Keswickin Georgina, Ontario
A town in Ontario, home to 53,630 people. Statistics Canada counts it in the Toronto metro area.
Is Keswick a good place to live?
A town of contrasts. Its weakest is cost of living (D−). It also trails on schools (D). Residents are healthier than most (B+). Safety is another plus (B+). The overall grade lands at C−, #742 of 858 in Ontario. On that grade it does better than just over a fifth of Canadian towns.
Rents here are the metro area's average, shared by every town and neighbourhood in it. Safety is the regional police service's figure, shared with its other towns. 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 Keswick stand out
The 3 things Keswick does most differently from other towns.
How Keswick grades
Each subject compares Keswick 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 →
The data
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Keswick.
Rent takes more of local pay in Keswick than in Ontario’s towns or Canadian towns: 25% of household income
Home ownership covers just over four in five households. Behind rent as a share of income and monthly rent for a two-bedroom sits data gathered across the Toronto metro area, with Keswick one part of it.
What homes were worth · The median owner’s estimate at the 2021 census
| Census 2021 | Keswick | Ontario | Canada |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rent as a share of income | 25% | 22% | 20% |
| Households spending 30%+ on shelter | 24% | 22% | 18% |
| Households owning their home | 81% | 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.
Hazard risk in Keswick is lower than in 92% of Canadian towns
Seismic risk in Keswick sits near the middle: $0.024 of expected damage per $1,000 of buildings a year, the typical town $0.030. The national flood inventory has no study of the town.
Radon tests above the guideline · share of tested homes, 200 Bq/m³
| Hazards | Keswick | Ontario | Canada |
|---|---|---|---|
| Radon tests above the guideline | 0% | 4% | 6.6% |
| Earthquake loss per $1,000 of buildings a year | $0.024 | $0.043 | $0.030 |
NRCan seismic risk model and burned areas, Health Canada radon survey, the Flood Hazard Map Inventory
Most schools around Keswick score below the middle in Ontario: 15 of 18
Elementary school is 4.7 km away at the nearest, higher than both Ontario’s towns (0.5 km) and Canadian towns (0.5 km). Its schools answer to 3 boards. None of them teaches in French, though 10% of schools in Ontario do. The 3 km around Keswick counts 16 elementary schools and 3 secondary schools, 7,445 students between them.
| School | Level | Students | System |
|---|---|---|---|
| Goodfellow Public School Bottom fifth in OntarioLargest elementary schoolElementary · Grades JK–8 | Elementary · Grades JK–8 | 655 | English public |
| Keswick High School Bottom fifth in OntarioLargest secondary schoolSecondary · Grades 9–12 | Secondary · Grades 9–12 | 960 | English public |
| Black River Public School Top fifth in OntarioResults in the top fifth in OntarioElementary · Grades JK–8 | Elementary · Grades JK–8 | 225 | English public |
Schools by system · Schools within 3 km
| Schools within 3 km | Keswick | Ontario | Canada |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nearest secondary school | 6 km | 1.2 km | 1.2 km |
| Nearest elementary school | 4.7 km | 0.5 km | 0.5 km |
| School boards | 3 | 4 | 3 |
Provincial school lists and results, 2024-25
People in Keswick’s health region live to 86.3 on average, 4.8 years beyond the typical Canadian town
Chronic conditions run at 16% of adults, age-standardised, lower than both Ontario’s towns (17%) and Canadian towns (17%). Self-rated health is ordinary for Ontario: just over half of the region’s adults say very good or excellent, the province 51%. The town’s own part is the trip to care, and Keswick’s is long: 17 km to a hospital on average, against 3.7 km typical.
Very good or excellent health · adults, age-standardised
| Health | Keswick | Ontario | Canada |
|---|---|---|---|
| Life expectancy at birth | 86.3 | 82.8 | 81.5 |
| Chronic conditions (average share) | 16% | 17% | 17% |
| Smokers | 10% | 10% | 12% |
Statistics Canada, Canadian Community Health Survey 2023/2024 and life expectancy 2022/2024; Open Database of Healthcare Facilities · Not measured by town: health survey and life expectancy (the York Regional Health Unit)
Trips to work from Keswick take longer than from Ontario’s towns or Canadian towns: 37 min on average
The car took 94% of commuters, above Ontario’s towns (88%) and Canadian towns (89%) alike.
How working residents got to work · census 2021
| Census 2021 | Keswick | Ontario | Canada |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average trip | 37 min | 29 min | 26 min |
| Car or van | 94% | 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.
Keswick gets a B+ for safety
Its police area records 21.4 property incidents per 1,000 residents a year. Violent incidents in its police area came to 9.7 per 1,000 residents a year, lower than both Ontario’s towns (10.5) and Canadian towns (12).
Year by year · Crime Severity Index for each year
| 2023–2025 | Keswick | Ontario | Canada |
|---|---|---|---|
| Property crime per 1,000 | 21.4 | 30.5 | 31.2 |
| Violent Crime Severity Index | 67 | 76 | 86 |
| Crime Severity Index | 53 | 56 | 67 |
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 York Region service area
January lows in Keswick: −11.7°C, against −9.1°C in Ontario’s towns and −13.5°C in Canadian towns
Frost comes on 159 days a year, higher than Ontario’s towns (139) and near Canadian towns (159). Most of the snow comes in January, about 42 cm. For the wettest month, look to June: 103 mm on average.
