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4,053 people live in this neighbourhood in Hamilton. It is one of the 106 neighbourhoods that make up Hamilton.

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Photo: JFVoll · CC BY-SA 4.0

Population

4,053

people, Census 2021

Median age

years · Ontario’s towns: 46.8

Postsecondary

57%

of residents 15 and over hold a postsecondary certificate, diploma or degree · Canadian towns: 56%

Walk, cycle, transit

15%

walk, cycle or take transit to work · Canadian towns: 8%

TownGrade

C⁺

#1,649 of 2,556

Is Centremount a good place to live?

Centremount’s lowest grade is for cost of living (D−). Jobs & income is weaker too (C). Getting around on foot or by bus is easy (A+). The overall grade comes out at C+, better than 40% of Canadian towns. In the ranking it comes #610 of 858 in Ontario. The rest of its grades are middling: B− for safety, B for schools and B for health.

Rents here are the metro area's average, shared by every town and neighbourhood in it. Safety less sure: this is the whole city's figure, because the city doesn't publish open neighbourhood crime rates. 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⁺WalkabilityWeakestD⁻Cost of living

What makes Centremount stand out

The 3 things Centremount does most differently from other towns.

Picked automatically from the data

Walkability

Better than 99%

of Canadian towns on walkability

Its walkability grade: A+.

Home value ÷ household income

Housing

8.5 times household income

The middle of Canadian towns: 4.7 times

Median owner’s estimate $700,000, Census 2021; income for 2020.

Cost of living

Behind 96%

of Canadian towns on cost of living

Its cost of living grade: D−.

How Centremount grades

Each subject compares Centremount 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

WalkabilityGraded on how easily people get around without a carA⁺Open →Cost of livingHomes are among the least affordable for local incomesD⁻Open →Jobs & incomeBehind most towns comparedCOpen →Hazard riskBased on earthquake losses and radon in homes; a high wildfire risk can pull it downB⁺Open →HealthResidents are healthier than in most townsBOpen →SchoolsAhead of most towns comparedBOpen →SafetyAbout average among the towns comparedB⁻Open →

How TownRatings grades Canadian towns →

Nearby attractions

Auchmar and 35 more in and around Centremount

Museums, historic sites, parks, gardens and days out in and near Centremount, the best known first.

All attractions →

National historic siteAuchmarin town

Historic ship · Parks CanadaHMCS Haida3.5 km outside town, to the north

MuseumDundurn Castle2.8 km outside town, to the northwest

CathedralCathedral Basilica of Christ the King2.3 km outside town, to the northwest

WaterfallChedoke Falls1.5 km outside town, to the west

Art galleryArt Gallery of Hamilton1.4 km outside town, to the north

Places: © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL) · Wikidata · ODCAF · federal and Québec heritage registers · CPCAD

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

Photo credits (6)

Auchmar: JFVoll, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
HMCS Haida: Balcer~commonswiki, CC BY 2.5, Wikimedia Commons
Dundurn Castle: Nhl4hamilton (Rick Cordeiro), Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
Cathedral Basilica of Christ the King: Jfvoll, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
Chedoke Falls: Nhl4hamilton | Chit-Chat, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
Art Gallery of Hamilton: MeganAGH, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons

The data

Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Centremount.

HousingCost of living D⁻

Home ownership in Centremount, 63%, runs below Ontario’s towns and Canadian towns

Just over a fifth of households spent 30% or more of their income on shelter, near Ontario’s towns (22%) and higher than Canadian towns (18%). A year’s rent came to nearly a quarter of the median household income, above both Ontario’s towns (22%) and Canadian towns (20%). Behind rent as a share of income and monthly rent for a two-bedroom sits data gathered across the Hamilton metro area, with Centremount one part of it.

$700,000median home value, 2021D⁻Cost of living Grade

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

Centremount$700,000

Ontario$695,000

Canadian towns$406,000

Census 2021	Centremount	Ontario	Canada
Households owning their home	63%	76%	74%
Rent as a share of income	24%	22%	20%
Households spending 30%+ on shelter	22%	22%	18%

$1,659

monthly rent for a two-bedroom

Full pageCentremount’s cost of living pageOpen the full Cost of living page

Owners and renters63% own their home Cost of living8.5 times household income · The median owner’s estimate, $700,000, against the median household income Renting$1,659 a month · A two-bedroom apartment, CMHC’s survey

Statistics Canada, Census 2021; CMHC Rental Market Survey via Statistics Canada · These are 2021 census values, as owners judged them, set against household income in 2020.

