MalahideOntario

TownGrade

B⁻

#1,399 of 2,556

It is a town of 9,995 residents in Ontario. Statistics Canada places it in the Elgin census division.

4 places within 19 kmMap →

Photo: Francine Pallister · CC BY-SA 3.0

Population

9,995

people, 2025 estimate

Median age

37.2

years · Ontario’s towns: 46.8

Postsecondary

38%

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%

Is Malahide a good place to live?

Getting around depends on the car (C−). Buying in is costly (C−). Recorded crime is low (A). Households here earn well (B+). The overall grade lands at B−, #530 of 858 in Ontario. On that grade it does better than 48% of Canadian towns.

This town's rent is the 2021 census rent scaled to 2025 by its province's ratio of surveyed to census rents: no rental survey covers it, so its Cost Grade is less sure. Safety is the police detachment's figure, shared with the towns and countryside around 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.

StrongestASafetyWeakestC⁻Walkability C⁻Cost of living

How Malahide grades

Each subject compares Malahide 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

SafetyAmong the best of the towns comparedAOpen →WalkabilityGraded on how easily people get around without a carC⁻Open →Cost of livingHomes are harder to afford than in most townsC⁻Open →Hazard riskBetter than most of the towns comparedB⁺Open →Jobs & incomeGraded on incomes, poverty and employmentB⁺Open →SchoolsSchools trail most of those comparedC⁺Open →HealthBelow the middle of the towns comparedC⁺Open →

How TownRatings grades Canadian towns →

What makes Malahide stand out

The 3 things Malahide does most differently from other towns.

Picked automatically from the data

Immigrants

Who lives here

16% are immigrants

Next to 6%, the median among Canadian towns

Statistics Canada, Census 2021

Walk, cycle or transit to work

Getting around

3% walk, cycle or take transit

For the middle of Canadian towns, 8%

Statistics Canada, Census 2021

Safety

Better than 94%

of Canadian towns on safety

Its safety grade: A.

The data

Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Malahide.

SafetySafety A

The police who cover Malahide record less serious crime than Ontario’s towns or Canadian towns: a Crime Severity Index of 32

32Crime Severity Index

Across its police area, there are 11.6 property incidents per 1,000 residents a year. The violent index for its police area came to 41, lower than both Ontario’s towns (76) and Canadian towns (86). In addition, for every 1,000 residents of its police area, 6.9 violent incidents are reported each year.

Year by year · Crime Severity Index for each year

202330

202435

202529

2023–2025	Malahide	Ontario	Canada
Property crime per 1,000	11.6	30.5	31.2
Crime Severity Index	32	56	67
Violent Crime Severity Index	41	76	86
Violent crime	6.9	10.5	12

non-violent Crime Severity Index

43%

of incidents cleared, 2023–25

Full pageMalahide’s safety reportOpen the full Safety report

Safety32 Crime Severity Index · The index weighs each crime Malahide’s police recorded by how serious it is.Questions“Is Malahide safe?”

Statistics Canada, Uniform Crime Reporting Survey, 2023–2025 average · Crime Severity Index, Violent Crime Severity Index, violent crime and property crime per 1,000 published for the Elgin County detachment area, not by town

HousingCost of living C⁻

Most households in Malahide own their home: 87%, more than in Ontario’s towns and across Canadian towns

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

Owners put the median home at $576,000, lower than Ontario’s towns ($695,000) yet higher than Canadian towns ($406,000). 13% of households spent 30% or more of their income on shelter, lower than both Ontario’s towns (22%) and Canadian towns (18%).

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

Malahide$576,000

Ontario$695,000

Canadian towns$406,000

Census 2021	Malahide	Ontario	Canada
Households spending 30%+ on shelter	13%	22%	18%
Households owning their home	87%	76%	74%
Rent as a share of income	18%	22%	20%
Median home value, 2021	$576,000	$695,000	$406,000

$1,060

monthly rent for a two-bedroom

$1,240

median monthly shelter cost for owners, 2021

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

Owners and renters87% own their home Cost of living6.1 times household income · The median owner’s estimate, $576,000, against the median household income Renting$1,060 a month · The median rent at the 2021 census

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.

