Some subjects shine; others lag. Stoney Creek’s overall grade is C−, better than nearly a quarter of Canadian towns. It ranks #727 of 858 in Ontario. Housing is expensive (D−). Incomes are on the low side (D). Its strongest subject is walkability (A). Elsewhere it is close to typical: B− for safety, B− for schools 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.

StrongestAWalkabilityWeakestD⁻Cost of living DJobs & income

How Stoney Creek grades

Each subject compares Stoney Creek 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 grading works

Cost of livingIn the bottom fifth of the towns comparedD⁻Open →Jobs & incomeGraded on incomes, poverty and employmentDOpen →WalkabilityAmong the easiest places to get around without a carAOpen →Hazard riskAhead of most towns comparedB⁺Open →HealthGraded on how healthy residents areBOpen →SchoolsBased on how pupils do in exams and testsB⁻Open →SafetyNear typical for the towns comparedB⁻Open →

How TownRatings grades Canadian towns →

What makes Stoney Creek stand out

The 3 things Stoney Creek does most differently from other towns.

Picked automatically from the data

Home value ÷ household income

Housing

11 times household income

Against 4.7 for the median of Canadian towns

Median owner’s estimate $700,000, Census 2021; income for 2020.

Cost of living

Behind 99%

of Canadian towns on cost of living

Its cost of living grade: D−.

Residents 65 and over

Who lives here

29% are 65 or over

The midpoint across Canadian towns is 19%

Statistics Canada, Census 2021

The data

Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Stoney Creek.

HousingCost of living D⁻

Fewer households own their home in Stoney Creek than in Ontario’s towns or across Canadian towns: 39%

$700,000median home value, 2021D⁻Cost of living Grade

Rent as a share of income and monthly rent for a two-bedroom for the Hamilton metro area

Rent took 31% of household income, higher than both Ontario’s towns (22%) and Canadian towns (20%). Shelter took 30% or more of income for 33% of households, above both Ontario’s towns (22%) and Canadian towns (18%).

What homes were worth · The median owner’s estimate at the 2021 census

Stoney Creek$700,000

Ontario$695,000

Canadian towns$406,000

Census 2021	Stoney Creek	Ontario	Canada
Households owning their home	39%	76%	74%
Rent as a share of income	31%	22%	20%
Households spending 30%+ on shelter	33%	22%	18%

$1,659

monthly rent for a two-bedroom

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Owners and renters39% own their home Cost of living11 times household income · The median owner’s estimate, $700,000, against the median household income Renting$1,659 a month · A two-bedroom apartment, CMHC’s survey

Statistics Canada, Census 2021; CMHC Rental Market Survey via Statistics Canada · The 2021 census asked owners what their home was worth; those values, and 2020 incomes, are what this compares.

Work & commuteJobs & income D

Stoney Creek has lower household incomes than four in five Canadian towns

8%walk, cycle or take transit

The average trip to work took 26 min, about level with Canadian towns (26 min) and below Ontario’s towns (29 min). The car carried 89% of commuters at the census.

How working residents got to work · census 2021

Car or van89%

Walk4%

Public transit4%

Census 2021	Stoney Creek	Ontario	Canada
Average trip	26 min	29 min	26 min
Car or van	89%	88%	89%

$63,400

median household income, 2020

19%

worked from home, May 2021

67%

of commuters work inside the municipality

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Unemployment11% unemployed · Of the labour force · Canadian towns: 9.9%Getting to work8% walk, cycle or take transit

Statistics Canada, Census 2021 (labour and commuting) · The 2021 census was taken in May 2021, during COVID-19 restrictions: more people than usual worked from home or were off work.

Natural hazardsHazard risk B⁺

Stoney Creek’s hazards at a glance: a low wildfire record and 5% of area homes over the radon guideline

Lowwildfire bandB⁺Hazard risk Grade

Shaking is about as much of a worry in Stoney Creek as in most places, at $0.044 a year per $1,000 of building value ($0.030 typical). Flood mapping: none on the national inventory of the town. Figures for earthquake risk are published for the city of Hamilton as a whole, not for Stoney Creek alone.

