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Home ownership in Gilbert, 64%, runs below Ontario’s towns and Canadian towns

A year’s rent came to nearly a quarter of the median household income, close to Ontario’s towns (22%) and above Canadian towns (20%). 16% of households spent 30% or more of their income on shelter, lower than both Ontario’s towns (22%) and Canadian towns (18%). Behind rent as a share of income and monthly rent for a two-bedroom sits data gathered across the Hamilton metro area, with Gilbert one part of it.

Gilbert’s grade for jobs & income: a C

The average trip to work took 26 min, about level with Canadian towns (26 min) and below Ontario’s towns (29 min). Nearly nine in ten commuters took the car to work at the census.

3 boards run the schools in and around Gilbert

Results have climbed at 24 of 33 schools over three years. St. Thomas More Catholic Secondary School is the biggest, at 1,810 students. One of the 36 teaches in French, against 10% of schools in Ontario. Of its 33 tested schools, 11 sit in the top two fifths in Ontario and 12 in the bottom two.

Gilbert’s hazards at a glance: a low wildfire record and 5% of area homes over the radon guideline

Earthquake risk in Gilbert 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. No flood study for Gilbert is on the national inventory.

53% of adults around Gilbert rate their health very good or excellent

Source area for health survey and life expectancy: the City of Hamilton Health Unit

The region’s 2022/2024 life expectancy is 81.2, with women at 83.5 and men at 79.0. Smoking is commoner than in the province: 13% of adults, against 11% for Ontario. For Gilbert itself the measure is access, and it scores well: 2.3 km to the nearest hospital, where 3.7 km is typical.

Gilbert gets less snow than four in five Canadian towns: about 115 cm a year

A normal January night drops to −9.1°C, close to Ontario’s towns (−9.1°C) and above Canadian towns (−13.5°C). Most of the snow comes in January, about 32 cm. Between the last spring frost, 1 May, and the first in autumn, 12 October, lie 164 days. Rain and snow peak in July, at 98 mm.

Visible minorities make up more of Gilbert than of Ontario’s towns or Canadian towns: 36%

17% of residents are 65 or over. Children under 15 make up 19%, higher than both Ontario’s towns (15%) and Canadian towns (16%).

What November brings in Gilbert: freezing at night, 8°C by day

For today and the week ahead, the Weather page carries ECCC’s Hamilton forecast. By December, a normal day reaches 2°C and a night falls to −5°C. A typical November adds 9 cm of snow. Precipitation in November averages 78 mm.

Gilbert sends John-Paul Danko (Liberal Party of Canada) to the Commons from Hamilton West—Ancaster—Dundas

Gilbert is part of Hamilton, which elected Andrea Horwath as mayor in October 2022.

The nearest public library to Gilbert is Hamilton Public Library - Terryberry Branch, 1.7 km away

Gilbert is served by Hamilton public library, the library of all of Hamilton, so the figures here are the city’s, for 592,000 people.

Gilbert’s grade for safety: a B−

Area-wide: Crime Severity Index, Violent Crime Severity Index, violent crime and property crime per 1,000, counted over the Hamilton service area

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). For violence alone, its police area’s index was 86, about level with Canadian towns (86) and above Ontario’s towns (76).

Bronte Creek Provincial Park, 22 km away, is the closest provincial park to Gilbert

A drive of 88 km reaches Rouge National Urban Park, the nearest national park. Within 10 km of the town, 7.2% of the land is protected, against 2.3% around a typical Canadian town. Count 16 protected areas within 10 km of town.