ErinOntario
The town, home to 12,924 people, lies in Ontario. Its census division is Wellington.
Is Erin a good place to live?
One weak subject stands out against an otherwise good record. Police record less crime here than in most towns (A+). School results are strong (A−). Prices are high against local incomes (C). Put together, the subjects come to an A− overall, ranking #96 of 858 in Ontario. It comes out better than 82% of Canadian towns. Its other grades sit near the middle: B for health, B for jobs & income, C+ for walkability and B for hazard risk.
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. Safety is the police detachment's figure, shared with the towns and countryside around it. 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 Erin grades
Each subject compares Erin 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 Erin stand out
The 3 things Erin does most differently from other towns.
The data
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Erin.
Crime runs lighter where Erin is policed than in Ontario’s towns or Canadian towns, at an index of 29
Its police area records 4.9 violent incidents per 1,000 residents a year. The violent index for its police area came to 28, below Ontario’s towns (76) and Canadian towns (86) alike. Property crime in the area its police cover: 13.6 per 1,000 people a year. Erin shares its Crime Severity Index, Violent Crime Severity Index, violent crime and property crime per 1,000 numbers with the rest of the Wellington County detachment area.
Year by year · Crime Severity Index for each year
| 2023–2025 | Erin | Ontario | Canada |
|---|---|---|---|
| Property crime per 1,000 | 13.6 | 30.5 | 31.2 |
| Violent Crime Severity Index | 28 | 76 | 86 |
| Crime Severity Index | 29 | 56 | 67 |
| Violent crime | 4.9 | 10.5 | 12 |
Statistics Canada, Uniform Crime Reporting Survey, 2023–2025 average
Erin’s schools come under 5 different boards
Of its 11 tested schools, 4 sit in the top two fifths in Ontario and 4 in the bottom two. Only 2 of the 12 are Catholic, against 34% in Ontario. None of them teaches in French, though 10% of schools in Ontario do. In or within 3 km of Erin: 10 elementary schools and 2 secondary schools, with 3,440 students.
| School | Level | Students | System |
|---|---|---|---|
| Brisbane Public School Second fifth in OntarioLargest elementary schoolElementary · Grades JK–6 | Elementary · Grades JK–6 | 395 | English public |
| Erin District High School Second fifth in OntarioLargest secondary schoolSecondary · Grades 9–12 | Secondary · Grades 9–12 | 530 | English public |
Schools by system · Schools within 3 km
| Schools within 3 km | Erin | Ontario | Canada |
|---|---|---|---|
| School boards | 5 | 4 | 3 |
| Nearest secondary school | 2 km | 1.2 km | 1.2 km |
Provincial school lists and results, 2024-25
Most households in Erin own their home: 90%, more than in Ontario’s towns and across Canadian towns
Rent took 15% of household income, lower than both Ontario’s towns (22%) and Canadian towns (20%). The median home value was $980,000, higher than both Ontario’s towns ($695,000) and Canadian towns ($406,000).
What homes were worth · The median owner’s estimate at the 2021 census
| Census 2021 | Erin | Ontario | Canada |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median home value, 2021 | $980,000 | $695,000 | $406,000 |
| Rent as a share of income | 15% | 22% | 20% |
| Households owning their home | 90% | 76% | 74% |
| Households spending 30%+ on shelter | 18% | 22% | 18% |
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.
Commuters in Erin travel further than in Ontario’s towns or Canadian towns, 37 min on average
94% of commuters took the car to work at the census.
How working residents got to work · census 2021
| Census 2021 | Erin | Ontario | Canada |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average trip | 37 min | 29 min | 26 min |
| Car or van | 94% | 88% | 89% |
Statistics Canada, Census 2021 (labour and commuting) · Census day was in May 2021, mid-pandemic, so commuting and work figures carry the lockdowns’ mark.
July highs in Erin: 25.4°C, against 26.7°C in Ontario’s towns and 25.5°C in Canadian towns
A normal year brings 807 mm of precipitation, below Ontario’s towns (902 mm) and Canadian towns (883 mm) alike. Erin sees January nights of −10.7°C on average. Also worth knowing: most of the snow comes in January, about 32 cm. For the wettest month, look to June: 81 mm on average.
Average high by season · ECCC normals, 1991–2020
| Normals, 1991–2020 | Erin | Ontario | Canada |
|---|---|---|---|
| Snowfall a year | 115 cm | 146 cm | 141 cm |
| July afternoon high | 25.4°C | 26.7°C | 25.5°C |
| January night low | −10.7°C | −9.1°C | −13.5°C |
| Precipitation a year | 807 mm | 902 mm | 883 mm |
Environment and Climate Change Canada, Canadian Climate Normals 1991–2020 (Elora)
Around Erin, 51% of adults call their health very good or excellent
Area-wide: health survey and life expectancy, counted over the Wellington-Dufferin-Guelph Health Unit
The region’s 2022/2024 life expectancy is 82.4, with women at 84.5 and men at 80.2. At 13%, the share of adults who smoke tops the 11% for Ontario. The average trip from home to a hospital is 15 km, above both Ontario’s towns (3.3 km) and Canadian towns (3.7 km).
