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CarlingLondon

TownGrade

C⁺

#1,699 of 2,556

Some 21,536 people live in this neighbourhood, in London. London is split into 29 neighbourhoods, and this is one.

6 places within 19 kmMap →

Photo: WabbitWanderer from London, Canada · CC BY-SA 2.0

Population

21,536

people, Census 2021

Median age

34.2

years · Ontario’s towns: 46.8

Postsecondary

50%

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

Walk, cycle, transit

17%

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

Is Carling a good place to live?

Real strengths, and real weak spots. Housing is expensive (D−). Walkability is its strong suit (A+). Put together, the subjects come to a C+ overall, ranking #627 of 858 in Ontario. That leaves it better than 37% of Canadian towns. Jobs & income is weaker too (D). Its other grades sit near the middle: C+ for safety and B for schools.

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.

StrongestA⁺Walkability AHazard risk A⁻HealthWeakestD⁻Cost of living DJobs & income

How Carling grades

Each subject compares Carling 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

WalkabilityAmong the easiest places to get around without a carA⁺Open →Cost of livingNear the bottom of the towns comparedD⁻Open →Jobs & incomeGraded on incomes, poverty and employmentDOpen →Hazard riskNatural hazards pose little risk hereAOpen →HealthAbove the middle of the towns comparedA⁻Open →SchoolsGraded on exam and test resultsBOpen →SafetyGraded on crime per residentC⁺Open →

How TownRatings grades Canadian towns →

What makes Carling stand out

The 3 things Carling does most differently from other towns.

Picked automatically from the data

Households renting

Housing

60% rent their home

The midpoint across Canadian towns is 25%

Statistics Canada, Census 2021

Walkability

Better than 96%

of Canadian towns on walkability

Its walkability grade: A+.

Cost of living

Behind 96%

of Canadian towns on cost of living

Its cost of living grade: D−.

The data

Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Carling.

HousingCost of living D⁻

Rent takes more of local pay in Carling than in Ontario’s towns or Canadian towns: 33% of household income

$400,000median home value, 2021D⁻Cost of living Grade

Shelter took 30% or more of income for 28% of households, higher than both Ontario’s towns (22%) and Canadian towns (18%). Owners put the median home at $400,000, about level with Canadian towns ($406,000) and below Ontario’s towns ($695,000). Behind rent as a share of income and monthly rent for a two-bedroom sits data gathered across the London metro area, with Carling one part of it.

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

Carling$400,000

Ontario$695,000

Canadian towns$406,000

Census 2021	Carling	Ontario	Canada
Rent as a share of income	33%	22%	20%
Households spending 30%+ on shelter	28%	22%	18%
Median home value, 2021	$400,000	$695,000	$406,000

$1,645

monthly rent for a two-bedroom

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

Renting$1,645 a month · A two-bedroom apartment, CMHC’s survey Cost of living6.6 times household income · The median owner’s estimate, $400,000, against the median household income Owners and renters40% own their home

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.

Work & commuteJobs & income D

The car carries only 80% of commuters in Carling, fewer than in Ontario’s towns and across Canadian towns

17%walk, cycle or take transit

The average trip to work took 25 min, below Ontario’s towns (29 min) and close to Canadian towns (26 min).

How working residents got to work · census 2021

Car or van80%

Public transit13%

Walk4%

Bicycle0%

Census 2021	Carling	Ontario	Canada
Car or van	80%	88%	89%
Average trip	25 min	29 min	26 min

$60,800

median household income, 2020

17%

worked from home, May 2021

83%

of commuters work inside the municipality

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

Getting to work17% walk, cycle or take transit Unemployment14% unemployed · Of the labour force · Canadian towns: 9.9%

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.

Natural hazardsHazard risk A

Hazard risk in Carling is lower than in 90% of Canadian towns

Lowwildfire bandAHazard risk Grade

Earthquake risk in Carling is ordinary: NRCan’s model puts building losses at $0.020 a year per $1,000 of value, close to the typical town’s $0.030. Fewer homes than usual carry radon here, 1.8% over the guideline where the typical town has 6.6%. No one has filed a flood map for Carling on the national inventory. Figures for earthquake risk are published for the city of London as a whole, not for Carling alone.

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

Carling1.8%

Ontario’s towns4%

Canadian towns6.6%

Hazards	Carling	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

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

WildfireLow wildfire band · No land burned within 25 km since 1986 FloodNo 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

HealthHealth A⁻

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

52%very good or excellent healthA⁻Health Grade

Closer to home, a hospital is just 2.2 km from the average resident of Carling, nearer than the usual 3.7 km. On average 18% of adults live with arthritis, diabetes or high blood pressure, above both Ontario’s towns (17%) and Canadian towns (17%). A baby born in the region can expect 81.9 years, 84.2 for a girl and 79.6 for a boy (2022/2024).

