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Results around Horning split both ways in Ontario: 12 of 29 schools high, 8 low

No French-language school is among them; in Ontario, 10% of schools are. Over three years, results rose at 16 of its 29 tested schools. Counting each board with a school within 3 km gives 2, below both Ontario’s towns (4) and Canadian towns (3). The largest is St. Thomas More Catholic Secondary School, with 1,810 students.

Renting in Horning costs 17% of household income, less than in Ontario’s towns and across Canadian towns

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

Owners make up 84% of households, above Ontario’s towns (76%) and Canadian towns (74%) alike. 21% of households spent 30% or more of their income on shelter, lower than Ontario’s towns (22%) yet higher than Canadian towns (18%).

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

Earthquake risk for the city of Hamilton

Shaking is about as much of a worry in Horning as in most places, at $0.044 a year per $1,000 of building value ($0.030 typical). No flood study for Horning is on the national inventory.

Households in Horning earn more than those in 96% of Canadian towns

The average trip to work took 28 min, close to Ontario’s towns (29 min) and above Canadian towns (26 min).

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

Shared with the rest of the City of Hamilton Health Unit: health survey and life expectancy

Closer to home, a hospital sits 3.8 km from the average resident of Horning, about the norm of 3.7 km. Smoking is commoner than in the province: 13% of adults, against 11% for Ontario. For 2022/2024, the region’s figure is 81.2 years at birth, 83.5 for women and 79.0 for men.

Less snow falls on Horning than on 81% of Canadian towns: about 115 cm a year

A normal July brings 98 mm of precipitation, more than any other month. Snow peaks in January: 32 cm in a normal year. Winter lows in Horning average −9.1°C in January. Frost usually lifts by 1 May and returns around 12 October: 164 days without it.

Visible minorities make up more of Horning than of Ontario’s towns or Canadian towns: 44%

Those 65 and older account for just over a quarter of residents. First Nations, Métis and Inuit people make up 0.2% of residents, below Ontario’s towns (1.6%) and Canadian towns (2.8%) alike. The share of residents under 15 is 15%.

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

A normal November brings 78 mm of rain and snow. A typical November adds 9 cm of snow. Looking ahead to December, expect highs near 2°C and lows near −5°C. Across the year, normals run from −9°C nights in February to 27°C afternoons in July.

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

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

The nearest public library to Horning is Hamilton Public Library - Ancaster Branch, 2.6 km away

The library figures on this page are Hamilton’s: Hamilton public library serves all 592,000 people of the city, Horning among them.

For safety, Horning gets a B−

Across the area its police cover, the Crime Severity Index averaged 66 over 2023–25, about level with Canadian towns (67) and above Ontario’s towns (56). The violent index for its police area came to 86, above Ontario’s towns (76) and close to Canadian towns (86).

Horning has 3 walking routes on the map

The 10 km around town hold 17 protected areas. The nearest national park is Rouge National Urban Park, 89 km away. Parks and reserves take up 6.4% of the ground within 10 km, above both Ontario’s towns (2.3%) and Canadian towns (2.3%). 20% of the neighbourhood lies within a protected area.