JeromeHamilton
Hamilton is split into 106 neighbourhoods, and this is one. It is a neighbourhood of 2,820 residents in Hamilton.
Is Jerome a good place to live?
The weak point is cost of living (C−). On health it is strong (B). Overall, that makes a B−, good for #568 of 858 in Ontario. It comes out better than 45% of Canadian towns. Its remaining grades are unremarkable: B− for safety, B− for schools, B− for jobs & income and B for walkability.
Rents here are the metro area's average, shared by every town and neighbourhood in it. Safety less sure: this is the whole city's figure, because the city doesn't publish open neighbourhood crime rates. Health is graded on the health region's survey figures and life expectancy, with the distance to hospital giving the town its own spread.
How Jerome grades
Each subject compares Jerome with Canadian towns of 2,500 or more, ordered by how far it is from the middle. Towns in other countries are graded separately.
How TownRatings grades Canadian towns →
What makes Jerome stand out
The 3 things Jerome does most differently from other towns.
The data
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Jerome.
Renting in Jerome costs 17% of household income, less than in both Ontario’s towns and Canadian towns
Shared with the rest of the Hamilton metro area: rent as a share of income and monthly rent for a two-bedroom
Owners make up 77% of households.
What homes were worth · The median owner’s estimate at the 2021 census
| Census 2021 | Jerome | Ontario | Canada |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rent as a share of income | 17% | 22% | 20% |
| Households spending 30%+ on shelter | 17% | 22% | 18% |
Statistics Canada, Census 2021; CMHC Rental Market Survey via Statistics Canada · These are 2021 census values, as owners judged them, set against household income in 2020.
Jerome’s hazards at a glance: a low wildfire record and 5% of area homes over the radon guideline
Shaking is about as much of a worry in Jerome as in most places, at $0.044 a year per $1,000 of building value ($0.030 typical). No one has filed a flood map for Jerome on the national inventory.
Radon tests above the guideline · share of tested homes, 200 Bq/m³
| Hazards | Jerome | Ontario | Canada |
|---|---|---|---|
| Radon tests above the guideline | 5% | 4% | 6.6% |
| Earthquake loss per $1,000 of buildings a year | $0.044 | $0.043 | $0.030 |
NRCan seismic risk model and burned areas, Health Canada radon survey, the Flood Hazard Map Inventory · Area behind the earthquake risk figures: the city of Hamilton
Around Jerome, 53% of adults call their health very good or excellent
Closer to home, a hospital sits 2.9 km from the average resident of Jerome, about the norm of 3.7 km. Smoking is commoner than in the province: 13% of adults, against 11% for Ontario. Life expectancy in the region is 81.2 years (83.5 for women, 79.0 for men, 2022/2024). Jerome doesn’t get its own health survey and life expectancy figures; the ones here come from the City of Hamilton Health Unit.
Very good or excellent health · adults, age-standardised
| Health | Jerome | Ontario | Canada |
|---|---|---|---|
| Smokers | 13% | 10% | 12% |
| Very good or excellent health | 53% | 51% | 52% |
| Life expectancy at birth | 81.2 | 82.8 | 81.5 |
| Chronic conditions (average share) | 17% | 17% | 17% |
Statistics Canada, Canadian Community Health Survey 2023/2024 and life expectancy 2022/2024; Open Database of Healthcare Facilities
Lighter winters: about 115 cm of snow a year in Jerome, less than in 81% of Canadian towns
January is the snowiest month, with 32 cm on average. In July the thermometer climbs to 26.6°C by day, near Ontario’s towns (26.7°C) and higher than Canadian towns (25.5°C). July is the wettest month, with 98 mm of rain and snow on average. Gardeners get 164 frost-free days, from 1 May to 12 October.
Average high by season · ECCC normals, 1991–2020
| Normals, 1991–2020 | Jerome | Ontario | Canada |
|---|---|---|---|
| Snowfall a year | 115 cm | 146 cm | 141 cm |
| January night low | −9.1°C | −9.1°C | −13.5°C |
| July afternoon high | 26.6°C | 26.7°C | 25.5°C |
| Days with frost a year | 139 | 139 | 159 |
Environment and Climate Change Canada, Canadian Climate Normals 1991–2020 (Hamilton)
Visible minorities make up more of Jerome than of Ontario’s towns or Canadian towns: 58%
13% of residents are 65 or over, below Ontario’s towns (19%) and Canadian towns (19%) alike. Under-15s account for 21% of the population.
