TurnballHamilton
With 6,312 residents, it is a neighbourhood in Hamilton. Hamilton is split into 106 neighbourhoods, and this is one.
Is Turnball a good place to live?
Mostly strong, with a single weak spot. Its strongest subject is schools (A). The local economy does well (B+). Buying in is costly (C+). All told, that adds up to a B+ overall and a rank of #196 of 858 in Ontario. Set against the rest, it does better than nearly three quarters of Canadian towns. Elsewhere it is close to typical: B− for safety, B for health and B for walkability.
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 Turnball grades
Each subject compares Turnball 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 Turnball stand out
The 3 things Turnball does most differently from other towns.
The data
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Turnball.
5 above the middle in Ontario, 1 below: Turnball’s 11 tested schools
Counting each board with a school within 3 km gives 2, lower than both Ontario’s towns (4) and Canadian towns (3). Results have climbed at 7 of 11 schools over three years. No French-language school is among them; in Ontario, 10% of schools are. In or within 3 km of Turnball: 10 elementary schools and 2 secondary schools, with 4,370 students.
| School | Level | Students | System |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sir William Osler Elementary School Second fifth in OntarioLargest elementary schoolElementary · Grades JK–8 | Elementary · Grades JK–8 | 570 | English public |
| St. Mary Catholic Secondary School CatholicLargest secondary schoolSecondary · Grades 9–12 | Secondary · Grades 9–12 | 935 | English Catholic |
| Yorkview School Top fifth in OntarioResults in the top fifth in OntarioElementary · Grades JK–5 | Elementary · Grades JK–5 | 170 | English public |
Schools by system · Schools within 3 km
| Schools within 3 km | Turnball | Ontario | Canada |
|---|---|---|---|
| School boards | 2 | 4 | 3 |
Provincial school lists and results, 2024-25
Turnball’s household incomes are higher than in 98% of Canadian towns
The average trip to work took 28 min, about level with Ontario’s towns (29 min) and above Canadian towns (26 min). Nine in ten commuters drove to work at the census.
How working residents got to work · census 2021
| Census 2021 | Turnball | Ontario | Canada |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average trip | 28 min | 29 min | 26 min |
| Car or van | 90% | 88% | 89% |
Statistics Canada, Census 2021 (labour and commuting) · Counted in May 2021, under pandemic rules: fewer commutes and more people between jobs than in a normal year.
Turnball’s hazards at a glance: a low wildfire record and 5% of area homes over the radon guideline
Earthquake risk for the city of Hamilton
Seismic risk in Turnball sits near the middle: $0.044 of expected damage per $1,000 of buildings a year, the typical town $0.030. Flood mapping: none on the national inventory of the town.
Radon tests above the guideline · share of tested homes, 200 Bq/m³
| Hazards | Turnball | 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
Rent takes less of local pay in Turnball than in Ontario’s towns or Canadian towns: 16% of household income
Shared with the rest of the Hamilton metro area: rent as a share of income and monthly rent for a two-bedroom
Owners make up nearly nine in ten households, above Ontario’s towns (76%) and Canadian towns (74%) alike. Shelter took 30% or more of income for just over one in ten households, below Ontario’s towns (22%) and Canadian towns (18%) alike.
What homes were worth · The median owner’s estimate at the 2021 census
| Census 2021 | Turnball | Ontario | Canada |
|---|---|---|---|
| Households spending 30%+ on shelter | 12% | 22% | 18% |
| Rent as a share of income | 16% | 22% | 20% |
| Households owning their home | 89% | 76% | 74% |
Statistics Canada, Census 2021; CMHC Rental Market Survey via Statistics Canada · Values come from owners at the 2021 census and incomes from 2020, so they predate the later rise in rates.
Around Turnball, 53% of adults call their health very good or excellent
At 13%, the share of adults who smoke tops the 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. Closer to home, a hospital is 4.9 km from the average resident of Turnball, further than the usual 3.7 km. Turnball shares its health survey and life expectancy numbers with the rest of the City of Hamilton Health Unit.
Very good or excellent health · adults, age-standardised
| Health | Turnball | 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
Snowfall in Turnball trails that of 81% of Canadian towns: about 115 cm a year
The coldest nights, in January, bottom out at −9.1°C, near Ontario’s towns (−9.1°C) and higher than Canadian towns (−13.5°C). Snow peaks in January: 32 cm in a normal year. Also worth knowing: the frost-free season runs from 1 May to 12 October, 164 days. For the wettest month, look to July: 98 mm on average.
Average high by season · ECCC normals, 1991–2020
| Normals, 1991–2020 | Turnball | Ontario | Canada |
|---|---|---|---|
| Snowfall a year | 115 cm | 146 cm | 141 cm |
| 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)
Turnball is older than 87% of Canadian towns: a median age of 50.8
Visible minorities make up a tenth of the population, lower than both Ontario’s towns (26%) and Canadian towns (15%). First Nations, Métis and Inuit people make up 0.3% of residents, below both Ontario’s towns (1.6%) and Canadian towns (2.8%).