Radon tests above the guideline · share of tested homes, 200 Bq/m³

Stoney Creek5%

Ontario’s towns4%

Canadian towns6.6%

Hazards	Stoney Creek	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

Low

wildfire band

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Radon5% of tests above the guideline WildfireLow wildfire band · No land burned within 25 km since 1986 FloodNo flood study on record Earthquakes$0.044 a year per $1,000 · Canadian towns: $0.030 Be readyAlerts, FireSmart and radon tests

NRCan seismic risk model and burned areas, Health Canada radon survey, the Flood Hazard Map Inventory

Climate

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

25.5°CJuly afternoons

January is the snowiest month, with 44 cm on average. The thermometer drops below freezing on 98 days a year, below both Ontario’s towns (139) and Canadian towns (159). In July, daytime highs in Stoney Creek average 25.5°C.

Average high by season · ECCC normals, 1991–2020

Winter1.2°C

Spring10.6°C

Summer24.3°C

Autumn14.9°C

Normals, 1991–2020	Stoney Creek	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

days with frost a year

114

days with precipitation a year

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The yearJuly highs 25.5°C, January lows −6.3°C Rain and snow902 mm a year · Canadian towns: 883 mm Snow141 cm of snow a year Weather station9.7 km to the station · Burlington Piers

Environment and Climate Change Canada, Canadian Climate Normals 1991–2020 (Burlington Piers)

HealthHealth B

53% of adults around Stoney Creek rate their health very good or excellent

53%very good or excellent healthBHealth Grade

Source area for health survey and life expectancy: 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). The region has more smokers than Ontario, 13% of adults to 11%. For Stoney Creek itself the measure is access, and it scores well: 1.8 km to the nearest hospital, where 3.7 km is typical.

Very good or excellent health · adults, age-standardised

Stoney Creek53%

Ontario’s towns51%

Canadian towns52%

Health	Stoney Creek	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%

81.2

years of life expectancy, 2022/2024

1.8 km

from homes to a hospital, on average

13%

of adults smoke, age-standardised

0.4 km

from homes to a pharmacy, on average

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Health survey53% very good or excellent health · adults, age-standardised Getting care1.8 km to a hospital · A pharmacy 0.4 km away on average The wider areaLife expectancy: women 83.5, men 79.0 Conditions and habits17% with chronic conditions · adults, age-standardised

Statistics Canada, Canadian Community Health Survey 2023/2024 and life expectancy 2022/2024; Open Database of Healthcare Facilities

Who lives here

Renting is the norm in Stoney Creek: 60% of households rent

50median age

Visible minorities make up 12% of the population, below Ontario’s towns (26%) and Canadian towns (15%) alike. 2% of residents have an Indigenous identity, higher than Ontario’s towns (1.6%) yet lower than Canadian towns (2.8%).

Stoney CreekOntarioCanada

OntarioCanada

Ages · Share of residents in each age group, Census 2021

29%

Schooling · Highest qualification, residents 15 and over

No certificate, diploma or degree20%

Postsecondary qualification47%

Women and men · all residents

50.3% of Stoney Creek’s residents are women

The 2021 census counted 1,925 women and 1,900 men here, where women make up 50.9% of Canada.

Who lives in Stoney Creek
	Stoney Creek	Ontario	Canada
Under 15	13%	15%	16%
15 to 64	59%	65%	64%
65+	29%	19%	19%
No certificate, diploma or degree	20%	15%	16%
Postsecondary qualification	47%	56%	56%

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Ages50 median age · 29% are 65 or over Households1,920 households English and French4% speak both · 0% speak French but not English

Statistics Canada, Census 2021; Ontario and Canada: medians of towns of 2,500+

Weather

A normal November in Stoney Creek runs from 3°C to 8°C

8°Ca normal November afternoon

A normal November brings 78 mm of rain and snow. November usually brings some 9 cm of snow. 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.

