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Renting in Southcrest eats 36% of household income, more than in Ontario’s towns or Canadian towns

Measured across the London metro area: rent as a share of income and monthly rent for a two-bedroom

30% of households spent 30% or more of their income on shelter, above Ontario’s towns (22%) and Canadian towns (18%) alike. The median home value was $424,000, lower than Ontario’s towns ($695,000) and near Canadian towns ($406,000).

Few places are as safe from hazards as Southcrest: it beats 90% of Canadian towns

The earthquake risk numbers here cover the city of London

Radon is lower than usual: 1.8% of tested homes in the survey area topped the guideline, against 6.6% for the typical town. For earthquakes Southcrest is middling, $0.020 a year per $1,000 against $0.030 for the typical town. No one has filed a flood map for Southcrest on the national inventory.

Trips to work from Southcrest are shorter than from Ontario’s towns or Canadian towns: 23 min on average

The car took 86% of commuters, near both Ontario’s towns (88%) and Canadian towns (89%).

52% of adults around Southcrest rate their health very good or excellent

The three chronic conditions the survey tracks average 18% of adults, higher than both Ontario’s towns (17%) and Canadian towns (17%). Across the region, life runs to 81.9 years on average: women 84.2, men 79.6, in 2022/2024. What sets Southcrest apart within its region is distance, and at 2.7 km to a hospital it is ordinary (3.7 km typical). Southcrest doesn’t get its own health survey and life expectancy figures; the ones here come from the Middlesex-London Health Unit.

In Southcrest, families choose among 4 boards: English and French, public and Catholic

The largest is Saunders Secondary School, with 2,010 students. The 43 with results split, 12 in the upper two fifths in Ontario and 18 in the lower. Of the 44, 2 teach in French (10% of schools in Ontario). Within 3 km of Southcrest are 37 elementary schools and 7 secondary schools, teaching 25,550 students.

Southcrest’s grade for safety: a C+

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.

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

The warmest stretch brings July afternoons of 26.6°C, about level with Ontario’s towns (26.7°C) and above Canadian towns (25.5°C). The frost-free season runs from 3 May to 16 October, 165 days. In January, overnight lows in Southcrest settle at −9.1°C. Snow peaks in January: 43 cm in a normal year.

Fewer children live in Southcrest than in Ontario’s towns or Canadian towns: 13% are under 15

People 65 and over make up nearly a quarter of the town, above both Ontario’s towns (19%) and Canadian towns (19%). First Nations, Métis and Inuit people make up 4.6% of residents, higher than both Ontario’s towns (1.6%) and Canadian towns (2.8%).

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

At the extremes, July afternoons reach 27°C and January nights −9°C. Snowfall in a normal November: 13 cm. A normal December brings highs of 1°C, lows of −5°C. Rain and snow over a typical November come to 88 mm.

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

London public library serves the whole of London, so the library figures on this page are the city’s: 439,385 people, Southcrest among them.

Southcrest touches The Coves Esa

Within 100 km there is no national park. The closest provincial park is Komoka Provincial Park, 7.4 km from the edge of town. The Thames Valley Trail is the one mapped walking route close by.