Fifty PointHamilton
3,690 people call this neighbourhood in Hamilton home. Hamilton is split into 106 neighbourhoods, and this is one.
Is Fifty Point a good place to live?
Overall, Fifty Point earns a B+, which places it #231 of 858 in Ontario. It comes out better than 69% of Canadian towns. At $800,000, the median home value in 2021 came to 5.8 times local household income. School results are strong (A). The rest of its grades are middling: B− for safety, B− for health, B− for jobs & income and B− for walkability.
Figures: home values and income: Statistics Canada, Census 2021.
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.
How Fifty Point grades
Each subject compares Fifty Point 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 TownRatings grades Canadian towns →
What makes Fifty Point stand out
The 3 things Fifty Point does most differently from other towns.
The data
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Fifty Point.
No high school in or near Fifty Point: the closest is 5.2 km off
Results lean high: 2 of 3 in the top two fifths in Ontario. Elementary schools here average 595 students, against 365 in Ontario.
| School | Level | Students | System |
|---|---|---|---|
| Winona Elementary Elementary School Fourth fifth in OntarioLargest elementary schoolElementary · Grades JK–8 | Elementary · Grades JK–8 | 900 | English public |
| Smith Public School Top fifth in OntarioResults in the top fifth in OntarioElementary · Grades JK–8 | Elementary · Grades JK–8 | 360 | English public |
Schools by system · Schools within 3 km
| Schools within 3 km | Fifty Point | Ontario | Canada |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nearest secondary school | 5.2 km | 1.2 km | 1.2 km |
| School boards | 3 | 4 | 3 |
Provincial school lists and results, 2024-25
Flood mapping exists for Fifty Point: 1 on record, latest by Niagara Peninsula Conservation Authority
Measured across the city of Hamilton: earthquake risk
In Health Canada’s survey, 5% of homes tested in Fifty Point’s area exceeded 200 Bq/m³, close to the typical 6.6%. For earthquakes Fifty Point is middling, $0.044 a year per $1,000 against $0.030 for the typical town.
Radon tests above the guideline · share of tested homes, 200 Bq/m³
| Hazards | Fifty Point | 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 |
NRCan seismic risk model and burned areas, Health Canada radon survey, the Flood Hazard Map Inventory
Fifty Point 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, below Ontario’s towns (139) and Canadian towns (159) alike. January is the snowiest month, with 44 cm on average. For the wettest month, look to April: 83 mm on average.
Average high by season · ECCC normals, 1991–2020
| Normals, 1991–2020 | Fifty Point | Ontario | Canada |
|---|---|---|---|
| Days with frost a year | 98 | 139 | 159 |
| January night low | −6.3°C | −9.1°C | −13.5°C |
| July afternoon high | 25.5°C | 26.7°C | 25.5°C |
| Precipitation a year | 838 mm | 902 mm | 883 mm |
Environment and Climate Change Canada, Canadian Climate Normals 1991–2020 (Burlington Piers)
Children under 15 make up 23% of Fifty Point’s residents
Visible minorities make up 32% of the population, above Ontario’s towns (26%) and Canadian towns (15%) alike. First Nations, Métis and Inuit people make up 1.3% of residents, below Ontario’s towns (1.6%) and Canadian towns (2.8%) alike.
Ages · Share of residents in each age group, Census 2021
Schooling · Highest qualification, residents 15 and over
Women and men · all residents
51.4% of Fifty Point’s residents are women
Census 2021 put women at 1,900 and men at 1,795; women are 50.9% of Canada.
| Fifty Point | Ontario | Canada | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 23% | 15% | 16% |
| 15 to 64 | 68% | 65% | 64% |
| 65+ | 8.8% | 19% | 19% |
| No certificate, diploma or degree | 13% | 15% | 16% |
| Postsecondary qualification | 65% | 56% | 56% |
Statistics Canada, Census 2021; Ontario and Canada: medians of towns of 2,500+
Fifty Point in November: highs near 8°C, lows near 3°C
A normal November brings 72 mm of rain and snow. About 9 cm of snow falls in a normal 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 Lincoln forecast.
Normal highs, the months ahead · ECCC normals, 1991–2020
| Season | High | Low | Rain and snow |
|---|---|---|---|
| Winter | 1°C | −5°C | 185 mm |
| Spring | 11°C | 3°C | 215 mm |
| Summer | 24°C | 17°C | 221 mm |
| Autumn | 15°C | 9°C | 217 mm |
ECCC normals, 1991–2020 (Burlington Piers); the forecast is on the Weather page
Fifty Point’s MP is Ned Kuruc (Conservative Party of Canada), for Hamilton East—Stoney Creek
In the Legislative Assembly of Ontario, Fifty Point belongs to Hamilton East—Stoney Creek; who holds it as MPP (Member of Provincial Parliament, at Queen’s Park in Toronto) isn’t on an open record, so no one is named.
| Turnout | Fifty Point | Ontario | Canada |
|---|---|---|---|
| Municipal election, 2022 | 35% | 31% | 31% |
Wikidata, MAMH, MMAH, Statistics Canada
No public library stands in Fifty Point: the closest, Hamilton Public Library - Stoney Creek Branch, is 4.8 km away
Hamilton public library serves the whole of Hamilton, so the library figures on this page are the city’s: 592,000 people, Fifty Point among them.