Natural hazardsHazard risk B⁺

Malahide is on Canada’s flood inventory: 1 listed, led by Catfish Creek Conservation Authority

Lowwildfire bandB⁺Hazard risk Grade

Area-wide: radon tests, counted over the Elgin-St. Thomas Health Unit

Health Canada’s survey found radon above the guideline in 7.5% of homes, above both Ontario’s towns (4%) and Canadian towns (6.6%). For earthquakes Malahide is middling, $0.022 a year per $1,000 against $0.030 for the typical town.

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

Malahide7.5%

Ontario’s towns4%

Canadian towns6.6%

Hazards	Malahide	Ontario	Canada
Radon tests above the guideline	7.5%	4%	6.6%
Earthquake loss per $1,000 of buildings a year	$0.022	$0.043	$0.030

Low

wildfire band

flood study on the national inventory

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

FloodOne flood study on record WildfireLow wildfire band · No land burned within 25 km since 1986 Earthquakes$0.022 a year per $1,000 · Canadian towns: $0.030 Radon7.5% 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

Work & commuteJobs & income B⁺

With 0.4 jobs for each resident in work, most of Malahide commutes out

3%walk, cycle or take transit

The commute to work averages 26 min.

How working residents got to work · census 2021

Car or van93%

Walk3%

Census 2021	Malahide	Ontario	Canada
Average trip	26 min	29 min	26 min

$95,000

median household income, 2020

18%

worked from home, May 2021

11%

of commuters work inside the municipality

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

Unemployment7.7% unemployed · Of the labour force · Canadian towns: 9.9%Getting to work3% walk, cycle or take transit Where people commute to855 commuters · The biggest flow out: to Aylmer

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

SchoolsSchools C⁺

Results around Malahide lean low: 4 of 7 schools in the lower two fifths in Ontario

7schools within 3 kmC⁺Schools Grade

Taken together, Malahide and its 3 km edge hold 6 elementary schools and 1 secondary school for 2,595 students. Catholic schools are fewer here, 1 of 7, where in Ontario they are 34%. Teenagers have 2.4 km to go to the closest secondary school, higher than both Ontario’s towns (1.2 km) and Canadian towns (1.2 km).

School	Level	Students	System
Summers' Corners Public School Fourth fifth in OntarioLargest elementary schoolElementary · Grades JK–8	Elementary · Grades JK–8	400	English public
East Elgin Secondary School Bottom fifth in OntarioLargest secondary schoolSecondary · Grades 9–12	Secondary · Grades 9–12	985	English public

See all 7 schools →

Schools by system · Schools within 3 km

English public6

English Catholic1

Schools within 3 km	Malahide	Ontario	Canada
School boards	2	4	3
Nearest secondary school	2.4 km	1.2 km	1.2 km

2,595

students at the schools within 3 km, 2024-25

2.4 km

to the nearest secondary school

Full pageMalahide’s schools pageOpen the full Schools page

Results1 of 7 in the top two fifths · of the schools with results, placed against every school in Ontario Every school7 schools within 3 km · 6 elementary schools and 1 secondary school Language0 of 7 teach in French · 10% of schools in Ontario The boards2 school boards · Thames Valley DSB Questions“What schools are there in Malahide?”

Provincial school lists and results, 2024-25

HealthHealth C⁺

Around Malahide, 49% of adults call their health very good or excellent

49%very good or excellent healthC⁺Health Grade

Closer to home, a hospital is 18 km from the average resident of Malahide, further than the usual 3.7 km. 12% of adults smoke, daily or now and then, above both Ontario’s towns (10%) and Canadian towns (12%). For 2022/2024, the region’s figure is 80.6 years at birth, 83.0 for women and 78.2 for men.

