Delta EastHamilton

For cost of living, Delta East gets a D

79% of households own their home, about level with Ontario’s towns (76%) and above Canadian towns (74%). A year’s rent came to 21% of the median household income, about level with both Ontario’s towns (22%) and Canadian towns (20%).

In Delta East, families choose among 4 boards: English and French, public and Catholic

27 of 41 schools with results score below the middle in Ontario. In French: 4 of the 44 schools, where in Ontario the share is 10%. Within 3 km of Delta East are 37 elementary schools and 7 secondary schools, teaching 22,030 students. Cathedral High School is the biggest, at 1,650 students.

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

Measured across the city of Hamilton: earthquake risk

For earthquakes Delta East is middling, $0.044 a year per $1,000 against $0.030 for the typical town. The national flood inventory has no study of the town.

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

Snowfall adds up to 115 cm a year, lower than both Ontario’s towns (146 cm) and Canadian towns (141 cm). The most precipitation falls in July: 98 mm in a normal year. January is the snowiest month, with 32 cm on average.

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

The region’s 2022/2024 life expectancy is 81.2, with women at 83.5 and men at 79.0. At 13%, the share of adults who smoke tops the 11% for Ontario. What sets Delta East apart within its region is a short trip to hospital, 1.7 km for the average resident (3.7 km typical).

Fewer of Delta East’s people belong to a visible minority than in Ontario’s towns or Canadian towns: 6.2%

17% are under 15, above both Ontario’s towns (15%) and Canadian towns (16%). Over-65s are 15% of the population.

Delta East in November: highs near 8°C, lows near 3°C

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

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

City council runs Delta East; in October 2022, Hamilton chose Andrea Horwath as mayor.

Delta East has no public library of its own; the nearest is Hamilton Public Library - Kenilworth Branch, 1.2 km away

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

Households in Delta East have higher incomes than those in 82% of Canadian towns

The car carried 83% of commuters at the census. A trip to work takes 28 min on average.

For safety, Delta East gets a B−

Across the area its police cover, the Crime Severity Index averaged 66 over 2023–25, above Ontario’s towns (56) and close to 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 Delta East, Bronte Creek Provincial Park is the nearest provincial park (18 km)

The largest is Windermere Basin Park: 39 ha, 3.4 km from the edge of town. Of the country within 10 km, 3.7% lies in protected areas; the median Canadian town has 2.3%. The nearest national park is Rouge National Urban Park, 83 km away. 6 beaches are mapped within 5 km, the nearest Van Wagners Beach.

91% of Delta East’s homes were built before 1961