Very good or excellent health · adults, age-standardised

Carling52%

Ontario’s towns51%

Canadian towns52%

Health	Carling	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

2.2 km

from homes to a hospital, on average

11%

of adults smoke, age-standardised

0.7 km

from homes to a pharmacy, on average

Full pageCarling’s health pageOpen the full Health page

Health survey52% very good or excellent health · adults, age-standardised Getting care2.2 km to a hospital · A pharmacy 0.7 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 · Area behind the health survey and life expectancy figures: the Middlesex-London Health Unit

SchoolsSchools B

In Carling, families choose among 5 boards: English and French, public and Catholic

56schools within 3 kmBSchools Grade

Results have climbed at 25 of 47 schools over three years. Mother Teresa Catholic Secondary School is the biggest, at 1,795 students. In French: 5 of the 56 schools, where in Ontario the share is 10%. Counting a 3 km margin, Carling has 40 elementary schools, 11 secondary schools and 5 alternative or adult schools, for 27,400 students.

School	Level	Students	System
Stoney Creek Public School Second fifth in OntarioLargest elementary schoolElementary · Grades JK–8	Elementary · Grades JK–8	955	English public
Mother Teresa Catholic Secondary School CatholicLargest secondary schoolSecondary · Grades 9–12	Secondary · Grades 9–12	1,795	English Catholic
École secondaire catholique Monseigneur-Bruyère FrenchTeaches in FrenchSecondary · Grades 9–12	Secondary · Grades 9–12	245	French Catholic
Jack Chambers Public School Top fifth in OntarioResults in the top fifth in OntarioElementary · Grades JK–8	Elementary · Grades JK–8	685	English public

See all 56 schools →

Schools by system · Schools within 3 km

English public35

English Catholic12

Other4

French Catholic3

French public2

Schools within 3 km	Carling	Ontario	Canada
School boards	4	4	3

27,400

students at the schools within 3 km, 2024-25

0.3 km

to the nearest secondary school

Full pageCarling’s schools pageOpen the full Schools page

The boards5 school boards · Thames Valley DSB Every school56 schools within 3 km · 40 elementary schools, 11 secondary schools and 5 alternative or adult schools Results16 of 47 in the top two fifths · of the schools with results, placed against every school in Ontario Language5 of 56 teach in French · 10% of schools in Ontario Questions“What schools are there in Carling?”

Provincial school lists and results, 2024-25

SafetySafety C⁺

For safety, Carling gets a C+

70Crime Severity Index

Measured across the London service area: Crime Severity Index, Violent Crime Severity Index, violent crime and property crime per 1,000

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

Year by year · Crime Severity Index for each year

202371

202466

202573

2023–2025	Carling	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 pageCarling’s safety reportOpen the full Safety report

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

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

Climate

Frost comes to Carling less often than to 75% of Canadian towns

26.6°CJuly afternoons

Midwinter nights in Carling bottom out at −9.1°C on average. The frost-free season runs from 3 May to 16 October, 165 days. Also worth knowing: july afternoons reach 26.6°C on average, about level with Ontario’s towns (26.7°C) and above Canadian towns (25.5°C). Most of the snow comes in January, about 43 cm.

Average high by season · ECCC normals, 1991–2020

Winter−0.3°C

Spring12.0°C

Summer25.6°C

Autumn14.8°C

Normals, 1991–2020	Carling	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 pageCarling’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 station6.9 km to the station · London

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

Who lives here

A younger town: only 12% of people in Carling are 65 or over, fewer than in Ontario’s towns and across Canadian towns

34.2median age

36% of residents belong to a visible minority, above both Ontario’s towns (26%) and Canadian towns (15%). Children are 16% of the town.

CarlingOntarioCanada

OntarioCanada

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

16%

Schooling · Highest qualification, residents 15 and over

No certificate, diploma or degree20%

Postsecondary qualification50%

Women and men · all residents

Women make up 49.8% of Carling

10,810 men and 10,720 women lived here in 2021, against a share of women of 50.9% for Canada.

Who lives in Carling
	Carling	Ontario	Canada
Under 15	16%	15%	16%
15 to 64	72%	65%	64%
65+	12%	19%	19%
No certificate, diploma or degree	20%	15%	16%
Postsecondary qualification	50%	56%	56%

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

Ages34.2 median age · 12% are 65 or over Households9,320 households English and French6% speak both · 0.1% speak French but not English

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

Weather

What November brings in Carling: freezing at night, 8°C by day

8°Ca normal November afternoon

November usually brings some 13 cm of snow. Next comes December, with normal highs of 1°C and lows of −5°C. Precipitation in November averages 88 mm. At the extremes, July afternoons reach 27°C and January nights −9°C.

