Front of YongeOntario

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Home to 2,773 people, this town lies in Ontario. It is part of Leeds and Grenville, a census division.

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Photo: Tiresident · CC BY-SA 3.0

Population

2,773

people, 2025 estimate

Median age

51.6

years · Ontario’s towns: 46.8

Postsecondary

48%

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 Front of Yonge a good place to live?

The picture is mixed. School results are strong (A+). It also does well on safety (B+). A median home here was worth $300,000 at the census, or 3.5 times what the middle household earns in a year. Most journeys need a car (D). Put together, the subjects come to a B overall, ranking #414 of 858 in Ontario. On that grade it does better than 56% 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. Safety less sure: no police service names this town, so its crime figure is the nearest police detachment's, shared with a wider area. 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⁺SchoolsWeakestDWalkability DHazard risk

How Front of Yonge grades

Each subject compares Front of Yonge 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

SchoolsAmong the best of the towns comparedA⁺Open →WalkabilityBased on walking, cycling and transit to everyday placesDOpen →Hazard riskAmong the most exposed to natural hazardsDOpen →Jobs & incomeWeaker than most of the towns comparedCOpen →SafetyGraded on crime per residentB⁺Open →HealthNear typical for the towns comparedB⁻Open →Cost of livingBased on what homes cost against what households earnB⁻Open →

How TownRatings grades Canadian towns →

What makes Front of Yonge stand out

The 3 things Front of Yonge does most differently from other towns.

Picked automatically from the data

Walk, cycle or transit to work

Getting around

1% walk, cycle or take transit

Midway across Canadian towns: 8%

Statistics Canada, Census 2021

Schools

Better than 99%

of Canadian towns on schools

Its schools grade: A+.

Walkability

Behind 95%

of Canadian towns on walkability

Its walkability grade: D.

The data

Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Front of Yonge.

SchoolsSchools A⁺

No high school in or near Front of Yonge: the closest is 15 km off

1school within 3 kmA⁺Schools Grade

An elementary school stands 4.9 km from the centre, above Ontario’s towns (0.5 km) and Canadian towns (0.5 km) alike.

School	Level	Students	System
Front of Yonge Elementary School Second fifth in OntarioLargest elementary schoolElementary · Grades JK–6	Elementary · Grades JK–6	120	English public

Schools within 3 km	Front of Yonge	Ontario	Canada
Nearest secondary school	15 km	1.2 km	1.2 km
Nearest elementary school	4.9 km	0.5 km	0.5 km

120

students at the schools within 3 km, 2024-25

15 km

to the nearest secondary school

4.9 km

to the nearest elementary school

Full pageFront of Yonge’s schools pageOpen the full Schools page

Every school1 elementary school Results1 of 1 in the top two fifths · of the schools with results, placed against every school in Ontario Language0 of 1 teach in French · 10% of schools in Ontario Questions“What schools are there in Front of Yonge?”

Provincial school lists and results, 2024-25

Natural hazardsHazard risk D

Hazard risk in Front of Yonge is higher than in 89% of Canadian towns

Lowwildfire bandDHazard risk Grade

Earthquakes add more: NRCan’s model puts building losses at $0.060 a year per $1,000 of value, against $0.030 for the typical town. In Health Canada’s survey, 19% of homes tested in the area exceeded 200 Bq/m³ (6.6% typical). The national inventory holds one flood map for it, from Cataraqui Region Conservation Authority.

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

Front of Yonge19%

Ontario’s towns4%

Canadian towns6.6%

Hazards	Front of Yonge	Ontario	Canada
Radon tests above the guideline	19%	4%	6.6%
Earthquake loss per $1,000 of buildings a year	$0.060	$0.043	$0.030

$0.060

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

Low

wildfire band

flood study on the national inventory

Full pageFront of Yonge’s flood & hazards pageOpen the full Flood & hazards page

WildfireLow wildfire band · No land burned within 25 km since 1986 FloodOne flood study on record Earthquakes$0.060 a year per $1,000 · Canadian towns: $0.030 Radon19% of tests above the guideline 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 C

Commuters in Front of Yonge travel further than in Ontario’s towns or Canadian towns, 31 min on average

1%walk, cycle or take transit

How working residents got to work · census 2021

Car or van97%

Walk1%

Census 2021	Front of Yonge	Ontario	Canada
Average trip	31 min	29 min	26 min

$86,000

median household income, 2020

15%

worked from home, May 2021

11%

of commuters work inside the municipality

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Unemployment8.8% unemployed · Of the labour force · Canadian towns: 9.9%Getting to work1% walk, cycle or take transit Where people commute to345 commuters · The biggest flow out: to Brockville

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.

