FruitlandHamilton
Hamilton is split into 106 neighbourhoods, and this is one. In Hamilton, this neighbourhood has 7,653 residents.
Is Fruitland a good place to live?
Fruitland grades C+ overall and ranks #601 of 858 in Ontario. That leaves it better than two fifths of Canadian towns. Its weakest is cost of living (C−). Few people walk, cycle or take the bus to work (C+). Where it does best is schools (B+). The rest of its grades are middling: B− for safety 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.
What makes Fruitland stand out
The 3 things Fruitland does most differently from other towns.
How Fruitland grades
Each subject compares Fruitland 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 →
Devil's Punch Bowl and 29 more in and around Fruitland
A first look at Fruitland’s museums, historic sites and days out, and a few just outside town.
WaterfallDevil's Punch Bowlin town
MuseumErland Lee (Museum) Homein townWaterfallWaterfallFruitland Fallsin townWaterfallWaterfallBilly Green Fallsin townWaterfallWaterfallCentennial Fallsin townWaterfallWaterfallDewitt Fallsin townPhotos: each place’s Wikidata image, from Wikimedia Commons under the licence below (our copy, resized).
Photo credits (2)
- Devil's Punch Bowl: Nhl4hamilton | Chit-Chat, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Erland Lee (Museum) Home: Kristenkerr, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
The data
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Fruitland.
More households own their home in Fruitland than in Ontario’s towns or across Canadian towns: 85%
Source area for rent as a share of income and monthly rent for a two-bedroom: the Hamilton metro area
A year’s rent came to 18% of the median household income, below Ontario’s towns (22%) and Canadian towns (20%) alike.
What homes were worth · The median owner’s estimate at the 2021 census
| Census 2021 | Fruitland | Ontario | Canada |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rent as a share of income | 18% | 22% | 20% |
| Households owning their home | 85% | 76% | 74% |
| Households spending 30%+ on shelter | 20% | 22% | 18% |
Statistics Canada, Census 2021; CMHC Rental Market Survey via Statistics Canada · Home values are owners’ own estimates at the May 2021 census, and incomes are for 2020.
The schools around Fruitland answer to 3 boards
Elementary schools here average 534 students, against 365 in Ontario. Results have climbed at 22 of 31 schools over three years. The largest is St. John Henry Newman Catholic Secondary School, with 1,640 students. None of them teaches in French, though 10% of schools in Ontario do.
| School | Level | Students | System |
|---|---|---|---|
| Winona Elementary Elementary School Fourth fifth in OntarioLargest elementary schoolElementary · Grades JK–8 | Elementary · Grades JK–8 | 900 | English public |
| St. John Henry Newman Catholic Secondary School CatholicLargest secondary schoolSecondary · Grades 9–12 | Secondary · Grades 9–12 | 1,640 | English Catholic |
| Our Lady of the Assumption Catholic Elementary School CatholicResults in the top fifth in OntarioElementary · Grades JK–8 | Elementary · Grades JK–8 | 790 | English Catholic |
Schools by system · Schools within 3 km
| Schools within 3 km | Fruitland | Ontario | Canada |
|---|---|---|---|
| School boards | 3 | 4 | 3 |
| Nearest secondary school | 2.5 km | 1.2 km | 1.2 km |
Provincial school lists and results, 2024-25
A flood study covers Fruitland: 4 on the national inventory, the newest from Hamilton Conservation Authority
The earthquake risk numbers here cover the city of Hamilton
About as many homes carry radon around Fruitland as elsewhere, 5% over the guideline where the typical town has 6.6%. NRCan expects $0.044 of shaking damage a year per $1,000 of buildings in the town, near the typical $0.030.
Radon tests above the guideline · share of tested homes, 200 Bq/m³
| Hazards | Fruitland | 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
Winters are mild in Fruitland: January nights hold at −6.3°C, above Ontario’s towns and Canadian towns
Frosty days number 98 in a normal year, below Ontario’s towns (139) and Canadian towns (159) alike. January is the snowiest month, with 44 cm on average. ECCC’s nearest full record is at Burlington Piers, 12 km off.
Average high by season · ECCC normals, 1991–2020
| Normals, 1991–2020 | Fruitland | 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 |
Environment and Climate Change Canada, Canadian Climate Normals 1991–2020 (Burlington Piers)
Trips to work from Fruitland take longer than from Ontario’s towns or Canadian towns: 30 min on average
How working residents got to work · census 2021
| Census 2021 | Fruitland | Ontario | Canada |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average trip | 30 min | 29 min | 26 min |
Statistics Canada, Census 2021 (labour and commuting) · Census day was in May 2021, mid-pandemic, so commuting and work figures carry the lockdowns’ mark.
Around Fruitland, 53% of adults call their health very good or excellent
Area-wide: health survey and life expectancy, counted over the City of Hamilton Health Unit
Smoking is commoner than in the province: 13% of adults, against 11% for Ontario. Women in the region live to 83.5 and men to 79.0, 81.2 years taken together (2022/2024). What sets Fruitland apart within its region is a longer trip to hospital, 5.2 km for the average resident (3.7 km typical).