Very good or excellent health · adults, age-standardised

Malahide49%

Ontario’s towns51%

Canadian towns52%

Health	Malahide	Ontario	Canada
Life expectancy at birth	80.6	82.8	81.5
Very good or excellent health	49%	51%	52%
Smokers	12%	10%	12%
Chronic conditions (average share)	18%	17%	17%

80.6

years of life expectancy, 2022/2024

18 km

from homes to a hospital, on average

12%

of adults smoke, age-standardised

7.7 km

from homes to a pharmacy, on average

Full pageMalahide’s health pageOpen the full Health page

Health survey49% very good or excellent health · adults, age-standardised Getting care18 km to a hospital · A pharmacy 7.7 km away on average The wider areaLife expectancy: women 83.0, men 78.2 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 · Data for health survey and life expectancy covers the Oxford Elgin St. Thomas Health Unit

Who lives here

A town of families: 23% of people in Malahide are under 15, more than in Ontario’s towns and across Canadian towns

37.2median age

16% of residents are 65 or over, lower than both Ontario’s towns (19%) and Canadian towns (19%). Visible minorities make up 1.7% of the population, below both Ontario’s towns (26%) and Canadian towns (15%).

MalahideOntarioCanada

OntarioCanada

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

23%

Schooling · Highest qualification, residents 15 and over

No certificate, diploma or degree32%

Postsecondary qualification38%

Women and men · all residents

Women make up 48.9% of Malahide

By the 2021 count the town had 4,550 women and 4,760 men, while Canada has 50.9% women.

Who lives in Malahide
	Malahide	Ontario	Canada
Under 15	23%	15%	16%
15 to 64	61%	65%	64%
65+	16%	19%	19%
No certificate, diploma or degree	32%	15%	16%
Postsecondary qualification	38%	56%	56%

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

Ages37.2 median age · 16% are 65 or over Households3,015 households · 3.1 people per household Immigrants16% are immigrants · 2% belong to a visible minority English and French2% speak both · 0.1% speak French but not English

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

Climate

Frosty mornings in Malahide are scarcer than in 75% of Canadian towns

26.6°CJuly afternoons

Expect January lows of around −9.1°C in Malahide. The frost-free season runs from 3 May to 16 October, 165 days. The warmest stretch brings July afternoons of 26.6°C, close to Ontario’s towns (26.7°C) and above Canadian towns (25.5°C). January is the snowiest month, with 43 cm on average.

Average high by season · ECCC normals, 1991–2020

Winter−0.3°C

Spring12.0°C

Summer25.6°C

Autumn14.8°C

Normals, 1991–2020	Malahide	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 pageMalahide’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 station34 km to the station · London

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

Weather

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

8°Ca normal November afternoon

Snowfall in a normal November: 13 cm. Rain and snow over a typical November come to 88 mm. Next comes December, with normal highs of 1°C and lows of −5°C. 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 pageMalahide’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

Malahide sends Andrew Lawton (Conservative Party of Canada) to the Commons from Elgin—St. Thomas—London South

Of the 122 Commons seats from Ontario, the Liberal Party of Canada holds 71.

Turnout	Malahide	Ontario	Canada
Municipal election, 2022	21%	31%	31%

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

Who runs itTownship Provincial legislatureElgin—Middlesex—London

Wikidata, MAMH, MMAH, Statistics Canada

Library & civic lifeCivic life grade C⁺

Malahide’s public library is Elgin County Library - Springfield

From the centre of Malahide, it is 8.6 km away.

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

The libraries1 Libraries Places to belong0.3 charities per 1,000 residents

Provincial library statistics, OpenStreetMap, the CRA and Statistics Canada

Outdoors

Port Bruce Provincial Park reaches the edge of Malahide

0.5%of the land within 10 km protected

Swimmers have 5 beaches within 5 km, Port Burwell Nude Beach the nearest. There is no national park within 100 km of the town. 8 areas within 10 km are protected for nature. Add to that, the protected share within 10 km is 0.5%, where a typical Canadian town has 2.3%.

