LakeshoreOntario

A town in Ontario, home to 45,954 people. It belongs to the Windsor metropolitan area.

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Population

45,954

people, 2025 estimate

Median age

42.8

years · Ontario’s towns: 46.8

Postsecondary

55%

of residents 15 and over hold a postsecondary certificate, diploma or degree · Canadian towns: 56%

Walk, cycle, transit

walk, cycle or take transit to work · Canadian towns: 8%

TownGrade

A⁻

#482 of 2,556

Is Lakeshore a good place to live?

Lakeshore’s overall grade of A− puts it better than 78% of Canadian towns, #141 of 858 in Ontario. It is a safe place by the numbers (A+). The drawback is walkability (C). At $576,000, the median home value in 2021 came to 5.1 times local household income. Hazard risk is weaker too (C+).

Figures: home values and income: Statistics Canada, Census 2021.

Rents here are the metro area's average, shared by every town and neighbourhood in it. Health is graded on the health region's survey figures and life expectancy, with the distance to hospital giving the town its own spread.

StrongestA⁺Safety A⁻Schools

What makes Lakeshore stand out

The 3 things Lakeshore does most differently from other towns.

Picked automatically from the data

Walk, cycle or transit to work

Getting around

2% walk, cycle or take transit

The median of Canadian towns: 8%

Statistics Canada, Census 2021

Safety

Better than 98%

of Canadian towns on safety

Its safety grade: A+.

Immigrants

Who lives here

14% are immigrants

Midway across Canadian towns: 6%

Statistics Canada, Census 2021

How Lakeshore grades

Each subject compares Lakeshore 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

SafetyIn the top fifth of the towns comparedA⁺Open →SchoolsBased on how pupils do in exams and testsA⁻Open →WalkabilityMost errands need a carCOpen →Jobs & incomeAhead of most towns comparedB⁺Open →Hazard riskGraded on earthquake risk and radon, with high wildfire risk able to lower itC⁺Open →Cost of livingBased on what homes cost against what households earnC⁺Open →HealthClose to the middle of the towns comparedB⁻Open →

How TownRatings grades Canadian towns →

The data

Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Lakeshore.

SafetySafety A⁺

Lakeshore’s Violent Crime Severity Index, 29, runs below Ontario’s towns and Canadian towns

Thefts, break-ins and damage came to 12.4 per 1,000 residents a year, below Ontario’s towns (30.5) and Canadian towns (31.2) alike. Per 1,000 residents, 4.1 violent crimes are recorded each year.

27Crime Severity Index

Year by year · Crime Severity Index for each year

202329

202427

202524

2023–2025	Lakeshore	Ontario	Canada
Property crime per 1,000	12.4	30.5	31.2
Violent Crime Severity Index	29	76	86
Violent crime	4.1	10.5	12

non-violent Crime Severity Index

42%

of incidents cleared, 2023–25

Full pageLakeshore’s safety reportOpen the full Safety report

Safety27 Crime Severity Index · The index weighs each crime Lakeshore’s police recorded by how serious it is.Questions“Is Lakeshore safe?”

Statistics Canada, Uniform Crime Reporting Survey, 2023–2025 average

SchoolsSchools A⁻

Around Lakeshore, 8 schools of 31 teach in French

Counting each board with a school within 3 km gives 5, above both Ontario’s towns (4) and Canadian towns (3). The largest is St Anne Secondary School, with 1,335 students. 19 of the 31 are Catholic, more than the 34% in Ontario. Results are mixed: 14 of 29 schools above the middle in Ontario, 7 below it.

31schools within 3 kmA⁻Schools Grade

School	Level	Students	System
Lakeshore Discovery School Middle fifth in OntarioLargest elementary schoolElementary · Grades JK–8	Elementary · Grades JK–8	890	English public
St Anne Secondary School CatholicLargest secondary schoolSecondary · Grades 9–12	Secondary · Grades 9–12	1,335	English Catholic
École élémentaire catholique Pavillon des Jeunes FrenchTeaches in FrenchElementary · Grades JK–8	Elementary · Grades JK–8	440	French Catholic
Tecumseh Vista Academy- Secondary Top fifth in OntarioResults in the top fifth in OntarioSecondary · Grades 9–12	Secondary · Grades 9–12	740	English public

See all 31 schools →

Schools by system · Schools within 3 km

English public12

English Catholic11

French Catholic8

Schools within 3 km	Lakeshore	Ontario	Canada
School boards	5	4	3

13,415

students at the schools within 3 km, 2024-25

1.3 km

to the nearest secondary school

Full pageLakeshore’s schools pageOpen the full Schools page

Language8 of 31 teach in French · 10% of schools in Ontario Every school31 schools within 3 km · 25 elementary schools and 6 secondary schools Results14 of 29 in the top two fifths · of the schools with results, placed against every school in Ontario The boards5 school boards · Greater Essex County DSB Questions“What schools are there in Lakeshore?”

