Middlesex CentreOntario

TownGrade

A⁺

#74 of 2,556

With 21,689 residents, it is a town in Ontario. Its population rose 10% from 2016 to 2021.

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

Population

21,689

people, 2025 estimate

Median age

43.6

years · Ontario’s towns: 46.8

Postsecondary

64%

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 Middlesex Centre a good place to live?

Plenty in its favour, and one clear drawback. Police record less crime here than in most towns (A+). Its schools beat most (A). A median home here was worth $750,000 at the census, or 6 times what the middle household earns in a year. The trade-off is walkability (C). Overall, that makes an A+, good for #24 of 858 in Ontario. That leaves it better than 96% of Canadian towns.

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

Rents here are the metro area's average, shared by every town and neighbourhood in it. 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.

StrongestA⁺Safety ASchools AHazard risk

How Middlesex Centre grades

Each subject compares Middlesex Centre 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

SafetyGraded on crime per residentA⁺Open →SchoolsSchools rank among the strongest comparedAOpen →Hazard riskAmong the best of the towns comparedAOpen →Jobs & incomeGraded on incomes, poverty and employmentAOpen →HealthResidents are healthier than in most townsB⁺Open →WalkabilityBehind most towns comparedCOpen →Cost of livingGraded on home prices against local incomesC⁺Open →

How TownRatings grades Canadian towns →

What makes Middlesex Centre stand out

The 3 things Middlesex Centre does most differently from other towns.

Picked automatically from the data

Safety

Better than 98%

of Canadian towns on safety

Its safety grade: A+.

Median household income, 2020

Income

$125,000 median household income

Before tax, against $81,000 for the median of Canadian towns

Statistics Canada, Census 2021: household income in 2020.

Schools

Better than 95%

of Canadian towns on schools

Its schools grade: A.

The data

Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Middlesex Centre.

SafetySafety A⁺

The police who cover Middlesex Centre record less serious crime than Ontario’s towns or Canadian towns: a Crime Severity Index of 26

26Crime Severity Index

Where it is policed, thefts, break-ins and damage came to 10.7 per 1,000 a year, below both Ontario’s towns (30.5) and Canadian towns (31.2). Violence across its police area runs at 5.1 per 1,000 residents a year. Behind Crime Severity Index, Violent Crime Severity Index, violent crime and property crime per 1,000 sits data gathered across the Middlesex detachment area, with Middlesex Centre one part of it.

Year by year · Crime Severity Index for each year

202329

202425

202523

2023–2025	Middlesex Centre	Ontario	Canada
Property crime per 1,000	10.7	30.5	31.2
Crime Severity Index	26	56	67
Violent Crime Severity Index	29	76	86
Violent crime	5.1	10.5	12

non-violent Crime Severity Index

39%

of incidents cleared, 2023–25

Full pageMiddlesex Centre’s safety reportOpen the full Safety report

Safety26 Crime Severity Index · The index weighs each crime Middlesex Centre’s police recorded by how serious it is.Questions“Is Middlesex Centre safe?”

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

SchoolsSchools A

Results around Middlesex Centre lean high: 22 of 28 schools in the top two fifths in Ontario

29schools within 3 kmASchools Grade

The 3 km around Middlesex Centre counts 24 elementary schools and 5 secondary schools, 19,610 students between them. Results have climbed at 19 of 28 schools over three years. Elementary schools here average 522 students, against 365 in Ontario. Schooling in French is on offer at one of the 29; in Ontario, 10% of schools teach in it.

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 élémentaire Marie-Curie FrenchTeaches in FrenchElementary · Grades JK–6	Elementary · Grades JK–6	240	French public
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 29 schools →

Schools by system · Schools within 3 km

English public18

English Catholic10

French public1

Schools within 3 km	Middlesex Centre	Ontario	Canada
Nearest elementary school	3.8 km	0.5 km	0.5 km
Nearest secondary school	4.6 km	1.2 km	1.2 km
School boards	3	4	3

19,610

students at the schools within 3 km, 2024-25

4.6 km

to the nearest secondary school

3.8 km

to the nearest elementary school

Full pageMiddlesex Centre’s schools pageOpen the full Schools page

Results22 of 28 in the top two fifths · of the schools with results, placed against every school in Ontario Every school29 schools within 3 km · 24 elementary schools and 5 secondary schools Language1 of 29 teach in French · 10% of schools in Ontario The boards3 school boards · Thames Valley DSB Questions“What schools are there in Middlesex Centre?”

