ChatsworthOntario

TownGrade

C⁺

#1,696 of 2,556

A town of 7,770 in Ontario. It lies in Grey.

Photo: P199 · CC BY-SA 3.0

Population

7,770

people, 2025 estimate

Median age

years · Ontario’s towns: 46.8

Postsecondary

49%

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 Chatsworth a good place to live?

Some subjects shine; others lag. Its lowest grade is for walkability (C−). It lags on schools as well (C). A median home here was worth $500,000 at the census, or 6.2 times what the middle household earns in a year. Crime is low (A). The overall grade lands at C+, #624 of 858 in Ontario. That leaves it better than 38% of Canadian towns.

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.

StrongestASafetyWeakestC⁻Walkability

How Chatsworth grades

Each subject compares Chatsworth 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

SafetyBased on crimes reported per residentAOpen →WalkabilityAmong the hardest places to get around without a carC⁻Open →Jobs & incomeBelow the middle of the towns comparedCOpen →SchoolsBased on how pupils do in exams and testsCOpen →HealthResidents’ health trails most townsCOpen →Hazard riskAhead of most towns comparedBOpen →Cost of livingBased on what homes cost against what households earnC⁺Open →

How TownRatings grades Canadian towns →

What makes Chatsworth stand out

The 2 things Chatsworth does most differently from other towns.

Picked automatically from the data

Walk, cycle or transit to work

Getting around

3% walk, cycle or take transit

Where the typical figure for Canadian towns is 8%

Statistics Canada, Census 2021

Safety

Better than 94%

of Canadian towns on safety

Its safety grade: A.

The data

Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Chatsworth.

SafetySafety A

Violent crime weighs less on Chatsworth than on Ontario’s towns or Canadian towns: a violent severity index of 38

32Crime Severity Index

Property crime ran at 12 incidents per 1,000 residents a year, below both Ontario’s towns (30.5) and Canadian towns (31.2). The violent crime rate is 5.7 per 1,000 residents a year.

Year by year · Crime Severity Index for each year

202330

202436

202530

2023–2025	Chatsworth	Ontario	Canada
Property crime per 1,000	12	30.5	31.2
Violent Crime Severity Index	38	76	86
Violent crime	5.7	10.5	12

non-violent Crime Severity Index

46%

of incidents cleared, 2023–25

Full pageChatsworth’s safety reportOpen the full Safety report

Safety32 Crime Severity Index · The index weighs each crime Chatsworth’s police recorded by how serious it is.Questions“Is Chatsworth safe?”

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

Work & commuteJobs & income C

Chatsworth has 0.3 jobs for every resident in work, so most leave town for work

3%walk, cycle or take transit

Commutes averaged 30 min, near Ontario’s towns (29 min) and higher than Canadian towns (26 min).

How working residents got to work · census 2021

Car or van94%

Walk3%

Census 2021	Chatsworth	Ontario	Canada
Average trip	30 min	29 min	26 min

$81,000

median household income, 2020

21%

worked from home, May 2021

16%

of commuters work inside the municipality

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

Unemployment8.2% unemployed · Of the labour force · Canadian towns: 9.9%Getting to work3% walk, cycle or take transit Where people commute to550 commuters · The biggest flow out: to Owen Sound

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

Chatsworth has cooler summers than Ontario’s towns or Canadian towns: July highs of 24.3°C

24.3°CJuly afternoons

The coldest nights, in January, bottom out at −9.9°C, lower than Ontario’s towns (−9.1°C) yet higher than Canadian towns (−13.5°C). A normal January brings 111 cm of snow, the most of any month. The frost-free season runs from 12 May to 10 October, 151 days.

Average high by season · ECCC normals, 1991–2020

Winter−1.0°C

Spring9.9°C

Summer23.2°C

Autumn13.3°C

Normals, 1991–2020	Chatsworth	Ontario	Canada
Snowfall a year	385 cm	146 cm	141 cm
July afternoon high	24.3°C	26.7°C	25.5°C
Precipitation a year	1,074 mm	902 mm	883 mm
January night low	−9.9°C	−9.1°C	−13.5°C

385 cm

of snow a year

148

days with frost a year

151

frost-free days, 12 May to 10 Oct

147

days with precipitation a year

Full pageChatsworth’s climate pageOpen the full Climate page

The yearJuly highs 24.3°C, January lows −9.9°C Rain and snow1,074 mm a year · Canadian towns: 883 mm Snow385 cm of snow a year Weather station44 km to the station · Wiarton

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

SchoolsSchools C

The nearest high school to Chatsworth is 21 km away

5schools within 3 kmCSchools Grade

Results have climbed at 3 of 4 schools over three years. Of its 4 tested schools, 1 sit in the top two fifths in Ontario and 2 in the bottom two. The closest elementary school is 3.2 km away, higher than both Ontario’s towns (0.5 km) and Canadian towns (0.5 km).

