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Of London’s 29 neighbourhoods, this is one. 7,694 people call this neighbourhood in London home.

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Population

7,694

people, Census 2021

Median age

38.5

years · Ontario’s towns: 46.8

Postsecondary

56%

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

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Is Bostwick a good place to live?

With a C overall, Bostwick sits #712 of 858 in Ontario. It comes out better than 27% of Canadian towns. Its lowest grade is for cost of living (D). On health it is strong (B+). Walkability is weaker too (D). Its other grades sit near the middle: C+ for safety, C+ for schools and B− for jobs & income.

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.

StrongestAHazard riskWeakestDCost of living DWalkability

What makes Bostwick stand out

The 3 things Bostwick does most differently from other towns.

Picked automatically from the data

Walk, cycle or transit to work

Getting around

3% walk, cycle or take transit

The median of Canadian towns: 8%

Statistics Canada, Census 2021

Home value ÷ household income

Housing

7 times household income

The middle of Canadian towns: 4.7 times

Median owner’s estimate $650,000, Census 2021; income for 2020.

Hazard risk

Better than 90%

of Canadian towns on hazard risk

Its hazard risk grade: A.

How Bostwick grades

Each subject compares Bostwick 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

Hazard riskNear the top of the towns comparedAOpen →Cost of livingGraded on home prices against local incomesDOpen →WalkabilityAmong the hardest places to get around without a carDOpen →HealthBetter than most of the towns comparedB⁺Open →SchoolsGraded on exam and test resultsC⁺Open →SafetyClose to the middle of the towns comparedC⁺Open →Jobs & incomeGraded on incomes, poverty and employmentB⁻Open →

How TownRatings grades Canadian towns →

Nearby attractions

London Regional Children's Museum and 11 more in and around Bostwick

What there is to see in Bostwick and within a short drive, starting with the places most people have heard of.

All attractions →

MuseumLondon Regional Children's Museum4.4 km outside town, to the north · 100K visitors a year

Historic houseEldon House5 km outside town, to the north

Theme parkStorybook Gardens2.9 km outside town, to the northwest MuseumMuseumMuseum London4.7 km outside town, to the north MuseumMuseumSecrets of Radar Museum2.9 km outside town, to the northeast Art galleryArt galleryGood Sport4.4 km outside town, to the north

Places: © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL) · Wikidata · ODCAF · federal and Québec heritage registers · CPCAD

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

Photo credits (3)

London Regional Children's Museum: Ken Lund from Reno, Nevada, USA, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
Eldon House: Ken Lund from Reno, Nevada, USA, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
Storybook Gardens: Boréal (contact via Boréal ), CC BY-SA 2.5, Wikimedia Commons

The data

Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Bostwick.

Natural hazardsHazard risk A

Bostwick’s grade for hazard risk: an A

For earthquakes Bostwick is middling, $0.020 a year per $1,000 against $0.030 for the typical town. Radon is lower than usual: 1.8% of tested homes in the survey area topped the guideline, against 6.6% for the typical town. Kettle Creek Conservation Authority has mapped the flood hazard here: one study on the national inventory.

Lowwildfire bandAHazard risk Grade

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

Bostwick1.8%

Ontario’s towns4%

Canadian towns6.6%

Hazards	Bostwick	Ontario	Canada
Radon tests above the guideline	1.8%	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

flood study on the national inventory

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

WildfireLow wildfire band · No land burned within 25 km since 1986 FloodOne flood study on record Earthquakes$0.020 a year per $1,000 · Canadian towns: $0.030 Radon1.8% 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 · Area behind the earthquake risk figures: the city of London

HousingCost of living D

Measured against local pay, Bostwick costs more to live in than 89% of Canadian towns

Owners make up 63% of households, lower than both Ontario’s towns (76%) and Canadian towns (74%). 31% of households spent 30% or more of their income on shelter, above both Ontario’s towns (22%) and Canadian towns (18%).

