Clarkson - Lorne ParkMississauga

Measured against local pay, Clarkson - Lorne Park costs more to live in than 87% of Canadian towns

Shelter took 30% or more of income for nearly a quarter of households, above Ontario’s towns (22%) and Canadian towns (18%) alike. Four in five households are owner-occupiers.

Clarkson - Lorne Park faces fewer hazards than 86% of Canadian towns

The earthquake risk numbers here cover the city of Mississauga

Seismic risk in Clarkson - Lorne Park sits near the middle: $0.040 of expected damage per $1,000 of buildings a year, the typical town $0.030. The national inventory holds 17 flood maps for it, the newest from Conservation Halton.

English or French, public or Catholic: Clarkson - Lorne Park’s schools come under 6 boards

Counting a 3 km margin, Clarkson - Lorne Park has 48 elementary schools and 9 secondary schools, for 24,265 students. Port Credit Secondary School is the biggest, at 1,370 students. Of its 54 tested schools, 25 sit in the top two fifths in Ontario and 18 in the bottom two. In French: 2 of the 57 schools, where in Ontario the share is 10%.

Expect 85.3 years of life in the region around Clarkson - Lorne Park, 3.8 above the typical Canadian town

Measured across the Peel Regional Health Unit: health survey and life expectancy

The region has fewer smokers than Ontario, 8.2% of adults to 11%. The survey puts the region’s share in very good or excellent health at 49%; Ontario as a whole is at 51%. The three chronic conditions the survey tracks average nearly a fifth of adults, above both Ontario’s towns (17%) and Canadian towns (17%). Measured from where Clarkson - Lorne Park’s residents live, the nearest hospital is 5.5 km away, beyond the typical 3.7 km.

Summer runs warm in Clarkson - Lorne Park: July highs of 27.4°C, above Ontario’s towns and Canadian towns

The thermometer drops below freezing on 131 days a year, below both Ontario’s towns (139) and Canadian towns (159). The coldest nights come in January, when Clarkson - Lorne Park averages a low of −8.9°C. A normal January brings 32 cm of snow, the most of any month. The frost-free season runs from 27 April to 20 October, 174 days.

Clarkson - Lorne Park is graded a B for safety

Its police area recorded 8.5 violent incidents per 1,000 residents a year, below both Ontario’s towns (10.5) and Canadian towns (12). The force’s area logs 22.6 thefts, break-ins and acts of damage per 1,000 residents a year. For Crime Severity Index, Violent Crime Severity Index, violent crime and property crime per 1,000, the only official count covers all of the Peel Region (Mississauga/Brampton) service area, Clarkson - Lorne Park included.

Visible minorities make up more of Clarkson - Lorne Park than of Ontario’s towns or Canadian towns: 35%

0.3% of residents have an Indigenous identity, below Ontario’s towns (1.6%) and Canadian towns (2.8%) alike. Children are 15% of the town.

Expect November days around 8°C in Clarkson - Lorne Park, nights around freezing

The forecast on the Weather page is ECCC’s for Mississauga. Next comes December, with normal highs of 2°C and lows of −5°C. November usually brings some 9 cm of snow. Precipitation in November averages 72 mm.

Mississauga has one council seat for every 63,720 residents, more than 99% of municipalities in Ontario

For federal votes, Clarkson - Lorne Park belongs to Mississauga—Lakeshore, its riding (a federal electoral district, which elects one MP); Charles Sousa (Liberal Party of Canada) holds it.

At 4.8 visits per person served, Mississauga Library is busier than 77% of 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, Clarkson - Lorne Park among them.

A national park 44 km from Clarkson - Lorne Park: Rouge National Urban Park

Count 2 protected areas within 10 km of town. A provincial park, Bronte Creek Provincial Park, lies 13 km away. Within 10 km of the town, 0.1% of the land is protected, against 2.3% around a typical Canadian town. OpenStreetMap shows 3 unnamed beaches within 5 km.

Clarkson - Lorne Park has higher household incomes than 97% of Canadian towns

84% of commuters took the car to work at the census. Commutes averaged 30 min, above Ontario’s towns (29 min) and Canadian towns (26 min) alike.