Average high by season · ECCC normals, 1991–2020
| Normals, 1991–2020 | Keswick | Ontario | Canada |
|---|---|---|---|
| Snowfall a year | 167 cm | 146 cm | 141 cm |
| January night low | −11.7°C | −9.1°C | −13.5°C |
| July afternoon high | 26.3°C | 26.7°C | 25.5°C |
| Days with frost a year | 159 | 139 | 159 |
Environment and Climate Change Canada, Canadian Climate Normals 1991–2020 (Udora)
What November brings in Keswick: −2°C at night, 7°C by day
November normally sees 73 mm of precipitation. Snow is normal by November, about 19 cm over the month. Over the year, July is warmest at 26°C by day and January coldest at −12°C by night. For today and the week ahead, the Weather page carries ECCC’s Newmarket forecast.
Normal highs, the months ahead · ECCC normals, 1991–2020
| Season | High | Low | Rain and snow |
|---|---|---|---|
| Winter | −2°C | −10°C | 183 mm |
| Spring | 11°C | 0°C | 200 mm |
| Summer | 25°C | 13°C | 271 mm |
| Autumn | 14°C | 4°C | 231 mm |
ECCC normals, 1991–2020 (Udora); the forecast is on the Weather page
One councillor per 7,660 residents: Keswick is more thinly represented than 88% of Ontario municipalities
The council for Keswick is that of Georgina, a town.
| Turnout | Keswick | Ontario | Canada |
|---|---|---|---|
| Municipal election, 2022 | 27% | 31% | 31% |
Wikidata, MAMH, MMAH, Statistics Canada
Keswick’s public library works from 4 branches
Georgina Public Library counts 50,519 people in its service area.
Provincial library statistics, OpenStreetMap, the CRA and Statistics Canada
Visible minorities make up less of Keswick than of Ontario’s towns or Canadian towns: 13%
17% of residents are 65 or over, below both Ontario’s towns (19%) and Canadian towns (19%). Under-15s account for 16% of the population.
Ages · Share of residents in each age group, Census 2021
Schooling · Highest qualification, residents 15 and over
Women and men · all residents
50.1% of Keswick’s residents are women
23,785 men and 23,855 women lived here in 2021, against a share of women of 50.9% for Canada.
| Keswick | Ontario | Canada | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 16% | 15% | 16% |
| 15 to 64 | 67% | 65% | 64% |
| 65+ | 17% | 19% | 19% |
| No certificate, diploma or degree | 17% | 15% | 16% |
| Postsecondary qualification | 49% | 56% | 56% |
Statistics Canada, Census 2021; Ontario and Canada: medians of towns of 2,500+
Rouge National Urban Park is 28 km from Keswick
For a swim, Crestwood Beach is the nearest of 14 beaches within 5 km. The protected share within 10 km is 0.7%, where a typical Canadian town has 2.3%. CPCAD lists 13 protected areas within 10 km.
Protected land · of the land within 10 km
| Outdoors | Keswick | Ontario | Canada |
|---|---|---|---|
| Protected land within 10 km | 0.7% | 2.3% | 2.3% |
| Public protected areas within 10 km | 3 | 4 | 4 |
Canadian Protected and Conserved Areas Database (CPCAD), OpenStreetMap routes and beaches
Keswick: 1 historic place on Canada’s heritage registers
At the 2021 census, 20% of homes dated from before 1961, below Ontario’s towns (22%) but above Canadian towns (18%).
Historic places by designation · inside the town
Among them
| Heritage | Keswick | Ontario | Canada |
|---|---|---|---|
| Homes built before 1961 | 20% | 22% | 18% |
Canadian Register of Historic Places, Directory of Federal Heritage Designations, Québec’s Répertoire du patrimoine culturel, Wikidata; Census 2021 homes by period
Georgina Pioneer Village and 4 more in and around Keswick
Sights in Keswick and close by, ordered by how widely each is known.
MuseumGeorgina Pioneer Villagein townMuseumMuseumEildon Hallin townMuseumMuseumGeorgina Military Museumin townMuseumMuseumEildon Hall Sibbald Memorial Museumin townSki hillSki hillROCin townPhotos: each place’s Wikidata image, from Wikimedia Commons under the licence below (our copy, resized).
Photo credits (1)
- Georgina Pioneer Village: Oaktree b, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
Everything we know about Keswick
Famous people from Keswick
16 notable people were born in Keswick.
Photo credits
Curtis Joseph: TheAHL, CC BY 2.0 · Erin Ambrose: John Mac, CC BY-SA 2.0 · Augusta Stowe-Gullen: No photographer credited., Public domain · Chris Tierney: Jessica, CC BY-SA 2.0 · Sharon Belle: Jeff Hitchcock from Seattle, WA, USA, CC BY 2.0 · Joel Hanley: TheAHL, CC BY 2.0
Keswick’s neighbours
The nearest places of 1,000 or more. Statistics Canada
| Town | People | km | Overall | Cost | Safety | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Keswick | 53,630 | — | C− | D− | B+ | B+ |
| Innisfil | 50,686 | 12 | B | D | A | B |
| East Gwillimbury | 42,989 | 18 | B | D | B+ | A− |
People: Statistics Canada, Census 2021. Distances: centre to centre.
Questions about Keswick
What kind of homes are in Keswick?
83% of homes are single-detached houses, against 64% for the median of Canadian towns, and 1% are in apartment buildings of five storeys or more. A household averages 2.6 people; 22% are one person living alone.
Has Keswick grown?
Between the 2016 and 2021 censuses it went from 45,418 to 47,642 residents (up 4.9%; Canadian towns’ median: 4.1%), and Statistics Canada now estimates 53,630.
About Keswick
Town in Ontario
TownRatings counts Keswick as Statistics Canada does, as one municipality in Ontario; the census, crime and housing figures all follow that boundary.
Statistics Canada: population estimates 2025 (17-10-0155), Census of Population 2021, 2021 census boundaries.
- Population
- 53,630 (people, 2025 estimate)
- Province or territory
- Ontario
- Census division
- York
- Metro area
- Toronto
- Census subdivision
- 3519070
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).