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5 above the middle in Ontario, 4 below: Highland’s 11 tested schools

Bishop Ryan Catholic Secondary School is the biggest, at 2,115 students. Over three years, results rose at 7 of its 11 tested schools. Elementary schools here average 556 students, against 365 in Ontario. No French-language school is among them; in Ontario, 10% of schools are.

Flood mapping exists for Highland: 2 on record, latest by Hamilton Conservation Authority

Earthquake risk for the city of Hamilton

Radon around Highland is ordinary for Canada: 5% of tested homes over the guideline (6.6% typical). Shaking is about as much of a worry in Highland as in most places, at $0.044 a year per $1,000 of building value ($0.030 typical).

Rent takes less of local pay in Highland than in Ontario’s towns or Canadian towns: 16% of household income

Owners make up 86% of households, above Ontario’s towns (76%) and Canadian towns (74%) alike. The median home value was $800,000, above Ontario’s towns ($695,000) and Canadian towns ($406,000) alike.

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

Smokers make up 13% of the region’s adults, higher than both Ontario’s towns (10%) and Canadian towns (12%). The region’s 2022/2024 life expectancy is 81.2, with women at 83.5 and men at 79.0. For Highland itself the measure is access: 4.6 km to the nearest hospital, much like the typical 3.7 km.

Ice rarely forms: Highland sees fewer frosts than 73% of Canadian towns

Winter lows average −9.1°C in January, about level with Ontario’s towns (−9.1°C) and above Canadian towns (−13.5°C). Between the last spring frost, 1 May, and the first in autumn, 12 October, lie 164 days. A normal January brings 44 cm of snow, the most of any month. July is the wettest month, with 98 mm of rain and snow on average.

1,950 households and a median age of 38: who lives in Highland

Nearly a quarter of residents belong to a visible minority, between Ontario’s towns (26%) and Canadian towns (15%). First Nations, Métis and Inuit people make up 1.4% of residents, below both Ontario’s towns (1.6%) and Canadian towns (2.8%).

Highland in November: highs near 8°C, lows near freezing

Normal highs peak at 27°C in July; nights bottom out at −9°C in February. By December, a normal day reaches 2°C and a night falls to −5°C. November normally sees 78 mm of precipitation. For today and the week ahead, the Weather page carries ECCC’s Hamilton forecast.

Highland sends Ned Kuruc (Conservative Party of Canada) to the Commons from Hamilton East—Stoney Creek

Across Ontario, 71 of the 122 MPs sit with the Liberal Party of Canada.

The nearest public library to Highland is Hamilton Public Library - Valley Park Branch, 2.1 km away

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

Highland’s household incomes are higher than in 97% of Canadian towns

The car took 93% of commuters, above Ontario’s towns (88%) and Canadian towns (89%) alike. The average trip to work takes 26 min.

Highland is graded a B− for safety

The index for the force that serves it came to 66, about level with Canadian towns (67) and above Ontario’s towns (56). For violence alone, its police area’s index was 86, above Ontario’s towns (76) and close to Canadian towns (86).

The nearest provincial park to Highland is Bronte Creek Provincial Park, 24 km away

14 areas within 10 km are protected for nature. For a national park, Rouge National Urban Park is 86 km away. Of the country within 10 km, 1.5% lies in protected areas; the median Canadian town has 2.3%. Biggest among them: Windermere Basin Park, 39 ha, 8.7 km off.