McNab/BraesideOntario

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Between 2016 and 2021, its population grew by 6%. This town in Ontario has a population of 8,340.

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Population

8,340

people, 2025 estimate

Median age

years · Ontario’s towns: 46.8

Postsecondary

55%

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 McNab/Braeside a good place to live?

Housing is expensive (C−). Schools do well (A−). Safety is another plus (B+). Put together, the subjects come to a C overall, ranking #656 of 858 in Ontario. On that grade it does better than 34% of Canadian towns.

Rents here are the metro area's average, shared by every town and neighbourhood in it. Safety less sure: no police service names this town, so its crime figure is the nearest police detachment's, shared with a wider area. 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⁻SchoolsWeakestC⁻Cost of living C⁻Walkability

How McNab/Braeside grades

Each subject compares McNab/Braeside 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

Cost of livingNear the bottom of the towns comparedC⁻Open →WalkabilityGraded on how easily people get around without a carC⁻Open →SchoolsSchools do better than mostA⁻Open →SafetyBetter than most of the towns comparedB⁺Open →HealthGraded on how healthy residents areCOpen →Hazard riskMore exposed to natural hazards than mostC⁺Open →Jobs & incomeGraded on incomes, poverty and employmentB⁻Open →

How TownRatings grades Canadian towns →

What makes McNab/Braeside stand out

The one thing McNab/Braeside does most differently from other towns.

Picked automatically from the data

Walk, cycle or transit to work

Getting around

2% walk, cycle or take transit

Canadian towns centre on 8%

Statistics Canada, Census 2021

The data

Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in McNab/Braeside.

HousingCost of living C⁻

Measured against local pay, McNab/Braeside costs more to live in than 85% of Canadian towns

$424,000median home value, 2021C⁻Cost of living Grade

Owners make up 90% of households, above Ontario’s towns (76%) and Canadian towns (74%) alike. 11% of households spent 30% or more of their income on shelter, below Ontario’s towns (22%) and Canadian towns (18%) alike. Nobody publishes rent as a share of income and monthly rent for a two-bedroom for McNab/Braeside alone, so this card uses the figure for the Ottawa-Gatineau metro area.

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

McNab/Braeside$424,000

Ontario$695,000

Canadian towns$406,000

Census 2021	McNab/Braeside	Ontario	Canada
Households spending 30%+ on shelter	11%	22%	18%
Households owning their home	90%	76%	74%
Rent as a share of income	23%	22%	20%
Median home value, 2021	$424,000	$695,000	$406,000

$1,916

monthly rent for a two-bedroom

$1,180

median monthly shelter cost for owners, 2021

Full pageMcNab/Braeside’s cost of living pageOpen the full Cost of living page

Cost of living4.3 times household income · The median owner’s estimate, $424,000, against the median household income Renting$1,916 a month · A two-bedroom apartment, CMHC’s survey Owners and renters90% 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.

SchoolsSchools A⁻

3 boards run the schools in and around McNab/Braeside

7schools within 3 kmA⁻Schools Grade

The closest elementary school is 5.7 km away, higher than both Ontario’s towns (0.5 km) and Canadian towns (0.5 km). Results have eased at 3 of 7 schools over three years. The 3 km around McNab/Braeside counts 6 elementary schools and 1 secondary school, 2,690 students between them. Of the 7, one teaches in French (10% of schools in Ontario).

School	Level	Students	System
Walter Zadow Public School Fourth fifth in OntarioLargest elementary schoolElementary · Grades JK–8	Elementary · Grades JK–8	555	English public
Arnprior District High School Middle fifth in OntarioLargest secondary schoolSecondary · Grades 9–12	Secondary · Grades 9–12	700	English public
École élémentaire catholique Des Deux-Rivières FrenchTeaches in FrenchElementary · Grades JK–8	Elementary · Grades JK–8	145	French Catholic
St. John XXIII Separate School CatholicResults in the top fifth in OntarioElementary · Grades JK–6	Elementary · Grades JK–6	320	English Catholic

See all 7 schools →

Schools by system · Schools within 3 km

English public4

English Catholic2

French Catholic1

Schools within 3 km	McNab/Braeside	Ontario	Canada
Nearest secondary school	8.5 km	1.2 km	1.2 km
Nearest elementary school	5.7 km	0.5 km	0.5 km
School boards	3	4	3

2,690

students at the schools within 3 km, 2024-25

8.5 km

to the nearest secondary school

5.7 km

to the nearest elementary school

Full pageMcNab/Braeside’s schools pageOpen the full Schools page

The boards3 school boards · Renfrew County DSB Every school7 schools within 3 km · 6 elementary schools and 1 secondary school Results3 of 7 in the top two fifths · of the schools with results, placed against every school in Ontario Language1 of 7 teach in French · 10% of schools in Ontario Questions“What schools are there in McNab/Braeside?”

Provincial school lists and results, 2024-25

SafetySafety B⁺

McNab/Braeside earns a B+ for safety

52Crime Severity Index

A best guess: the nearest detachment’s figures, since none is filed under McNab/Braeside · Crime Severity Index, Violent Crime Severity Index, violent crime and property crime per 1,000 for the Arnprior detachment area

Where it is policed, thefts, break-ins and damage came to 20.3 per 1,000 a year, lower than both Ontario’s towns (30.5) and Canadian towns (31.2). Violence across its police area runs at 14.2 per 1,000 residents a year.

Year by year · Crime Severity Index for each year

202346

202463

202547

2023–2025	McNab/Braeside	Ontario	Canada
Property crime per 1,000	20.3	30.5	31.2
Violent crime	14.2	10.5	12
Crime Severity Index	52	56	67

non-violent Crime Severity Index

44%

of incidents cleared, 2023–25

Full pageMcNab/Braeside’s safety reportOpen the full Safety report

Safety52 Crime Severity Index · The index weighs each crime McNab/Braeside’s police recorded by how serious it is.Questions“Is McNab/Braeside safe?”

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

HealthHealth C

More smokers around McNab/Braeside: 16% of adults, where the typical Canadian town has 12%

50%very good or excellent healthCHealth Grade

Measured from where people live, the nearest hospital is 8.3 km away, above Ontario’s towns (3.3 km) and Canadian towns (3.7 km) alike. Self-rated health is ordinary for Ontario: half of the region’s adults say very good or excellent, the province 51%. Statistics Canada puts the region’s life expectancy at 81.0, women 83.0 and men 78.7 (2022/2024).

Very good or excellent health · adults, age-standardised

McNab/Braeside50%

Ontario’s towns51%

Canadian towns52%

Health	McNab/Braeside	Ontario	Canada
Smokers	16%	10%	12%
Chronic conditions (average share)	19%	17%	17%
Life expectancy at birth	81.0	82.8	81.5
Very good or excellent health	50%	51%	52%

81.0

years of life expectancy, 2022/2024

8.3 km

from homes to a hospital, on average

16%

of adults smoke, age-standardised

7.1 km

from homes to a pharmacy, on average

Full pageMcNab/Braeside’s health pageOpen the full Health page

Health survey50% very good or excellent health · adults, age-standardised Getting care8.3 km to a hospital · A pharmacy 7.1 km away on average The wider areaLife expectancy: women 83.0, men 78.7 Conditions and habits19% with chronic conditions · adults, age-standardised

Statistics Canada, Canadian Community Health Survey 2023/2024 and life expectancy 2022/2024; Open Database of Healthcare Facilities · Health survey and life expectancy: the Renfrew County and District Health Unit

Natural hazardsHazard risk C⁺

Flood mapping exists for McNab/Braeside: 1 on record, latest by MRC de Pontiac

Lowwildfire bandC⁺Hazard risk Grade

The expected yearly loss to earthquakes is $0.11 for each $1,000 of buildings, above Ontario’s towns ($0.043) and Canadian towns ($0.030) alike. Radon is about average around McNab/Braeside: 8% of tested homes in the survey area topped the guideline, against 6.6% for the typical town.

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

McNab/Braeside8%

Ontario’s towns4%

Canadian towns6.6%

Hazards	McNab/Braeside	Ontario	Canada
Earthquake loss per $1,000 of buildings a year	$0.11	$0.043	$0.030
Radon tests above the guideline	8%	4%	6.6%

$0.11

expected earthquake loss a year per $1,000 of buildings

Low

wildfire band

7.8 km

to the nearest land burned since 1986

flood study on the national inventory

Full pageMcNab/Braeside’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$0.11 a year per $1,000 · Canadian towns: $0.030 Radon8% 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

Climate

McNab/Braeside has colder winters than Ontario’s towns or Canadian towns: January lows of −16.9°C

26.4°CJuly afternoons

There are 178 days of frost in a typical year, higher than both Ontario’s towns (139) and Canadian towns (159). Between the last spring frost, 23 May, and the first in autumn, 19 September, lie 118 days. Most of the snow comes in January, about 53 cm. For the wettest month, look to June: 99 mm on average.

