Riverdale WestHamilton

Rent takes more of local pay in Riverdale West than in Ontario’s towns or Canadian towns: 34% of household income

33% of households spent 30% or more of their income on shelter, higher than both Ontario’s towns (22%) and Canadian towns (18%). Owners put the median home at $424,000, lower than Ontario’s towns ($695,000) and near Canadian towns ($406,000).

Households in Riverdale West have lower incomes than those in 91% of Canadian towns

The car carried 80% of commuters at the census. The average trip to work took 27 min, below Ontario’s towns (29 min) and close to Canadian towns (26 min).

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

In Health Canada’s survey, 5% of homes tested in Riverdale West’s area exceeded 200 Bq/m³, close to the typical 6.6%. Earthquake risk here 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. Nobody publishes earthquake risk for Riverdale West alone, so this card uses the figure for the city of Hamilton.

Winters are mild in Riverdale West: January nights hold at −6.3°C, above Ontario’s towns and Canadian towns

January is the snowiest month, with 44 cm on average. Frosty days number 98 in a normal year, below Ontario’s towns (139) and Canadian towns (159) alike. Also worth knowing: the normals come from Burlington Piers, 8.3 km away.

Riverdale West’s 18 schools with results spread wide in Ontario, 6 in the top two fifths and 8 in the bottom two

Results have climbed at 17 of 18 schools over three years. Schooling here is split between 2 boards, below Ontario’s towns (4) and Canadian towns (3) alike. No French-language school is among them; in Ontario, one in ten schools are. Counting a 3 km margin, Riverdale West has 15 elementary schools and 4 secondary schools, for 11,755 students.

53% of adults around Riverdale West rate their health very good or excellent

Health survey and life expectancy for the City of Hamilton Health Unit

For Riverdale West itself the measure is access, and it scores well: 1.9 km to the nearest hospital, where 3.7 km is typical. Smoking is commoner than in the province: 13% of adults, against 11% for Ontario. People in the region live to 81.2 on average: 83.5 for women and 79.0 for men in 2022/2024.

More of Riverdale West belongs to a visible minority than Ontario’s towns or Canadian towns: 51%

Children under 15 make up 18% of residents. People 65 and over make up 17% of the town. 1.9% of residents have an Indigenous identity, above Ontario’s towns (1.6%) but below Canadian towns (2.8%).

Riverdale West in November: highs near 8°C, lows near 3°C

Precipitation in November averages 78 mm. Snowfall in a normal November: 9 cm. The year peaks in July (26°C) and bottoms out in January (−6°C). ECCC’s forecast for Hamilton is on the Weather page, hour by hour.

Ned Kuruc (Conservative Party of Canada) holds Hamilton East—Stoney Creek, the riding that includes Riverdale West

Of the 122 Commons seats from Ontario, the Liberal Party of Canada holds 71.

Riverdale West has no public library of its own; the nearest is Hamilton Public Library - Red Hill Branch, 1.3 km away

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

Riverdale West gets 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).

Riverdale West has 8 beaches within 5 km

The largest named area nearby is Windermere Basin Park, 39 ha, 3.2 km away. 2 mapped walking routes pass within 2 km, among them the Bruce Trail - Iroquoia section and Devil's Punchbowl Side Trail. 80 km separate the town from Rouge National Urban Park, its nearest national park. For a provincial park, Bronte Creek Provincial Park lies 18 km off.