Very good or excellent health · adults, age-standardised
| Health | Fruitland | 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
Children make up 18% of Fruitland, above Ontario’s towns and Canadian towns
29% of residents belong to a visible minority, higher than both Ontario’s towns (26%) and Canadian towns (15%). First Nations, Métis and Inuit people make up 0.3% of residents, lower than both Ontario’s towns (1.6%) and Canadian towns (2.8%).
Ages · Share of residents in each age group, Census 2021
Schooling · Highest qualification, residents 15 and over
Women and men · all residents
Women make up 49.2% of Fruitland
Here the census found 3,885 men and 3,770 women; the figure for women across Canada is 50.9%.
| Fruitland | Ontario | Canada | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 18% | 15% | 16% |
| 15 to 64 | 64% | 65% | 64% |
| 65+ | 18% | 19% | 19% |
| No certificate, diploma or degree | 19% | 15% | 16% |
| Postsecondary qualification | 53% | 56% | 56% |
Statistics Canada, Census 2021; Ontario and Canada: medians of towns of 2,500+
A normal November in Fruitland runs from 3°C to 8°C
At the extremes, July afternoons reach 26°C and January nights −6°C. Expect around 9 cm of snow in November. A normal November brings 78 mm of rain and snow. ECCC’s forecast for Hamilton is on the Weather page, hour by hour.
Normal highs, the months ahead · ECCC normals, 1991–2020
| 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 |
ECCC normals, 1991–2020 (Burlington Piers); the forecast is on the Weather page
40,030 residents per council seat in Hamilton, a higher ratio than 99% of Ontario municipalities
Fruitland is part of Hamilton, which elected Andrea Horwath as mayor in October 2022.
| Turnout | Fruitland | Ontario | Canada |
|---|---|---|---|
| Municipal election, 2022 | 35% | 31% | 31% |
Wikidata, MAMH, MMAH, Statistics Canada
Fruitland has one public library, Hamilton Public Library - Stoney Creek Branch
The library figures on this page are Hamilton’s: Hamilton Public Library serves all 592,000 people of the city, Fruitland among them.
Provincial library statistics, OpenStreetMap, the CRA and Statistics Canada
Walk from Fruitland: 5 mapped routes
Within 5 km are 9 beaches; Cherry Beach is the nearest. Rouge National Urban Park is the closest national park, 78 km from town. For a provincial park, Bronte Creek Provincial Park lies 20 km off. Biggest among them: Windermere Basin Park, 39 ha, 5.7 km off.
Protected land · of the land within 10 km
| Outdoors | Fruitland | Ontario | Canada |
|---|---|---|---|
| Protected land within 10 km | 0.9% | 2.3% | 2.3% |
| Public protected areas within 10 km | 8 | 4 | 4 |
Canadian Protected and Conserved Areas Database (CPCAD), OpenStreetMap routes and beaches
Fruitland is graded a B− for safety
Measured across the Hamilton service area: Crime Severity Index, Violent Crime Severity Index, violent crime and property crime per 1,000
The index for the force that serves it came to 66, above Ontario’s towns (56) and close to Canadian towns (67). The violent index for its police area came to 86, higher than Ontario’s towns (76) and near Canadian towns (86).
Year by year · Crime Severity Index for each year
| 2023–2025 | Fruitland | Ontario | Canada |
|---|---|---|---|
| Crime Severity Index | 66 | 56 | 67 |
| Violent Crime Severity Index | 86 | 76 | 86 |
Statistics Canada, Uniform Crime Reporting Survey, 2023–2025 average
Fruitland: 1 historic place, with the highest designation
Historic places by designation · inside the town
Among them
| Heritage | Fruitland | Ontario | Canada |
|---|---|---|---|
| Homes built before 1961 | 18% | 22% | 18% |
Canadian Register of Historic Places, Directory of Federal Heritage Designations, Québec’s Répertoire du patrimoine culturel, Wikidata; Census 2021 homes by period
Everything we know about Fruitland
Famous people from around Fruitland
2 notable people were born in Fruitland; with them, the best known born in the towns around it.
Photo credits
Ethan Page: Tabercil, CC BY-SA 2.0 · Mark Popovic: Jbt1982, Public domain · Leo Reise, Jr.: not known (Toby [illegible]), Public domain
Fruitland’s neighbours
The nearest places of 1,000 or more. Statistics Canada
| Town | People | km | Overall | Cost | Safety | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fruitland | 7,653 | — | C+ | C− | B− | B |
| Highway Valley | 4,469 | 1.6 | B− | C− | B− | B |
| Stoney Creek | 3,828 | 2.5 | C− | D− | B− | B |
| Poplar Park | 3,031 | 2.6 | B− | D | B− | B |
| Guernsey | 3,808 | 3 | B− | C− | B− | B |
| Eastdale | 2,703 | 3 | B− | D | B− | B |
| Westmeria | 2,646 | 3 | B+ | C | B− | B |
People: Statistics Canada, Census 2021. Distances: centre to centre.
Questions about Fruitland
Is Fruitland a young town or an old one?
Its median age is 40.2, where Canadian towns sit at 45.2.
About Fruitland
Neighbourhood in Hamilton
Where Fruitland begins and ends inside Hamilton is TownRatings’s line, traced along census dissemination areas and named after the city’s map or OpenStreetMap.
Statistics Canada: population estimates 2025 (17-10-0155), Census of Population 2021, 2021 census boundaries.
- Population
- 7,653 (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).