Haliburton Villagein Dysart et al, Ontario

TownGrade

C⁺

#1,631 of 2,556

Some 8,100 people live in this town, in Ontario. It lies in Haliburton.

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Photo: P199 · CC BY-SA 3.0

Population

8,100

people, 2025 estimate

Median age

59.2

years · Ontario’s towns: 46.8

Postsecondary

55%

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 Haliburton Village a good place to live?

Haliburton Village’s grades pull in different directions. With a C+ overall, Haliburton Village sits #602 of 858 in Ontario. It comes out better than 40% of Canadian towns. Where it falls short is cost of living (C−). Recorded crime is low (A−). The rest of its grades are middling: B for schools and C+ for jobs & income.

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. Crime here is counted against the people who live here, but many visitors or second-home owners add to it, so the rate per resident runs higher than residents' own risk. 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⁻Hazard risk A⁻SafetyWeakestC⁻Cost of living C⁻Walkability

How Haliburton Village grades

Each subject compares Haliburton Village 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

Cost of livingHomes are among the least affordable for local incomesC⁻Open →Hazard riskBetter than most of the towns comparedA⁻Open →SafetyGraded on crime per residentA⁻Open →WalkabilityMost errands need a carC⁻Open →HealthBelow the middle of the towns comparedC⁺Open →SchoolsGraded on exam and test resultsBOpen →Jobs & incomeClose to the middle of the towns comparedC⁺Open →

How TownRatings grades Canadian towns →

What makes Haliburton Village stand out

The 3 things Haliburton Village does most differently from other towns.

Picked automatically from the data

Residents 65 and over

Who lives here

36% are 65 or over

Midway across Canadian towns: 19%

Statistics Canada, Census 2021

Home value ÷ household income

Housing

7.7 times household income

The middle of Canadian towns: 4.7 times

Median owner’s estimate $600,000, Census 2021; income for 2020.

Population growth, 2016 to 2021

Growth

+14% more people than in 2016

Where the typical figure for Canadian towns is 4%

Statistics Canada, Census 2016 and 2021

The data

Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Haliburton Village.

HousingCost of living C⁻

Measured against local pay, Haliburton Village costs more to live in than four in five Canadian towns

$600,000median home value, 2021C⁻Cost of living Grade

85% of households own their home, above both Ontario’s towns (76%) and Canadian towns (74%). Shelter took 30% or more of income for 17% 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

Haliburton Village$600,000

Ontario$695,000

Canadian towns$406,000

Census 2021	Haliburton Village	Ontario	Canada
Households owning their home	85%	76%	74%
Households spending 30%+ on shelter	17%	22%	18%
Rent as a share of income	19%	22%	20%

$900

monthly rent for a two-bedroom

$880

median monthly shelter cost for owners, 2021

Full pageHaliburton Village’s cost of living pageOpen the full Cost of living page

Cost of living7.7 times household income · The median owner’s estimate, $600,000, against the median household income Renting$900 a month · The median rent at the 2021 census Owners and renters85% own their home

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.

Natural hazardsHazard risk A⁻

Flood mapping exists for Haliburton Village: 2 on record, latest by County of Haliburton

Lowwildfire bandA⁻Hazard risk Grade

Source area for radon tests: the Haliburton, Kawartha, Pine Ridge District Heal health region

Haliburton Village’s survey area, 6.1% over the radon guideline, is close to the typical town’s 6.6%. For earthquakes Haliburton Village is middling, $0.021 a year per $1,000 against $0.030 for the typical town.

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

Haliburton Village6.1%

Ontario’s towns4%

Canadian towns6.6%

Hazards	Haliburton Village	Ontario	Canada
Radon tests above the guideline	6.1%	4%	6.6%
Earthquake loss per $1,000 of buildings a year	$0.021	$0.043	$0.030

$0.021

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

Low

wildfire band

24 km

to the nearest land burned since 1986

flood studies on the national inventory

Full pageHaliburton Village’s flood & hazards pageOpen the full Flood & hazards page

Flood2 flood studies on record WildfireLow wildfire band · No land burned within 25 km since 1986 Earthquakes$0.021 a year per $1,000 · Canadian towns: $0.030 Radon6.1% 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

SafetySafety A⁻

The force covering Haliburton Village records less serious violence than Ontario’s towns or Canadian towns, at 50

45Crime Severity Index

Across the area its police cover, the Crime Severity Index averaged 45 over 2023–25, lower than both Ontario’s towns (56) and Canadian towns (67). Thefts, break-ins and damage add up to 16.7 per 1,000 residents a year where it is policed. Where it is policed, 9.7 violent incidents per 1,000 residents are recorded each year.