Work & commuteJobs & income C

Fewer commuters in Centremount drive than in Ontario’s towns or across Canadian towns: 80%

The average trip to work took 29 min, close to Ontario’s towns (29 min) and above Canadian towns (26 min).

15%walk, cycle or take transit

How working residents got to work · census 2021

Car or van80%

Public transit11%

Walk5%

Census 2021	Centremount	Ontario	Canada
Car or van	80%	88%	89%
Average trip	29 min	29 min	26 min

$82,500

median household income, 2020

25%

worked from home, May 2021

77%

of commuters work inside the municipality

Full pageCentremount’s work & commute pageOpen the full Work & commute page

Getting to work15% walk, cycle or take transit Unemployment13% unemployed · Of the labour force · Canadian towns: 9.9%

Statistics Canada, Census 2021 (labour and commuting) · These are May 2021 figures, gathered while COVID-19 kept many people home or out of work.

Natural hazardsHazard risk B⁺

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

Source area for earthquake risk: the city of Hamilton

Shaking is about as much of a worry in Centremount as in most places, at $0.044 a year per $1,000 of building value ($0.030 typical). The national flood inventory has no study of the town.

Lowwildfire bandB⁺Hazard risk Grade

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

Centremount5%

Ontario’s towns4%

Canadian towns6.6%

Hazards	Centremount	Ontario	Canada
Radon tests above the guideline	5%	4%	6.6%
Earthquake loss per $1,000 of buildings a year	$0.044	$0.043	$0.030

Low

wildfire band

Full pageCentremount’s flood & hazards pageOpen the full Flood & hazards page

Radon5% of tests above the guideline WildfireLow wildfire band · No land burned within 25 km since 1986 FloodNo flood study on record Earthquakes$0.044 a year per $1,000 · Canadian towns: $0.030 Be readyAlerts, FireSmart and radon tests

NRCan seismic risk model and burned areas, Health Canada radon survey, the Flood Hazard Map Inventory

Climate

Centremount 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, below both Ontario’s towns (139) and Canadian towns (159). Snow peaks in January: 32 cm in a normal year. July afternoons in Centremount average 25.5°C.

25.5°CJuly afternoons

Average high by season · ECCC normals, 1991–2020

Winter1.2°C

Spring10.6°C

Summer24.3°C

Autumn14.9°C

Normals, 1991–2020	Centremount	Ontario	Canada
Days with frost a year	98	139	159
January night low	−6.3°C	−9.1°C	−13.5°C
Snowfall a year	115 cm	146 cm	141 cm
July afternoon high	25.5°C	26.7°C	25.5°C

115 cm

of snow a year

days with frost a year

114

days with precipitation a year

Full pageCentremount’s climate pageOpen the full Climate page

The yearJuly highs 25.5°C, January lows −6.3°C Rain and snow902 mm a year · Canadian towns: 883 mm Snow115 cm of snow a year Weather station8.8 km to the station · Burlington Piers

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

HealthHealth B

Around Centremount, 53% of adults call their health very good or excellent

The region has more smokers than Ontario, 13% of adults to 11%. Statistics Canada puts life expectancy at 81.2, about level with Canadian towns (81.5) and below Ontario’s towns (82.8). For Centremount itself the measure is access, and it scores well: 0.8 km to the nearest hospital, where 3.7 km is typical.

53%very good or excellent healthBHealth Grade

Very good or excellent health · adults, age-standardised

Centremount53%

Ontario’s towns51%

Canadian towns52%

Health	Centremount	Ontario	Canada
Smokers	13%	10%	12%
Very good or excellent health	53%	51%	52%
Life expectancy at birth	81.2	82.8	81.5
Chronic conditions (average share)	17%	17%	17%

81.2

years of life expectancy, 2022/2024

0.8 km

from homes to a hospital, on average

13%

of adults smoke, age-standardised

0.5 km

from homes to a pharmacy, on average

Full pageCentremount’s health pageOpen the full Health page

Health survey53% very good or excellent health · adults, age-standardised Getting care0.8 km to a hospital · A pharmacy 0.5 km away on average The wider areaLife expectancy: women 83.5, 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 · Health survey and life expectancy published for the City of Hamilton Health Unit, not by town

SchoolsSchools B

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

Of the 42 with results, 24 sit in the lower two fifths in Ontario. Over three years, results rose at 33 of its 42 tested schools. Cathedral High School is the biggest, at 1,650 students. The 3 km around Centremount counts 40 elementary schools, 5 secondary schools and 2 alternative or adult schools, 20,995 students between them.

