Glenview WestHamilton

Rent takes more of local pay in Glenview West than in Ontario’s towns or Canadian towns: 26% of household income

73% of households own their home, in line with Ontario’s towns (76%) and Canadian towns (74%). Shelter took 30% or more of income for 21% of households, about level with Ontario’s towns (22%) and above Canadian towns (18%).

Glenview West’s schools belong to 4 boards that cover the same streets

15,980 students attend the 25 elementary schools and 6 secondary schools in or within 3 km of Glenview West. Results have climbed at 22 of 29 schools over three years. The 29 with results split, 3 in the upper two fifths in Ontario and 15 in the lower. The largest is Glendale Secondary School, with 1,260 students.

The share of 15-to-64s with a job in Glenview West trails that of 64% of Canadian towns

On average, the journey to work lasts 27 min. 90% of commuters drove, in line with Ontario’s towns (88%) and Canadian towns (89%).

A flood study covers Glenview West: 1 on the national inventory, the newest from Hamilton Conservation Authority

In Health Canada’s survey, 5% of homes tested in Glenview West’s area exceeded 200 Bq/m³, close to the typical 6.6%. Seismic risk in Glenview West sits near the middle: $0.044 of expected damage per $1,000 of buildings a year, the typical town $0.030.

Winters are mild in Glenview West: January nights hold at −6.3°C, above Ontario’s towns and Canadian towns

For the wettest month, look to July: 98 mm on average. Snow peaks in January: 44 cm in a normal year. The warmest stretch brings July afternoons of 25.5°C, below Ontario’s towns (26.7°C) and close to Canadian towns (25.5°C).

Very good or excellent health for 53% of adults in Glenview West’s health region

Measured across the City of Hamilton Health Unit: health survey and life expectancy

A child born in the region can expect 81.2 years, about level with Canadian towns (81.5) and below Ontario’s towns (82.8). Smoking is commoner than in the province: 13% of adults, against 11% for Ontario. For Glenview West itself the measure is access, and it scores well: 2.1 km to the nearest hospital, where 3.7 km is typical.

Fewer children live in Glenview West than in Ontario’s towns or Canadian towns: 12% are under 15

First Nations, Métis and Inuit people make up 3.1% of residents, above Ontario’s towns (1.6%) and Canadian towns (2.8%) alike. Nearly a fifth of residents are 65 or over, about level with both Ontario’s towns (19%) and Canadian towns (19%).

In Glenview West, November normally means 8°C afternoons and 3°C nights

The forecast on the Weather page is ECCC’s for Hamilton. In November, the normal is 78 mm of rain and snow. Snowfall in a normal November: 9 cm. July brings the warmest days, 26°C; January the coldest nights, −6°C.

Hamilton has one council seat for every 40,030 residents, more than 99% of municipalities in Ontario

As a neighbourhood of Hamilton, Glenview West shares the council elected in October 2022, with Andrea Horwath as mayor.

No public library stands in Glenview West: the closest, Hamilton Public Library - Parkdale Branch, is 1.4 km away

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

Glenview West’s grade for safety: a B−

The index for the force that serves it came to 66, higher than Ontario’s towns (56) and near Canadian towns (67). The violent index for its police area came to 86, above Ontario’s towns (76) and close to Canadian towns (86). Figures for Crime Severity Index, Violent Crime Severity Index, violent crime and property crime per 1,000 are published for the Hamilton service area as a whole, not for Glenview West alone.

Beaches near Glenview West: 6 within 5 km

Bronte Creek Provincial Park is the closest provincial park, at 19 km. One named trail is close: the Bruce Trail - Iroquoia section. For a national park, Rouge National Urban Park is 82 km away. Within 10 km are 13 protected areas.

In Glenview West, 66% of homes go back before 1961