Crown Point EastHamilton

A smaller share of people aged 15 to 64 are in work in Crown Point East than in 91% of Canadian towns

The average trip to work took 30 min, about level with Ontario’s towns (29 min) and above Canadian towns (26 min).

Rent takes more of local pay in Crown Point East than in Ontario’s towns or Canadian towns: 29% of household income

Owners make up 62% of households. The median home value was $428,000, below Ontario’s towns ($695,000) but above Canadian towns ($406,000).

English or French, public or Catholic: Crown Point East’s schools come under 4 boards

The largest is Sherwood Secondary School, with 1,255 students. Of the 27 with results, 15 sit in the lower two fifths in Ontario. Over three years, results rose at 20 of its 27 tested schools. 2 of the 28 teach in French, against 10% of schools in Ontario.

Wildfire low, radon 5%: how Crown Point East stands on hazards

Area-wide: earthquake risk, counted over the city of Hamilton

Earthquake risk in Crown Point East is ordinary: NRCan’s model puts building losses at $0.044 a year per $1,000 of value, close to the typical town’s $0.030. The national flood inventory has no study of the town.

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

January is the snowiest month, with 32 cm on average. Frosty days number 98 in a normal year, below Ontario’s towns (139) and Canadian towns (159) alike. Summer highs in Crown Point East reach 25.5°C in July.

Very good or excellent health for 53% of adults in Crown Point East’s health region

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. What sets Crown Point East apart within its region is a short trip to hospital, 2.0 km for the average resident (3.7 km typical). For health survey and life expectancy, the only official count covers all of the City of Hamilton Health Unit, Crown Point East included.

Crown Point East has fewer older residents than Ontario’s towns or Canadian towns: 12% are 65 or over

First Nations, Métis and Inuit people make up 7.1% of residents, above both Ontario’s towns (1.6%) and Canadian towns (2.8%). Children under 15 count for 17% of the people here.

What November brings in Crown Point East: 3°C at night, 8°C by day

A typical November adds 9 cm of snow. Expect about 78 mm of rain and snow over November. Across the year, normals run from −6°C nights in January to 26°C afternoons in July. For today and the week ahead, the Weather page carries ECCC’s Hamilton forecast.

Crown Point East’s MP is Aslam Rana (Liberal Party of Canada), for Hamilton Centre

For the Legislative Assembly of Ontario, Crown Point East votes in Hamilton Centre; open data doesn’t yet say who its MPP (Member of Provincial Parliament, at Queen’s Park in Toronto) is.

Crown Point East has one public library, Hamilton Public Library - Kenilworth Branch

Hamilton Public Library serves the whole of Hamilton, so the library figures on this page are the city’s: 592,000 people, Crown Point East among them.

For safety, Crown Point East gets a B−

Source area for Crime Severity Index, Violent Crime Severity Index, violent crime and property crime per 1,000: the Hamilton service area

Across the area its police cover, the Crime Severity Index averaged 66 over 2023–25, higher than Ontario’s towns (56) and near Canadian towns (67). The violent index for its police area came to 86, about level with Canadian towns (86) and above Ontario’s towns (76).

From Crown Point East, Bronte Creek Provincial Park is the nearest provincial park (17 km)

For a swim, Van Wagners Beach is the nearest of 6 beaches within 5 km. A drive of 81 km reaches Rouge National Urban Park, the nearest national park. OpenStreetMap shows one walking route nearby, the Bruce Trail - Iroquoia section. The largest named area nearby is Windermere Basin Park, 39 ha, 2.1 km away.

Older housing stands out in Crown Point East: 79% predates 1961