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Renting in Hill Park eats 25% of household income, more than in both Ontario’s towns and Canadian towns

Measured across the Hamilton metro area: rent as a share of income and monthly rent for a two-bedroom

62% of households are owner-occupiers.

A smaller share of people aged 15 to 64 are in work in Hill Park than in 89% of Canadian towns

The commute to work averages 29 min. The car took 87% of commuters, in line with Ontario’s towns (88%) and Canadian towns (89%).

Wildfire low, radon 5%: how Hill Park stands on hazards

The earthquake risk numbers here cover the city of Hamilton

NRCan expects $0.044 of shaking damage a year per $1,000 of buildings in Hill Park, near the typical $0.030. No flood study for Hill Park is on the national inventory.

Around Hill Park, 53% of adults call their health very good or excellent

For 2022/2024, the region’s figure is 81.2 years at birth, 83.5 for women and 79.0 for men. At 13%, the share of adults who smoke tops the 11% for Ontario. Measured from where Hill Park’s residents live, the nearest hospital is 1.8 km away, under the typical 3.7 km.

English or French, public or Catholic: Hill Park’s schools come under 4 boards

Counting a 3 km margin, Hill Park has 41 elementary schools, 5 secondary schools and 2 alternative or adult schools, for 22,735 students. Of the 44 with results, 26 sit in the lower two fifths in Ontario. Results have climbed at 31 of 44 schools over three years. Cathedral High School is the biggest, at 1,650 students.

Hill Park gets less snow than 81% of Canadian towns: about 115 cm a year

The most precipitation falls in July: 98 mm in a normal year. Snow peaks in January: 32 cm in a normal year. Between the last spring frost, 1 May, and the first in autumn, 12 October, lie 164 days. Winter lows average −9.1°C in January, close to Ontario’s towns (−9.1°C) and above Canadian towns (−13.5°C).

Children make up only 13% of Hill Park, fewer than in both Ontario’s towns and Canadian towns

4% of residents have an Indigenous identity, above Ontario’s towns (1.6%) and Canadian towns (2.8%) alike. Those 65 and older account for 18% of residents.

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

Over the year, July is warmest at 27°C by day and February coldest at −9°C by night. Then December: 2°C by day, −5°C at night. Rain and snow over a typical November come to 78 mm. For today and the week ahead, the Weather page carries ECCC’s Hamilton forecast.

One councillor per 40,030 residents: Hamilton is more thinly represented than 99% of Ontario municipalities

Lisa Hepfner (Liberal Party of Canada) is the MP for Hamilton Mountain, the riding (a federal electoral district, which elects one MP) that takes in Hill Park.

No public library stands in Hill Park: the closest, Hamilton Public Library - Terryberry Branch, is 1.5 km away

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

Hill Park earns a B− for safety

Across the area its police cover, the Crime Severity Index averaged 66 over 2023–25, higher than Ontario’s towns (56) and near Canadian towns (67). The violent index for its police area came to 86, higher than Ontario’s towns (76) and near Canadian towns (86). For Crime Severity Index, Violent Crime Severity Index, violent crime and property crime per 1,000, the only official count covers all of the Hamilton service area, Hill Park included.

The nearest provincial park to Hill Park is Bronte Creek Provincial Park, 20 km away

Of the country within 10 km, 4.9% lies in protected areas; the median Canadian town has 2.3%. Rouge National Urban Park is the closest national park, 86 km from town. 17 protected areas lie within 10 km. Windermere Basin Park (39 ha) is the biggest, 7.1 km from town.

In Hill Park, 61% of homes go back before 1961