Central Erin MillsMississauga

TownGrade

B⁺

#857 of 2,556

It is one of the 33 neighbourhoods that make up Mississauga. In Mississauga, this neighbourhood has 36,393 residents.

6 places within 19 kmMap →

Photo: Ian Muttoo · CC BY-SA 2.0

Population

36,393

people, Census 2021

Median age

41.2

years · Ontario’s towns: 46.8

Postsecondary

67%

of residents 15 and over hold a postsecondary certificate, diploma or degree · Canadian towns: 56%

Walk, cycle, transit

11%

walk, cycle or take transit to work · Canadian towns: 8%

Is Central Erin Mills a good place to live?

Plenty to like here, at a price. Its best grade is for walkability (A+). Residents are healthier than most (A−). The trade-off is cost of living (D). Put together, the subjects come to a B+ overall, better than nearly two thirds of Canadian towns. In the ranking it comes #300 of 858 in Ontario.

Rents here are the metro area's average, shared by every town and neighbourhood in it. Safety less sure: this is the whole city's figure, because the city doesn't publish open neighbourhood crime rates. 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⁺Walkability AHazard risk A⁻HealthWeakestDCost of living

How Central Erin Mills grades

Each subject compares Central Erin Mills 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

WalkabilityNear the top of the towns comparedA⁺Open →Cost of livingGraded on home prices against local incomesDOpen →Hazard riskNatural hazards pose little risk hereAOpen →HealthAmong the best of the towns comparedA⁻Open →SchoolsGraded on exam and test resultsA⁻Open →Jobs & incomeIncomes and work trail most townsCOpen →SafetyGraded on crime per residentBOpen →

How TownRatings grades Canadian towns →

What makes Central Erin Mills stand out

The 3 things Central Erin Mills does most differently from other towns.

Picked automatically from the data

Home value ÷ household income

Housing

8.4 times household income

Against 4.7 for the median of Canadian towns

Median owner’s estimate $950,000, Census 2021; income for 2020.

Walkability

Better than 96%

of Canadian towns on walkability

Its walkability grade: A+.

Cost of living

Behind 93%

of Canadian towns on cost of living

Its cost of living grade: D.

The data

Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Central Erin Mills.

HousingCost of living D

For cost of living, Central Erin Mills gets a D

$950,000median home value, 2021DCost of living Grade

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

Shelter took 30% or more of income for 30% of households, above both Ontario’s towns (22%) and Canadian towns (18%). Households that own their home make up 73%.

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

Central Erin Mills$950,000

Ontario$695,000

Canadian towns$406,000

Census 2021	Central Erin Mills	Ontario	Canada
Households spending 30%+ on shelter	30%	22%	18%
Rent as a share of income	22%	22%	20%
Households owning their home	73%	76%	74%

$2,045

monthly rent for a two-bedroom

Full pageCentral Erin Mills’ cost of living pageOpen the full Cost of living page

Cost of living8.4 times household income · The median owner’s estimate, $950,000, against the median household income Renting$2,045 a month · A two-bedroom apartment, CMHC’s survey Owners and renters73% 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.

Natural hazardsHazard risk A

Few places are as safe from hazards as Central Erin Mills: it beats 86% of Canadian towns

Lowwildfire bandAHazard risk Grade

Shared with the rest of the city of Mississauga: earthquake risk

NRCan expects $0.040 of shaking damage a year per $1,000 of buildings in Central Erin Mills, near the typical $0.030. Flood mapping exists: 4 studies, most recently by Credit Valley Conservation Authority.

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

Central Erin Mills0%

Ontario’s towns4%

Canadian towns6.6%

Hazards	Central Erin Mills	Ontario	Canada
Radon tests above the guideline	0%	4%	6.6%
Earthquake loss per $1,000 of buildings a year	$0.040	$0.043	$0.030

Low

wildfire band

flood studies on the national inventory

Full pageCentral Erin Mills’ flood & hazards pageOpen the full Flood & hazards page

WildfireLow wildfire band · No land burned within 25 km since 1986 Flood4 flood studies on record Earthquakes$0.040 a year per $1,000 · Canadian towns: $0.030 Radon0% 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

HealthHealth A⁻

Lives run long around Central Erin Mills: 85.3 years, 3.8 more than the typical Canadian town’s region

49%very good or excellent healthA⁻Health Grade

The three chronic conditions the survey tracks average 19% of adults, above Ontario’s towns (17%) and Canadian towns (17%) alike, though about as many adults call their health very good or excellent here as across Ontario, 49% against 51%. Smoking is rarer than in the province: nearly one in ten adults, against 11% for Ontario. What sets Central Erin Mills apart within its region is a short trip to hospital, 1.5 km for the average resident (3.7 km typical).