$650,000median home value, 2021DCost of living Grade

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

Bostwick$650,000

Ontario$695,000

Canadian towns$406,000

Census 2021	Bostwick	Ontario	Canada
Households spending 30%+ on shelter	31%	22%	18%
Households owning their home	63%	76%	74%

$1,645

monthly rent for a two-bedroom

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

Cost of living7 times household income · The median owner’s estimate, $650,000, against the median household income Renting$1,645 a month · A two-bedroom apartment, CMHC’s survey Owners and renters63% own their home

Statistics Canada, Census 2021; CMHC Rental Market Survey via Statistics Canada · These are 2021 census values, as owners judged them, set against household income in 2020. · Rent as a share of income and monthly rent for a two-bedroom: the London metro area

HealthHealth B⁺

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

Source area for health survey and life expectancy: the Middlesex-London Health Unit

For 2022/2024, the region’s figure is 81.9 years at birth, 84.2 for women and 79.6 for men. The three chronic conditions the survey tracks average 18% of adults, higher than both Ontario’s towns (17%) and Canadian towns (17%). What sets Bostwick apart within its region is distance, and at 4.5 km to a hospital it is ordinary (3.7 km typical).

52%very good or excellent healthB⁺Health Grade

Very good or excellent health · adults, age-standardised

Bostwick52%

Ontario’s towns51%

Canadian towns52%

Health	Bostwick	Ontario	Canada
Chronic conditions (average share)	18%	17%	17%
Very good or excellent health	52%	51%	52%
Life expectancy at birth	81.9	82.8	81.5
Smokers	11%	10%	12%

81.9

years of life expectancy, 2022/2024

11%

of adults smoke, age-standardised

1.6 km

from homes to a pharmacy, on average

Full pageBostwick’s health pageOpen the full Health page

Health survey52% very good or excellent health · adults, age-standardised Getting care4.5 km to a hospital · A pharmacy 1.6 km away on average The wider areaLife expectancy: women 84.2, men 79.6 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

SchoolsSchools C⁺

Four parallel systems run Bostwick’s schools through 4 boards: English and French, public and Catholic

The 3 km around Bostwick counts 29 elementary schools, 5 secondary schools and 1 alternative or adult school, 19,395 students between them. Over three years, results rose at 20 of its 32 tested schools. Also worth knowing: the 32 with results split, 7 in the upper two fifths in Ontario and 17 in the lower. The largest is Saunders Secondary School, with 2,010 students.

35schools within 3 kmC⁺Schools Grade

School	Level	Students	System
White Oaks Public School Bottom fifth in OntarioLargest elementary schoolElementary · Grades JK–8	Elementary · Grades JK–8	940	English public
Saunders Secondary School Bottom fifth in OntarioLargest secondary schoolSecondary · Grades 9–12	Secondary · Grades 9–12	2,010	English public
École élémentaire La Pommeraie FrenchTeaches in FrenchElementary · Grades JK–6	Elementary · Grades JK–6	405	French public
Lambeth Public School Top fifth in OntarioResults in the top fifth in OntarioElementary · Grades JK–8	Elementary · Grades JK–8	800	English public

See all 35 schools →

Schools by system · Schools within 3 km

English public23

English Catholic8

French public2

French Catholic2

Schools within 3 km	Bostwick	Ontario	Canada
School boards	4	4	3
Nearest secondary school	2.5 km	1.2 km	1.2 km

19,395

students at the schools within 3 km, 2024-25

2.5 km

to the nearest secondary school

Full pageBostwick’s schools pageOpen the full Schools page

The boards4 school boards · Thames Valley DSB Every school35 schools within 3 km · 29 elementary schools, 5 secondary schools and 1 alternative or adult school Results7 of 32 in the top two fifths · of the schools with results, placed against every school in Ontario Language4 of 35 teach in French · 10% of schools in Ontario Questions“What schools are there in Bostwick?”

Provincial school lists and results, 2024-25

SafetySafety C⁺

Bostwick’s grade for safety: a C+

Area-wide: Crime Severity Index, Violent Crime Severity Index, violent crime and property crime per 1,000, counted over the London service area

Across the area its police cover, the Crime Severity Index averaged 70 over 2023–25, about level with Canadian towns (67) and above Ontario’s towns (56). The force’s area logs 36.4 thefts, break-ins and acts of damage per 1,000 residents a year.