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 pageCarling’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

Carling is part of London, which elected Josh Morgan as mayor in October 2022.

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

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

Member of ParliamentPeter Fragiskatos council seats15

Wikidata, MAMH, MMAH, Statistics Canada

Library & civic lifeCivic life grade C⁺

Each person London public library serves borrows 5.5 items, more than at 77% of Ontario’s town libraries

Carling is served by London public library, the library of all of London, so the figures here are the city’s, for 439,385 people.

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

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

Provincial library statistics, OpenStreetMap, the CRA and Statistics Canada

Outdoors

Carling is 13 km from Komoka Provincial Park

1.7%of the land within 10 km protected

The nearest national park is more than 100 km away. The Thames Valley Trail is the one mapped walking route close by. 3.1 km out lies the largest, Meadowlily Woods Esa, at 60 ha.

Protected land · of the land within 10 km

Carling1.7%

Ontario’s towns2.3%

Canadian towns2.3%

Outdoors	Carling	Ontario	Canada
Protected land within 10 km	1.7%	2.3%	2.3%
Public protected areas within 10 km	5	4	4

13 km

to Komoka Provincial Park

Full pageCarling’s outdoors pageOpen the full Outdoors page

Protected landof the land within 10 km Protected areas11 protected areas within 10 km · Meadowlily Woods Esa National & provincial parks13 km to a provincial park · Komoka Provincial Park Footpaths & routes1 named route · Thames Valley Trail

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

History

One place in Carling, at the top of the registers

1historic place

Before 1961 is when 34% of the homes went up, above both Ontario’s towns (22%) and Canadian towns (18%).

Historic places by designation · inside the town

Highest designations1

Other federal designations0

Provincial and local listings0

Among them

Wolseley Barracks 1886

1886

oldest construction date on the record

34%

of homes built before 1961 · Canadian towns 18%

Heritage	Carling	Ontario	Canada
Homes built before 1961	34%	22%	18%

Full pageCarling’s history pageOpen the full History page

On the registersOne historic place inside the town Highest designations1 top designation · Wolseley Barracks Older homes34% built before 1961 · Canadian towns: 18%Questions“How many historic places does Carling 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 Carling

15pages on Carling

The big questions

SafetyC⁺Crime Severity Index 70 Housing & costD⁻Homes 6.6 × income Property pricesSchoolsB56 schools within 3 km HealthA⁻Life expectancy 81.9 in its region Work & commuteD55% of adults in work Natural hazardsAWildfire band: low

Out and about

Outdoors1.7% of the land within 10 km protected AttractionsClimateJuly afternoons around 27°C WeatherECCC’s forecast, beside the normals

The story

Who lives hereMedian age 34.2 HistoryOne place on the heritage registers Town hallFamous people

Nearby attractions

The Royal Canadian Regiment Museum and 18 more in and around Carling

A first look at Carling’s museums, historic sites and days out, and a few just outside town.

All attractions →

MuseumMuseumThe Royal Canadian Regiment Museumin town

CathedralSt. Peter's Cathedral Basilica, London1.6 km outside town, to the south

MuseumLondon Regional Children's Museum3 km outside town, to the southwest · 100K visitors a year

CathedralSt. Paul's Cathedral1.6 km outside town, to the south

Historic houseEldon House2.1 km outside town, to the south

MuseumBanting House600 m outside town, to the south

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

Photo credits (5)

St. Peter's Cathedral Basilica, London: Chris Woodrich, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
London Regional Children's Museum: Ken Lund from Reno, Nevada, USA, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
St. Paul's Cathedral: Carptrash at English Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
Eldon House: Ken Lund from Reno, Nevada, USA, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
Banting House: Compmouse from Canada., CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons

About Carling

Neighbourhood in London

Statistics Canada counts London as one municipality, so TownRatings builds Carling 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: 21,536 (people, 2021 estimate)
Province or territory: Ontario
City: London
Census subdivision: 3539036

Carling’s neighbours

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

North LondonHuron HeightsStoneybrookEast LondonCentral LondonStoney CreekCarling

How the neighbours grade

Town	People	km	Overall	Cost	Safety	Health
Carling	21,536	—	C⁺	D⁻	C⁺	A⁻
North London	9,584	2	B	D⁻	C⁺	A⁻
Huron Heights	20,890	2.2	C⁺	D⁻	C⁺	B⁺
Stoneybrook	7,662	2.6	B⁺	C	C⁺	A⁻
East London	10,972	2.8	C	D⁻	C⁺	A⁻
Central London	19,363	3.1	C⁺	D⁻	C⁺	A⁻
Stoney Creek	9,387	3.6	B	D	C⁺	B⁺

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

Questions about Carling

Is Carling a young town or an old one?

Its median age is 34.2, where Canadian towns sit at 45.2.

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).