School	Level	Students	System
Beavercrest Community School Middle fifth in OntarioLargest elementary schoolElementary · Grades JK–8	Elementary · Grades JK–8	375	English public

See all 5 schools →

Schools within 3 km	Chatsworth	Ontario	Canada
Nearest secondary school	21 km	1.2 km	1.2 km
Nearest elementary school	3.2 km	0.5 km	0.5 km

1,140

students at the schools within 3 km, 2024-25

21 km

to the nearest secondary school

3.2 km

to the nearest elementary school

Full pageChatsworth’s schools pageOpen the full Schools page

Every school5 schools within 3 km · 4 elementary schools and 1 alternative or adult school Results1 of 4 in the top two fifths · of the schools with results, placed against every school in Ontario Language0 of 5 teach in French · 10% of schools in Ontario Questions“What schools are there in Chatsworth?”

Provincial school lists and results, 2024-25

HealthHealth C

17% of adults smoke in the health region around Chatsworth, against 12% for the typical Canadian town

48%very good or excellent healthCHealth Grade

Area-wide: health survey and life expectancy, counted over the Grey Bruce Health Unit

Closer to home, a hospital is 13 km from the average resident of Chatsworth, further than the usual 3.7 km. The survey finds 48% of adults in very good or excellent health, lower than both Ontario’s towns (51%) and Canadian towns (52%). The region’s 2022/2024 life expectancy is 81.3, with women at 83.6 and men at 78.9.

Very good or excellent health · adults, age-standardised

Chatsworth48%

Ontario’s towns51%

Canadian towns52%

Health	Chatsworth	Ontario	Canada
Smokers	17%	10%	12%
Very good or excellent health	48%	51%	52%
Life expectancy at birth	81.3	82.8	81.5

81.3

years of life expectancy, 2022/2024

13 km

from homes to a hospital, on average

17%

of adults smoke, age-standardised

15 km

from homes to a pharmacy, on average

Full pageChatsworth’s health pageOpen the full Health page

Health survey48% very good or excellent health · adults, age-standardised Getting care13 km to a hospital · A pharmacy 15 km away on average The wider areaLife expectancy: women 83.6, men 78.9 Conditions and habits17% with chronic conditions · adults, age-standardised

Statistics Canada, Canadian Community Health Survey 2023/2024 and life expectancy 2022/2024; Open Database of Healthcare Facilities

Natural hazardsHazard risk B

Wildfire low, radon 11%: how Chatsworth stands on hazards

Lowwildfire bandBHazard risk Grade

Seismic risk runs low: $0.013 of expected damage per $1,000 of buildings a year, the typical town $0.030. No one has filed a flood map for Chatsworth on the national inventory.

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

Chatsworth11%

Ontario’s towns4%

Canadian towns6.6%

Hazards	Chatsworth	Ontario	Canada
Radon tests above the guideline	11%	4%	6.6%
Earthquake loss per $1,000 of buildings a year	$0.013	$0.043	$0.030

$0.013

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

Low

wildfire band

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

Radon11% of tests above the guideline WildfireLow wildfire band · No land burned within 25 km since 1986 FloodNo flood study on record Earthquakes$0.013 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

HousingCost of living C⁺

More households own their home in Chatsworth than in Ontario’s towns or across Canadian towns: 91%

$500,000median home value, 2021C⁺Cost of living Grade

Rent took 15% of household income, lower than both Ontario’s towns (22%) and Canadian towns (20%). Shelter took 30% or more of income for 16% of households, below both Ontario’s towns (22%) and Canadian towns (18%).

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

Chatsworth$500,000

Ontario$695,000

Canadian towns$406,000

Census 2021	Chatsworth	Ontario	Canada
Rent as a share of income	15%	22%	20%
Households owning their home	91%	76%	74%
Households spending 30%+ on shelter	16%	22%	18%
Median home value, 2021	$500,000	$695,000	$406,000

$750

monthly rent for a two-bedroom

$950

median monthly shelter cost for owners, 2021

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

Owners and renters91% own their home Cost of living6.2 times household income · The median owner’s estimate, $500,000, against the median household income Renting$750 a month · The median rent at the 2021 census

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

In Chatsworth, November normally means 7°C afternoons and −1°C nights

7°Ca normal November afternoon

Expect around 48 cm of snow in November. Next comes December, with normal highs of 1°C and lows of −5°C. Rain and snow over a typical November come to 110 mm. The year peaks in July (24°C) and bottoms out in February (−10°C).

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

November7°C

December1°C

January−2°C

February−2°C

Season	High	Low	Rain and snow
Winter	−1°C	−8°C	292 mm
Spring	10°C	0°C	232 mm
Summer	23°C	12°C	232 mm
Autumn	13°C	5°C	319 mm

−1°C

a normal November night

110 mm

of rain and snow in a normal November

Full pageChatsworth’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 February

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

Town hall

Alex Ruff (Conservative Party of Canada) holds Bruce—Grey—Owen Sound, the riding that includes Chatsworth

Chatsworth sends one MPP (Member of Provincial Parliament, at Queen’s Park in Toronto) to the Legislative Assembly of Ontario from Bruce—Grey—Owen Sound, though no open record we can reuse gives the name.

