

Protected land · of the land within 10 km

Casselman1.4%

Ontario’s towns2.3%

Canadian towns2.3%

Outdoors	Casselman	Ontario	Canada
Public protected areas within 10 km	0	4	4
Protected land within 10 km	1.4%	2.3%	2.3%

95 km

to Thousand Islands National Park

22 km

to Alfred Bog Provincial Park

Full pageCasselman’s outdoors pageOpen the full Outdoors page

Protected landof the land within 10 km Protected areas6 protected areas within 10 km National & provincial parks95 km to a national park · Thousand Islands National Park

Canadian Protected and Conserved Areas Database (CPCAD), OpenStreetMap routes and beaches

Who lives here

Visible minorities make up less of Casselman than of Ontario’s towns or Canadian towns: 9%

43.6median age

People 65 and over make up 21% of the town. Children under 15 make up 16%, about level with Canadian towns (16%) and above Ontario’s towns (15%).

CasselmanOntarioCanada

OntarioCanada

Ages · Share of residents in each age group, Census 2021

21%

Schooling · Highest qualification, residents 15 and over

No certificate, diploma or degree16%

Postsecondary qualification57%

Women and men · all residents

50.6% of Casselman’s residents are women

Women numbered 2,000 and men 1,955 in 2021, next to a 50.9% share of women for Canada.

Who lives in Casselman
	Casselman	Ontario	Canada
Under 15	16%	15%	16%
15 to 64	63%	65%	64%
65+	21%	19%	19%
No certificate, diploma or degree	16%	15%	16%
Postsecondary qualification	57%	56%	56%

Full pageCasselman’s Who lives here pageOpen the full Who lives here page

Immigrants6% are immigrants · 9% belong to a visible minority Ages43.6 median age · 21% are 65 or over Households1,580 households · 2.4 people per household English and French72% speak both · 13% speak French but not English

Statistics Canada, Census 2021; Ontario and Canada: medians of towns of 2,500+

History

Casselman’s past, on the record: 1 historic place

1historic place

14% of its homes were built before 1961, lower than both Ontario’s towns (22%) and Canadian towns (18%).

Historic places by designation · inside the town

Highest designations0

Other federal designations1

Provincial and local listings0

Among them

Canadian National Railways Station, Casselman, Ontario 1938

1938

oldest construction date on the record

14%

of homes built before 1961 · Canadian towns 18%

Heritage	Casselman	Ontario	Canada
Homes built before 1961	14%	22%	18%

Full pageCasselman’s history pageOpen the full History page

On the registersOne historic place inside the town Older homes14% built before 1961 · Canadian towns: 18%Questions“How many historic places does Casselman have?”

Canadian Register of Historic Places, Directory of Federal Heritage Designations, Québec’s Répertoire du patrimoine culturel, Wikidata; Census 2021 homes by period

Keep exploring

Everything we know about Casselman

15pages on Casselman

The big questions

SafetyB⁺Crime Severity Index 51 Housing & costC⁺Homes 4.5 × income Property pricesSchoolsA⁺6 schools within 3 km HealthC⁻Life expectancy 81 in its region Work & commuteB⁺64% of adults in work Natural hazardsCWildfire band: low

Out and about

Outdoors1.4% of the land within 10 km protected AttractionsClimateJuly afternoons around 27°C WeatherECCC’s forecast, beside the normals

The story

Who lives hereMedian age 43.6 HistoryOne place on the heritage registers Town hallFamous people

Nearby attractions

Calypso Park and 5 more within 40 km

Nothing to visit is mapped within 5 km of Casselman; these are the best known within 40 km.

All attractions →

Theme parkCalypso Park9.8 km west

MuseumHumanics Sanctuary and Sculpture Park32 km northwest

ZooPapanack Park Zoo28 km north

National historic site · Parks CanadaGranary40 km north

Historic houseManoir Papineau40 km north

National parkNational park · SépaqPlaisance National Park34 km north

Photos: each place’s Wikidata image, from Wikimedia Commons under the licence below (our copy, resized).

Photo credits (5)

Calypso Park: P199, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
Humanics Sanctuary and Sculpture Park: Dmitri Lytov, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
Papanack Park Zoo: Ber'Zophus, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
Granary: Rodjameswilliam, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
Manoir Papineau: Fralambert, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons

Famous people from around Casselman

2 notable people were born in Casselman; with them, the best known born in the towns around it.

Their page →

Rhéal LerouxFrench-Canadian entrepreneur · born 1949

Sifu Patrick MarcilCanadian mixed martial arts and Lethwei coach · born 1975

Royal GalipeauCanadian politician · born in Limoges · 1947–2018

Francis WathierCanadian ice hockey player · born in Limoges · born 1984

Harold HumeAmerican university professor, horticul… · born in Embrun · 1875–1965

Véronic DiCaireCanadian singer and humorist · born in Embrun · born 1976

Photo credits

Royal Galipeau: Fingerbarrel, CC BY 3.0 · Francis Wathier: Ross Bonander, CC BY 2.0 · Harold Hume: University of Florida Digital Collections, Public domain · Véronic DiCaire: Anirudh Koul, CC BY 2.0

About Casselman

Town in Ontario

Every figure TownRatings gives for Casselman covers the municipality as Statistics Canada maps it, one census subdivision in Ontario.

Statistics Canada: population estimates 2025 (17-10-0155), Census of Population 2021, 2021 census boundaries.

Population: 4,535 (people, 2025 estimate)
Province or territory: Ontario
Census division: Prescott and Russell
Census subdivision: 3502044

Casselman’s neighbours

The nearest places of 1,000 or more. Statistics Canada

LimogesNorth StormontEmbrunCasselman

How the neighbours grade

Town	People	km	Overall	Cost	Safety	Health
Casselman	4,535	—	B⁺	C⁺	B⁺	C⁻
Limoges	15,122	4.3	B⁻	C	B	C
North Stormont	7,946	12	C⁺	C⁺	A	C
Embrun	23,655	17	A⁻	C	A⁺	C

People: Statistics Canada, Census 2021. Distances: centre to centre.

Questions about Casselman

Do people in Casselman speak French?

Many do: 72% are bilingual in English and French (Canadian towns’ median: 8%), and 13% speak French only.

Has Casselman grown?

It grew from 3,548 people in 2016 to 3,960 in 2021, up 11.6%; the median of Canadian towns grew 4.1%. StatCan’s 2025 estimate is 4,535.

Who are the people of Casselman?

9% of residents belong to a visible minority, against 15% for the median of Canadian towns; 4% have an Indigenous identity and 6% are immigrants.

What kind of homes are in Casselman?

Mostly 67% single-detached houses (the median of Canadian towns: 64%), with 0% of homes in buildings of five or more storeys. Households hold 2.4 people on average, and 25% have just one.

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).