Normal highs, the months ahead · ECCC normals, 1991–2020

November8°C

December3°C

January0°C

February1°C

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

3°C

a normal November night

78 mm

of rain and snow in a normal November

Full pageStoney Creek’s weather pageOpen the full Weather page

Next 24 hoursTemperature and chance of rain, hour by hour The week aheadECCC’s days ahead, beside the normals The yearWarmest July, coldest January

ECCC normals, 1991–2020 (Burlington Piers); the forecast is on the Weather page

Town hall

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

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

Turnout	Stoney Creek	Ontario	Canada
Municipal election, 2022	35%	31%	31%

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Who runs itCity council seats16

Wikidata, MAMH, MMAH, Statistics Canada

Library & civic lifeCivic life grade C⁺

Hamilton Public Library - Saltfleet Branch is Stoney Creek’s public library

Stoney Creek is served by Hamilton Public Library, the library of all of Hamilton, so the figures here are the city’s, for 592,000 people.

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A year at the library4.6 visits per person served The libraries1 Libraries Places to belong1.4 charities per 1,000 residents

Provincial library statistics, OpenStreetMap, the CRA and Statistics Canada

SchoolsSchools B⁻

6 above the middle in Ontario, 8 below: Stoney Creek’s 16 tested schools

17schools within 3 kmB⁻Schools Grade

The schools around it answer to 2 boards, below Ontario’s towns (4) and Canadian towns (3) alike. Over three years, results rose at 12 of its 16 tested schools. No French-language school is among them; in Ontario, one in ten schools are. Elementary schools here average 528 students, against 365 in Ontario.

School	Level	Students	System
Eastdale Public School Fourth fifth in OntarioLargest elementary schoolElementary · Grades JK–8	Elementary · Grades JK–8	855	English public
St. John Henry Newman Catholic Secondary School CatholicLargest secondary schoolSecondary · Grades 9–12	Secondary · Grades 9–12	1,640	English Catholic

See all 17 schools →

Schools by system · Schools within 3 km

English public10

English Catholic7

Schools within 3 km	Stoney Creek	Ontario	Canada
School boards	2	4	3

10,905

students at the schools within 3 km, 2024-25

0.8 km

to the nearest secondary school

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Results6 of 16 in the top two fifths · of the schools with results, placed against every school in Ontario Every school17 schools within 3 km · 13 elementary schools and 4 secondary schools Language0 of 17 teach in French · 10% of schools in Ontario The boards2 school boards · Hamilton-Wentworth DSB Questions“What schools are there in Stoney Creek?”

Provincial school lists and results, 2024-25

SafetySafety B⁻

Stoney Creek’s grade for safety: a B−

66Crime Severity Index

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).

Year by year · Crime Severity Index for each year

202368

202467

202562

2023–2025	Stoney Creek	Ontario	Canada
Crime Severity Index	66	56	67
Violent Crime Severity Index	86	76	86

non-violent Crime Severity Index

34%

of incidents cleared, 2023–25

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Safety66 Crime Severity Index · The index weighs each crime Stoney Creek’s police recorded by how serious it is.Questions“Is Stoney Creek safe?”

Statistics Canada, Uniform Crime Reporting Survey, 2023–2025 average · Not measured by town: Crime Severity Index, Violent Crime Severity Index, violent crime and property crime per 1,000 (the Hamilton service area)

Outdoors

4 named trails run within 2 km of Stoney Creek

1.5%of the land within 10 km protected

The nearest national park is Rouge National Urban Park, 81 km away. Within 5 km are 8 beaches; Crescent Beach is the nearest. 4.5 km out lies the largest, Windermere Basin Park, at 39 ha. Bronte Creek Provincial Park is the closest provincial park, at 19 km.

Protected land · of the land within 10 km

Stoney Creek1.5%

Ontario’s towns2.3%

Canadian towns2.3%

Outdoors	Stoney Creek	Ontario	Canada
Protected land within 10 km	1.5%	2.3%	2.3%
Public protected areas within 10 km	3	4	4

81 km

to Rouge National Urban Park

19 km

to Bronte Creek Provincial Park

beaches within 5 km

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Footpaths & routes4 named routes · Bruce Trail - Iroquoia section Protected landof the land within 10 km Protected areas14 protected areas within 10 km · Windermere Basin Park National & provincial parks81 km to a national park · Rouge National Urban Park

Canadian Protected and Conserved Areas Database (CPCAD), OpenStreetMap routes and beaches

History

Older housing stands out in Stoney Creek: 36% predates 1961

36%built before 1961

36%

of homes built before 1961 · Canadian towns 18%

Heritage	Stoney Creek	Ontario	Canada
Homes built before 1961	36%	22%	18%

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Older homes36% built before 1961 · Canadian towns: 18%Questions“How many historic places does Stoney Creek have?”