SafetySafety B⁺

The force covering Front of Yonge records less serious violence than Ontario’s towns or Canadian towns, at 51

50Crime Severity Index

A best guess: the nearest detachment’s figures, since none is filed under Front of Yonge

Where it is policed, thefts, break-ins and damage came to 14.9 per 1,000 a year, below both Ontario’s towns (30.5) and Canadian towns (31.2). For every 1,000 residents of its police area, 9.3 violent incidents are reported each year. For Crime Severity Index, Violent Crime Severity Index, violent crime and property crime per 1,000, the only official count covers all of the Leeds County (Brockville) detachment area, Front of Yonge included.

Year by year · Crime Severity Index for each year

202341

202456

202552

2023–2025	Front of Yonge	Ontario	Canada
Property crime per 1,000	14.9	30.5	31.2
Violent Crime Severity Index	51	76	86
Crime Severity Index	50	56	67
Violent crime	9.3	10.5	12

non-violent Crime Severity Index

49%

of incidents cleared, 2023–25

Full pageFront of Yonge’s safety reportOpen the full Safety report

Safety50 Crime Severity Index · The index weighs each crime Front of Yonge’s police recorded by how serious it is.Questions“Is Front of Yonge safe?”

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

Who lives here

An older town: 24% of people in Front of Yonge are 65 or over, more than in Ontario’s towns or Canadian towns

51.6median age

Under 15: 13% of residents. 1.2% of residents belong to a visible minority, lower than both Ontario’s towns (26%) and Canadian towns (15%).

Front of YongeOntarioCanada

OntarioCanada

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

24%

Schooling · Highest qualification, residents 15 and over

No certificate, diploma or degree19%

Postsecondary qualification48%

Women and men · all residents

49.3% of Front of Yonge’s residents are women

1,280 women and 1,315 men at the 2021 census; across Canada, women are 50.9%.

Who lives in Front of Yonge
	Front of Yonge	Ontario	Canada
Under 15	13%	15%	16%
15 to 64	63%	65%	64%
65+	24%	19%	19%
No certificate, diploma or degree	19%	15%	16%
Postsecondary qualification	48%	56%	56%

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Ages51.6 median age · 24% are 65 or over Households1,075 households · 2.4 people per household Immigrants5% are immigrants · 1% belong to a visible minority English and French8% speak both · 0% speak French but not English

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

Climate

January nights in Front of Yonge drop to −11.3°C (Ontario towns −9.1°C, Canadian towns −13.5°C)

26.1°CJuly afternoons

A normal January brings 50 cm of snow, the most of any month. Frost usually lifts by 27 April and returns around 14 October: 169 days without it. Snow totals 180 cm over the year, above both Ontario’s towns (146 cm) and Canadian towns (141 cm). Also worth knowing: rain and snow peak in July, at 99 mm.

Average high by season · ECCC normals, 1991–2020

Winter−1.5°C

Spring11.3°C

Summer25.0°C

Autumn14.0°C

Normals, 1991–2020	Front of Yonge	Ontario	Canada
Snowfall a year	180 cm	146 cm	141 cm
Precipitation a year	1,017 mm	902 mm	883 mm
January night low	−11.3°C	−9.1°C	−13.5°C
July afternoon high	26.1°C	26.7°C	25.5°C

180 cm

of snow a year

140

days with frost a year

169

frost-free days, 27 Apr to 14 Oct

129

days with precipitation a year

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The yearJuly highs 26.1°C, January lows −11.3°C Rain and snow1,017 mm a year · Canadian towns: 883 mm Snow180 cm of snow a year Weather station16 km to the station · Brockville

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

Weather

In Front of Yonge, November normally means 7°C afternoons and freezing nights

7°Ca normal November afternoon

Across the year, normals run from −11°C nights in January to 26°C afternoons in July. In November, the normal is 81 mm of rain and snow. Hour-by-hour figures come from ECCC’s Brockville forecast, on the Weather page.