Average high by season · ECCC normals, 1991–2020

Winter−4.3°C

Spring10.8°C

Summer25.1°C

Autumn12.5°C

Normals, 1991–2020	McNab/Braeside	Ontario	Canada
January night low	−16.9°C	−9.1°C	−13.5°C
Days with frost a year	178	139	159
Snowfall a year	193 cm	146 cm	141 cm
July afternoon high	26.4°C	26.7°C	25.5°C

193 cm

of snow a year

178

days with frost a year

118

frost-free days, 23 May to 19 Sep

137

days with precipitation a year

Full pageMcNab/Braeside’s climate pageOpen the full Climate page

The yearJuly highs 26.4°C, January lows −16.9°C Rain and snow968 mm a year · Canadian towns: 883 mm Snow193 cm of snow a year Weather station31 km to the station · Charteris

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

Weather

What November brings in McNab/Braeside: −4°C at night, 5°C by day

5°Ca normal November afternoon

A typical November adds 16 cm of snow. A normal November brings 74 mm of rain and snow. Then December: −3°C by day, −11°C at night. For today and the week ahead, the Weather page carries ECCC’s Renfrew forecast.

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

November5°C

December−3°C

January−6°C

February−4°C

Season	High	Low	Rain and snow
Winter	−4°C	−15°C	215 mm
Spring	11°C	−2°C	216 mm
Summer	25°C	12°C	292 mm
Autumn	13°C	2°C	246 mm

−4°C

a normal November night

74 mm

of rain and snow in a normal November

Full pageMcNab/Braeside’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 (Charteris); the forecast is on the Weather page

Town hall

McNab/Braeside’s council spends less per resident than 93% of Ontario’s lower-tier municipalities

Mark Mackenzie was elected mayor of McNab/Braeside in October 2022, on a council of 5 seats.

Turnout	McNab/Braeside	Ontario	Canada
Municipal election, 2022	46%	31%	31%

Full pageMcNab/Braeside’s town hall & politics pageOpen the full Town hall & politics page

Member of ParliamentCheryl Gallant Provincial legislatureRenfrew—Nipissing—Pembroke

Wikidata, MAMH, MMAH, Statistics Canada

Library & civic lifeCivic life grade C

No public library stands in McNab/Braeside: the closest, Arnprior Public Library, is 8.3 km away

After it comes Mississippi Mills Public Library - Pakenham Branch (Almonte), 15 km away.

Full pageMcNab/Braeside’s library & civic life pageOpen the full Library & civic life page

Places to belong0.1 charities per 1,000 residents

Provincial library statistics, OpenStreetMap, the CRA and Statistics Canada

Who lives here

Fewer of McNab/Braeside’s people belong to a visible minority than in Ontario’s towns or Canadian towns: 1.1%

48median age

22% of residents are 65 or over, above both Ontario’s towns (19%) and Canadian towns (19%). The share of residents under 15 is 15%.

McNab/BraesideOntarioCanada

OntarioCanada

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

22%

Schooling · Highest qualification, residents 15 and over

No certificate, diploma or degree12%

Postsecondary qualification55%

Women and men · all residents

Women make up 49.2% of McNab/Braeside

Women numbered 3,740 and men 3,855 in 2021, next to a 50.9% share of women for Canada.

Who lives in McNab/Braeside
	McNab/Braeside	Ontario	Canada
Under 15	15%	15%	16%
15 to 64	63%	65%	64%
65+	22%	19%	19%
No certificate, diploma or degree	12%	15%	16%
Postsecondary qualification	55%	56%	56%

Full pageMcNab/Braeside’s Who lives here pageOpen the full Who lives here page

Immigrants5% are immigrants · 1% belong to a visible minority Ages48 median age · 22% are 65 or over Households3,035 households · 2.5 people per household English and French11% speak both · 0% speak French but not English

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

Outdoors

Step out of McNab/Braeside into Alexander Stewart Provincial Park

2.7%of the land within 10 km protected

Within 10 km, the count of public protected areas is 17, above both Ontario’s towns (4) and Canadian towns (4). The largest named area nearby is Île Kennedy Water Fowl Gathering Area, 443 ha, 0.1 km away. For a swim, Braeside Beach is the nearest of 14 beaches within 5 km. Thousand Islands National Park is the closest national park, 86 km from town.