Very good or excellent health · adults, age-standardised
| Health | Erin | Ontario | Canada |
|---|---|---|---|
| Smokers | 13% | 10% | 12% |
| Life expectancy at birth | 82.4 | 82.8 | 81.5 |
Statistics Canada, Canadian Community Health Survey 2023/2024 and life expectancy 2022/2024; Open Database of Healthcare Facilities
Flood mapping exists for Erin: 5 on record, latest by Grand River Conservation Authority
In Health Canada’s survey, just over one in ten homes tested in the area exceeded 200 Bq/m³ (6.6% typical). Seismic risk in Erin sits near the middle: $0.018 of expected damage per $1,000 of buildings a year, the typical town $0.030.
Radon tests above the guideline · share of tested homes, 200 Bq/m³
| Hazards | Erin | Ontario | Canada |
|---|---|---|---|
| Radon tests above the guideline | 11% | 4% | 6.6% |
| Earthquake loss per $1,000 of buildings a year | $0.018 | $0.043 | $0.030 |
NRCan seismic risk model and burned areas, Health Canada radon survey, the Flood Hazard Map Inventory
What November brings in Erin: −2°C at night, 6°C by day
At the extremes, July afternoons reach 25°C and February nights −11°C. Expect about 72 mm of rain and snow over November. Snow is normal by November, about 9 cm over the month. ECCC’s forecast for Orangeville is on the Weather page, hour by hour.
Normal highs, the months ahead · ECCC normals, 1991–2020
| Season | High | Low | Rain and snow |
|---|---|---|---|
| Winter | −2°C | −9°C | 170 mm |
| Spring | 11°C | 0°C | 205 mm |
| Summer | 24°C | 13°C | 223 mm |
| Autumn | 14°C | 4°C | 208 mm |
ECCC normals, 1991–2020 (Elora); the forecast is on the Weather page
Erin spends less per resident than 89% of Ontario’s lower-tier municipalities
Michael Chong (Conservative Party of Canada) is the MP for Wellington—Halton Hills North, the riding (a federal electoral district, which elects one MP) that takes in Erin.
| Turnout | Erin | Ontario | Canada |
|---|---|---|---|
| Municipal election, 2022 | 37% | 31% | 31% |
Wikidata, MAMH, MMAH, Statistics Canada
Erin’s public library works from 4 branches
They are Wellington County Library - Erin Village Branch, Erin Branch Library, Hillsburgh Branch Library and 1 more.
Provincial library statistics, OpenStreetMap, the CRA and Statistics Canada
Fewer of Erin’s people belong to a visible minority than in Ontario’s towns or Canadian towns: 9.2%
People 65 and over make up 17% of the town, lower than both Ontario’s towns (19%) and Canadian towns (19%). 15% of residents are children under 15.
Ages · Share of residents in each age group, Census 2021
Schooling · Highest qualification, residents 15 and over
Women and men · all residents
48.7% of Erin’s residents are women
Women numbered 5,830 and men 6,150 in 2021, next to a 50.9% share of women for Canada.
| Erin | Ontario | Canada | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 15% | 15% | 16% |
| 15 to 64 | 67% | 65% | 64% |
| 65+ | 17% | 19% | 19% |
| No certificate, diploma or degree | 13% | 15% | 16% |
| Postsecondary qualification | 56% | 56% | 56% |
Statistics Canada, Census 2021; Ontario and Canada: medians of towns of 2,500+
Walk from Erin: 5 mapped routes
For a national park, Rouge National Urban Park is 62 km away. A provincial park, Forks of the Credit Provincial Park, lies 2.7 km away. 48 protected areas lie within 10 km.
Protected land · of the land within 10 km
| Outdoors | Erin | Ontario | Canada |
|---|---|---|---|
| Public protected areas within 10 km | 16 | 4 | 4 |
| Protected land within 10 km | 2.1% | 2.3% | 2.3% |
Canadian Protected and Conserved Areas Database (CPCAD), OpenStreetMap routes and beaches
Everything we know about Erin
Wellington Heritage Museum and 3 more in and around Erin
Sights in Erin and close by, ordered by how widely each is known.
Famous people from Erin
12 notable people were born in Erin.
Photo credits
Wilfred White: Detroit Free Press, Public domain · W. W. Hiltz: Unknown, but appeared in the Toronto Daily Star during the Toronto municipal election, 1924, Public domain
About Erin
Town in Ontario
TownRatings counts Erin 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
- 12,924 (people, 2025 estimate)
- Province or territory
- Ontario
- Census division
- Wellington
- Census subdivision
- 3523017
Erin’s neighbours
The nearest places of 1,000 or more. Statistics Canada
| Town | People | km | Overall | Cost | Safety | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Erin | 12,924 | — | A− | C | A+ | B |
| East Garafraxa | 2,976 | 15 | A− | C+ | A+ | B |
| Orangeville | 33,070 | 17 | B | D | A− | B+ |
| Georgetown | 68,265 | 18 | A | D | A | A |
People: Statistics Canada, Census 2021. Distances: centre to centre.
Questions about Erin
What kind of homes are in Erin?
92% 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 2.8 people; 15% are one person living alone.
Has Erin grown?
It added people: 11,439 in 2016, 11,981 in 2021, 4.7% more, where the middle of Canadian towns grew 4.1%. Statistics Canada’s 2025 estimate is 12,924.
How old are the people of Erin?
At 46.8, its median age compares with 45.2 across Canadian towns. Children make up 15% of the population and seniors 17%.
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).