Provincial school lists and results, 2024-25

Climate

Summer runs warm in Lakeshore: July highs of 29.2°C, above Ontario’s towns and Canadian towns

The thermometer drops below freezing on 113 days a year, lower than both Ontario’s towns (139) and Canadian towns (159). On a January night, the temperature in Lakeshore falls to about −6.3°C. Gardeners get 186 frost-free days, from 24 April to 27 October. A normal May brings 94 mm of precipitation, more than any other month.

29.2°CJuly afternoons

Average high by season · ECCC normals, 1991–2020

Winter2.0°C

Spring14.7°C

Summer28.1°C

Autumn16.9°C

Normals, 1991–2020	Lakeshore	Ontario	Canada
July afternoon high	29.2°C	26.7°C	25.5°C
January night low	−6.3°C	−9.1°C	−13.5°C
Days with frost a year	113	139	159
Snowfall a year	107 cm	146 cm	141 cm

107 cm

of snow a year

113

days with frost a year

186

frost-free days, 24 Apr to 27 Oct

109

days with precipitation a year

Full pageLakeshore’s climate pageOpen the full Climate page

The yearJuly highs 29.2°C, January lows −6.3°C Rain and snow935 mm a year · Canadian towns: 883 mm Snow107 cm of snow a year Weather station17 km to the station · Windsor Riverside

Environment and Climate Change Canada, Canadian Climate Normals 1991–2020 (Windsor Riverside)

Work & commuteJobs & income B⁺

Lakeshore has higher household incomes than 95% of Canadian towns

Getting to work takes 24 min on average.

2%walk, cycle or take transit

How working residents got to work · census 2021

Car or van97%

Walk2%

Public transit0%

Bicycle0%

Census 2021	Lakeshore	Ontario	Canada
Average trip	24 min	29 min	26 min

$114,000

median household income, 2020

18%

worked from home, May 2021

28%

of commuters work inside the municipality

Full pageLakeshore’s work & commute pageOpen the full Work & commute page

Unemployment13% unemployed · Of the labour force · Canadian towns: 9.9%Getting to work2% walk, cycle or take transit Where people commute to5,190 commuters · The biggest flow out: to Windsor

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 C⁺

A flood study covers Lakeshore: 1 on the national inventory, the newest from Essex Region Conservation Authority / County of Essex

Wildfire is rare near Lakeshore: 0.1% of the land within 25 km has burned since 1986, a burn rate of 0.002% a year. More homes than usual carry radon here, 14% over the guideline where the typical town has 6.6%.

Lowwildfire bandC⁺Hazard risk Grade

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

Lakeshore14%

Ontario’s towns4%

Canadian towns6.6%

Hazards	Lakeshore	Ontario	Canada
Radon tests above the guideline	14%	4%	6.6%
Earthquake loss per $1,000 of buildings a year	$0.020	$0.043	$0.030

$0.020

expected earthquake loss a year per $1,000 of buildings

Low

wildfire band

19 km

to the nearest land burned since 1986

flood study on the national inventory

Full pageLakeshore’s flood & hazards pageOpen the full Flood & hazards page

FloodOne flood study on record WildfireLow wildfire band · 0.1% of the land within 25 km burned since 1986 Earthquakes$0.020 a year per $1,000 · Canadian towns: $0.030 Radon14% of tests above the guideline Be readyAlerts, FireSmart and radon tests

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

HousingCost of living C⁺

Renting in Lakeshore costs 15% of household income, less than in Ontario’s towns and across Canadian towns

Home ownership covers 92% of households. Just over one in ten households spent 30% or more of their income on shelter, lower than both Ontario’s towns (22%) and Canadian towns (18%). Lakeshore doesn’t get its own rent as a share of income and monthly rent for a two-bedroom figures; the ones here come from the Windsor metro area.

$576,000median home value, 2021C⁺Cost of living Grade

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

Lakeshore$576,000

Ontario$695,000

Canadian towns$406,000

Census 2021	Lakeshore	Ontario	Canada
Households spending 30%+ on shelter	11%	22%	18%
Rent as a share of income	15%	22%	20%
Households owning their home	92%	76%	74%
Median home value, 2021	$576,000	$695,000	$406,000

$1,451

monthly rent for a two-bedroom

$1,320

median monthly shelter cost for owners, 2021

Full pageLakeshore’s cost of living pageOpen the full Cost of living page

Renting$1,451 a month · A two-bedroom apartment, CMHC’s survey Cost of living5.1 times household income · The median owner’s estimate, $576,000, against the median household income Owners and renters92% own their home

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.

