SherwoodHamilton
Of Hamilton’s 106 neighbourhoods, this is one. Home to 2,567 people, this neighbourhood lies in Hamilton.
Is Sherwood a good place to live?
Overall, Sherwood earns a C−, better than 21% of Canadian towns. That places it #751 of 858 in Ontario. The weak point is cost of living (D−). Getting around on foot or by bus is easy (A). Elsewhere it is close to typical: B− for safety and B for health.
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.
What makes Sherwood stand out
The 3 things Sherwood does most differently from other towns.
How Sherwood grades
Each subject compares Sherwood 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 →
Albion Falls and 29 more in and around Sherwood
Sights in Sherwood and close by, ordered by how widely each is known.
WaterfallButtermilk Falls2.2 km outside town, to the south
Art galleryArt Gallery of Hamilton4.7 km outside town, to the northwest
MuseumCanadian Football Hall of Fame2.3 km outside town, to the north
CathedralChrist's Church Cathedral4.8 km outside town, to the northwest
MuseumMcQuesten House / Whitehern4.5 km outside town, to the northwestPhotos: each place’s Wikidata image, from Wikimedia Commons under the licence below (our copy, resized).
Photo credits (5)
- Buttermilk Falls: Nhl4hamilton | Chit-Chat, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Art Gallery of Hamilton: MeganAGH, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Canadian Football Hall of Fame: Nhl4hamilton | Chit-Chat, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Christ's Church Cathedral: Nhl4hamilton | Chit-Chat, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- McQuesten House / Whitehern: Nhl4hamilton (Rick Cordeiro), Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
The data
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Sherwood.
Home ownership in Sherwood, 51%, runs below Ontario’s towns and Canadian towns
Just over a fifth of households spent 30% or more of their income on shelter, near Ontario’s towns (22%) and higher than Canadian towns (18%). A year’s rent came to nearly a quarter of the median household income, above Ontario’s towns (22%) and Canadian towns (20%) alike. 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, Sherwood included.
What homes were worth · The median owner’s estimate at the 2021 census
| Census 2021 | Sherwood | Ontario | Canada |
|---|---|---|---|
| Households owning their home | 51% | 76% | 74% |
| Rent as a share of income | 24% | 22% | 20% |
| Households spending 30%+ on shelter | 22% | 22% | 18% |
Statistics Canada, Census 2021; CMHC Rental Market Survey via Statistics Canada · Home values are owners’ own estimates at the May 2021 census, and incomes are for 2020.
In Sherwood, families choose among 4 boards: English and French, public and Catholic
Glendale Secondary School is the biggest, at 1,260 students. Over three years, results rose at 29 of its 38 tested schools. Also worth knowing: the 38 with results split, 2 in the upper two fifths in Ontario and 20 in the lower. Schooling in French is on offer at 4 of 41; in Ontario, 10% of schools teach in it.
| School | Level | Students | System |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sir Wilfrid Laurier Public School Bottom fifth in OntarioLargest elementary schoolElementary · Grades JK–8 | Elementary · Grades JK–8 | 800 | English public |
| Glendale Secondary School Bottom fifth in OntarioLargest secondary schoolSecondary · Grades 9–12 | Secondary · Grades 9–12 | 1,260 | English public |
| École élémentaire Pavillon de la jeunesse FrenchTeaches in FrenchElementary · Grades JK–6 | Elementary · Grades JK–6 | 295 | French public |
Schools by system · Schools within 3 km
| Schools within 3 km | Sherwood | Ontario | Canada |
|---|---|---|---|
| School boards | 4 | 4 | 3 |
Provincial school lists and results, 2024-25
Fewer of Sherwood’s 15-to-64s are in work than in 79% of Canadian towns
85% of commuters drove, about level with Ontario’s towns (88%) and below Canadian towns (89%). A trip to work takes 26 min on average.
How working residents got to work · census 2021
| Census 2021 | Sherwood | Ontario | Canada |
|---|---|---|---|
| Car or van | 85% | 88% | 89% |
| Average trip | 26 min | 29 min | 26 min |
Statistics Canada, Census 2021 (labour and commuting) · Census day was in May 2021, mid-pandemic, so commuting and work figures carry the lockdowns’ mark.
Sherwood is on Canada’s flood inventory: 1 listed, led by Hamilton Conservation Authority
Measured across the city of Hamilton: earthquake risk
Radon around Sherwood is ordinary for Canada: 5% of tested homes over the guideline (6.6% typical). Earthquake risk locally 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.
Radon tests above the guideline · share of tested homes, 200 Bq/m³
| Hazards | Sherwood | 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
Sherwood has milder winters than Ontario’s towns or Canadian towns: January lows of −6.3°C
A normal July day peaks at 25.5°C, lower than Ontario’s towns (26.7°C) and near Canadian towns (25.5°C). July is the wettest month, with 98 mm of rain and snow on average. Snow peaks in January: 44 cm in a normal year.
