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Renting in Blakeley eats 36% of household income, more than in Ontario’s towns and across Canadian towns

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

The median home value was $552,000, below Ontario’s towns ($695,000) but above Canadian towns ($406,000).

Fewer commuters in Blakeley drive than in Ontario’s towns or across Canadian towns: 75%

Commutes averaged 29 min, close to Ontario’s towns (29 min) and above Canadian towns (26 min).

Blakeley’s schools belong to 4 boards that cover the same streets

The largest is Cathedral High School, with 1,650 students. 26 of 37 schools with results score below the middle in Ontario. Over three years, results rose at 25 of its 37 tested schools. Taken together, Blakeley and its 3 km edge hold 35 elementary schools, 5 secondary schools and 1 alternative or adult school for 18,595 students.

Wildfire low, radon 5%: how Blakeley stands on hazards

Shaking is about as much of a worry in Blakeley as in most places, at $0.044 a year per $1,000 of building value ($0.030 typical). No flood study for Blakeley is on the national inventory.

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

The thermometer drops below freezing on 98 days a year, lower than both Ontario’s towns (139) and Canadian towns (159). Snow peaks in January: 32 cm in a normal year. ECCC’s nearest full record is at Burlington Piers, 6.9 km off.

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

Shared with the rest of the City of Hamilton Health Unit: health survey and life expectancy

Smokers make up 13% of the region’s adults, above Ontario’s towns (10%) and Canadian towns (12%) alike. The region’s 2022/2024 life expectancy is 81.2, with women at 83.5 and men at 79.0. For Blakeley itself the measure is access, and it scores well: 0.4 km to the nearest hospital, where 3.7 km is typical.

A younger town: only 15% of people in Blakeley are 65 or over, fewer than in Ontario’s towns and across Canadian towns

16% are under 15, in line with Ontario’s towns (15%) and Canadian towns (16%). Visible minorities make up 19% of the population, lower than Ontario’s towns (26%) yet higher than Canadian towns (15%).

Blakeley in November: highs near 8°C, lows near 3°C

Snow is normal by November, about 9 cm over the month. November normally sees 78 mm of precipitation. Normal highs peak at 26°C in July; nights bottom out at −6°C in January. Hour-by-hour figures come from ECCC’s Hamilton forecast, on the Weather page.

Aslam Rana (Liberal Party of Canada) represents Blakeley in Ottawa as MP for Hamilton Centre

71 of the 122 MPs from Ontario belong to the Liberal Party of Canada.

Blakeley has no public library of its own; the nearest is Hamilton Public Library - Concession Branch, 1.3 km away

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

Blakeley earns a B− for safety

The index for the force that serves it came to 66, higher than Ontario’s towns (56) and near Canadian towns (67). For violence alone, its police area’s index was 86, about level with Canadian towns (86) and above Ontario’s towns (76). Blakeley doesn’t get its own Crime Severity Index, Violent Crime Severity Index, violent crime and property crime per 1,000 figures; the ones here come from the Hamilton service area.

The nearest provincial park to Blakeley is Bronte Creek Provincial Park, 18 km away

Rouge National Urban Park is the closest national park, 83 km from town. The protected share within 10 km is 4.1%, where a typical Canadian town has 2.3%. The largest is Windermere Basin Park: 39 ha, 4.3 km from the edge of town. For walks, the Bruce Trail - Iroquoia section runs within 2 km.

In Blakeley, 64% of homes go back before 1961