Year by year · Crime Severity Index for each year

202349

202441

202544

2023–2025	Haliburton Village	Ontario	Canada
Property crime per 1,000	16.7	30.5	31.2
Violent Crime Severity Index	50	76	86
Crime Severity Index	45	56	67

non-violent Crime Severity Index

46%

of incidents cleared, 2023–25

Full pageHaliburton Village’s safety reportOpen the full Safety report

Safety45 Crime Severity Index · The index weighs each crime Haliburton Village’s police recorded by how serious it is.Questions“Is Haliburton Village safe?”

Statistics Canada, Uniform Crime Reporting Survey, 2023–2025 average · Data for Crime Severity Index, Violent Crime Severity Index, violent crime and property crime per 1,000 covers the Haliburton Highlands detachment area

Climate

Winter nights bite in Haliburton Village: January lows of −16.0°C, colder than Ontario’s towns or Canadian towns

25.3°CJuly afternoons

Expect July highs of around 25.3°C in Haliburton Village. Frost comes on 187 days a year, above both Ontario’s towns (139) and Canadian towns (159). The frost-free season runs from 31 May to 18 September, 108 days. Snow peaks in January: 67 cm in a normal year.

Average high by season · ECCC normals, 1991–2020

Winter−2.5°C

Spring10.6°C

Summer24.3°C

Autumn12.7°C

Normals, 1991–2020	Haliburton Village	Ontario	Canada
Snowfall a year	278 cm	146 cm	141 cm
Days with frost a year	187	139	159
January night low	−16.0°C	−9.1°C	−13.5°C
Precipitation a year	1,106 mm	902 mm	883 mm

278 cm

of snow a year

187

days with frost a year

108

frost-free days, 31 May to 18 Sep

147

days with precipitation a year

Full pageHaliburton Village’s climate pageOpen the full Climate page

The yearJuly highs 25.3°C, January lows −16.0°C Rain and snow1,106 mm a year · Canadian towns: 883 mm Snow278 cm of snow a year Weather station6.6 km to the station · Haliburton

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

Who lives here

Visible minorities make up less of Haliburton Village than of Ontario’s towns or Canadian towns: 1.8%

59.2median age

First Nations, Métis and Inuit people make up 3.6% of residents, above Ontario’s towns (1.6%) and Canadian towns (2.8%) alike. Immigrants make up 7.8% of residents, about level with Ontario’s towns (7.6%) and above Canadian towns (6.4%).

Haliburton VillageOntarioCanada

OntarioCanada

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

36%

Schooling · Highest qualification, residents 15 and over

No certificate, diploma or degree15%

Postsecondary qualification55%

Women and men · all residents

Women make up 50.4% of Haliburton Village

Here the census found 3,620 women and 3,565 men; across Canada the share of women is 50.9%.

Who lives in Haliburton Village
	Haliburton Village	Ontario	Canada
Under 15	9.1%	15%	16%
15 to 64	55%	65%	64%
65+	36%	19%	19%
No certificate, diploma or degree	15%	15%	16%
Postsecondary qualification	55%	56%	56%

Full pageHaliburton Village’s Who lives here pageOpen the full Who lives here page

Immigrants8% are immigrants · 2% belong to a visible minority Ages59.2 median age · 36% are 65 or over Households3,345 households · 2.1 people per household English and French6% speak both · 0% speak French but not English

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

HealthHealth C⁺

18% of adults smoke in the health region around Haliburton Village, against 12% for the typical Canadian town

49%very good or excellent healthC⁺Health Grade

Measured across the Haliburton, Kawartha, Pine Ridge District Health Unit: health survey and life expectancy

The survey finds nearly half of adults in very good or excellent health, lower than both Ontario’s towns (51%) and Canadian towns (52%). A baby born in the region can expect 81.0 years, 83.0 for a girl and 79.0 for a boy (2022/2024). What sets Haliburton Village apart within its region is a longer trip to hospital, 8.9 km for the average resident (3.7 km typical).