Very good or excellent health · adults, age-standardised

Central Erin Mills49%

Ontario’s towns51%

Canadian towns52%

Health	Central Erin Mills	Ontario	Canada
Life expectancy at birth	85.3	82.8	81.5
Smokers	8.2%	10%	12%
Chronic conditions (average share)	19%	17%	17%
Very good or excellent health	49%	51%	52%

85.3

years of life expectancy, 2022/2024

1.5 km

from homes to a hospital, on average

8.2%

of adults smoke, age-standardised

0.5 km

from homes to a pharmacy, on average

Full pageCentral Erin Mills’ health pageOpen the full Health page

Health survey49% very good or excellent health · adults, age-standardised Getting care1.5 km to a hospital · A pharmacy 0.5 km away on average The wider areaLife expectancy: women 87.2, men 83.3 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 · Area behind the health survey and life expectancy figures: the Peel Regional Health Unit

SchoolsSchools A⁻

Schools in Central Erin Mills: 3 boards, side by side

77schools within 3 kmA⁻Schools Grade

John Fraser Secondary School is the biggest, at 1,715 students. Over three years, results slipped at 36 of its 72 tested schools. Results are mixed: 30 of 72 schools above the middle in Ontario, 18 below it. Schooling in French is on offer at 2 of 77; in Ontario, one in ten schools teach in it.

School	Level	Students	System
Thomas Street Middle School Middle fifth in OntarioLargest elementary schoolElementary · Grades 6–8	Elementary · Grades 6–8	920	English public
John Fraser Secondary School Top fifth in OntarioLargest secondary schoolSecondary · Grades 9–12	Secondary · Grades 9–12	1,715	English public
ÉÉC Mississauga FrenchTeaches in FrenchElementary · Grades JK–6	Elementary · Grades JK–6	–	French Catholic
Credit Valley Public School Top fifth in OntarioResults in the top fifth in OntarioElementary · Grades JK–6	Elementary · Grades JK–6	655	English public

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Schools by system · Schools within 3 km

English public45

English Catholic30

French Catholic2

Schools within 3 km	Central Erin Mills	Ontario	Canada
School boards	3	4	3

38,375

students at the schools within 3 km, 2024-25

0.3 km

to the nearest secondary school

Full pageCentral Erin Mills’ schools pageOpen the full Schools page

The boards3 school boards · Peel DSB Every school77 schools within 3 km · 64 elementary schools, 12 secondary schools and 1 alternative or adult school Results30 of 72 in the top two fifths · of the schools with results, placed against every school in Ontario Language2 of 77 teach in French · 10% of schools in Ontario Questions“What schools are there in Central Erin Mills?”

Provincial school lists and results, 2024-25

Work & commuteJobs & income C

Trips to work from Central Erin Mills take longer than from Ontario’s towns or Canadian towns: 31 min on average

11%walk, cycle or take transit

Driving is how 85% of commuters got to work at the census.

How working residents got to work · census 2021

Car or van85%

Public transit9%

Walk3%

Census 2021	Central Erin Mills	Ontario	Canada
Average trip	31 min	29 min	26 min
Car or van	85%	88%	89%

$112,500

median household income, 2020

42%

worked from home, May 2021

59%

of commuters work inside the municipality

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Unemployment13% unemployed · Of the labour force · Canadian towns: 9.9%Getting to work11% walk, cycle or take transit

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

Climate

Summer runs warm in Central Erin Mills: July highs of 27.4°C, above Ontario’s towns and Canadian towns

27.4°CJuly afternoons

Frosty days number 131 in a normal year, below Ontario’s towns (139) and Canadian towns (159) alike. On a January night, the temperature in Central Erin Mills falls to about −8.9°C. Gardeners get 174 frost-free days, from 27 April to 20 October. Most of the snow comes in January, about 32 cm.

