Georgetownin Halton Hills, Ontario
Statistics Canada counts it in the Toronto metro area. Some 68,265 people live in this town, in Ontario.
Is Georgetown a good place to live?
A well-rated place to live, with prices to match. It is a safe place by the numbers (A). Georgetown grades A overall, better than 90% of Canadian towns, and ranks #48 of 858 in Ontario. Health is a strength (A). What counts against it is cost of living (D).
Rents here are the metro area's average, shared by every town and neighbourhood in it. Safety is the regional police service's figure, shared with its other towns. 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 Georgetown grades
Each subject compares Georgetown 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 Georgetown stand out
The 3 things Georgetown does most differently from other towns.
The data
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Georgetown.
Violent crime weighs less where Georgetown is policed than in Ontario’s towns or Canadian towns: a violent severity index of 28
Across the area its police cover, the Crime Severity Index averaged 31 over 2023–25, below both Ontario’s towns (56) and Canadian towns (67). The force’s area logs 3.6 violent incidents per 1,000 residents a year. Its police area records 18.3 property incidents per 1,000 residents a year.
Year by year · Crime Severity Index for each year
| 2023–2025 | Georgetown | Ontario | Canada |
|---|---|---|---|
| Violent Crime Severity Index | 28 | 76 | 86 |
| Crime Severity Index | 31 | 56 | 67 |
| Violent crime | 3.6 | 10.5 | 12 |
| Property crime per 1,000 | 18.3 | 30.5 | 31.2 |
Statistics Canada, Uniform Crime Reporting Survey, 2023–2025 average · Crime Severity Index, Violent Crime Severity Index, violent crime and property crime per 1,000 published for the Halton Region (Oakville/Burlington) service area, not by town
Georgetown’s grade for health: an A
The survey finds 54% of adults in very good or excellent health, higher than both Ontario’s towns (51%) and Canadian towns (52%). Life expectancy in the region is 84.9 years (86.5 for women, 83.2 for men, 2022/2024). For Georgetown itself the measure is access: 4.3 km to the nearest hospital, much like the typical 3.7 km. Figures for health survey and life expectancy are published for the Halton Regional Health Unit as a whole, not for Georgetown alone.
Very good or excellent health · adults, age-standardised
| Health | Georgetown | Ontario | Canada |
|---|---|---|---|
| Life expectancy at birth | 84.9 | 82.8 | 81.5 |
| Chronic conditions (average share) | 15% | 17% | 17% |
| Very good or excellent health | 54% | 51% | 52% |
| Smokers | 10% | 10% | 12% |
Statistics Canada, Canadian Community Health Survey 2023/2024 and life expectancy 2022/2024; Open Database of Healthcare Facilities
6 school boards overlap in Georgetown, covering Ontario’s four systems
Results are mixed: 22 of 43 schools above the middle in Ontario, 8 below it. Bishop Paul Francis Reding Catholic Secondary School is the biggest, at 2,660 students. Counting a 3 km margin, Georgetown has 40 elementary schools and 4 secondary schools, for 22,165 students. Schooling in French is on offer at 3 of 44; in Ontario, one in ten schools teach in it.
| School | Level | Students | System |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bruce Trail Public School Middle fifth in OntarioLargest elementary schoolElementary · Grades JK–8 | Elementary · Grades JK–8 | 955 | English public |
| Bishop Paul Francis Reding Catholic Secondary School CatholicLargest secondary schoolSecondary · Grades 9–12 | Secondary · Grades 9–12 | 2,660 | English Catholic |
| ÉÉC du Sacré-Coeur-Georgetown FrenchTeaches in FrenchElementary · Grades JK–8 | Elementary · Grades JK–8 | 95 | French Catholic |
| École élémentaire Dyane-Adam FrenchResults in the top fifth in OntarioElementary · Grades JK–8 | Elementary · Grades JK–8 | 155 | French public |
Schools by system · Schools within 3 km
| Schools within 3 km | Georgetown | Ontario | Canada |
|---|---|---|---|
| School boards | 6 | 4 | 3 |
Provincial school lists and results, 2024-25
Most households in Georgetown own their home: 85%, more than in Ontario’s towns or across Canadian towns
Rent as a share of income and monthly rent for a two-bedroom for the Toronto metro area
The median home value was $900,000, above Ontario’s towns ($695,000) and Canadian towns ($406,000) alike. A year’s rent came to 19% of the median household income, lower than Ontario’s towns (22%) and near Canadian towns (20%).
