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Of Lampman’s 22 tested schools, 9 sit above the middle in Ontario and 7 below

None of them teaches in French, though one in ten schools in Ontario do. Results have climbed at 12 of 22 schools over three years. Counting each board with a school within 3 km gives 2, lower than both Ontario’s towns (4) and Canadian towns (3). The largest is St. Thomas More Catholic Secondary School, with 1,810 students.

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

Earthquake risk in Lampman is ordinary: NRCan’s model puts building losses at $0.044 a year per $1,000 of value, close to the typical town’s $0.030. The national flood inventory has no study of the town.

Renting in Lampman costs 16% of household income, less than in both Ontario’s towns and Canadian towns

Nearly a third of households spent 30% or more of their income on shelter, higher than both Ontario’s towns (22%) and Canadian towns (18%). The owner-occupied share of households is 80%. For rent as a share of income and monthly rent for a two-bedroom, the only official count covers all of the Hamilton metro area, Lampman included.

Households in Lampman earn more than those in 98% of Canadian towns

92% of commuters drove to work at the census. Commutes averaged 30 min, above both Ontario’s towns (29 min) and Canadian towns (26 min).

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

Life expectancy at birth in the region is 81.2 years, below Ontario’s towns (82.8) and close to Canadian towns (81.5). The region has more smokers than Ontario, 13% of adults to 11%. Measured from where Lampman’s residents live, the nearest hospital is 5.0 km away, beyond the typical 3.7 km.

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

Summer highs average 26.6°C in July, about level with Ontario’s towns (26.7°C) and above Canadian towns (25.5°C). Snow peaks in January: 32 cm in a normal year. Winter lows in Lampman 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 Lampman than of Ontario’s towns or Canadian towns: 56%

0.2% of residents have an Indigenous identity, below Ontario’s towns (1.6%) and Canadian towns (2.8%) alike.

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

Across the year, normals run from −9°C nights in February to 27°C afternoons in July. Into December, the normals move to 2°C and −5°C. Expect about 78 mm of rain and snow over November. Hour-by-hour figures come from ECCC’s Hamilton forecast, on the Weather page.

John-Paul Danko (Liberal Party of Canada) holds Hamilton West—Ancaster—Dundas, the riding that includes Lampman

Hamilton, which governs Lampman, elected Andrea Horwath mayor in October 2022.

The nearest public library to Lampman is Hamilton Public Library - Ancaster Branch, 3.8 km away

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

Lampman gets a B− for safety

Source area for Crime Severity Index, Violent Crime Severity Index, violent crime and property crime per 1,000: 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). For violence alone, its police area’s index was 86, higher than Ontario’s towns (76) and near Canadian towns (86).

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

Of the land within 10 km, 6.9% has protected status, above both Ontario’s towns (2.3%) and Canadian towns (2.3%). The closest of Canada’s national parks is Rouge National Urban Park, at 91 km. Within 10 km are 17 protected areas. Inside the neighbourhood itself, 13% of the land is protected.