Canadian Register of Historic Places, Directory of Federal Heritage Designations, Québec’s Répertoire du patrimoine culturel, Wikidata; Census 2021 homes by period

Keep exploring

Everything we know about Stoney Creek

15pages on Stoney Creek

The big questions

SafetyB⁻Crime Severity Index 66 Housing & costD⁻Homes 11 × income Property pricesSchoolsB⁻17 schools within 3 km HealthBLife expectancy 81.2 in its region Work & commuteD47% of adults in work Natural hazardsB⁺Wildfire band: low

Out and about

Outdoors1.5% of the land within 10 km protected AttractionsClimateJuly afternoons around 26°C WeatherECCC’s forecast, beside the normals

The story

Who lives hereMedian age 50 HistoryTown hallFamous people

Nearby attractions

Devil's Punch Bowl and 17 more in and around Stoney Creek

The best-known places to visit in and around Stoney Creek come first; the full list is on the Attractions page.

All attractions →

WaterfallDevil's Punch Bowl300 m outside town, to the south

MuseumErland Lee (Museum) Home2.3 km outside town, to the east WaterfallWaterfallCentennial Falls900 m outside town, to the southwest WaterfallWaterfallBilly Green Falls900 m outside town, to the southwest WaterfallWaterfallGlover's Falls1.4 km outside town, to the southwest WaterfallWaterfallFruitland Falls3.6 km outside town, to the east

Photos: each place’s Wikidata image, from Wikimedia Commons under the licence below (our copy, resized).

Photo credits (2)

Devil's Punch Bowl: Nhl4hamilton | Chit-Chat, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
Erland Lee (Museum) Home: Kristenkerr, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons

Famous people from Stoney Creek

17 notable people were born in Stoney Creek.

See all 17 →

Ethan PageCanadian professional wrestler · born 1989

Mark PopovicCanadian ice hockey player · born 1982

Leo Reise, Jr.Canadian ice hockey player · 1922–2015

Corey GrantCanadian football player · born 1976

Jack StoddardCanadian ice hockey player · 1926–2014

Megan WarrenerCanadian ice hockey player · born 2003

Photo credits

Ethan Page: Tabercil, CC BY-SA 2.0 · Mark Popovic: Jbt1982, Public domain · Leo Reise, Jr.: not known (Toby [illegible]), Public domain · Corey Grant: Cmm3, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Jack Stoddard: Unknown author, Public domain · Megan Warrener: Rh723, CC BY 4.0

About Stoney Creek

Neighbourhood in Hamilton

Stoney Creek is a neighbourhood of Hamilton, built by TownRatings from Statistics Canada’s smallest census areas and named from the city’s map or OpenStreetMap.

Statistics Canada: population estimates 2025 (17-10-0155), Census of Population 2021, 2021 census boundaries.

Population: 3,828 (people, 2021 estimate)
Province or territory: Ontario
City: Hamilton
Census subdivision: 3525005

Stoney Creek’s neighbours

The nearest places of 1,000 or more. Statistics Canada

BattlefieldRiverdale EastRiverdale WestEastdaleCormanPoplar ParkStoney Creek

How the neighbours grade

Town	People	km	Overall	Cost	Safety	Health
Stoney Creek	3,828	—	C⁻	D⁻	B⁻	B
Battlefield	6,531	0.9	C⁻	D⁻	B⁻	B
Riverdale East	3,416	1.4	C⁺	D	B⁻	B
Riverdale West	6,804	1.5	C⁻	D⁻	B⁻	B
Eastdale	2,703	1.9	B⁻	D	B⁻	B
Corman	6,566	2	C⁻	D⁻	B⁻	B
Poplar Park	3,031	2.1	B⁻	D	B⁻	B

People: Statistics Canada, Census 2021. Distances: centre to centre.

Questions about Stoney Creek

Is Stoney Creek a young town or an old one?

Its median age is 50, where Canadian towns sit at 45.2. Under-15s are 13% of residents; over-65s, 29%.

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).