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Rent takes more of local pay in North End East than in Ontario’s towns or Canadian towns: 27% of household income

Area-wide: rent as a share of income and monthly rent for a two-bedroom, counted over the Hamilton metro area

Owners make up 55% of households, lower than both Ontario’s towns (76%) and Canadian towns (74%). Shelter took 30% or more of income for a quarter of households, above both Ontario’s towns (22%) and Canadian towns (18%).

Fewer commuters in North End East drive than in Ontario’s towns or across Canadian towns: 77%

The commute to work averages 30 min.

Wildfire low, radon 5%: how North End East stands on hazards

NRCan expects $0.044 of shaking damage a year per $1,000 of buildings in North End East, near the typical $0.030. The national flood inventory has no study of the town.

North End East has milder winters than Ontario’s towns or Canadian towns: January lows of −6.3°C

Frost comes on 98 days a year, below Ontario’s towns (139) and Canadian towns (159) alike. Snow peaks in January: 32 cm in a normal year. Expect July highs of around 25.5°C in North End East.

53% of adults around North End East rate their health very good or excellent

For North End East itself the measure is access, and it scores well: 0.4 km to the nearest hospital, where 3.7 km is typical. The region has more smokers than Ontario, 13% of adults to 11%. Across the region, life runs to 81.2 years on average: women 83.5, men 79.0, in 2022/2024.

Four parallel systems run North End East’s schools through 5 boards: English and French, public and Catholic

Of the 26, 3 teach in French (10% of schools in Ontario). 16 of 25 schools with results score below the middle in Ontario. Over three years, results rose at 19 of its 25 tested schools. Cathedral High School is the biggest, at 1,650 students.

2,015 households and a median age of 39.5: who lives in North End East

Children under 15 make up 15%, about level with Ontario’s towns (15%) and below Canadian towns (16%). People 65 and over make up 17% of the town.

In North End East, November normally means 8°C afternoons and 3°C nights

Snow is normal by November, about 9 cm over the month. A normal November brings 78 mm of rain and snow. Over the year, July is warmest at 26°C by day and January coldest at −6°C by night. Hour-by-hour figures come from ECCC’s Hamilton forecast, on the Weather page.

North End East sends Aslam Rana (Liberal Party of Canada) to the Commons from Hamilton Centre

North End East is part of Hamilton, which elected Andrea Horwath as mayor in October 2022.

Hamilton Public Library - West Harbour Branch and Brock Township Public Library - Beaverton Branch are North End East’s two public libraries

For safety, North End East gets a B−

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, about level with Canadian towns (86) and above Ontario’s towns (76). 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, North End East included.

The nearest provincial park to North End East is Bronte Creek Provincial Park, 16 km away

Within 5 km lie 3 beaches, unnamed on the map. The largest named area nearby is Windermere Basin Park, 39 ha, 5.5 km away. Of the country within 10 km, 4.8% lies in protected areas; the median Canadian town has 2.3%. A drive of 82 km reaches Rouge National Urban Park, the nearest national park.

Before 1961: 60% of the homes in North End East

Outside the boundary but close by, there is one more.