Very good or excellent health · adults, age-standardised

Haliburton Village49%

Ontario’s towns51%

Canadian towns52%

Health	Haliburton Village	Ontario	Canada
Smokers	18%	10%	12%
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

8.9 km

from homes to a hospital, on average

18%

of adults smoke, age-standardised

6.7 km

from homes to a pharmacy, on average

Full pageHaliburton Village’s health pageOpen the full Health page

Health survey49% very good or excellent health · adults, age-standardised Getting care8.9 km to a hospital · A pharmacy 6.7 km away on average The wider areaLife expectancy: women 83.0, men 79.0 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

SchoolsSchools B

Haliburton Village gets a B for schools

4schools within 3 kmBSchools Grade

From the town centre, high school starts 5.3 km away, above both Ontario’s towns (1.2 km) and Canadian towns (1.2 km). Results have climbed at 3 of 4 schools over three years. Counting a 3 km margin, Haliburton Village has 3 elementary schools and 1 secondary school, for 1,185 students.

School	Level	Students	System
J Douglas Hodgson Elementary School Middle fifth in OntarioLargest elementary schoolElementary · Grades 1–8	Elementary · Grades 1–8	330	English public
Haliburton Highland Secondary School Fourth fifth in OntarioLargest secondary schoolSecondary · Grades 9–12	Secondary · Grades 9–12	490	English public

See all 4 schools →

Schools within 3 km	Haliburton Village	Ontario	Canada
Nearest elementary school	5.7 km	0.5 km	0.5 km
Nearest secondary school	5.3 km	1.2 km	1.2 km

1,185

students at the schools within 3 km, 2024-25

5.3 km

to the nearest secondary school

5.7 km

to the nearest elementary school

Full pageHaliburton Village’s schools pageOpen the full Schools page

Every school4 schools within 3 km · 3 elementary schools and 1 secondary school Results0 of 4 in the top two fifths · of the schools with results, placed against every school in Ontario Language0 of 4 teach in French · 10% of schools in Ontario Questions“What schools are there in Haliburton Village?”

Provincial school lists and results, 2024-25

Work & commuteJobs & income C⁺

Commuters in Haliburton Village have a short way to work, 23 min on average, less than in Ontario’s towns and Canadian towns

4%walk, cycle or take transit

92% of commuters drove, above both Ontario’s towns (88%) and Canadian towns (89%).

How working residents got to work · census 2021

Car or van92%

Walk4%

Census 2021	Haliburton Village	Ontario	Canada
Average trip	23 min	29 min	26 min
Car or van	92%	88%	89%

$78,000

median household income, 2020

21%

worked from home, May 2021

75%

of commuters work inside the municipality

Full pageHaliburton Village’s work & commute pageOpen the full Work & commute page

UnemploymentOf the labour force · Canadian towns: 9.9%Getting to work4% walk, cycle or take transit Where people commute to145 commuters · The biggest flow out: to Minden Hills

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.

Weather

A normal November in Haliburton Village runs from −4°C to 5°C

5°Ca normal November afternoon

Looking ahead to December, expect highs near −1°C and lows near −10°C. About 33 cm of snow falls in a normal November. Expect about 103 mm of rain and snow over November. Hour-by-hour figures come from ECCC’s Haliburton forecast, on the Weather page.

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

November5°C

December−1°C

January−4°C

February−2°C

Season	High	Low	Rain and snow
Winter	−3°C	−14°C	264 mm
Spring	11°C	−3°C	254 mm
Summer	24°C	11°C	284 mm
Autumn	13°C	2°C	304 mm

−4°C

a normal November night

103 mm

of rain and snow in a normal November

Full pageHaliburton Village’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 (Haliburton); the forecast is on the Weather page

Town hall

Haliburton Village’s MP is Jamie Schmale (Conservative Party of Canada), for Haliburton—Kawartha Lakes

Haliburton—Kawartha Lakes—Brock is the riding Haliburton Village votes in for the Legislative Assembly of Ontario, and its MPP (Member of Provincial Parliament, at Queen’s Park in Toronto) isn’t named here because no open list records the members.

Turnout	Haliburton Village	Ontario	Canada
Municipal election, 2022	31%	31%	31%

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

Who runs itMunicipality council seats7

Wikidata, MAMH, MMAH, Statistics Canada

Library & civic lifeCivic life grade B⁻

Haliburton Village’s public library is Haliburton County Public Library - Dysart Branch

It sits 4.1 km from the centre of Haliburton Village.

