RushdaleHamilton
Hamilton is split into 106 neighbourhoods, and this is one. In Hamilton, this neighbourhood has 5,154 residents.
Is Rushdale a good place to live?
Homes are dear (C). Where it does best is walkability (A). The overall grade comes out at B−, better than half of Canadian towns. In the ranking it comes #512 of 858 in Ontario. Elsewhere it is close to typical: B− for safety, B− for schools, B for health and B− for jobs & income.
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.
How Rushdale grades
Each subject compares Rushdale 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 →
What makes Rushdale stand out
The 2 things Rushdale does most differently from other towns.
The data
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Rushdale.
In Rushdale, just 11% of households give 30% or more of their income to shelter; the typical Canadian town has 18%
84% of households own their home, above Ontario’s towns (76%) and Canadian towns (74%) alike. A year’s rent came to 17% of the median household income, below both Ontario’s towns (22%) and Canadian towns (20%).
What homes were worth · The median owner’s estimate at the 2021 census
| Census 2021 | Rushdale | Ontario | Canada |
|---|---|---|---|
| Households spending 30%+ on shelter | 11% | 22% | 18% |
| Rent as a share of income | 17% | 22% | 20% |
| Median home value, 2021 | $750,000 | $695,000 | $406,000 |
| Households owning their home | 84% | 76% | 74% |
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. · Rent as a share of income and monthly rent for a two-bedroom: the Hamilton metro area
Wildfire low, radon 5%: how Rushdale stands on hazards
Source area for earthquake risk: the city of Hamilton
For earthquakes Rushdale is middling, $0.044 a year per $1,000 against $0.030 for the typical town. The national flood inventory has no study of the town.
Radon tests above the guideline · share of tested homes, 200 Bq/m³
| Hazards | Rushdale | 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
Around Rushdale, 53% of adults call their health very good or excellent
Area-wide: health survey and life expectancy, counted over the City of Hamilton Health Unit
Statistics Canada puts the region’s life expectancy at 81.2, women 83.5 and men 79.0 (2022/2024). Smoking is commoner than in the province: 13% of adults, against 11% for Ontario. Measured from where Rushdale’s residents live, a hospital is 3.8 km away, near the 3.7 km most towns see.
Very good or excellent health · adults, age-standardised
| Health | Rushdale | 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
Frost comes to Rushdale less often than to 73% of Canadian towns
July is the wettest month, with 98 mm of rain and snow on average. Between the last spring frost, 1 May, and the first in autumn, 12 October, lie 164 days. Expect January lows of around −9.1°C in Rushdale. January is the snowiest month, with 44 cm on average.
Average high by season · ECCC normals, 1991–2020
| Normals, 1991–2020 | Rushdale | Ontario | Canada |
|---|---|---|---|
| January night low | −9.1°C | −9.1°C | −13.5°C |
| July afternoon high | 26.6°C | 26.7°C | 25.5°C |
| Days with frost a year | 139 | 139 | 159 |
Environment and Climate Change Canada, Canadian Climate Normals 1991–2020 (Hamilton)
More of Rushdale belongs to a visible minority than Ontario’s towns or Canadian towns: 36%
20% of residents are 65 or over, higher than both Ontario’s towns (19%) and Canadian towns (19%). First Nations, Métis and Inuit people make up 0.8% of residents, below Ontario’s towns (1.6%) and Canadian towns (2.8%) alike.
Ages · Share of residents in each age group, Census 2021
Schooling · Highest qualification, residents 15 and over
Women and men · all residents
50.4% of Rushdale’s residents are women
In 2021 there were 2,590 women to 2,550 men; Canada as a whole is 50.9% women.
| Rushdale | Ontario | Canada | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 16% | 15% | 16% |
| 15 to 64 | 64% | 65% | 64% |
| 65+ | 20% | 19% | 19% |
| No certificate, diploma or degree | 15% | 15% | 16% |
| Postsecondary qualification | 56% | 56% | 56% |
Statistics Canada, Census 2021; Ontario and Canada: medians of towns of 2,500+
Expect November days around 8°C in Rushdale, nights around freezing
For today and the week ahead, the Weather page carries ECCC’s Hamilton forecast. Then December: 2°C by day, −5°C at night. About 9 cm of snow falls in a normal November. In November, the normal is 78 mm of rain and snow.
Normal highs, the months ahead · ECCC normals, 1991–2020
| Season | High | Low | Rain and snow |
|---|---|---|---|
| Winter | 0°C | −8°C | 194 mm |
| Spring | 12°C | 1°C | 231 mm |
| Summer | 25°C | 14°C | 242 mm |
| Autumn | 15°C | 5°C | 236 mm |
ECCC normals, 1991–2020 (Hamilton); the forecast is on the Weather page
Each seat on Hamilton’s council stands for 40,030 residents, more than in 99% of Ontario municipalities
Rushdale sends one MPP (Member of Provincial Parliament, at Queen’s Park in Toronto) to the Legislative Assembly of Ontario from Hamilton Mountain, though no open record we can reuse gives the name.
| Turnout | Rushdale | Ontario | Canada |
|---|---|---|---|
| Municipal election, 2022 | 35% | 31% | 31% |
Wikidata, MAMH, MMAH, Statistics Canada
No public library stands in Rushdale: the closest, Hamilton Public Library - Turner Park Branch, is 1.9 km away
Rushdale is served by Hamilton public library, the library of all of Hamilton, so the figures here are the city’s, for 592,000 people.
