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Rent takes more of local pay in Beasley than in Ontario’s towns or Canadian towns: 42% of household income

Measured across the Hamilton metro area: rent as a share of income and monthly rent for a two-bedroom

34% of households spent 30% or more of their income on shelter, above both Ontario’s towns (22%) and Canadian towns (18%). The median home value was $500,000, between Ontario’s towns ($695,000) and Canadian towns ($406,000).

Beasley ranks among the lowest-earning Canadian towns by household income

Commutes averaged 30 min, about level with Ontario’s towns (29 min) and above Canadian towns (26 min).

Hazards in Beasley: wildfire low, radon over the guideline in 5% of tested homes

Seismic risk in Beasley sits near the middle: $0.044 of expected damage per $1,000 of buildings a year, the typical town $0.030. No flood study for Beasley is on the national inventory. Nobody publishes earthquake risk for Beasley alone, so this card uses the figure for the city of Hamilton.

Beasley has milder winters than Ontario’s towns or Canadian towns: January lows of −6.3°C

There are 98 days of frost in a typical year, lower than both Ontario’s towns (139) and Canadian towns (159). Snow peaks in January: 32 cm in a normal year. July afternoons in Beasley average 25.5°C.

Very good or excellent health for 53% of adults in Beasley’s health region

The region has more smokers than Ontario, 13% of adults to 11%. Women in the region live to 83.5 and men to 79.0, 81.2 years taken together (2022/2024). Closer to home, a hospital is just 0.4 km from the average resident of Beasley, nearer than the usual 3.7 km. Beasley shares its health survey and life expectancy numbers with the rest of the City of Hamilton Health Unit.

English or French, public or Catholic: Beasley’s schools come under 4 boards

Results have climbed at 21 of 26 schools over three years. Of the 26 with results, 16 sit in the lower two fifths in Ontario. Cathedral High School is the biggest, at 1,650 students. In French: 3 of the 30 schools, where in Ontario the share is 10%.

More of Beasley belongs to a visible minority than Ontario’s towns or Canadian towns: 44%

One measure of family life: 13% of residents are under 15. People 65 and over make up 13% of the town. Also worth knowing: 3.8% of residents have an Indigenous identity, above both Ontario’s towns (1.6%) and Canadian towns (2.8%).

Expect November days around 8°C in Beasley, nights around 3°C

Snow is normal by November, about 9 cm over the month. A normal November brings 78 mm of rain and snow. Normal highs peak at 26°C in July; nights bottom out at −6°C in January. For today and the week ahead, the Weather page carries ECCC’s Hamilton forecast.

Aslam Rana (Liberal Party of Canada) holds Hamilton Centre, the riding that includes Beasley

Across Ontario, 71 of the 122 MPs sit with the Liberal Party of Canada.

The nearest public library to Beasley is Brock Township Public Library - Beaverton Branch, 0.7 km away

Beasley is served by Hamilton public library, the library of all of Hamilton, so the figures here are the city’s, for 592,000 people.

Beasley gets a B− for safety

The index for the force that serves it came to 66, above Ontario’s towns (56) and close to Canadian towns (67). For violence alone, its police area’s index was 86, higher than Ontario’s towns (76) and near Canadian towns (86).

From Beasley, Bronte Creek Provincial Park is the nearest provincial park (17 km)

Out to 10 km from the town’s edge, 5.1% of the land is protected; 2.3% is typical for a Canadian town. Windermere Basin Park (39 ha) is the biggest, 5.7 km from town. For walks, the Bruce Trail - Iroquoia section runs within 2 km. The nearest national park is Rouge National Urban Park, 83 km away.

An older town: 43% of Beasley’s homes predate 1961

Go back to 1873 and you reach Christ's Church Cathedral, the oldest of them. On the registers the town counts 3 historic places, 2 at the top. The record has a provincial or municipal listing.