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Renting in Red Hill eats 26% of household income, more than in Ontario’s towns or Canadian towns

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

68% of households are owner-occupiers. Shelter took 30% or more of income for 18% of households, about level with Canadian towns (18%) and below Ontario’s towns (22%).

Working-age people in Red Hill have jobs less often than in 87% of Canadian towns

At the census, 91% of commuters went by car. Commutes averaged 27 min, about level with Ontario’s towns (29 min) and above Canadian towns (26 min).

A flood study covers Red Hill: 1 on the national inventory, the newest from Hamilton Conservation Authority

Radon around Red Hill is ordinary for Canada: 5% of tested homes over the guideline (6.6% typical). Seismic risk in Red Hill sits near the middle: $0.044 of expected damage per $1,000 of buildings a year, the typical town $0.030. For earthquake risk, the only official count covers all of the city of Hamilton, Red Hill included.

Red Hill has milder winters than Ontario’s towns or Canadian towns: January lows of −6.3°C

The thermometer drops below freezing on 98 days a year, lower than both Ontario’s towns (139) and Canadian towns (159). A normal January brings 44 cm of snow, the most of any month. ECCC’s nearest full record is at Burlington Piers, 9.2 km off.

In Red Hill, families choose among 4 boards: English and French, public and Catholic

Counting a 3 km margin, Red Hill has 42 elementary schools and 10 secondary schools, for 28,820 students. Results have climbed at 37 of 49 schools over three years. Of its 49 tested schools, 7 sit in the top two fifths in Ontario and 25 in the bottom two. Bishop Ryan Catholic Secondary School is the biggest, at 2,115 students.

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

Source area for health survey and life expectancy: the City of Hamilton Health Unit

Measured from where Red Hill’s residents live, the nearest hospital is 1.8 km away, under the typical 3.7 km. At 13%, the share of adults who smoke tops the 11% for Ontario. Life expectancy in the region is 81.2 years (83.5 for women, 79.0 for men, 2022/2024).

High-rise living: 29% of households in Red Hill are five storeys up or more

Visible minorities make up 17% of the population, lower than Ontario’s towns (26%) yet higher than Canadian towns (15%). First Nations, Métis and Inuit people make up 1.4% of residents, below both Ontario’s towns (1.6%) and Canadian towns (2.8%).

Red Hill in November: highs near 8°C, lows near 3°C

Expect about 78 mm of rain and snow over November. About 9 cm of snow falls in a normal November. Across the year, normals run from −6°C nights in January to 26°C afternoons in July. For today and the week ahead, the Weather page carries ECCC’s Hamilton forecast.

40,030 residents per council seat in Hamilton, a higher ratio than 99% of Ontario municipalities

As a neighbourhood of Hamilton, Red Hill shares the council elected in October 2022, with Andrea Horwath as mayor.

No public library stands in Red Hill: the closest, Hamilton Public Library - Red Hill Branch, is 2.4 km away

Hamilton public library serves the whole of Hamilton, so the library figures on this page are the city’s: 592,000 people, Red Hill among them.

Red Hill earns a B− for safety

Shared with the rest of the Hamilton service area: Crime Severity Index, Violent Crime Severity Index, violent crime and property crime per 1,000

The index for the force that serves it came to 66, above Ontario’s towns (56) and close to Canadian towns (67). The violent index for its police area came to 86, above Ontario’s towns (76) and close to Canadian towns (86).

3 named trails run within 2 km of Red Hill

Bronte Creek Provincial Park is the closest provincial park, at 20 km. For a swim, Crescent Beach is the nearest of 5 beaches within 5 km. The largest named area nearby is Windermere Basin Park, 39 ha, 4.1 km away. Within 10 km are 17 protected areas.