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

The libraries1 Libraries Places to belong3.3 charities per 1,000 residents

Provincial library statistics, OpenStreetMap, the CRA and Statistics Canada

Outdoors

Step out of Haliburton Village into Algonquin Provincial Park

4.1%of the land within 10 km protected

Georgian Bay Islands National Park is the closest national park, 97 km from town. The protected share within 10 km is 4.1%, where a typical Canadian town has 2.3%. 9 beaches are mapped within 5 km, the nearest Eagle Lake Beach.

Protected land · of the land within 10 km

Haliburton Village4.1%

Ontario’s towns2.3%

Canadian towns2.3%

Outdoors	Haliburton Village	Ontario	Canada
Protected land within 10 km	4.1%	2.3%	2.3%
Public protected areas within 10 km	4	4	4

97 km

to Georgian Bay Islands National Park

At the edge

to Algonquin Provincial Park

beaches within 5 km

Full pageHaliburton Village’s outdoors pageOpen the full Outdoors page

Protected landof the land within 10 km Protected areas6 protected areas within 10 km · Algonquin Provincial Park National & provincial parks97 km to a national park · Georgian Bay Islands National Park

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

Keep exploring

Everything we know about Haliburton Village

15pages on Haliburton Village

The big questions

SafetyA⁻Crime Severity Index 45 Housing & costC⁻Homes 7.7 × income Property pricesSchoolsB4 schools within 3 km HealthC⁺Life expectancy 81 in its region Work & commuteC⁺45% of adults in work Natural hazardsA⁻Wildfire band: low

Out and about

Outdoors4.1% of the land within 10 km protected AttractionsClimateJuly afternoons around 25°C WeatherECCC’s forecast, beside the normals

The story

Who lives hereMedian age 59.2 HistoryTown hallFamous people

Nearby attractions

Haliburton Sculpture Forest and 8 more in and around Haliburton Village

From museums to parks and historic sites: Haliburton Village’s places to visit and those just beyond its edge, most famous first.

All attractions →

Art galleryHaliburton Sculpture Forestin town Historic siteHistoric siteAvro Canada CF-100 Mk 5 Canuckin town Historic siteHistoric siteCanadian National 2616 Steam Trainin town Art galleryArt galleryCorner Galleryin town AttractionAttractionHaliburton Forest Wolf Centrein town AttractionAttractionHaliburton Forest and Wild Life Reserve Ltd.in town

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

Photo credits (1)

Haliburton Sculpture Forest: Fakeman73, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons

Famous people from Haliburton Village

5 notable people were born in Haliburton Village.

See all 5 →

Matt DucheneCanadian ice hockey player · born 1991

Bernie NichollsCanadian ice hockey player · born 1961

Ron StackhouseCanadian ice hockey player · born 1949

Chris HodgsonCanadian politician · born 1962

Ronald Glen HodgsonCanadian politician · 1926–1996

Photo credits

Matt Duchene: Lisa Gansky from New York, NY, USA, CC BY-SA 2.0 · Bernie Nicholls: Horge, CC BY 3.0 · Ron Stackhouse: Michael Miller, CC BY-SA 3.0

About Haliburton Village

Town in Ontario

TownRatings counts Haliburton Village 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: 8,100 (people, 2025 estimate)
Province or territory: Ontario
Census division: Haliburton
Census subdivision: 3546024

Haliburton Village’s neighbours

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

Highlands EastHaliburton Village

How the neighbours grade

Town	People	km	Overall	Cost	Safety	Health
Haliburton Village	8,100	—	C⁺	C⁻	A⁻	C⁺
Highlands East	4,372	18	D⁻	D	A⁻	C

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

Questions about Haliburton Village

Is Haliburton Village growing?

It added people: 6,280 in 2016, 7,182 in 2021, 14.4% more, where the middle of Canadian towns grew 4.1%. Statistics Canada’s 2025 estimate is 8,100.

Who are the people of Haliburton Village?

At the 2021 census, 8% were immigrants and 2% belonged to a visible minority (Canadian towns’ median: 15%). 4% identify as First Nations, Métis or Inuit.

What kind of homes are in Haliburton Village?

90% 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 2.1 people; 31% are one person living alone.

Is Haliburton Village a young town or an old one?

59.2 is the median age, 45.2 the median among Canadian towns; 36% of residents are 65 or over and 9% under 15.

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).