Average high by season · ECCC normals, 1991–2020

Winter0.1°C

Spring12.1°C

Summer26.1°C

Autumn14.9°C

Normals, 1991–2020	Central Erin Mills	Ontario	Canada
July afternoon high	27.4°C	26.7°C	25.5°C
Days with frost a year	131	139	159
January night low	−8.9°C	−9.1°C	−13.5°C
Snowfall a year	115 cm	146 cm	141 cm

115 cm

of snow a year

131

days with frost a year

174

frost-free days, 27 Apr to 20 Oct

106

days with precipitation a year

Full pageCentral Erin Mills’ climate pageOpen the full Climate page

The yearJuly highs 27.4°C, January lows −8.9°C Rain and snow807 mm a year · Canadian towns: 883 mm Snow115 cm of snow a year Weather station15 km to the station · Toronto Pearson (Airport)

Environment and Climate Change Canada, Canadian Climate Normals 1991–2020 (Toronto Pearson (Airport))

SafetySafety B

For safety, Central Erin Mills gets a B

56Crime Severity Index

Violent incidents in its police area came to 8.5 per 1,000 residents a year, below Ontario’s towns (10.5) and Canadian towns (12) alike. For every 1,000 residents of its police area, 22.6 property crimes are reported each year. Central Erin Mills doesn’t get its own Crime Severity Index, Violent Crime Severity Index, violent crime and property crime per 1,000 figures; the ones here come from the Peel Region (Mississauga/Brampton) service area.

Year by year · Crime Severity Index for each year

202352

202457

202559

2023–2025	Central Erin Mills	Ontario	Canada
Property crime per 1,000	22.6	30.5	31.2
Violent crime	8.5	10.5	12

non-violent Crime Severity Index

33%

of incidents cleared, 2023–25

Full pageCentral Erin Mills’ safety reportOpen the full Safety report

Safety56 Crime Severity Index · The index weighs each crime Central Erin Mills’s police recorded by how serious it is.Questions“Is Central Erin Mills safe?”

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

Who lives here

Visible minorities make up more of Central Erin Mills than of Ontario’s towns or Canadian towns: 73%

41.2median age

16% of residents are 65 or over, lower than both Ontario’s towns (19%) and Canadian towns (19%). One measure of family life: 15% of residents are under 15.

Central Erin MillsOntarioCanada

OntarioCanada

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

15%

Schooling · Highest qualification, residents 15 and over

No certificate, diploma or degree10%

Postsecondary qualification67%

Women and men · all residents

51.3% of Central Erin Mills’ residents are women

In 2021 there were 18,675 women to 17,700 men; Canada as a whole is 50.9% women.

Who lives in Central Erin Mills
	Central Erin Mills	Ontario	Canada
Under 15	15%	15%	16%
15 to 64	69%	65%	64%
65+	16%	19%	19%
No certificate, diploma or degree	9.8%	15%	16%
Postsecondary qualification	67%	56%	56%

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Ages41.2 median age · 16% are 65 or over Households12,090 households English and French8% speak both · 0% speak French but not English

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

Weather

Central Erin Mills in November: highs near 8°C, lows near freezing

8°Ca normal November afternoon

Precipitation in November averages 72 mm. November usually brings some 9 cm of snow. The month after, December, normally sees 2°C afternoons and −5°C nights. ECCC’s forecast for Mississauga is on the Weather page, hour by hour.

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

November8°C

December2°C

January−1°C

February0°C

Season	High	Low	Rain and snow
Winter	0°C	−7°C	170 mm
Spring	12°C	2°C	205 mm
Summer	26°C	15°C	223 mm
Autumn	15°C	6°C	208 mm

0°C

a normal November night

72 mm

of rain and snow in a normal November

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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 (Toronto Pearson (Airport)); the forecast is on the Weather page

Town hall

63,720 residents per council seat in Mississauga, a higher ratio than 99% of Ontario municipalities

City council runs Central Erin Mills; in October 2022, Mississauga chose Bonnie Crombie as mayor.

Turnout	Central Erin Mills	Ontario	Canada
Municipal election, 2022	22%	31%	31%

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Member of ParliamentIqra Khalid council seats12

Wikidata, MAMH, MMAH, Statistics Canada

Library & civic lifeCivic life grade C⁺

Mississauga Library logs 4.8 visits per person served, more than three in four Ontario’s town libraries

Mississauga Library serves the whole of Mississauga, so the library figures on this page are the city’s: 796,000 people, Central Erin Mills among them.

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The libraries1 Libraries Places to belong1.1 charities per 1,000 residents

Provincial library statistics, OpenStreetMap, the CRA and Statistics Canada

Outdoors

Within 49 km of Central Erin Mills: Rouge National Urban Park

0.5%of the land within 10 km protected

Protected areas cover 0.5% of the land within 10 km, lower than both Ontario’s towns (2.3%) and Canadian towns (2.3%). Bronte Creek Provincial Park is the closest provincial park, at 14 km. The largest is Brampton Natural Heritage System: 1,126 ha, 6.1 km from the edge of town. 3 areas within 10 km are protected for nature.

Protected land · of the land within 10 km

Central Erin Mills0.5%

Ontario’s towns2.3%

Canadian towns2.3%

Outdoors	Central Erin Mills	Ontario	Canada
Protected land within 10 km	0.5%	2.3%	2.3%
Public protected areas within 10 km	1	4	4

49 km

to Rouge National Urban Park

14 km

to Bronte Creek Provincial Park

public protected area within 10 km

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Protected landof the land within 10 km Protected areas3 protected areas within 10 km · Brampton Natural Heritage System National & provincial parks49 km to a national park · Rouge National Urban Park

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

Keep exploring

Everything we know about Central Erin Mills

15pages on Central Erin Mills

The big questions

SafetyBCrime Severity Index 56 Housing & costDHomes 8.4 × income Property pricesSchoolsA⁻77 schools within 3 km HealthA⁻Life expectancy 85.3 in its region Work & commuteC55% 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 41.2 HistoryTown hallFamous people

Nearby attractions

Leslie Log House and 8 more in and around Central Erin Mills

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

All attractions →

MuseumMuseumLeslie Log Housein town Art galleryArt galleryBlackwood Gallery2.5 km outside town, to the east MuseumMuseumArt Gallery of Mississauga4.2 km outside town, to the northeast Art galleryArt galleryCulture Rising Streetsville900 m outside town, to the north MuseumMuseumCreative Campus Galleries4.2 km outside town, to the northeast Art galleryArt galleryE|gallery2.4 km outside town, to the east

Famous people from around Central Erin Mills

No notable person born in Central Erin Mills is on our list; these were born in the towns around it.

How we find them →

Aaron SolowoniukCanadian drummer · born in Streetsville · born 1974

Francis Marion BeynonJournalist, feminist, pacifist · born in Streetsville · 1884–1951

Lillian Beynon ThomasCanadian journalist and feminist · born in Streetsville · 1884–1961

Photo credits

Aaron Solowoniuk: Bowman, CC BY-SA 2.0 · Francis Marion Beynon: Unknown author, Public domain · Lillian Beynon Thomas: Unknown author, Public domain

About Central Erin Mills

Neighbourhood in Mississauga

The edges of Central Erin Mills follow census dissemination areas, which TownRatings groups into Mississauga’s neighbourhoods; the name comes from the city’s map or OpenStreetMap.

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

Population: 36,393 (people, 2021 estimate)
Province or territory: Ontario
City: Mississauga
Census subdivision: 3521005

Central Erin Mills’ neighbours

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

Churchill MeadowsBarbertownSouth CommonStreetsvilleErin MillsRoseboroughCentral Erin Mills

How the neighbours grade

Town	People	km	Overall	Cost	Safety	Health
Central Erin Mills	36,393	—	B⁺	D	B	A⁻
Churchill Meadows	48,872	2.1	B⁺	D	B	A⁻
Barbertown	9,209	3.3	A⁻	C	B	A⁻
South Common	4,867	3.3	B⁻	D⁻	B	A⁻
Streetsville	13,535	3.3	B⁺	D	B	A⁻
Erin Mills	39,194	3.5	B⁺	D	B	A⁻
Roseborough	54,539	3.7	B⁺	C⁻	B	A⁻

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

Questions about Central Erin Mills

Is Central Erin Mills a young town or an old one?

At 41.2, its median age compares with 45.2 across Canadian towns. Children make up 15% of the population and seniors 16%.

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).