Ages · Share of residents in each age group, Census 2021
Schooling · Highest qualification, residents 15 and over
Women and men · all residents
51.7% of Turnball’s residents are women
Here the census found 3,045 men and 3,265 women; the figure for women across Canada is 50.9%.
| Turnball | Ontario | Canada | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 14% | 15% | 16% |
| 15 to 64 | 58% | 65% | 64% |
| 65+ | 28% | 19% | 19% |
| No certificate, diploma or degree | 6.5% | 15% | 16% |
| Postsecondary qualification | 72% | 56% | 56% |
Statistics Canada, Census 2021; Ontario and Canada: medians of towns of 2,500+
What November brings in Turnball: freezing at night, 8°C by day
At the extremes, July afternoons reach 27°C and February nights −9°C. Next comes December, with normal highs of 2°C and lows of −5°C. November normally sees 78 mm of precipitation. The forecast on the Weather page is ECCC’s for Hamilton.
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
John-Paul Danko (Liberal Party of Canada) holds Hamilton West—Ancaster—Dundas, the riding that includes Turnball
Provincially, Turnball votes in Hamilton West—Ancaster—Dundas; the open record doesn’t name its MPP (Member of Provincial Parliament, at Queen’s Park in Toronto) in the Legislative Assembly of Ontario, so the legislature’s own list is linked below.
| Turnout | Turnball | Ontario | Canada |
|---|---|---|---|
| Municipal election, 2022 | 35% | 31% | 31% |
Wikidata, MAMH, MMAH, Statistics Canada
No public library stands in Turnball: the closest, Hamilton Public Library - Dundas Branch, is 2.3 km away
Turnball 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
Turnball is graded a B− for safety
Across the area its police cover, the Crime Severity Index averaged 66 over 2023–25, about level with Canadian towns (67) and above Ontario’s towns (56). The violent index for its police area came to 86, about level with Canadian towns (86) and above Ontario’s towns (76).
Year by year · Crime Severity Index for each year
| 2023–2025 | Turnball | Ontario | Canada |
|---|---|---|---|
| Crime Severity Index | 66 | 56 | 67 |
| Violent Crime Severity Index | 86 | 76 | 86 |
Statistics Canada, Uniform Crime Reporting Survey, 2023–2025 average · Crime Severity Index, Violent Crime Severity Index, violent crime and property crime per 1,000: the Hamilton service area
39% of the ground inside Turnball is protected
The protected share of the 10 km around the town is 6.1%, above both Ontario’s towns (2.3%) and Canadian towns (2.3%). The nearest national park is Rouge National Urban Park, 89 km away. A provincial park, Bronte Creek Provincial Park, lies 21 km away. Within 10 km are 20 protected areas.
Protected land · of the land within 10 km
| Outdoors | Turnball | Ontario | Canada |
|---|---|---|---|
| Protected land within 10 km | 6.1% | 2.3% | 2.3% |
| Public protected areas within 10 km | 2 | 4 | 4 |
Canadian Protected and Conserved Areas Database (CPCAD), OpenStreetMap routes and beaches
Everything we know about Turnball
Websters Falls and 40 more in and around Turnball
Museums, historic sites, parks, gardens and days out in and near Turnball, the best known first.
WaterfallWebsters Falls1.4 km outside town, to the north
WaterfallSherman Falls1.1 km outside town, to the southeast
WaterfallMill Falls1.6 km outside town, to the southWaterfallWaterfallWashboard Falls1.4 km outside town, to the southeastWaterfallWaterfallLittle Falls400 m outside town, to the southeastWaterfallWaterfallDarnley Cascade1.6 km outside town, to the northwestPhotos: each place’s Wikidata image, from Wikimedia Commons under the licence below (our copy, resized).
Photo credits (3)
- Websters Falls: paul (dex) bica from toronto, canada, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Sherman Falls: Nhl4hamilton | Chit-Chat, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Mill Falls: Laslovarga, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
Famous people from around Turnball
No notable person born in Turnball is on our list; these were born in the towns around it.
Photo credits
Stephen Elop: luca.sartoni, CC BY-SA 2.0 · Danny Syvret: Remy Connors, CC BY 2.0
About Turnball
Neighbourhood in Hamilton
TownRatings splits Hamilton into neighbourhoods drawn from census dissemination areas; Turnball is one of them, named from the city’s map or OpenStreetMap.
Statistics Canada: population estimates 2025 (17-10-0155), Census of Population 2021, 2021 census boundaries.
- Population
- 6,312 (people, 2021 estimate)
- Province or territory
- Ontario
- City
- Hamilton
- Census subdivision
- 3525005
Turnball’s neighbours
The nearest places of 1,000 or more. Statistics Canada
| Town | People | km | Overall | Cost | Safety | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnball | 6,312 | — | B+ | C+ | B− | B |
| Golf Course | 3,741 | 0.8 | A− | C+ | B− | B |
| Central Business Dis | 6,127 | 2.7 | C+ | D− | B− | B |
| Sulphur Springs | 9,404 | 2.9 | A− | B− | B− | B |
| Colborne | 7,447 | 3.1 | B+ | C | B− | B |
| Ainslie Wood West | 3,917 | 3.5 | C+ | D− | B− | B |
| York Road | 4,931 | 4.3 | B+ | C− | B− | B |
People: Statistics Canada, Census 2021. Distances: centre to centre.
Questions about Turnball
Is Turnball a young town or an old one?
The median resident is 50.8 years old, against 45.2 for the median of Canadian towns. 14% are under 15 and 28% are 65 or over.
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).