What homes were worth · The median owner’s estimate at the 2021 census
| Census 2021 | Georgetown | Ontario | Canada |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median home value, 2021 | $900,000 | $695,000 | $406,000 |
| Households owning their home | 85% | 76% | 74% |
| Rent as a share of income | 19% | 22% | 20% |
| Households spending 30%+ on shelter | 19% | 22% | 18% |
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.
Georgetown is on Canada’s flood inventory: 16 listed, led by Conservation Halton
Radon is lower than usual: 4.1% of tested homes in the survey area topped the guideline, against 6.6% for the typical town. For earthquakes Georgetown is middling, $0.025 a year per $1,000 against $0.030 for the typical town.
Radon tests above the guideline · share of tested homes, 200 Bq/m³
| Hazards | Georgetown | Ontario | Canada |
|---|---|---|---|
| Radon tests above the guideline | 4.1% | 4% | 6.6% |
| Earthquake loss per $1,000 of buildings a year | $0.025 | $0.043 | $0.030 |
NRCan seismic risk model and burned areas, Health Canada radon survey, the Flood Hazard Map Inventory
Trips to work from Georgetown take longer than from Ontario’s towns or Canadian towns: 31 min on average
The car carried 93% of commuters at the census.
How working residents got to work · census 2021
| Census 2021 | Georgetown | Ontario | Canada |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average trip | 31 min | 29 min | 26 min |
| Car or van | 93% | 88% | 89% |
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.
Georgetown has warmer summers than Ontario’s towns or Canadian towns: July afternoons reach 27.4°C
For the wettest month, look to June: 81 mm on average. Some 115 cm of snow falls in a typical year, lower than both Ontario’s towns (146 cm) and Canadian towns (141 cm). Most of the snow comes in January, about 32 cm. On a January night, the temperature in Georgetown falls to about −8.9°C.
Average high by season · ECCC normals, 1991–2020
| Normals, 1991–2020 | Georgetown | 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))
What November brings in Georgetown: freezing at night, 8°C by day
Over the year, July is warmest at 27°C by day and January coldest at −9°C by night. Into December, the normals move to 2°C and −5°C. Rain and snow over a typical November come to 72 mm. Hour-by-hour figures come from ECCC’s Halton Hills forecast, on the Weather page.
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
Council seats in Georgetown are spread thin, 6,210 residents each, more than in 87% of Ontario municipalities
Georgetown sends one MPP (Member of Provincial Parliament, at Queen’s Park in Toronto) to the Legislative Assembly of Ontario from Wellington—Halton Hills, though no open record we can reuse gives the name.
| Turnout | Georgetown | Ontario | Canada |
|---|---|---|---|
| Municipal election, 2022 | 28% | 31% | 31% |
Wikidata, MAMH, MMAH, Statistics Canada
At 5.5 loans per person served, Halton Hills Public Library lends more than three in four Ontario’s town libraries
From 3 branches, Halton Hills Public Library serves 62,951 people.
Provincial library statistics, OpenStreetMap, the CRA and Statistics Canada
Georgetown has fewer older residents than Ontario’s towns or Canadian towns: 15% are 65 or over
17% of residents are children under 15. Visible minorities make up 14% of the population, below Ontario’s towns (26%) and Canadian towns (15%) alike.