Weather

In Lakeshore, November normally means 10°C afternoons and 2°C nights

At the extremes, July afternoons reach 29°C and January nights −6°C. Rain and snow over a typical November come to 71 mm. December follows at 3°C by day and −3°C by night. Snowfall in a normal November: 5 cm.

10°Ca normal November afternoon

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

November10°C

December3°C

January1°C

February2°C

Season	High	Low	Rain and snow
Winter	2°C	−5°C	197 mm
Spring	15°C	4°C	247 mm
Summer	28°C	17°C	258 mm
Autumn	17°C	8°C	233 mm

2°C

a normal November night

71 mm

of rain and snow in a normal November

Full pageLakeshore’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 (Windsor Riverside); the forecast is on the Weather page

Town hall

Council seats in Lakeshore are spread thin, 5,740 residents each, more than in 86% of Ontario municipalities

Voters in Lakeshore chose Tracey Bailey as mayor in October 2022, for a 8-seat council.

Turnout	Lakeshore	Ontario	Canada
Municipal election, 2022	31%	31%	31%

Full pageLakeshore’s town hall & politics pageOpen the full Town hall & politics page

Member of ParliamentChris Lewis Provincial legislatureEssex

Wikidata, MAMH, MMAH, Statistics Canada

Library & civic lifeCivic life grade D

Lakeshore Library Branch is Lakeshore’s public library

From the centre of Lakeshore, it is 2.6 km away.

Full pageLakeshore’s library & civic life pageOpen the full Library & civic life page

The libraries1 Libraries Places to belong0.4 charities per 1,000 residents

Provincial library statistics, OpenStreetMap, the CRA and Statistics Canada

Who lives here

Children make up 18% of Lakeshore, above Ontario’s towns and Canadian towns

11% of residents belong to a visible minority, below Ontario’s towns (26%) and Canadian towns (15%) alike. People 65 and over make up 17% of the town.

42.8median age

LakeshoreOntarioCanada

OntarioCanada

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

18%

Schooling · Highest qualification, residents 15 and over

No certificate, diploma or degree15%

Postsecondary qualification55%

Women and men · all residents

Women make up 49.5% of Lakeshore

The 2021 census counted 20,010 women and 20,395 men here, where women make up 50.9% of Canada.

Who lives in Lakeshore
	Lakeshore	Ontario	Canada
Under 15	18%	15%	16%
15 to 64	65%	65%	64%
65+	17%	19%	19%
No certificate, diploma or degree	15%	15%	16%
Postsecondary qualification	55%	56%	56%

Full pageLakeshore’s Who lives here pageOpen the full Who lives here page

Ages42.8 median age · 17% are 65 or over Households14,385 households · 2.8 people per household Immigrants14% are immigrants · 11% belong to a visible minority English and French16% speak both · 0.1% speak French but not English

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

HealthHealth B⁻

Around Lakeshore, 52% of adults call their health very good or excellent

Smoking takes in just over one in ten adults, age-standardised, above Ontario’s towns (10%) and close to Canadian towns (12%). Across the region, life runs to 81.3 years on average: women 83.5, men 79.2, in 2022/2024. Closer to home, a hospital is 20 km from the average resident of Lakeshore, further than the usual 3.7 km.

52%very good or excellent healthB⁻Health Grade

Very good or excellent health · adults, age-standardised

Lakeshore52%

Ontario’s towns51%

Canadian towns52%

Health	Lakeshore	Ontario	Canada
Chronic conditions (average share)	18%	17%	17%
Life expectancy at birth	81.3	82.8	81.5
Smokers	12%	10%	12%
Very good or excellent health	52%	51%	52%

81.3

years of life expectancy, 2022/2024

20 km

from homes to a hospital, on average

12%

of adults smoke, age-standardised

4.3 km

from homes to a pharmacy, on average

Full pageLakeshore’s health pageOpen the full Health page

Health survey52% very good or excellent health · adults, age-standardised Getting care20 km to a hospital · A pharmacy 4.3 km away on average The wider areaLife expectancy: women 83.5, men 79.2 Conditions and habits18% with chronic conditions · adults, age-standardised

Statistics Canada, Canadian Community Health Survey 2023/2024 and life expectancy 2022/2024; Open Database of Healthcare Facilities · Health survey and life expectancy: the Windsor-Essex County Health Unit

Outdoors

Point Pelee National Park is 21 km from Lakeshore

Within 10 km, 0.4% of the land is protected, below Ontario’s towns (2.3%) and Canadian towns (2.3%) alike. For a provincial park, Wheatley Provincial Park lies 8.0 km off. The 10 km around town hold 4 protected areas. St. Clair National Wildlife Area - Bear Creek Unit (359 ha) is the biggest, 5.6 km from town.