47schools within 3 kmBSchools Grade

School	Level	Students	System
Lawfield Elementary School Fourth fifth in OntarioLargest elementary schoolElementary · Grades JK–8	Elementary · Grades JK–8	685	English public
Cathedral High School CatholicLargest secondary schoolSecondary · Grades 9–12	Secondary · Grades 9–12	1,650	English Catholic
ÉÉC Monseigneur-de-Laval FrenchTeaches in FrenchElementary · Grades JK–8	Elementary · Grades JK–8	435	French Catholic
École secondaire Georges-P-Vanier FrenchResults in the top fifth in OntarioSecondary · Grades 9–12	Secondary · Grades 9–12	85	French public

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Schools by system · Schools within 3 km

English public30

English Catholic13

French Catholic2

French public2

Schools within 3 km	Centremount	Ontario	Canada
School boards	4	4	3

20,995

students at the schools within 3 km, 2024-25

0.4 km

to the nearest secondary school

Full pageCentremount’s schools pageOpen the full Schools page

The boards4 school boards · Hamilton-Wentworth DSB Every school47 schools within 3 km · 40 elementary schools, 5 secondary schools and 2 alternative or adult schools Results7 of 42 in the top two fifths · of the schools with results, placed against every school in Ontario Language4 of 47 teach in French · 10% of schools in Ontario Questions“What schools are there in Centremount?”

Provincial school lists and results, 2024-25

Who lives here

1,675 households and a median age of 40: who lives in Centremount

Visible minorities make up 27% of the population, near Ontario’s towns (26%) and higher than Canadian towns (15%). Those 65 and older account for 17% of residents.

40median age

CentremountOntarioCanada

OntarioCanada

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

16%

Schooling · Highest qualification, residents 15 and over

No certificate, diploma or degree14%

Postsecondary qualification57%

Women and men · all residents

49.6% of Centremount’s residents are women

By the 2021 count the town had 2,010 women and 2,040 men, while Canada has 50.9% women.

Who lives in Centremount
	Centremount	Ontario	Canada
Under 15	16%	15%	16%
15 to 64	68%	65%	64%
65+	17%	19%	19%
No certificate, diploma or degree	14%	15%	16%
Postsecondary qualification	57%	56%	56%

Full pageCentremount’s Who lives here pageOpen the full Who lives here page

Ages40 median age · 17% are 65 or over Households1,675 households English and French6% speak both · 0% speak French but not English

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

Weather

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

About 9 cm of snow falls in a normal November. Expect about 78 mm of rain and snow over November. Over the year, July is warmest at 26°C by day and January coldest at −6°C by night. For today and the week ahead, the Weather page carries ECCC’s Hamilton forecast.

8°Ca normal November afternoon

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

November8°C

December3°C

January0°C

February1°C

Season	High	Low	Rain and snow
Winter	1°C	−5°C	194 mm
Spring	11°C	3°C	231 mm
Summer	24°C	17°C	242 mm
Autumn	15°C	9°C	236 mm

3°C

a normal November night

78 mm

of rain and snow in a normal November

Full pageCentremount’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 (Burlington Piers); the forecast is on the Weather page

Library & civic lifeCivic life grade C⁺

The nearest public library to Centremount is Hamilton Public Library - Locke Branch, 1.6 km away

The library figures on this page are Hamilton’s: Hamilton public library serves all 592,000 people of the city, Centremount among them.

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

A year at the library4.6 visits per person served Places to belong1.4 charities per 1,000 residents

Provincial library statistics, OpenStreetMap, the CRA and Statistics Canada

SafetySafety B⁻

Centremount earns a B− for safety

The index for the force that serves it came to 66, about level with Canadian towns (67) and above Ontario’s towns (56). The violent index for its police area came to 86, about level with Canadian towns (86) and above Ontario’s towns (76).