Provincial school lists and results, 2024-25

Natural hazardsHazard risk A

Middlesex Centre faces fewer hazards than nine in ten Canadian towns

Lowwildfire bandAHazard risk Grade

One flood study covers the town, by St. Clair Region Conservation Authority. Fewer homes than usual carry radon here, 1.8% over the guideline where the typical town has 6.6%. NRCan expects $0.018 of shaking damage a year per $1,000 of buildings in Middlesex Centre, near the typical $0.030.

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

Middlesex Centre1.8%

Ontario’s towns4%

Canadian towns6.6%

Hazards	Middlesex Centre	Ontario	Canada
Radon tests above the guideline	1.8%	4%	6.6%
Earthquake loss per $1,000 of buildings a year	$0.018	$0.043	$0.030

$0.018

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

Low

wildfire band

flood study on the national inventory

Full pageMiddlesex Centre’s flood & hazards pageOpen the full Flood & hazards page

WildfireLow wildfire band · No land burned within 25 km since 1986 FloodOne flood study on record Earthquakes$0.018 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

Work & commuteJobs & income A

The car carries 95% of commuters in Middlesex Centre, more than in Ontario’s towns or across Canadian towns

4%walk, cycle or take transit

The average trip to work takes 26 min.

How working residents got to work · census 2021

Car or van95%

Walk3%

Public transit0%

Bicycle0%

Census 2021	Middlesex Centre	Ontario	Canada
Car or van	95%	88%	89%
Average trip	26 min	29 min	26 min

$125,000

median household income, 2020

31%

worked from home, May 2021

19%

of commuters work inside the municipality

Full pageMiddlesex Centre’s work & commute pageOpen the full Work & commute page

Getting to work4% walk, cycle or take transit Unemployment7.7% unemployed · Of the labour force · Canadian towns: 9.9%Where people commute to3,255 commuters · The biggest flow out: to London

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 B⁺

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

52%very good or excellent healthB⁺Health Grade

Health survey and life expectancy for the Middlesex-London Health Unit

A hospital lies 9.6 km from the typical home, above both Ontario’s towns (3.3 km) and Canadian towns (3.7 km). Statistics Canada puts the region’s life expectancy at 81.9, women 84.2 and men 79.6 (2022/2024). Pharmacies are closer at hand, 5.4 km away on average and 0.3 of them within 3 km of a typical home.

Very good or excellent health · adults, age-standardised

Middlesex Centre52%

Ontario’s towns51%

Canadian towns52%

Health	Middlesex Centre	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

9.6 km

from homes to a hospital, on average

11%

of adults smoke, age-standardised

5.4 km

from homes to a pharmacy, on average

Full pageMiddlesex Centre’s health pageOpen the full Health page

Health survey52% very good or excellent health · adults, age-standardised Getting care9.6 km to a hospital · A pharmacy 5.4 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

HousingCost of living C⁺

Middlesex Centre is a town of owners: 90% of households own their home, above Ontario’s towns and Canadian towns

$750,000median home value, 2021C⁺Cost of living Grade

A year’s rent came to 16% of the median household income, lower than both Ontario’s towns (22%) and Canadian towns (20%). 13% of households spent 30% or more of their income on shelter, below both Ontario’s towns (22%) and Canadian towns (18%).