Ages · Share of residents in each age group, Census 2021
Schooling · Highest qualification, residents 15 and over
Women and men · all residents
Women make up 53.2% of Jerome
Census 2021 put women at 1,500 and men at 1,320; women are 50.9% of Canada.
| Jerome | Ontario | Canada | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 21% | 15% | 16% |
| 15 to 64 | 66% | 65% | 64% |
| 65+ | 13% | 19% | 19% |
| No certificate, diploma or degree | 21% | 15% | 16% |
| Postsecondary qualification | 51% | 56% | 56% |
Statistics Canada, Census 2021; Ontario and Canada: medians of towns of 2,500+
In Jerome, November normally means 8°C afternoons and freezing nights
The month after, December, normally sees 2°C afternoons and −5°C nights. Snowfall in a normal November: 9 cm. A normal November brings 78 mm of rain and snow. At the extremes, July afternoons reach 27°C and February nights −9°C.
Normal highs, the months ahead · ECCC normals, 1991–2020
| Season | High | Low | Rain and snow |
|---|---|---|---|
| Winter | 0°C | −8°C | 194 mm |
| Spring | 12°C | 1°C | 231 mm |
| Summer | 25°C | 14°C | 242 mm |
| Autumn | 15°C | 5°C | 236 mm |
ECCC normals, 1991–2020 (Hamilton); the forecast is on the Weather page
Each seat on Hamilton’s council stands for 40,030 residents, more than in 99% of Ontario municipalities
For federal votes, Jerome belongs to Hamilton Mountain, its riding (a federal electoral district, which elects one MP); Lisa Hepfner (Liberal Party of Canada) holds it.
| Turnout | Jerome | Ontario | Canada |
|---|---|---|---|
| Municipal election, 2022 | 35% | 31% | 31% |
Wikidata, MAMH, MMAH, Statistics Canada
Jerome has no public library of its own; the nearest is Hamilton Public Library - Terryberry Branch, 1.5 km away
Hamilton public library serves the whole of Hamilton, so the library figures on this page are the city’s: 592,000 people, Jerome among them.
Provincial library statistics, OpenStreetMap, the CRA and Statistics Canada
Trips to work from Jerome are shorter than from Ontario’s towns or Canadian towns: 24 min on average
How working residents got to work · census 2021
| Census 2021 | Jerome | Ontario | Canada |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average trip | 24 min | 29 min | 26 min |
Statistics Canada, Census 2021 (labour and commuting) · These are May 2021 figures, gathered while COVID-19 kept many people home or out of work.
3 school boards share Jerome
Results have climbed at 26 of 32 schools over three years. St. Thomas More Catholic Secondary School is the biggest, at 1,810 students. Schooling in French is on offer at one of the 36; in Ontario, 10% of schools teach in it. 18,770 students attend the 29 elementary schools, 5 secondary schools and 2 alternative or adult schools in or within 3 km of Jerome.
| School | Level | Students | System |
|---|---|---|---|
| R A Riddell Public School Middle fifth in OntarioLargest elementary schoolElementary · Grades JK–8 | Elementary · Grades JK–8 | 735 | English public |
| St. Thomas More Catholic Secondary School CatholicLargest secondary schoolSecondary · Grades 9–12 | Secondary · Grades 9–12 | 1,810 | English Catholic |
| ÉÉC Monseigneur-de-Laval FrenchTeaches in FrenchElementary · Grades JK–8 | Elementary · Grades JK–8 | 435 | French Catholic |
| Corpus Christi Catholic Elementary School CatholicResults in the top fifth in OntarioElementary · Grades JK–8 | Elementary · Grades JK–8 | 415 | English Catholic |
Schools by system · Schools within 3 km
| Schools within 3 km | Jerome | Ontario | Canada |
|---|---|---|---|
| School boards | 3 | 4 | 3 |
Provincial school lists and results, 2024-25
Jerome gets a B− for safety
Crime Severity Index, Violent Crime Severity Index, violent crime and property crime per 1,000 for 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). The violent index for its police area came to 86, about level with Canadian towns (86) and above Ontario’s towns (76).