66Crime Severity Index

Year by year · Crime Severity Index for each year

202368

202467

202562

2023–2025	Centremount	Ontario	Canada
Crime Severity Index	66	56	67
Violent Crime Severity Index	86	76	86

non-violent Crime Severity Index

34%

of incidents cleared, 2023–25

Full pageCentremount’s safety reportOpen the full Safety report

Safety66 Crime Severity Index · The index weighs each crime Centremount’s police recorded by how serious it is.Questions“Is Centremount safe?”

Statistics Canada, Uniform Crime Reporting Survey, 2023–2025 average · Crime Severity Index, Violent Crime Severity Index, violent crime and property crime per 1,000: the Hamilton service area

Outdoors

From Centremount, Bronte Creek Provincial Park is the nearest provincial park (19 km)

The closest of Canada’s national parks is Rouge National Urban Park, at 85 km. Out to 10 km from the town’s edge, 5.6% of the land is protected; 2.3% is typical for a Canadian town. 6.9 km out lies the largest, Windermere Basin Park, at 39 ha. Within 5 km lie 3 beaches, unnamed on the map.

5.6%of the land within 10 km protected

Protected land · of the land within 10 km

Centremount5.6%

Ontario’s towns2.3%

Canadian towns2.3%

Outdoors	Centremount	Ontario	Canada
Protected land within 10 km	5.6%	2.3%	2.3%
Public protected areas within 10 km	4	4	4

85 km

to Rouge National Urban Park

19 km

to Bronte Creek Provincial Park

beaches within 5 km

Full pageCentremount’s outdoors pageOpen the full Outdoors page

Protected landof the land within 10 km Protected areas22 protected areas within 10 km · Windermere Basin Park National & provincial parks85 km to a national park · Rouge National Urban Park Footpaths & routes1 named route · Bruce Trail - Iroquoia section

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

History

Centremount has 1 historic place on the registers

1historic place

Historic places by designation · inside the town

Highest designations0

Other federal designations0

Provincial and local listings1

Among them

Auchmar 1855

1855

oldest construction date on the record

63%

of homes built before 1961 · Canadian towns 18%

Heritage	Centremount	Ontario	Canada
Homes built before 1961	63%	22%	18%

Full pageCentremount’s history pageOpen the full History page

On the registersOne historic place inside the town Older homes63% built before 1961 · Canadian towns: 18%Questions“How many historic places does Centremount 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 Centremount

15pages on Centremount

The big questions

SafetyB⁻Crime Severity Index 66 Housing & costD⁻Homes 8.5 × income Property pricesSchoolsB47 schools within 3 km HealthBLife expectancy 81.2 in its region Work & commuteC55% of adults in work Natural hazardsB⁺Wildfire band: low

Out and about

Outdoors5.6% of the land within 10 km protected AttractionsClimateJuly afternoons around 26°C WeatherECCC’s forecast, beside the normals

The story

Who lives hereMedian age 40 HistoryOne place on the heritage registers Town hallFamous people

Centremount’s neighbours

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

CorktownInch ParkBalfourHill ParkDurandStinsonCentremount

How the neighbours grade

Town	People	km	Overall	Cost	Safety	Health
Centremount	4,053	—	C⁺	D⁻	B⁻	B
Corktown	8,952	1.2	C⁻	D⁻	B⁻	B⁺
Inch Park	4,065	1.2	C⁺	D	B⁻	B
Balfour	4,171	1.3	C	D⁻	B⁻	B
Hill Park	3,262	1.4	C⁻	D⁻	B⁻	B
Durand	13,338	1.4	C	D⁻	B⁻	B⁺
Stinson	3,969	1.7	D	D⁻	B⁻	B⁺

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

About Centremount

Neighbourhood in Hamilton

No official boundary marks Centremount off from the rest of Hamilton: TownRatings draws it from the census’s dissemination areas and takes its name from the city’s map or OpenStreetMap.

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

Population: 4,053 (people, 2021 estimate)
Province or territory: Ontario
City: Hamilton
Census subdivision: 3525005

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).