Provincial library statistics, OpenStreetMap, the CRA and Statistics Canada
Rushdale’s household incomes are higher than in 95% of Canadian towns
Commutes averaged 27 min, about level with Canadian towns (26 min) and below Ontario’s towns (29 min). 89% of commuters drove, near both Ontario’s towns (88%) and Canadian towns (89%).
How working residents got to work · census 2021
| Census 2021 | Rushdale | Ontario | Canada |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average trip | 27 min | 29 min | 26 min |
| Car or van | 89% | 88% | 89% |
Statistics Canada, Census 2021 (labour and commuting) · These are May 2021 figures, gathered while COVID-19 kept many people home or out of work.
Rushdale’s grade for safety: a B−
Across the area its police cover, the Crime Severity Index averaged 66 over 2023–25, higher than Ontario’s towns (56) and near Canadian towns (67). The violent index for its police area came to 86, about level with Canadian towns (86) and above Ontario’s towns (76). Rushdale 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 | Rushdale | Ontario | Canada |
|---|---|---|---|
| Crime Severity Index | 66 | 56 | 67 |
| Violent Crime Severity Index | 86 | 76 | 86 |
Statistics Canada, Uniform Crime Reporting Survey, 2023–2025 average
Four parallel systems run Rushdale’s schools through 4 boards: English and French, public and Catholic
St. Jean de Brebeuf Catholic Secondary School is the biggest, at 1,615 students. Results have climbed at 24 of 35 schools over three years. Taken together, Rushdale and its 3 km edge hold 32 elementary schools, 6 secondary schools and 1 alternative or adult school for 18,320 students. Also worth knowing: of the 39, 3 teach in French (10% of schools in Ontario).
| School | Level | Students | System |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lawfield Elementary School Fourth fifth in OntarioLargest elementary schoolElementary · Grades JK–8 | Elementary · Grades JK–8 | 685 | English public |
| St. Jean de Brebeuf Catholic Secondary School CatholicLargest secondary schoolSecondary · Grades 9–12 | Secondary · Grades 9–12 | 1,615 | English Catholic |
| ÉSAC Mère-Teresa FrenchTeaches in FrenchSecondary · Grades 9–12 | Secondary · Grades 9–12 | 300 | French Catholic |
| Corpus Christi Catholic Elementary School CatholicResults in the top fifth in OntarioElementary · Grades JK–8 | Elementary · Grades JK–8 | 415 | English Catholic |
Schools by system · Schools within 3 km
| Schools within 3 km | Rushdale | Ontario | Canada |
|---|---|---|---|
| School boards | 4 | 4 | 3 |
Provincial school lists and results, 2024-25
From Rushdale, Bronte Creek Provincial Park is the nearest provincial park (23 km)
8.1 km out lies the largest, Windermere Basin Park, at 39 ha. Out to 10 km from the town’s edge, 3.9% of the land is protected; 2.3% is typical for a Canadian town. The closest of Canada’s national parks is Rouge National Urban Park, at 87 km. 18 protected areas lie within 10 km.
Protected land · of the land within 10 km
| Outdoors | Rushdale | Ontario | Canada |
|---|---|---|---|
| Protected land within 10 km | 3.9% | 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 Rushdale
Albion Falls and 21 more in and around Rushdale
Sights in Rushdale and close by, ordered by how widely each is known.
WaterfallChedoke Falls4.3 km outside town, to the northwest
WaterfallButtermilk Falls2.3 km outside town, to the east
Art galleryArt Gallery of Hamilton5 km outside town, to the north
MuseumMcQuesten House / Whitehern4.7 km outside town, to the northwest
National historic siteAuchmar3.2 km outside town, to the northwestPhotos: each place’s Wikidata image, from Wikimedia Commons under the licence below (our copy, resized).
Photo credits (5)
- Chedoke Falls: Nhl4hamilton | Chit-Chat, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Buttermilk Falls: Nhl4hamilton | Chit-Chat, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Art Gallery of Hamilton: MeganAGH, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- McQuesten House / Whitehern: Nhl4hamilton (Rick Cordeiro), Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Auchmar: JFVoll, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
About Rushdale
Neighbourhood in Hamilton
Census areas put together by TownRatings make up Rushdale, one part of Hamilton; the city’s map or OpenStreetMap gives it its name.
Statistics Canada: population estimates 2025 (17-10-0155), Census of Population 2021, 2021 census boundaries.
- Population
- 5,154 (people, 2021 estimate)
- Province or territory
- Ontario
- City
- Hamilton
- Census subdivision
- 3525005
Rushdale’s neighbours
The nearest places of 1,000 or more. Statistics Canada
Questions about Rushdale
How old are the people of Rushdale?
The typical resident is 42.8 (Canadian towns: 45.2), with seniors at 20% of the population and under-15s at 16%.
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).