KentleyHamilton
Population 4,007: a neighbourhood in Hamilton. It is one of 106 neighbourhoods of Hamilton.
Is Kentley a good place to live?
Where it falls short is cost of living (D−). Kentley’s overall grade, C−, puts it better than 17% of Canadian towns. The ranking puts it #790 of 858 in Ontario. Jobs & income is weaker too (D−). Getting around on foot or by bus is easy (A+). Its remaining grades are unremarkable: B− for safety and B for health.
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.
What makes Kentley stand out
The 3 things Kentley does most differently from other towns.
How Kentley grades
Each subject compares Kentley 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 →
Albion Falls and 21 more in and around Kentley
What there is to see in Kentley and within a short drive, starting with the places most people have heard of.
WaterfallDevil's Punch Bowl2.2 km outside town, to the southeast
MuseumErland Lee (Museum) Home4.3 km outside town, to the southeast
WaterfallButtermilk Falls4.4 km outside town, to the southwest
MuseumCanadian Football Hall of Fame4.5 km outside town, to the westWaterfallWaterfallGlover's Falls2.3 km outside town, to the southPhotos: each place’s Wikidata image, from Wikimedia Commons under the licence below (our copy, resized).
Photo credits (4)
- Devil's Punch Bowl: Nhl4hamilton | Chit-Chat, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Erland Lee (Museum) Home: Kristenkerr, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Buttermilk Falls: Nhl4hamilton | Chit-Chat, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Canadian Football Hall of Fame: Nhl4hamilton | Chit-Chat, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
The data
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Kentley.
Renting in Kentley eats 37% of household income, more 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
Two in five households own their home, lower than both Ontario’s towns (76%) and Canadian towns (74%). Shelter took 30% or more of income for just over a fifth of households, near Ontario’s towns (22%) and higher than Canadian towns (18%).
What homes were worth · The median owner’s estimate at the 2021 census
| Census 2021 | Kentley | Ontario | Canada |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rent as a share of income | 37% | 22% | 20% |
| Households owning their home | 40% | 76% | 74% |
| Households spending 30%+ on shelter | 21% | 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.
Households in Kentley have lower incomes than those in 96% of Canadian towns
At the census, 84% of commuters went by car. The average trip to work took 27 min, below Ontario’s towns (29 min) and close to Canadian towns (26 min).
How working residents got to work · census 2021
| Census 2021 | Kentley | Ontario | Canada |
|---|---|---|---|
| Car or van | 84% | 88% | 89% |
| Average trip | 27 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.
A flood study covers Kentley: 1 on the national inventory, the newest from Hamilton Conservation Authority
Radon is about average around Kentley: 5% of tested homes in the survey area topped the guideline, against 6.6% for the typical town. Shaking is about as much of a worry in Kentley as in most places, at $0.044 a year per $1,000 of building value ($0.030 typical).
Radon tests above the guideline · share of tested homes, 200 Bq/m³
| Hazards | Kentley | 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 · Earthquake risk: one figure for all of the city of Hamilton
Kentley has milder winters than Ontario’s towns or Canadian towns: January lows of −6.3°C
July afternoons reach 25.5°C on average, below Ontario’s towns (26.7°C) and close to Canadian towns (25.5°C). A normal January brings 44 cm of snow, the most of any month. The most precipitation falls in July: 98 mm in a normal year.
Average high by season · ECCC normals, 1991–2020
| Normals, 1991–2020 | Kentley | Ontario | Canada |
|---|---|---|---|
| Days with frost a year | 98 | 139 | 159 |
| January night low | −6.3°C | −9.1°C | −13.5°C |
| July afternoon high | 25.5°C | 26.7°C | 25.5°C |
Environment and Climate Change Canada, Canadian Climate Normals 1991–2020 (Burlington Piers)
Of Kentley’s 21 tested schools, 6 sit above the middle in Ontario and 11 below
Counting each board with a school within 3 km gives 2, below both Ontario’s towns (4) and Canadian towns (3). Results have climbed at 19 of 21 schools over three years. The largest is St. John Henry Newman Catholic Secondary School, with 1,640 students. No French-language school is among them; in Ontario, 10% of schools are.
| School | Level | Students | System |
|---|---|---|---|
| Eastdale Public School Fourth fifth in OntarioLargest elementary schoolElementary · Grades JK–8 | Elementary · Grades JK–8 | 855 | English public |
| St. John Henry Newman Catholic Secondary School CatholicLargest secondary schoolSecondary · Grades 9–12 | Secondary · Grades 9–12 | 1,640 | English Catholic |
Schools by system · Schools within 3 km
| Schools within 3 km | Kentley | Ontario | Canada |
|---|---|---|---|
| School boards | 2 | 4 | 3 |
Provincial school lists and results, 2024-25
53% of adults around Kentley rate their health very good or excellent
The region’s 2022/2024 life expectancy is 81.2, with women at 83.5 and men at 79.0. Smoking is commoner than in the province: 13% of adults, against 11% for Ontario. Measured from where Kentley’s residents live, the nearest hospital is 1.6 km away, under the typical 3.7 km.