Year by year · Crime Severity Index for each year
| 2023–2025 | Jerome | Ontario | Canada |
|---|---|---|---|
| Crime Severity Index | 66 | 56 | 67 |
| Violent Crime Severity Index | 86 | 76 | 86 |
Statistics Canada, Uniform Crime Reporting Survey, 2023–2025 average
From Jerome, Bronte Creek Provincial Park is the nearest provincial park (23 km)
16 protected areas lie within 10 km. A drive of 88 km reaches Rouge National Urban Park, the nearest national park. Parks and reserves take up 5.3% of the ground within 10 km, above both Ontario’s towns (2.3%) and Canadian towns (2.3%). Biggest among them: Windermere Basin Park, 39 ha, 9.4 km off.
Protected land · of the land within 10 km
| Outdoors | Jerome | Ontario | Canada |
|---|---|---|---|
| Protected land within 10 km | 5.3% | 2.3% | 2.3% |
| Public protected areas within 10 km | 3 | 4 | 4 |
Canadian Protected and Conserved Areas Database (CPCAD), OpenStreetMap routes and beaches
Everything we know about Jerome
Chedoke Falls and 20 more in and around Jerome
From museums to parks and historic sites: Jerome’s places to visit and those just beyond its edge, most famous first.
WaterfallChedoke Falls2.9 km outside town, to the northwest
Art galleryArt Gallery of Hamilton4.5 km outside town, to the north
WaterfallButtermilk Falls4.8 km outside town, to the east
MuseumMcQuesten House / Whitehern4.2 km outside town, to the northWaterfallWaterfallUpper Beckett Falls2.9 km outside town, to the northwestWaterfallWaterfallLower Beckett Falls2.9 km outside town, to the northPhotos: each place’s Wikidata image, from Wikimedia Commons under the licence below (our copy, resized).
Photo credits (4)
- Chedoke Falls: Nhl4hamilton | Chit-Chat, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Art Gallery of Hamilton: MeganAGH, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Buttermilk Falls: Nhl4hamilton | Chit-Chat, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- McQuesten House / Whitehern: Nhl4hamilton (Rick Cordeiro), Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
About Jerome
Neighbourhood in Hamilton
Jerome is one of Hamilton’s neighbourhoods, which TownRatings draws from census dissemination areas and names from the city’s own map or OpenStreetMap.
Statistics Canada: population estimates 2025 (17-10-0155), Census of Population 2021, 2021 census boundaries.
- Population
- 2,820 (people, 2021 estimate)
- Province or territory
- Ontario
- City
- Hamilton
- Census subdivision
- 3525005
Jerome’s neighbours
The nearest places of 1,000 or more. Statistics Canada
| Town | People | km | Overall | Cost | Safety | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jerome | 2,820 | — | B− | C− | B− | B |
| Crerar | 2,877 | 0.9 | C | D | B− | B |
| Greeningdon | 3,296 | 0.9 | C− | D− | B− | B |
| Bruleville | 4,310 | 1.2 | C | D− | B− | B |
| Rolston | 6,124 | 1.4 | C | D− | B− | B |
| Gourley | 5,271 | 1.4 | B− | C | B− | B |
| Balfour | 4,171 | 1.6 | C | D− | B− | B |
People: Statistics Canada, Census 2021. Distances: centre to centre.
Questions about Jerome
Is Jerome a young town or an old one?
The median resident is 37.6 years old, against 45.2 for the median of Canadian towns. 21% are under 15 and 13% are 65 or over.
Sources: Statistics Canada, Census of Population 2021 · population estimates 2025 (17-10-0155) and 2021 census boundaries · Uniform Crime Reporting Survey 2023–25 (35-10-0026, 35-10-0183 to 35-10-0190) · CMHC rents as published by Statistics Canada (34-10-0133) · grades by TownRatings. Under the Statistics Canada Open Licence.
Adapted from Statistics Canada (Census of Population 2021, population estimates 2025, 2021 census boundaries) under the Statistics Canada Open Licence; this does not constitute an endorsement by Statistics Canada. Neighbourhood names in some cities © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL).