Marmorain Marmora and Lake, Ontario

TownGrade

#2,431 of 2,556

Statistics Canada places it in the Hastings census division. 4,761 people live in this town in Ontario.

3 places within 19 kmMap →

Photo: Amakuha · CC BY 4.0

Population

4,761

people, 2025 estimate

Median age

years · Ontario’s towns: 46.8

Postsecondary

41%

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 Marmora a good place to live?

More weak spots than strong ones. Its weakest is jobs & income (D−). Health outcomes fall short of most towns (D). Where it does best is safety (B+). Owners valued their homes at a median $400,000 in 2021, which is 6.4 years of the typical household’s pay. The overall grade comes out at D, #832 of 858 in Ontario. It comes out better than a tenth of Canadian towns. The rest of its grades are middling: B− for schools and B for walkability.

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

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.

WeakestD⁻Jobs & income DHealth

How Marmora grades

Each subject compares Marmora 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

Jobs & incomeIncomes and work are among the weakest comparedD⁻Open →HealthIn the bottom fifth of the towns comparedDOpen →Cost of livingGraded on home prices against local incomesDOpen →SafetyLess crime than in most townsB⁺Open →Hazard riskBehind most towns comparedC⁺Open →WalkabilityGraded on how easily people get around without a carBOpen →SchoolsClose to the middle of the towns comparedB⁻Open →

How TownRatings grades Canadian towns →

What makes Marmora stand out

The 3 things Marmora does most differently from other towns.

Picked automatically from the data

Jobs & income

Behind 99%

of Canadian towns on jobs & income

Its jobs & income grade: D−.

Health

Behind 94%

of Canadian towns on health

Its health grade: D.

Residents 65 and over

Who lives here

30% are 65 or over

Next to 19%, the median among Canadian towns

Statistics Canada, Census 2021

The data

Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Marmora.

Work & commuteJobs & income D⁻

Trips to work from Marmora take longer than from Ontario’s towns or Canadian towns: 37 min on average

5%walk, cycle or take transit

By car: that was how 94% of commuters travelled at the census.

How working residents got to work · census 2021

Car or van94%

Walk4%

Public transit1%

Census 2021	Marmora	Ontario	Canada
Average trip	37 min	29 min	26 min
Car or van	94%	88%	89%

$62,800

median household income, 2020

12%

worked from home, May 2021

27%

of commuters work inside the municipality

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

Unemployment14% unemployed · Of the labour force · Canadian towns: 9.9%Getting to work5% walk, cycle or take transit Where people commute to145 commuters · The biggest flow out: to Belleville

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

HealthHealth D

Marmora earns a D for health

45%very good or excellent healthDHealth Grade

Measured across the Hastings and Prince Edward Counties Health Unit: health survey and life expectancy

Age-standardised, 45% of the region’s adults put their health at very good or excellent, below Ontario’s towns (51%) and Canadian towns (52%) alike; by contrast, the region has more smokers than Ontario, 18% of adults to 11%. People in the region live to 79.8 on average: 81.8 for women and 77.8 for men in 2022/2024. Measured from where Marmora’s residents live, the nearest hospital is 24 km away, beyond the typical 3.7 km.

Very good or excellent health · adults, age-standardised

Marmora45%

Ontario’s towns51%

Canadian towns52%

Health	Marmora	Ontario	Canada
Smokers	18%	10%	12%
Chronic conditions (average share)	20%	17%	17%
Very good or excellent health	45%	51%	52%
Life expectancy at birth	79.8	82.8	81.5

79.8

years of life expectancy, 2022/2024

24 km

from homes to a hospital, on average

18%

of adults smoke, age-standardised

4.0 km

from homes to a pharmacy, on average

Full pageMarmora’s health pageOpen the full Health page

Health survey45% very good or excellent health · adults, age-standardised Getting care24 km to a hospital · A pharmacy 4.0 km away on average The wider areaLife expectancy: women 81.8, men 77.8 Conditions and habits20% with chronic conditions · adults, age-standardised

Statistics Canada, Canadian Community Health Survey 2023/2024 and life expectancy 2022/2024; Open Database of Healthcare Facilities

HousingCost of living D

Measured against local pay, Marmora costs more to live in than 92% of Canadian towns

$400,000median home value, 2021DCost of living Grade

82% of households own their home, above Ontario’s towns (76%) and Canadian towns (74%) alike. A year’s rent came to 24% of the median household income, above both Ontario’s towns (22%) and Canadian towns (20%).

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

Marmora$400,000

Ontario$695,000

Canadian towns$406,000

Census 2021	Marmora	Ontario	Canada
Rent as a share of income	24%	22%	20%
Median home value, 2021	$400,000	$695,000	$406,000
Households owning their home	82%	76%	74%
Households spending 30%+ on shelter	19%	22%	18%

$920

monthly rent for a two-bedroom

$840

median monthly shelter cost for owners, 2021

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

Cost of living6.4 times household income · The median owner’s estimate, $400,000, against the median household income Renting$920 a month · The median rent at the 2021 census Owners and renters82% 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.

SafetySafety B⁺

Marmora earns a B+ for safety

47Crime Severity Index

Across its police area, there are 15.5 property incidents per 1,000 residents a year. The index for the force that serves it came to 47, below both Ontario’s towns (56) and Canadian towns (67). Where it is policed, 8.5 violent incidents per 1,000 residents are recorded each year.

Year by year · Crime Severity Index for each year

202346

202457

202538

2023–2025	Marmora	Ontario	Canada
Property crime per 1,000	15.5	30.5	31.2
Crime Severity Index	47	56	67
Violent crime	8.5	10.5	12
Violent Crime Severity Index	68	76	86

non-violent Crime Severity Index

50%

of incidents cleared, 2023–25

Full pageMarmora’s safety reportOpen the full Safety report

Safety47 Crime Severity Index · The index weighs each crime Marmora’s police recorded by how serious it is.Questions“Is Marmora 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: one figure for all of the Central Hastings detachment area

Natural hazardsHazard risk C⁺

A flood study covers Marmora: 1 on the national inventory, the newest from Crowe Valley Conservation Authority

Lowwildfire bandC⁺Hazard risk Grade

Health Canada’s survey found radon above the guideline in 12% of homes, above both Ontario’s towns (4%) and Canadian towns (6.6%). For earthquakes Marmora is middling, $0.033 a year per $1,000 against $0.030 for the typical town.

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

Marmora12%

Ontario’s towns4%

Canadian towns6.6%

Hazards	Marmora	Ontario	Canada
Radon tests above the guideline	12%	4%	6.6%
Earthquake loss per $1,000 of buildings a year	$0.033	$0.043	$0.030

Low

wildfire band

17 km

to the nearest land burned since 1986

flood study on the national inventory

Full pageMarmora’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$0.033 a year per $1,000 · Canadian towns: $0.030 Radon12% 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

Who lives here

Fewer of Marmora’s people belong to a visible minority than in Ontario’s towns or Canadian towns: 2.1%

56median age

First Nations, Métis and Inuit people make up 4.2% of residents, above both Ontario’s towns (1.6%) and Canadian towns (2.8%). Nearly one in ten residents came to Canada as immigrants, higher than both Ontario’s towns (7.6%) and Canadian towns (6.4%).

MarmoraOntarioCanada

OntarioCanada

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

30%

Schooling · Highest qualification, residents 15 and over

No certificate, diploma or degree24%

Postsecondary qualification41%

Women and men · all residents

49.9% of Marmora’s residents are women

The 2021 census counted 2,130 women and 2,135 men here, where women make up 50.9% of Canada.

Who lives in Marmora
	Marmora	Ontario	Canada
Under 15	12%	15%	16%
15 to 64	58%	65%	64%
65+	30%	19%	19%
No certificate, diploma or degree	24%	15%	16%
Postsecondary qualification	41%	56%	56%

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

Immigrants8% are immigrants · 2% belong to a visible minority Ages56 median age · 30% are 65 or over Households1,885 households · 2.2 people per household English and French3% speak both · 0% speak French but not English

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

Climate

January lows in Marmora: −11.2°C, against −9.1°C in Ontario’s towns and −13.5°C in Canadian towns

26.5°CJuly afternoons

A normal July day peaks at 26.5°C, about level with Ontario’s towns (26.7°C) and above Canadian towns (25.5°C). The frost-free season runs from 1 May to 10 October, 161 days. January is the snowiest month, with 44 cm on average. For the wettest month, look to September: 92 mm on average.

Average high by season · ECCC normals, 1991–2020

Winter−0.3°C

Spring11.6°C

Summer25.3°C

Autumn14.4°C

Normals, 1991–2020	Marmora	Ontario	Canada
January night low	−11.2°C	−9.1°C	−13.5°C
July afternoon high	26.5°C	26.7°C	25.5°C
Days with frost a year	146	139	159
Snowfall a year	155 cm	146 cm	141 cm

155 cm

of snow a year

146

days with frost a year

161

frost-free days, 1 May to 10 Oct

116

days with precipitation a year

Full pageMarmora’s climate pageOpen the full Climate page

The yearJuly highs 26.5°C, January lows −11.2°C Rain and snow941 mm a year · Canadian towns: 883 mm Snow155 cm of snow a year Weather station43 km to the station · Trenton

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

Weather

Expect November days around 7°C in Marmora, nights around −2°C

7°Ca normal November afternoon

The forecast on the Weather page is ECCC’s for Stirling. In November, the normal is 84 mm of rain and snow. The year peaks in July (27°C) and bottoms out in January (−11°C).

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

November7°C

December1°C

January−2°C

February−1°C

Season	High	Low	Rain and snow
Winter	0°C	−10°C	215 mm
Spring	12°C	1°C	230 mm
Summer	25°C	14°C	228 mm
Autumn	14°C	4°C	267 mm

−2°C

a normal November night

84 mm

of rain and snow in a normal November

Full pageMarmora’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 (Trenton); the forecast is on the Weather page

Town hall

Shelby Kramp-Neuman (Conservative Party of Canada) represents Marmora in Ottawa as MP for Hastings—Lennox and Addington—Tyendinaga

In the Legislative Assembly of Ontario, Marmora belongs to Hastings—Lennox and Addington; who holds it as MPP (Member of Provincial Parliament, at Queen’s Park in Toronto) isn’t on an open record, so no one is named.

Turnout	Marmora	Ontario	Canada
Municipal election, 2022	37%	31%	31%

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

Who runs itMunicipality council seats5

Wikidata, MAMH, MMAH, Statistics Canada

Library & civic lifeCivic life grade B⁻

At 2.8 loans per person served, Marmora & Lake Public Library lends less than 78% of Ontario’s town libraries

Marmora & Lake Public Library serves 4,267 people from a single building.

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

A year at the library3.4 visits per person served The libraries1 Libraries Places to belong1.9 charities per 1,000 residents

Provincial library statistics, OpenStreetMap, the CRA and Statistics Canada

SchoolsSchools B⁻

The nearest high school to Marmora is 17 km away

2schools within 3 kmB⁻Schools Grade

Within 3 km, 2 boards share the schools, below both Ontario’s towns (4) and Canadian towns (3). Of the 2 with published results, 1 land in the top two fifths in Ontario.

School	Level	Students	System
Marmora Public School Fourth fifth in OntarioLargest elementary schoolElementary · Grades JK–8	Elementary · Grades JK–8	305	English public

See all 2 schools →

Schools by system · Schools within 3 km

English public1

English Catholic1

Schools within 3 km	Marmora	Ontario	Canada
Nearest secondary school	17 km	1.2 km	1.2 km
School boards	2	4	3

445

students at the schools within 3 km, 2024-25

17 km

to the nearest secondary school

Full pageMarmora’s schools pageOpen the full Schools page

Every school2 elementary schools Results1 of 2 in the top two fifths · of the schools with results, placed against every school in Ontario Language0 of 2 teach in French · 10% of schools in Ontario The boards2 school boards · Hastings & Prince Edward DSB Questions“What schools are there in Marmora?”

