MiltonOntario

Milton scores better for health than 95% of Canadian towns

The three chronic conditions the survey tracks average 15% of adults, lower than both Ontario’s towns (17%) and Canadian towns (17%). Adults here are more upbeat about their health than the province: 54% very good or excellent, against 51% in Ontario. A baby born in the region can expect 84.9 years, 86.5 for a girl and 83.2 for a boy (2022/2024). Measured from where Milton’s residents live, a hospital is 2.8 km away, near the 3.7 km most towns see. Milton doesn’t get its own health survey and life expectancy figures; the ones here come from the Halton Regional Health Unit.

The force covering Milton records less serious violence than Ontario’s towns or Canadian towns, at 28

Crime Severity Index, Violent Crime Severity Index, violent crime and property crime per 1,000 for the Halton Region (Oakville/Burlington) service area

Violent incidents in its police area came to 3.6 per 1,000 residents a year, below both Ontario’s towns (10.5) and Canadian towns (12). Thefts, break-ins and damage add up to 18.3 per 1,000 residents a year where it is policed.

In Milton, families choose among 8 boards: English and French, public and Catholic

The largest is Bishop Paul Francis Reding Catholic Secondary School, with 2,660 students. The 86 with results split, 44 in the upper two fifths in Ontario and 9 in the lower. Elementary schools here average 512 students, against 365 in Ontario. Of the 96, 6 teach in French (10% of schools in Ontario).

Measured against local pay, Milton costs more to live in than 86% of Canadian towns

Source area for rent as a share of income and monthly rent for a two-bedroom: the Toronto metro area

The owner-occupied share of households is 83%. Owners put the median home at $950,000, above both Ontario’s towns ($695,000) and Canadian towns ($406,000).

Flood mapping exists for Milton: 2 on record, latest by Conservation Halton

Fewer homes than usual carry radon here, 4.1% over the guideline where the typical town has 6.6%. Seismic risk in Milton sits near the middle: $0.037 of expected damage per $1,000 of buildings a year, the typical town $0.030.

Milton has milder winters than Ontario’s towns or Canadian towns: January lows of −6.3°C

For the wettest month, look to June: 81 mm on average. Frosty days number 98 in a normal year, below Ontario’s towns (139) and Canadian towns (159) alike. Snow peaks in January: 32 cm in a normal year.

Visible minorities make up more of Milton than of Ontario’s towns or Canadian towns: 55%

First Nations, Métis and Inuit people make up 0.7% of residents, lower than both Ontario’s towns (1.6%) and Canadian towns (2.8%).

Commuters in Milton travel further than in Ontario’s towns or Canadian towns, 32 min on average

91% of commuters drove to work at the census.

In Milton, November normally means 8°C afternoons and 3°C nights

A typical November adds 9 cm of snow. Rain and snow over a typical November come to 72 mm. Over the year, July is warmest at 26°C by day and January coldest at −6°C by night. Hour-by-hour figures come from ECCC’s Halton Hills forecast, on the Weather page.

Per resident, Milton spends less than 98% of Ontario’s lower-tier municipalities

The riding (a federal electoral district, which elects one MP) covering Milton is Milton East—Halton Hills South, and Kristina Tesser Derksen (Liberal Party of Canada) represents it in the House of Commons.

More visits per person served than four in five Ontario’s town libraries: Milton Public Library counts 5.5

Milton Public Library serves 142,811 people from 3 branches.

Walk from Milton: 15 mapped routes

For a provincial park, Bronte Creek Provincial Park lies 2.2 km off. OpenStreetMap shows 3 unnamed beaches within 5 km. The 10 km around town hold 38 protected areas. A drive of 55 km reaches Rouge National Urban Park, the nearest national park.