Turnout	Chatsworth	Ontario	Canada
Municipal election, 2022	37%	31%	31%

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

Who runs itTownship council seats5

Wikidata, MAMH, MMAH, Statistics Canada

Library & civic lifeCivic life grade B⁻

The nearest public library to Chatsworth is Grey Highlands Public Library - Markdale, 18 km away

After it comes Owen Sound & North Grey Union Public Library (Owen Sound), 21 km away.

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

Places to belong0.6 charities per 1,000 residents

Provincial library statistics, OpenStreetMap, the CRA and Statistics Canada

Outdoors

Chatsworth is 14 km from Bayview Escarpment Provincial Park

0.6%of the land within 10 km protected

0.6% of the land and water within 10 km is protected (the typical Canadian town: 2.3%). A drive of 77 km reaches Georgian Bay Islands National Park, the nearest national park. Within 10 km are 45 protected areas. The largest named area nearby is Fawcett, 37 ha, 8.6 km away.

Protected land · of the land within 10 km

Chatsworth0.6%

Ontario’s towns2.3%

Canadian towns2.3%

Outdoors	Chatsworth	Ontario	Canada
Public protected areas within 10 km	19	4	4
Protected land within 10 km	0.6%	2.3%	2.3%

77 km

to Georgian Bay Islands National Park

14 km

to Bayview Escarpment Provincial Park

beach within 5 km

public protected areas within 10 km

Full pageChatsworth’s outdoors pageOpen the full Outdoors page

Protected landof the land within 10 km Protected areas45 protected areas within 10 km · Fawcett National & provincial parks77 km to a national park · Georgian Bay Islands National Park Footpaths & routes1 named route · Bruce Trail - Sydenham section

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

Who lives here

Visible minorities make up less of Chatsworth than of Ontario’s towns or Canadian towns: 2.3%

46median age

Children under 15 make up 18%, higher than both Ontario’s towns (15%) and Canadian towns (16%). Over-65s are just over a fifth of the population.

ChatsworthOntarioCanada

OntarioCanada

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

22%

Schooling · Highest qualification, residents 15 and over

No certificate, diploma or degree22%

Postsecondary qualification49%

Women and men · all residents

Women make up 49.1% of Chatsworth

Here the census found 3,480 women and 3,605 men; across Canada the share of women is 50.9%.

Who lives in Chatsworth
	Chatsworth	Ontario	Canada
Under 15	18%	15%	16%
15 to 64	60%	65%	64%
65+	22%	19%	19%
No certificate, diploma or degree	22%	15%	16%
Postsecondary qualification	49%	56%	56%

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

Immigrants7% are immigrants · 2% belong to a visible minority Ages46 median age · 22% are 65 or over Households2,700 households · 2.6 people per household English and French4% speak both · 0% speak French but not English

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

History

An older town: 34% of Chatsworth’s homes predate 1961

34%built before 1961

34%

of homes built before 1961 · Canadian towns 18%

Heritage	Chatsworth	Ontario	Canada
Homes built before 1961	34%	22%	18%

Full pageChatsworth’s history pageOpen the full History page

Older homes34% built before 1961 · Canadian towns: 18%Questions“How many historic places does Chatsworth 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 Chatsworth

15pages on Chatsworth

The big questions

SafetyACrime Severity Index 32 Housing & costC⁺Homes 6.2 × income Property pricesSchoolsC5 schools within 3 km HealthCLife expectancy 81.3 in its region Work & commuteC55% of adults in work Natural hazardsBWildfire band: low

Out and about

Outdoors0.6% of the land within 10 km protected AttractionsClimateJuly afternoons around 24°C WeatherECCC’s forecast, beside the normals

The story

Who lives hereMedian age 46 HistoryTown hallFamous people

Famous people from Chatsworth

4 notable people were born in Chatsworth.

See all 4 →

Nellie McClungCanadian author, social activist, suffragette & politician · 1873–1951

Clement Melville KeysFinancier, known for early development of commercial aviati… · 1876–1952

William Henry CollinsCanadian geologist · 1878–1937

Bob McKessockCanadian politician · born 1933

Photo credits

Nellie McClung: Cyril Jessop, Public domain · Clement Melville Keys: Unknown author, Public domain

About Chatsworth

Town in Ontario

TownRatings counts Chatsworth as Statistics Canada does, as one municipality in Ontario; the census, crime and housing figures all follow that boundary.

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

Population: 7,770 (people, 2025 estimate)
Province or territory: Ontario
Census division: Grey
Census subdivision: 3542037

Questions about Chatsworth

Who are the people of Chatsworth?

Visible minorities are 2% of the population, where the middle of Canadian towns is 15%. Immigrants make up 7%, and Indigenous people 2%.

What kind of homes are in Chatsworth?

95% of homes are single-detached houses, against 64% for the median of Canadian towns, and 0% are in apartment buildings of five storeys or more. A household averages 2.6 people; 21% are one person living alone.

Has Chatsworth grown?

Yes: the census counted 6,630 in 2016 and 7,080 in 2021, a rise of 6.8%, against 4.1% for the median of Canadian towns. The 2025 estimate is 7,770.

Is Chatsworth a young town or an old one?

Its median age is 46, where Canadian towns sit at 45.2.

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).