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

November7°C

December0°C

January−3°C

February−2°C

Season	High	Low	Rain and snow
Winter	−1°C	−9°C	233 mm
Spring	11°C	2°C	237 mm
Summer	25°C	15°C	277 mm
Autumn	14°C	6°C	271 mm

0°C

a normal November night

81 mm

of rain and snow in a normal November

Full pageFront of Yonge’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 (Brockville); the forecast is on the Weather page

Town hall

Fewer of Front of Yonge voted in 2022 than in most of Ontario: 10%, behind 97% of municipalities

In the Legislative Assembly of Ontario, Front of Yonge belongs to Leeds—Grenville—Thousand Islands and Rideau Lakes; 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	Front of Yonge	Ontario	Canada
Municipal election, 2022	10%	31%	31%

Full pageFront of Yonge’s town hall & politics pageOpen the full Town hall & politics page

Member of ParliamentMichael Barrett council seats5

Wikidata, MAMH, MMAH, Statistics Canada

Library & civic lifeCivic life grade B⁻

Front of Yonge Library is Front of Yonge’s public library

It stands 4.6 km from the centre of Front of Yonge.

Full pageFront of Yonge’s library & civic life pageOpen the full Library & civic life page

The libraries1 Libraries Places to belong0 charities per 1,000 residents

Provincial library statistics, OpenStreetMap, the CRA and Statistics Canada

HealthHealth B⁻

Very good or excellent health for 51% of adults in Front of Yonge’s health region

51%very good or excellent healthB⁻Health Grade

Source area for health survey and life expectancy: the Leeds, Grenville and Lanark District Health Unit

Across the region, life runs to 81.2 years on average: women 83.3, men 79.2, in 2022/2024. At 14%, the share of adults who smoke tops the 11% for Ontario. Arthritis, diabetes and high blood pressure affect 18% of the region’s adults on average, about level with both Ontario’s towns (17%) and Canadian towns (17%). For Front of Yonge itself the measure is access, and it lags: 10 km to the nearest hospital, where 3.7 km is typical.

Very good or excellent health · adults, age-standardised

Front of Yonge51%

Ontario’s towns51%

Canadian towns52%

Health	Front of Yonge	Ontario	Canada
Smokers	14%	10%	12%
Life expectancy at birth	81.2	82.8	81.5
Chronic conditions (average share)	18%	17%	17%

81.2

years of life expectancy, 2022/2024

10 km

from homes to a hospital, on average

14%

of adults smoke, age-standardised

13 km

from homes to a pharmacy, on average

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Health survey51% very good or excellent health · adults, age-standardised Getting care10 km to a hospital · A pharmacy 13 km away on average The wider areaLife expectancy: women 83.3, men 79.2 Conditions and habits18% with chronic conditions · adults, age-standardised

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

Outdoors

Thousand Islands National Park reaches Front of Yonge

4.9%of the land within 10 km protected

Parks and reserves take up 4.9% of the ground within 10 km, above both Ontario’s towns (2.3%) and Canadian towns (2.3%). The 10 km around town hold 15 protected areas. One unnamed beach is mapped within 5 km.

Protected land · of the land within 10 km

Front of Yonge4.9%

Ontario’s towns2.3%

Canadian towns2.3%

Outdoors	Front of Yonge	Ontario	Canada
Protected land within 10 km	4.9%	2.3%	2.3%
Public protected areas within 10 km	2	4	4

At the edge

to Thousand Islands National Park

At the edge

to Charleston Lake Provincial Park

beach within 5 km

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Protected landof the land within 10 km Protected areas15 protected areas within 10 km · Charleston Lake Provincial Park National & provincial parksAt the edge to a national park · Thousand Islands National Park

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

HousingCost of living B⁻

Front of Yonge is a town of owners: 92% of households own their home, above Ontario’s towns and Canadian towns

$300,000median home value, 2021B⁻Cost of living Grade

15% of households spent 30% or more of their income on shelter, lower than both Ontario’s towns (22%) and Canadian towns (18%). A year’s rent came to 17% of the median household income, below Ontario’s towns (22%) and Canadian towns (20%) alike.

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

Front of Yonge$300,000

Ontario$695,000

Canadian towns$406,000

Census 2021	Front of Yonge	Ontario	Canada
Households owning their home	92%	76%	74%
Median home value, 2021	$300,000	$695,000	$406,000
Rent as a share of income	17%	22%	20%
Households spending 30%+ on shelter	15%	22%	18%

$890

monthly rent for a two-bedroom

$980

median monthly shelter cost for owners, 2021

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Owners and renters92% own their home Cost of living3.5 times household income · The median owner’s estimate, $300,000, against the median household income Renting$890 a month · The median rent at the 2021 census

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.