70Crime Severity Index

Year by year · Crime Severity Index for each year

202371

202466

202573

2023–2025	Bostwick	Ontario	Canada
Property crime per 1,000	36.4	30.5	31.2
Crime Severity Index	70	56	67

non-violent Crime Severity Index

38%

of incidents cleared, 2023–25

Full pageBostwick’s safety reportOpen the full Safety report

Safety70 Crime Severity Index · The index weighs each crime Bostwick’s police recorded by how serious it is.Questions“Is Bostwick safe?”

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

Climate

The climate in Bostwick

In January, overnight lows in Bostwick settle at −9.1°C. Gardeners get 165 frost-free days, from 3 May to 16 October. Snow peaks in January: 43 cm in a normal year. Rain and snow peak in September, at 93 mm.

26.6°CJuly afternoons

Average high by season · ECCC normals, 1991–2020

Winter−0.3°C

Spring12.0°C

Summer25.6°C

Autumn14.8°C

Normals, 1991–2020	Bostwick	Ontario	Canada
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
Precipitation a year	962 mm	902 mm	883 mm

139

days with frost a year

165

frost-free days, 3 May to 16 Oct

128

days with precipitation a year

Full pageBostwick’s climate pageOpen the full Climate page

The yearJuly highs 26.6°C, January lows −9.1°C Rain and snow962 mm a year · Canadian towns: 883 mm Snow152 cm of snow a year Weather station15 km to the station · London

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

Who lives here

Visible minorities make up more of Bostwick than of Ontario’s towns or Canadian towns: 43%

19% are under 15, higher than both Ontario’s towns (15%) and Canadian towns (16%). First Nations, Métis and Inuit people make up 1.1% of residents, below both Ontario’s towns (1.6%) and Canadian towns (2.8%).

38.5median age

BostwickOntarioCanada

OntarioCanada

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

19%

Schooling · Highest qualification, residents 15 and over

No certificate, diploma or degree16%

Postsecondary qualification56%

Women and men · all residents

Women make up 50.5% of Bostwick

In 2021 there were 3,885 women to 3,805 men; Canada as a whole is 50.9% women.

Who lives in Bostwick
	Bostwick	Ontario	Canada
Under 15	19%	15%	16%
15 to 64	63%	65%	64%
65+	19%	19%	19%
No certificate, diploma or degree	16%	15%	16%
Postsecondary qualification	56%	56%	56%

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

Ages38.5 median age · 19% are 65 or over Households2,655 households English and French7% speak both · 0% speak French but not English

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

Weather

In Bostwick, November normally means 8°C afternoons and freezing nights

Rain and snow over a typical November come to 88 mm. Expect around 13 cm of snow in November. The month after, December, normally sees 1°C afternoons and −5°C nights. July brings the warmest days, 27°C; January the coldest nights, −9°C.

8°Ca normal November afternoon

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

November8°C

December1°C

January−2°C

February−1°C

Season	High	Low	Rain and snow
Winter	0°C	−8°C	221 mm
Spring	12°C	2°C	245 mm
Summer	26°C	14°C	233 mm
Autumn	15°C	5°C	263 mm

0°C

a normal November night

88 mm

of rain and snow in a normal November

Full pageBostwick’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 (London); the forecast is on the Weather page

Town hall

Each seat on London’s council stands for 32,990 residents, more than in 98% of Ontario municipalities

As a neighbourhood of London, Bostwick shares the council elected in October 2022, with Josh Morgan as mayor.

Turnout	Bostwick	Ontario	Canada
Municipal election, 2022	26%	31%	31%

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

Member of ParliamentAndrew Lawton council seats15

Wikidata, MAMH, MMAH, Statistics Canada

Library & civic lifeCivic life grade C⁺

Bostwick’s grade for civic life grade: a C+

The library figures on this page are London’s: London Public Library serves all 439,385 people of the city, Bostwick among them.