Ages · Share of residents in each age group, Census 2021
Schooling · Highest qualification, residents 15 and over
Women and men · all residents
Women make up 50.3% of Georgetown
31,635 women and 31,310 men at the 2021 census; across Canada, women are 50.9%.
| Georgetown | Ontario | Canada | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 17% | 15% | 16% |
| 15 to 64 | 68% | 65% | 64% |
| 65+ | 15% | 19% | 19% |
| No certificate, diploma or degree | 14% | 15% | 16% |
| Postsecondary qualification | 57% | 56% | 56% |
Statistics Canada, Census 2021; Ontario and Canada: medians of towns of 2,500+
6 mapped walking routes pass Georgetown
Within 10 km, the count of public protected areas is 13, higher than both Ontario’s towns (4) and Canadian towns (4). The nearest provincial park, Forks of the Credit Provincial Park, is 7.8 km away. The largest named area nearby is Brampton Natural Heritage System, 1,126 ha, 1.7 km away.
Protected land · of the land within 10 km
| Outdoors | Georgetown | Ontario | Canada |
|---|---|---|---|
| Public protected areas within 10 km | 13 | 4 | 4 |
| Protected land within 10 km | 1.8% | 2.3% | 2.3% |
Canadian Protected and Conserved Areas Database (CPCAD), OpenStreetMap routes and beaches
2 historic places on the heritage registers in Georgetown
The list takes in a provincial or municipal listing and a heritage railway station. VIA Rail/Canadian National Railways Station, Georgetown, Ontario, begun in 1855, is the oldest by its record. Homes from before 1961 make up 20% of the stock, between Ontario’s towns (22%) and Canadian towns (18%).
Historic places by designation · inside the town
| Heritage | Georgetown | Ontario | Canada |
|---|---|---|---|
| Homes built before 1961 | 20% | 22% | 18% |
Canadian Register of Historic Places, Directory of Federal Heritage Designations, Québec’s Répertoire du patrimoine culturel, Wikidata; Census 2021 homes by period
Everything we know about Georgetown
Chudleigh's Farm and 11 more in and around Georgetown
From museums to parks and historic sites: Georgetown’s places to visit and those just beyond its edge, most famous first.
Famous people from Georgetown
39 notable people were born in Georgetown.
Photo credits
Marcelo Flores: TheSoccerBoy, CC BY 4.0 · Robert Maillet: Tabercil, CC BY-SA 2.0 · Jason Dickinson: TheAHL, CC BY 2.0 · Sarah Fillier: Rh723, CC BY 4.0 · Tatiana Flores: Josuemtz2004, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Bob Goldham: Detroit Red Wings / NHL, Public domain
About Georgetown
Town in Ontario
Georgetown is a municipality in Ontario, read by TownRatings as Statistics Canada draws it: one census subdivision, so its figures cover the whole municipality.
Statistics Canada: population estimates 2025 (17-10-0155), Census of Population 2021, 2021 census boundaries.
- Population
- 68,265 (people, 2025 estimate)
- Province or territory
- Ontario
- Census division
- Halton
- Metro area
- Toronto
- Census subdivision
- 3524015
Georgetown’s neighbours
The nearest places of 1,000 or more. Statistics Canada
| Town | People | km | Overall | Cost | Safety | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Georgetown | 68,265 | — | A | D | A | A |
| Creditview | 5,598 | 8.9 | B | D | B | B+ |
| Alloa | 29,669 | 9.6 | B | D | B | B+ |
| Spring Valley | 12,564 | 9.7 | B | C− | B | A− |
| Mount Pleasant North | 10,103 | 9.9 | B | C− | B | B+ |
| Mount Pleasant Village | 19,719 | 10 | B | C− | B | A− |
| New Springbrook | 12,804 | 11 | B+ | C− | B | B+ |
People: Statistics Canada, Census 2021. Distances: centre to centre.
Questions about Georgetown
What kind of homes are in Georgetown?
Single-detached houses make up 73% of the homes here, where Canadian towns sit at 64%; 4% are in high-rise apartments. 18% of households are one person, and the average is 2.9.
Has Georgetown grown?
Yes: the census counted 61,161 in 2016 and 62,951 in 2021, a rise of 2.9%, against 4.1% for the median of Canadian towns. The 2025 estimate is 68,265.
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).