Very good or excellent health · adults, age-standardised
| Health | Kentley | 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 · Health survey and life expectancy published for the City of Hamilton Health Unit, not by town
An older town: 30% of people in Kentley are 65 or over, more than in Ontario’s towns and across Canadian towns
Visible minorities make up 28% of the population, higher than both Ontario’s towns (26%) and Canadian towns (15%). 2% of residents have an Indigenous identity, between Ontario’s towns (1.6%) and Canadian towns (2.8%).
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 54.1% of Kentley
Census 2021 put women at 2,170 and men at 1,840; women are 50.9% of Canada.
| Kentley | Ontario | Canada | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 15% | 15% | 16% |
| 15 to 64 | 55% | 65% | 64% |
| 65+ | 30% | 19% | 19% |
| No certificate, diploma or degree | 33% | 15% | 16% |
| Postsecondary qualification | 35% | 56% | 56% |
Statistics Canada, Census 2021; Ontario and Canada: medians of towns of 2,500+
Kentley in November: highs near 8°C, lows near 3°C
About 9 cm of snow falls in a normal November. In November, the normal is 78 mm of rain and snow. Normal highs peak at 26°C in July; nights bottom out at −6°C in January. For today and the week ahead, the Weather page carries ECCC’s Hamilton forecast.
Normal highs, the months ahead · ECCC normals, 1991–2020
| Season | High | Low | Rain and snow |
|---|---|---|---|
| Winter | 1°C | −5°C | 194 mm |
| Spring | 11°C | 3°C | 231 mm |
| Summer | 24°C | 17°C | 242 mm |
| Autumn | 15°C | 9°C | 236 mm |
ECCC normals, 1991–2020 (Burlington Piers); the forecast is on the Weather page
Kentley sends Ned Kuruc (Conservative Party of Canada) to the Commons from Hamilton East—Stoney Creek
From Ontario come 122 MPs, 71 of them with the Liberal Party of Canada.
| Turnout | Kentley | Ontario | Canada |
|---|---|---|---|
| Municipal election, 2022 | 35% | 31% | 31% |
Wikidata, MAMH, MMAH, Statistics Canada
Kentley has one public library, Hamilton Public Library - Red Hill Branch
Hamilton Public Library serves the whole of Hamilton, so the library figures on this page are the city’s: 592,000 people, Kentley among them.
Provincial library statistics, OpenStreetMap, the CRA and Statistics Canada
For safety, Kentley gets a B−
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, higher than Ontario’s towns (76) and near Canadian towns (86). Kentley doesn’t get its own Crime Severity Index, Violent Crime Severity Index, violent crime and property crime per 1,000 figures; the ones here come from the Hamilton service area.
Year by year · Crime Severity Index for each year
| 2023–2025 | Kentley | Ontario | Canada |
|---|---|---|---|
| Crime Severity Index | 66 | 56 | 67 |
| Violent Crime Severity Index | 86 | 76 | 86 |
Statistics Canada, Uniform Crime Reporting Survey, 2023–2025 average
Beaches near Kentley: 9 within 5 km
13 protected areas lie within 10 km. The nearest provincial park, Bronte Creek Provincial Park, is 18 km away. One mapped walking route passes within 2 km: the Bruce Trail - Iroquoia section. 1.4% of the land and water within 10 km is protected (the typical Canadian town: 2.3%).
Protected land · of the land within 10 km
| Outdoors | Kentley | Ontario | Canada |
|---|---|---|---|
| Protected land within 10 km | 1.4% | 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 Kentley
Kentley’s neighbours
The nearest places of 1,000 or more. Statistics Canada
| Town | People | km | Overall | Cost | Safety | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kentley | 4,007 | — | C− | D− | B− | B |
| Corman | 6,566 | 1 | C− | D− | B− | B |
| Riverdale West | 6,804 | 1.3 | C− | D− | B− | B |
| Mcquesten West | 6,349 | 1.3 | D | D− | B− | B |
| Battlefield | 6,531 | 1.5 | C− | D− | B− | B |
| Normanhurst | 3,260 | 1.9 | C− | D | B− | B |
| Glenview West | 3,431 | 1.9 | C− | D− | B− | B |
People: Statistics Canada, Census 2021. Distances: centre to centre.
About Kentley
Neighbourhood in Hamilton
The edges of Kentley follow census dissemination areas, which TownRatings groups into Hamilton’s neighbourhoods; the name comes from the city’s map or OpenStreetMap.
Statistics Canada: population estimates 2025 (17-10-0155), Census of Population 2021, 2021 census boundaries.
- Population
- 4,007 (people, 2021 estimate)
- Province or territory
- Ontario
- City
- Hamilton
- Census subdivision
- 3525005
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).