Protected land · of the land within 10 km

Malahide0.5%

Ontario’s towns2.3%

Canadian towns2.3%

Outdoors	Malahide	Ontario	Canada
Protected land within 10 km	0.5%	2.3%	2.3%
Public protected areas within 10 km	2	4	4

At the edge

to Port Bruce Provincial Park

beaches within 5 km

Full pageMalahide’s outdoors pageOpen the full Outdoors page

Protected landof the land within 10 km Protected areas8 protected areas within 10 km · Port Burwell Provincial Park National & provincial parksAt the edge to a provincial park · Port Bruce Provincial Park Footpaths & routes3 named routes · Springwater Conservation Area

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

History

Malahide keeps its older homes: 32% from before 1961

32%built before 1961

32%

of homes built before 1961 · Canadian towns 18%

Heritage	Malahide	Ontario	Canada
Homes built before 1961	32%	22%	18%

Full pageMalahide’s history pageOpen the full History page

Older homes32% built before 1961 · Canadian towns: 18%Questions“How many historic places does Malahide 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 Malahide

15pages on Malahide

The big questions

SafetyACrime Severity Index 32 Housing & costC⁻Homes 6.1 × income Property pricesSchoolsC⁺7 schools within 3 km HealthC⁺Life expectancy 80.6 in its region Work & commuteB⁺63% of adults in work Natural hazardsB⁺Wildfire band: low

Out and about

Outdoors0.5% of the land within 10 km protected AttractionsClimateJuly afternoons around 27°C WeatherECCC’s forecast, beside the normals

The story

Who lives hereMedian age 37.2 HistoryTown hallFamous people

Nearby attractions

HMCS Ojibwa and 3 more in and around Malahide

From museums to parks and historic sites: Malahide’s places to visit and those just beyond its edge, most famous first.

All attractions →

MuseumHMCS Ojibwa4.5 km outside town, to the southeast MuseumMuseumPort Burwell Marine Museum4.7 km outside town, to the southeast MuseumMuseumAylmer-Malahide Museum & Archives100 m outside town, to the north MuseumMuseumSparta Church Museum and Cultural Centre3.7 km outside town, to the southwest

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

Photo credits (1)

HMCS Ojibwa: Kmw2700, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons

Famous people from Malahide

5 notable people were born in Malahide.

See all 5 →

Tip O'NeillCanadian baseball player · 1858–1915

Arthur Leslie CameronCanadian politician · 1856–1940

George MacKinnon WrongCanadian historian · 1860–1948

Lynn R. WilliamsCanadian trade unionist · 1924–2014

Ron McNeilCanadian politician · 1920–2003

Photo credits

Tip O'Neill: Unknown author, Public domain · Arthur Leslie Cameron: Unknown author, Public domain

About Malahide

Town in Ontario

Statistics Canada treats Malahide as a single census subdivision in Ontario, and TownRatings keeps to that line.

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

Population: 9,995 (people, 2025 estimate)
Province or territory: Ontario
Census division: Elgin
Census subdivision: 3534010

Malahide’s neighbours

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

AylmerBayhamCentral ElginSt. ThomasMalahide

How the neighbours grade

Town	People	km	Overall	Cost	Safety	Health
Malahide	9,995	—	B⁻	C⁻	A	C⁺
Aylmer	8,371	1.7	C	D	B⁺	C⁺
Bayham	7,935	13	C	C⁺	A	C⁺
Central Elgin	15,230	15	B⁻	C⁻	A	B⁻
St. Thomas	49,388	17	C⁻	D	B⁻	B⁻

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

Questions about Malahide

What kind of homes are in Malahide?

94% of homes are single-detached houses, against 64% for the median of Canadian towns, and 0% are in apartment buildings of five storeys or more. A household averages 3.1 people; 17% are one person living alone.

Is Malahide growing?

It grew from 9,292 people in 2016 to 9,308 in 2021, up 0.2%; the median of Canadian towns grew 4.1%. StatCan’s 2025 estimate is 9,995.

Is Malahide a young town or an old one?

The median resident is 37.2 years old, against 45.2 for the median of Canadian towns. 23% are under 15 and 16% are 65 or over.

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).