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

Middlesex Centre$750,000

Ontario$695,000

Canadian towns$406,000

Census 2021	Middlesex Centre	Ontario	Canada
Households spending 30%+ on shelter	13%	22%	18%
Rent as a share of income	16%	22%	20%
Households owning their home	90%	76%	74%
Median home value, 2021	$750,000	$695,000	$406,000

$1,645

monthly rent for a two-bedroom

$1,440

median monthly shelter cost for owners, 2021

Full pageMiddlesex Centre’s cost of living pageOpen the full Cost of living page

Owners and renters90% own their home Cost of living6 times household income · The median owner’s estimate, $750,000, against the median household income Renting$1,645 a month · A two-bedroom apartment, CMHC’s survey

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. · Not measured by town: rent as a share of income and monthly rent for a two-bedroom (the London metro area)

Climate

Frost comes to Middlesex Centre less often than to 75% of Canadian towns

26.6°CJuly afternoons

Gardeners get 165 frost-free days, from 3 May to 16 October. The coldest nights, in January, bottom out at −9.1°C, about level with Ontario’s towns (−9.1°C) and above Canadian towns (−13.5°C). January is the snowiest month, with 43 cm on average. The most precipitation falls in September: 93 mm in a normal year.

Average high by season · ECCC normals, 1991–2020

Winter−0.3°C

Spring12.0°C

Summer25.6°C

Autumn14.8°C

Normals, 1991–2020	Middlesex Centre	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 pageMiddlesex Centre’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 station19 km to the station · London

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

Weather

A normal November in Middlesex Centre runs from freezing to 8°C

8°Ca normal November afternoon

November normally sees 88 mm of precipitation. December follows at 1°C by day and −5°C by night. A typical November adds 13 cm of snow. 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 pageMiddlesex Centre’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

Turnout in Middlesex Centre was 26% in 2022, lower than in 83% of Ontario’s municipalities

The October 2022 vote made Aina DeViet mayor of Middlesex Centre, heading 7 seats.

Turnout	Middlesex Centre	Ontario	Canada
Municipal election, 2022	26%	31%	31%

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

Member of ParliamentLianne Rood Provincial legislatureLambton—Kent—Middlesex

Wikidata, MAMH, MMAH, Statistics Canada

Library & civic lifeCivic life grade C⁻

Middlesex Centre’s public library works from 4 branches

They are Middlesex County Library - Coldstream, Middlesex County Library - Delaware, Middlesex County Library - Ilderton and 1 more.

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

Places to belong0.7 charities per 1,000 residents

Provincial library statistics, OpenStreetMap, the CRA and Statistics Canada

Outdoors

Middlesex Centre borders Komoka Provincial Park

0.5%of the land within 10 km protected

The protected share of the 10 km around the town is 0.5%, below both Ontario’s towns (2.3%) and Canadian towns (2.3%). No national park lies within 100 km. Walkers have 5 mapped routes close by, starting with the Thames Valley Trail and Elgin Trail.

Protected land · of the land within 10 km

Middlesex Centre0.5%

Ontario’s towns2.3%

Canadian towns2.3%

Outdoors	Middlesex Centre	Ontario	Canada
Protected land within 10 km	0.5%	2.3%	2.3%
Public protected areas within 10 km	7	4	4

At the edge

to Komoka Provincial Park

public protected areas within 10 km

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Protected landof the land within 10 km Protected areas22 protected areas within 10 km · Komoka Provincial Park National & provincial parksAt the edge to a provincial park · Komoka Provincial Park Footpaths & routes5 named routes · Thames Valley Trail

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

Who lives here

Children make up 19% of Middlesex Centre, above Ontario’s towns and Canadian towns

43.6median age

Visible minorities make up 6.1% of the population, lower than both Ontario’s towns (26%) and Canadian towns (15%). Immigrants make up 11% of residents, above Ontario’s towns (7.6%) and Canadian towns (6.4%) alike.

Middlesex CentreOntarioCanada

OntarioCanada

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

19%

Schooling · Highest qualification, residents 15 and over

No certificate, diploma or degree11%

Postsecondary qualification64%

Women and men · all residents

50.3% of Middlesex Centre’s residents are women

Census 2021 put women at 9,525 and men at 9,405; women are 50.9% of Canada.

Who lives in Middlesex Centre
	Middlesex Centre	Ontario	Canada
Under 15	19%	15%	16%
15 to 64	62%	65%	64%
65+	19%	19%	19%
No certificate, diploma or degree	11%	15%	16%
Postsecondary qualification	64%	56%	56%

Full pageMiddlesex Centre’s Who lives here pageOpen the full Who lives here page

Ages43.6 median age · 19% are 65 or over Households6,695 households · 2.8 people per household Immigrants11% are immigrants · 6% belong to a visible minority English and French6% speak both · 0% speak French but not English

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

Keep exploring

Everything we know about Middlesex Centre

15pages on Middlesex Centre

The big questions

SafetyA⁺Crime Severity Index 26 Housing & costC⁺Homes 6 × income Property pricesSchoolsA29 schools within 3 km HealthB⁺Life expectancy 81.9 in its region Work & commuteA62% of adults in work Natural hazardsAWildfire 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 43.6 HistoryTown hallFamous people

Nearby attractions

Museum of Ontario Archaeology and 7 more in and around Middlesex Centre

The best-known places to visit in and around Middlesex Centre come first; the full list is on the Attractions page.

All attractions →

MuseumMuseumMuseum of Ontario Archaeology2.9 km outside town, to the east

Theme parkFanshawe Pioneer Village1.9 km outside town, to the northeast

Theme parkStorybook Gardens4.4 km outside town, to the southeast MuseumMuseumSka-Nah-Doht Village3.5 km outside town, to the south MuseumMuseumSecrets of Radar Museum4.9 km outside town, to the east MuseumMuseumDonnelly Museum3.7 km outside town, to the north

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

Photo credits (2)

Fanshawe Pioneer Village: Joanne and Matt, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
Storybook Gardens: Boréal (contact via Boréal ), CC BY-SA 2.5, Wikimedia Commons

Famous people from Middlesex Centre

6 notable people were born in Middlesex Centre.

See all 6 →

Thomas Walter ScottPremier of Saskatchewan · 1867–1938

Newton RowellCanadian politician, religious leader, Supreme Court judge · 1867–1941

Archie Latimer HodginsCanadian politician · 1876–1966

Bev ShipleyCanadian politician · born 1947

William FrankCanadian politician · 1923–2023

Rusty LynnCanadian ice hockey player · 1890–1976

About Middlesex Centre

Town in Ontario

TownRatings counts Middlesex Centre as Statistics Canada does, as one municipality in Ontario; the census, crime and housing figures all follow that boundary.

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

Population: 21,689 (people, 2025 estimate)
Province or territory: Ontario
Census division: Middlesex
Metro area: London
Census subdivision: 3539033

Middlesex Centre’s neighbours

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

River BendHyde ParkOakridgeMedwayByronSunningdaleMiddlesex Centre

How the neighbours grade

Town	People	km	Overall	Cost	Safety	Health
Middlesex Centre	21,689	—	A⁺	C⁺	A⁺	B⁺
River Bend	5,930	4.3	A⁻	C⁺	C⁺	A⁻
Hyde Park	14,769	4.8	B⁺	C⁻	C⁺	B⁺
Oakridge	16,247	6.2	B⁺	C	C⁺	A⁻
Medway	18,922	6.6	B	D	C⁺	A⁻
Byron	15,277	7.2	B⁺	C	C⁺	A⁻
Sunningdale	21,645	8.3	B	C⁻	C⁺	A⁻

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

Questions about Middlesex Centre

Has Middlesex Centre grown?

Between the 2016 and 2021 censuses it went from 17,262 to 18,928 residents (up 9.7%; Canadian towns’ median: 4.1%), and Statistics Canada now estimates 21,689.

What kind of homes are in Middlesex Centre?

91% 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 2.8 people; 15% are one person living alone.

Who are the people of Middlesex Centre?

6% of residents belong to a visible minority, against 15% for the median of Canadian towns; 1% have an Indigenous identity and 11% are immigrants.

How old are the people of Middlesex Centre?

Its median age is 43.6, 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).