Protected land · of the land within 10 km

McNab/Braeside2.7%

Ontario’s towns2.3%

Canadian towns2.3%

Outdoors	McNab/Braeside	Ontario	Canada
Public protected areas within 10 km	17	4	4
Protected land within 10 km	2.7%	2.3%	2.3%

86 km

to Thousand Islands National Park

At the edge

to Alexander Stewart Provincial Park

beaches within 5 km

public protected areas within 10 km

Full pageMcNab/Braeside’s outdoors pageOpen the full Outdoors page

Protected landof the land within 10 km Protected areas35 protected areas within 10 km · Île Kennedy Water Fowl Gathering Area National & provincial parks86 km to a national park · Thousand Islands National Park

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

Work & commuteJobs & income B⁻

Trips to work from McNab/Braeside take longer than from Ontario’s towns or Canadian towns: 32 min on average

2%walk, cycle or take transit

How working residents got to work · census 2021

Car or van96%

Walk2%

Census 2021	McNab/Braeside	Ontario	Canada
Average trip	32 min	29 min	26 min

$99,000

median household income, 2020

16%

worked from home, May 2021

12%

of commuters work inside the municipality

Full pageMcNab/Braeside’s work & commute pageOpen the full Work & commute page

Unemployment9.5% unemployed · Of the labour force · Canadian towns: 9.9%Getting to work2% walk, cycle or take transit Where people commute to785 commuters · The biggest flow out: to Arnprior

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.

History

One place in McNab/Braeside, at the top of the registers

1historic place

Before 1961 is when 27% 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

Gillies Grove and House 1937

1937

oldest construction date on the record

27%

of homes built before 1961 · Canadian towns 18%

Heritage	McNab/Braeside	Ontario	Canada
Homes built before 1961	27%	22%	18%

Full pageMcNab/Braeside’s history pageOpen the full History page

On the registersOne historic place inside the town Highest designations1 top designation · Gillies Grove and House Older homes27% built before 1961 · Canadian towns: 18%Questions“How many historic places does McNab/Braeside 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 McNab/Braeside

15pages on McNab/Braeside

The big questions

SafetyB⁺Crime Severity Index 52 Housing & costC⁻Homes 4.3 × income Property pricesSchoolsA⁻7 schools within 3 km HealthCLife expectancy 81 in its region Work & commuteB⁻57% of adults in work Natural hazardsC⁺Wildfire band: low

Out and about

Outdoors2.7% of the land within 10 km protected AttractionsClimateJuly afternoons around 26°C WeatherECCC’s forecast, beside the normals

The story

Who lives hereMedian age 48 HistoryOne place on the heritage registers Town hallFamous people

Famous people from around McNab/Braeside

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

Their page →

Morrison Mann MacBrideCanadian politician · 1877–1938

Evan MilwardCanadian soccer player · born in Arnprior · born 1984

Randy PierceCanadian ice hockey player · born in Arnprior · born 1957

Will ColbertIce hockey player · born in Arnprior · born 1985

Dan FridgenCanadian ice hockey player · born in Arnprior · born 1959

Doug DerraughCanadian ice hockey player and coach · born in Arnprior · born 1968

Photo credits

Evan Milward: Djuradj Vujcic, CC BY 2.0

About McNab/Braeside

Town in Ontario

Every figure TownRatings gives for McNab/Braeside 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: 8,340 (people, 2025 estimate)
Province or territory: Ontario
Census division: Renfrew
Metro area: Ottawa - Gatineau (Ontario part / partie de l'Ontario)
Census subdivision: 3547003

McNab/Braeside’s neighbours

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

ArnpriorBristolHortonMcNab/Braeside

How the neighbours grade

Town	People	km	Overall	Cost	Safety	Health
McNab/Braeside	8,340	—	C	C⁻	B⁺	C
Arnprior	11,459	7.5	C⁺	D	B⁺	C⁺
Bristol Quebec	1,151	13	—	B⁻	B	B
Horton	3,550	14	B	C⁺	A⁺	C⁺

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

Questions about McNab/Braeside

Who are the people of McNab/Braeside?

1% of residents belong to a visible minority, against 15% for the median of Canadian towns; 7% have an Indigenous identity and 5% are immigrants.

What kind of homes are in McNab/Braeside?

95% 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 2.5 people; 19% are one person living alone.

Has McNab/Braeside grown?

It grew from 7,178 people in 2016 to 7,591 in 2021, up 5.8%; the median of Canadian towns grew 4.1%. StatCan’s 2025 estimate is 8,340.

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).