Provincial school lists and results, 2024-25

Outdoors

Petroglyphs Provincial Park, 15 km away, is the closest provincial park to Marmora

5.5%of the land within 10 km protected

Within 10 km of the town, 5.5% of the land is protected, against 2.3% around a typical Canadian town. The largest is Crowe River Swamp Conservation Reserve: 190 ha, 1.1 km from the edge of town. CPCAD lists 30 protected areas within 10 km. The nearest national park is Thousand Islands National Park, 94 km away.

Protected land · of the land within 10 km

Marmora5.5%

Ontario’s towns2.3%

Canadian towns2.3%

Outdoors	Marmora	Ontario	Canada
Protected land within 10 km	5.5%	2.3%	2.3%
Public protected areas within 10 km	2	4	4

94 km

to Thousand Islands National Park

15 km

to Petroglyphs Provincial Park

Full pageMarmora’s outdoors pageOpen the full Outdoors page

Protected landof the land within 10 km Protected areas30 protected areas within 10 km · Crowe River Swamp Conservation Reserve National & provincial parks94 km to a national park · Thousand Islands National Park

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

History

Marmora keeps its older homes: 34% from before 1961

34%built before 1961

34%

of homes built before 1961 · Canadian towns 18%

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

Full pageMarmora’s history pageOpen the full History page

Older homes34% built before 1961 · Canadian towns: 18%Questions“How many historic places does Marmora 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 Marmora

15pages on Marmora

The big questions

SafetyB⁺Crime Severity Index 47 Housing & costDHomes 6.4 × income Property pricesSchoolsB⁻2 schools within 3 km HealthDLife expectancy 79.8 in its region Work & commuteD⁻39% of adults in work Natural hazardsC⁺Wildfire band: low

Out and about

Outdoors5.5% of the land within 10 km protected AttractionsClimateJuly afternoons around 27°C WeatherECCC’s forecast, beside the normals

The story

Who lives hereMedian age 56 HistoryTown hallFamous people

Famous people from around Marmora

One notable person was born in Marmora; with them, the best known born in the towns around it.

Their page →

Greg TerrionCanadian ice hockey player · 1960–2018

Charles Wilson CrossMember of the Canadian House of Commons… · born in Madoc · 1872–1928

George Stanley WhiteCanadian politician · born in Madoc · 1897–1977

Wilfred CurtisRoyal Canadian air force officer · born in Havelock · 1893–1977

Eric William Blake CrossCanadian politician and judge · born in Madoc · 1904–1965

Herbert Goldsmith SquiersAmerican diplomat · born in Madoc · 1859–1911

Photo credits

Wilfred Curtis: Unknown author, Public domain

About Marmora

Town in Ontario

Every figure TownRatings gives for Marmora 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: 4,761 (people, 2025 estimate)
Province or territory: Ontario
Census division: Hastings
Census subdivision: 3512046

Marmora’s neighbours

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

HavelockMadocCentre HastingsMarmora

How the neighbours grade

Town	People	km	Overall	Cost	Safety	Health
Marmora	4,761	—	D	D	B⁺	D
Havelock	5,663	16	D	D	A⁺	C⁻
Madoc	2,467	19	—	D	B⁺	D
Centre Hastings	5,170	19	C⁻	C⁻	B⁺	D

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

Questions about Marmora

Who are the people of Marmora?

At the 2021 census, 8% were immigrants and 2% belonged to a visible minority (Canadian towns’ median: 15%). 4% identify as First Nations, Métis or Inuit.

What kind of homes are in Marmora?

Single-detached houses make up 87% of the homes here, where Canadian towns sit at 64%; 0% are in high-rise apartments. 32% of households are one person, and the average is 2.2.

How old are the people of Marmora?

At 56, its median age compares with 45.2 across Canadian towns. Children make up 12% of the population and seniors 30%.

Is Marmora growing?

It grew from 3,953 people in 2016 to 4,267 in 2021, up 7.9%; the median of Canadian towns grew 4.1%. StatCan’s 2025 estimate is 4,761.

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).