Average high by season · ECCC normals, 1991–2020
| Normals, 1991–2020 | Sherwood | Ontario | Canada |
|---|---|---|---|
| Days with frost a year | 98 | 139 | 159 |
| January night low | −6.3°C | −9.1°C | −13.5°C |
| July afternoon high | 25.5°C | 26.7°C | 25.5°C |
Environment and Climate Change Canada, Canadian Climate Normals 1991–2020 (Burlington Piers)
53% of adults around Sherwood rate their health very good or excellent
13% of adults smoke, daily or now and then, above Ontario’s towns (10%) and Canadian towns (12%) alike. Women in the region live to 83.5 and men to 79.0, 81.2 years taken together (2022/2024). Closer to home, a hospital is just 2.3 km from the average resident of Sherwood, nearer than the usual 3.7 km.
Very good or excellent health · adults, age-standardised
| Health | Sherwood | 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 · Area behind the health survey and life expectancy figures: the City of Hamilton Health Unit
An older town: 24% of people in Sherwood are 65 or over, more than in both Ontario’s towns and Canadian towns
Under-15s account for 14% of the population. Visible minorities make up nearly a tenth of the population, below Ontario’s towns (26%) and Canadian towns (15%) alike.
Ages · Share of residents in each age group, Census 2021
Schooling · Highest qualification, residents 15 and over
Women and men · all residents
52.5% of Sherwood’s residents are women
Women numbered 1,350 and men 1,220 in 2021, next to a 50.9% share of women for Canada.
| Sherwood | Ontario | Canada | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 14% | 15% | 16% |
| 15 to 64 | 62% | 65% | 64% |
| 65+ | 24% | 19% | 19% |
| No certificate, diploma or degree | 16% | 15% | 16% |
| Postsecondary qualification | 53% | 56% | 56% |
Statistics Canada, Census 2021; Ontario and Canada: medians of towns of 2,500+
Sherwood in November: highs near 8°C, lows near 3°C
Across the year, normals run from −6°C nights in January to 26°C afternoons in July. About 9 cm of snow falls in a normal November. Precipitation in November averages 78 mm. Hour-by-hour figures come from ECCC’s Hamilton forecast, on the Weather page.
Normal highs, the months ahead · ECCC normals, 1991–2020
| Season | High | Low | Rain and snow |
|---|---|---|---|
| Winter | 1°C | −5°C | 194 mm |
| Spring | 11°C | 3°C | 231 mm |
| Summer | 24°C | 17°C | 242 mm |
| Autumn | 15°C | 9°C | 236 mm |
ECCC normals, 1991–2020 (Burlington Piers); the forecast is on the Weather page
Hamilton has one council seat for every 40,030 residents, more than 99% of municipalities in Ontario
Hamilton, which governs Sherwood, elected Andrea Horwath mayor in October 2022.
| Turnout | Sherwood | Ontario | Canada |
|---|---|---|---|
| Municipal election, 2022 | 35% | 31% | 31% |
Wikidata, MAMH, MMAH, Statistics Canada
Sherwood’s public library is Hamilton Public Library - Sherwood Branch
Hamilton Public Library serves the whole of Hamilton, so the library figures on this page are the city’s: 592,000 people, Sherwood among them.
Provincial library statistics, OpenStreetMap, the CRA and Statistics Canada
For safety, Sherwood gets a B−
The index for the force that serves it came to 66, about level with Canadian towns (67) and above Ontario’s towns (56). The violent index for its police area came to 86, above Ontario’s towns (76) and close to Canadian towns (86). Sherwood 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 | Sherwood | Ontario | Canada |
|---|---|---|---|
| Crime Severity Index | 66 | 56 | 67 |
| Violent Crime Severity Index | 86 | 76 | 86 |
Statistics Canada, Uniform Crime Reporting Survey, 2023–2025 average
Bronte Creek Provincial Park, 20 km away, is the closest provincial park to Sherwood
19 areas within 10 km are protected for nature. The nearest national park is Rouge National Urban Park, 84 km away. For walks, 2 named routes run within 2 km, such as the Bruce Trail - Iroquoia section and Bruce Trail - Iroquoia section side trails. The largest named area nearby is Windermere Basin Park, 39 ha, 4.7 km away.
Protected land · of the land within 10 km
| Outdoors | Sherwood | Ontario | Canada |
|---|---|---|---|
| Protected land within 10 km | 3.4% | 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 Sherwood
Sherwood’s neighbours
The nearest places of 1,000 or more. Statistics Canada
| Town | People | km | Overall | Cost | Safety | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sherwood | 2,567 | — | C− | D− | B− | B |
| Huntington | 5,024 | 0.7 | C− | D | B− | B |
| Hampton Heights | 3,498 | 1.3 | C− | D− | B− | B |
| Delta East | 6,186 | 1.3 | C | D | B− | B |
| Rosedale | 3,070 | 1.3 | C | D | B− | B |
| Raleigh | 7,113 | 1.5 | C− | D− | B− | B |
| Macassa | 2,584 | 1.6 | C− | D− | B− | B |
People: Statistics Canada, Census 2021. Distances: centre to centre.
About Sherwood
Neighbourhood in Hamilton
No official boundary marks Sherwood off from the rest of Hamilton: TownRatings draws it from the census’s dissemination areas and takes its name from the city’s map or OpenStreetMap.
Statistics Canada: population estimates 2025 (17-10-0155), Census of Population 2021, 2021 census boundaries.
- Population
- 2,567 (people, 2021 estimate)
- Province or territory
- Ontario
- City
- Hamilton
- Census subdivision
- 3525005
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).