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

A year at the library4.1 visits per person served The libraries2 Libraries Places to belong1.3 charities per 1,000 residents

Provincial library statistics, OpenStreetMap, the CRA and Statistics Canada

Outdoors

4.5 km from Bostwick to Komoka Provincial Park

Within 100 km there is no national park. Protected areas cover 1.3% of the land within 10 km; for the typical Canadian town it is 2.3%. 23 areas within 10 km are protected for nature.

1.3%of the land within 10 km protected

Protected land · of the land within 10 km

Bostwick1.3%

Ontario’s towns2.3%

Canadian towns2.3%

Outdoors	Bostwick	Ontario	Canada
Public protected areas within 10 km	8	4	4
Protected land within 10 km	1.3%	2.3%	2.3%

4.5 km

to Komoka Provincial Park

public protected areas within 10 km

Full pageBostwick’s outdoors pageOpen the full Outdoors page

Protected landof the land within 10 km Protected areas23 protected areas within 10 km · Komoka Provincial Park National & provincial parks4.5 km to a provincial park · Komoka Provincial Park Footpaths & routes1 named route · Elgin Trail

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

Work & commuteJobs & income B⁻

Bostwick has a smaller share of its working-age people in jobs than 83% of Canadian towns

Getting to work takes 23 min on average.

3%walk, cycle or take transit

How working residents got to work · census 2021

Car or van95%

Public transit1%

Walk1%

Census 2021	Bostwick	Ontario	Canada
Average trip	23 min	29 min	26 min

$93,200

median household income, 2020

22%

worked from home, May 2021

82%

of commuters work inside the municipality

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

Unemployment10% unemployed · Of the labour force · Canadian towns: 9.9%Getting to work3% walk, cycle or take transit

Statistics Canada, Census 2021 (labour and commuting) · These are May 2021 figures, gathered while COVID-19 kept many people home or out of work.

Keep exploring

Everything we know about Bostwick

15pages on Bostwick

The big questions

SafetyC⁺Crime Severity Index 70 Housing & costDHomes 7 × income Property pricesSchoolsC⁺35 schools within 3 km HealthB⁺Life expectancy 81.9 in its region Work & commuteB⁻55% of adults in work Natural hazardsAWildfire band: low

Out and about

Outdoors1.3% of the land within 10 km protected AttractionsClimateJuly afternoons around 27°C WeatherECCC’s forecast, beside the normals

The story

Who lives hereMedian age 38.5 HistoryTown hallFamous people

Famous people from around Bostwick

No notable person born in Bostwick is on our list; these were born in the towns around it.

How we find them →

Ralph Gordon StantonMathematician and computer scientist · born in Lambeth · 1923–2010

George Albert RoutledgeCanadian politician · born in Lambeth · 1855–1924

Harry AllenCanadian politician from Ontario · born in Lambeth · 1889–1963

Bostwick’s neighbours

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

HighlandWhite OaksWestmountTalbotSouthcrestLambethBostwick

How the neighbours grade

Town	People	km	Overall	Cost	Safety	Health
Bostwick	7,694	—	C	D	C⁺	B⁺
Highland	19,963	2.3	C⁺	D	C⁺	A⁻
White Oaks	21,108	2.6	C	D	C⁺	A⁻
Westmount	19,591	2.9	B	D	C⁺	B⁺
Talbot	8,085	3.1	B⁺	C⁺	C⁺	B⁺
Southcrest	14,477	3.2	C⁺	D⁻	C⁺	A⁻
Lambeth	2,609	3.4	A⁻	C⁺	C⁺	B⁺

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

Questions about Bostwick

Is Bostwick a young town or an old one?

Its median age is 38.5, where Canadian towns sit at 45.2. Under-15s are 19% of residents; over-65s, 19%.

About Bostwick

Neighbourhood in London

Statistics Canada counts London as one municipality, so TownRatings builds Bostwick and its other neighbourhoods from census dissemination areas, named from the city’s map or OpenStreetMap.

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

Population: 7,694 (people, 2021 estimate)
Province or territory: Ontario
City: London
Census subdivision: 3539036

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).