History

One place in Front of Yonge, at the top of the registers

1historic place

Before 1961 is when 36% of the homes went up, higher than both Ontario’s towns (22%) and Canadian towns (18%).

Historic places by designation · inside the town

Highest designations1

Other federal designations0

Provincial and local listings0

Among them

Bridge Island / Chimney Island 1814

1814

oldest construction date on the record

36%

of homes built before 1961 · Canadian towns 18%

Heritage	Front of Yonge	Ontario	Canada
Homes built before 1961	36%	22%	18%

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On the registersOne historic place inside the town Highest designations1 top designation · Bridge Island / Chimney Island Older homes36% built before 1961 · Canadian towns: 18%Questions“How many historic places does Front of Yonge 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 Front of Yonge

15pages on Front of Yonge

The big questions

SafetyB⁺Crime Severity Index 50 Housing & costB⁻Homes 3.5 × income Property pricesSchoolsA⁺One school within 3 km HealthB⁻Life expectancy 81.2 in its region Work & commuteC53% of adults in work Natural hazardsDWildfire band: low

Out and about

Outdoors4.9% of the land within 10 km protected AttractionsClimateJuly afternoons around 26°C WeatherECCC’s forecast, beside the normals

The story

Who lives hereMedian age 51.6 HistoryOne place on the heritage registers Town hallFamous people

Nearby attractions

Arthur Child Heritage Museum of the 1000 Islands and 4 more within 40 km

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

All attractions →

MuseumArthur Child Heritage Museum of the 1000 Islands34 km southwest · 30K visitors a year

Battlefield · Parks CanadaBattle of the Windmill37 km northeast

MuseumFort Wellington35 km northeast

National historic site · Parks CanadaWindmill Tower37 km northeast

MuseumFulford Place17 km northeast

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

Photo credits (5)

Arthur Child Heritage Museum of the 1000 Islands: Pierre André, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
Battle of the Windmill: Dennis G. Jarvis, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
Fort Wellington: Rbgstewart at English Wikipedia, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
Windmill Tower: Dennis G. Jarvis, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
Fulford Place: AilisNicGabhain, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons

Famous people from around Front of Yonge

No notable person born in Front of Yonge is on our list; these were born in the towns around it.

How we find them →

Conlin McCabeCanadian rower · born in Brockville · born 1990

Elizabeth CraigCanadian rower · born in Brockville · born 1957

Ben HollingsworthCanadian actor · born in Brockville · born 1984

Ben HuttonCanadian ice hockey defenceman · born in Brockville · born 1993

Tim NedowCanadian throws athlete · born in Brockville · born 1990

William Buell Richards1st Chief Justice of Canada · born in Brockville · 1815–1889

Photo credits

Conlin McCabe: bez_uk, CC BY-SA 2.0 · Ben Hutton: Bure's Triple Deke, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Tim Nedow: Frankie Fouganthin, CC BY-SA 4.0 · William Buell Richards: Frances Richards (1852-1934) (signed in the painting), Public domain

About Front of Yonge

Town in Ontario

The boundary here is Statistics Canada’s: Front of Yonge is one census subdivision in Ontario, and TownRatings describes all of it.

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

Population: 2,773 (people, 2025 estimate)
Province or territory: Ontario
Census division: Leeds and Grenville
Census subdivision: 3507017

Front of Yonge’s neighbours

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

Elizabethtown-KitleyAthensBrockvilleFront of Yonge

How the neighbours grade

Town	People	km	Overall	Cost	Safety	Health
Front of Yonge	2,773	—	B	B⁻	B⁺	B⁻
Elizabethtown-Kitley	9,886	13	B⁺	C⁺	B⁺	B⁻
Athens	3,078	15	C	B	B⁺	C⁺
Brockville	23,720	15	C	D	C⁻	B

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

Questions about Front of Yonge

Who are the people of Front of Yonge?

At the 2021 census, 5% were immigrants and 1% belonged to a visible minority (Canadian towns’ median: 15%). 4% identify as First Nations, Métis or Inuit.

What kind of homes are in Front of Yonge?

96% 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 2.4 people; 22% are one person living alone.

Has Front of Yonge grown?

Between the 2016 and 2021 censuses it fell from 2,602 to 2,595 residents (0.3% down; Canadian towns’ median grew 4.1%); Statistics Canada now estimates 2,773.

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).