0.4%of the land within 10 km protected

Protected land · of the land within 10 km

Lakeshore0.4%

Ontario’s towns2.3%

Canadian towns2.3%

Outdoors	Lakeshore	Ontario	Canada
Protected land within 10 km	0.4%	2.3%	2.3%
Public protected areas within 10 km	2	4	4

21 km

to Point Pelee National Park

8.0 km

to Wheatley Provincial Park

beaches within 5 km

Full pageLakeshore’s outdoors pageOpen the full Outdoors page

Protected landof the land within 10 km Protected areas4 protected areas within 10 km · St. Clair National Wildlife Area - Bear Creek Unit National & provincial parks21 km to a national park · Point Pelee National Park

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

History

1 historic place on the heritage registers in Lakeshore

Older housing, built before 1961, accounts for 19% of homes, between Ontario’s towns (22%) and Canadian towns (18%).

1historic place

Historic places by designation · inside the town

Highest designations0

Other federal designations1

Provincial and local listings0

Among them

Canadian National Railways Station, Comber, Ontario 1872

1872

oldest construction date on the record

Heritage	Lakeshore	Ontario	Canada
Homes built before 1961	19%	22%	18%

Full pageLakeshore’s history pageOpen the full History page

On the registersOne historic place inside the town Older homes19% built before 1961 · Canadian towns: 18%Questions“How many historic places does Lakeshore have?”

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

Nearby attractions

Comber And District Historical Society Museum and 6 more within 40 km

2 places to visit are mapped within 5 km of Lakeshore; with them, the best known within 40 km.

All attractions →

MuseumMuseumComber And District Historical Society Museumin town

MuseumOdette Sculpture Park29 km west

MuseumWindsor's Community Museum27 km west

Art galleryArt Windsor-Essex27 km west

MuseumFort Malden39 km southwest

GardenAmherstburg Navy Yard39 km southwest

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

Photo credits (5)

Odette Sculpture Park: Patricia Drury from Birmingham, United States, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
Windsor's Community Museum: Windsor's Communiy Museum at English Wikipedia, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
Art Windsor-Essex: Crisco 1492, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
Fort Malden: Dwight Burdette, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
Amherstburg Navy Yard: jbcurio, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons

Keep exploring

Everything we know about Lakeshore

15pages on Lakeshore

The big questions

SafetyA⁺Crime Severity Index 27 Housing & costC⁺Homes 5.1 × income Property pricesSchoolsA⁻31 schools within 3 km HealthB⁻Life expectancy 81.3 in its region Work & commuteB⁺57% of adults in work Natural hazardsC⁺Wildfire band: low

Out and about

Outdoors0.4% of the land within 10 km protected AttractionsClimateJuly afternoons around 29°C WeatherECCC’s forecast, beside the normals

The story

Who lives hereMedian age 42.8 HistoryOne place on the heritage registers Town hallFamous people

Famous people from Lakeshore

6 notable people were born in Lakeshore.

See all 6 →

Drew DesjarlaisAmerican gridiron football player · born 1997

Joe ComartinCanadian politician · born 1947

Oliver James WilcoxCanadian politician · 1869–1917

Earl WallsCanadian boxer · 1928–1996

Kyle QuinlanCanadian football player · born 1989

Paul PoissonCanadian politician · 1887–1982

Photo credits

Drew Desjarlais: Cmm3, CC BY-SA 4.0

Lakeshore’s neighbours

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

TecumsehEast RiversideForest GladeRiversideLakeshore

How the neighbours grade

Town	People	km	Overall	Cost	Safety	Health
Lakeshore	45,954	—	A⁻	C⁺	A⁺	B⁻
Tecumseh	25,554	13	A	C⁺	A⁺	B
East Riverside	15,758	16	B⁻	C	C⁺	B
Forest Glade	21,328	16	C	D	C⁺	B
Riverside	21,828	19	C⁻	D	C⁺	B

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

Questions about Lakeshore

Has Lakeshore grown?

Between the 2016 and 2021 censuses it went from 36,611 to 40,410 residents (up 10.4%; Canadian towns’ median: 4.1%), and Statistics Canada now estimates 45,954.

What kind of homes are in Lakeshore?

Households hold 2.8 people on average, and 17% have just one.

Do people in Lakeshore speak French?

English and French are both spoken by 16% of residents, where the median of Canadian towns is 8%. French alone: 0.1%.

How old are the people of Lakeshore?

At 42.8, its median age compares with 45.2 across Canadian towns.

About Lakeshore

Town in Ontario

Every figure TownRatings gives for Lakeshore covers the municipality as Statistics Canada maps it, one census subdivision in Ontario.

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

Population: 45,954 (people, 2025 estimate)
Province or territory: Ontario
Census division: Essex
Metro area: Windsor
Census subdivision: 3537064

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).