Provincial library statistics, OpenStreetMap, the CRA and Statistics Canada
Around Fifty Point, 53% of adults call their health very good or excellent
Shared with the rest of the City of Hamilton Health Unit: health survey and life expectancy
The town’s own part is the trip to care, and Fifty Point’s is long: 8.4 km to a hospital on average, against 3.7 km typical. At 13%, the share of adults who smoke tops the 11% for Ontario. Life expectancy in the region is 81.2 years (83.5 for women, 79.0 for men, 2022/2024).
Very good or excellent health · adults, age-standardised
| Health | Fifty Point | 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% |
Statistics Canada, Canadian Community Health Survey 2023/2024 and life expectancy 2022/2024; Open Database of Healthcare Facilities
Trips to work from Fifty Point take longer than from Ontario’s towns or Canadian towns: 32 min on average
By car: that was how 96% of commuters travelled at the census.
How working residents got to work · census 2021
| Census 2021 | Fifty Point | Ontario | Canada |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average trip | 32 min | 29 min | 26 min |
| Car or van | 96% | 88% | 89% |
Statistics Canada, Census 2021 (labour and commuting) · These are May 2021 figures, gathered while COVID-19 kept many people home or out of work.
Renting in Fifty Point costs 14% of household income, less than in both Ontario’s towns and Canadian towns
Area-wide: rent as a share of income and monthly rent for a two-bedroom, counted over the Hamilton metro area
Home ownership covers 92% of households. 17% of households spent 30% or more of their income on shelter, lower than both Ontario’s towns (22%) and Canadian towns (18%).
What homes were worth · The median owner’s estimate at the 2021 census
| Census 2021 | Fifty Point | Ontario | Canada |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rent as a share of income | 14% | 22% | 20% |
| Households owning their home | 92% | 76% | 74% |
| Median home value, 2021 | $800,000 | $695,000 | $406,000 |
| Households spending 30%+ on shelter | 17% | 22% | 18% |
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.
For safety, Fifty Point 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, above Ontario’s towns (76) and close to Canadian towns (86).
Year by year · Crime Severity Index for each year
| 2023–2025 | Fifty Point | Ontario | Canada |
|---|---|---|---|
| Crime Severity Index | 66 | 56 | 67 |
| Violent Crime Severity Index | 86 | 76 | 86 |
Statistics Canada, Uniform Crime Reporting Survey, 2023–2025 average · Area behind the Crime Severity Index, Violent Crime Severity Index, violent crime and property crime per 1,000 figures: the Hamilton service area
Bronte Creek Provincial Park, 22 km away, is the closest provincial park to Fifty Point
Within 10 km of the town, 1.2% of the land is protected, against 2.3% around a typical Canadian town. The closest of Canada’s national parks is Rouge National Urban Park, at 75 km. OpenStreetMap shows 3 unnamed beaches within 5 km.
Protected land · of the land within 10 km
| Outdoors | Fifty Point | Ontario | Canada |
|---|---|---|---|
| Protected land within 10 km | 1.2% | 2.3% | 2.3% |
| Public protected areas within 10 km | 6 | 4 | 4 |
Canadian Protected and Conserved Areas Database (CPCAD), OpenStreetMap routes and beaches
Everything we know about Fifty Point
West of Fifty Lower Falls and 13 more in and around Fifty Point
Sights in Fifty Point and close by, ordered by how widely each is known.
Famous people from around Fifty Point
No notable person born in Fifty Point is on our list; these were born in the towns around it.




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About Fifty Point
Neighbourhood in Hamilton
TownRatings splits Hamilton into neighbourhoods drawn from census dissemination areas; Fifty Point is one of them, named from the city’s map or OpenStreetMap.
Statistics Canada: population estimates 2025 (17-10-0155), Census of Population 2021, 2021 census boundaries.
- Population
- 3,690 (people, 2021 estimate)
- Province or territory
- Ontario
- City
- Hamilton
- Census subdivision
- 3525005
Fifty Point’s neighbours
The nearest places of 1,000 or more. Statistics Canada
| Town | People | km | Overall | Cost | Safety | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fifty Point | 3,690 | — | B+ | B− | B− | B− |
| Industrial | 6,690 | 1.9 | B | C | B− | B− |
| Trillium | 2,967 | 3.9 | C+ | C | B− | B |
| Westmeria | 2,646 | 6 | B+ | C | B− | B |
| Grimsby | 31,478 | 6.3 | B | C− | B | C+ |
| Guernsey | 3,808 | 6.5 | B− | C− | B− | B |
| Lakeshore | 3,127 | 7.3 | C | D | B− | B |
People: Statistics Canada, Census 2021. Distances: centre to centre.
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).