DT FairviewMississauga
It is one of the 33 neighbourhoods that make up Mississauga. 18,209 people call this neighbourhood in Mississauga home.
Is DT Fairview a good place to live?
Strong in places, weak in others. Its strongest subject is walkability (A+). Health is a strength too (A−). Homes are dear (D−). Jobs and pay trail most towns (D). The overall grade lands at B−, #453 of 858 in Ontario. On that grade it does better than 54% of Canadian towns.
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.
What makes DT Fairview stand out
The 3 things DT Fairview does most differently from other towns.
How DT Fairview grades
Each subject compares DT Fairview 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 TownRatings grades Canadian towns →
Vintage Fire Hose Cart and 12 more in and around DT Fairview
A first look at DT Fairview’s museums, historic sites and days out, and a few just outside town.
The data
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in DT Fairview.
Renting in DT Fairview eats 31% of household income, more than in Ontario’s towns and across Canadian towns
36% of households spent 30% or more of their income on shelter, above Ontario’s towns (22%) and Canadian towns (18%) alike. Owners put the median home at $516,000, lower than Ontario’s towns ($695,000) yet higher than Canadian towns ($406,000).
What homes were worth · The median owner’s estimate at the 2021 census
| Census 2021 | DT Fairview | Ontario | Canada |
|---|---|---|---|
| Households spending 30%+ on shelter | 36% | 22% | 18% |
| Rent as a share of income | 31% | 22% | 20% |
| Median home value, 2021 | $516,000 | $695,000 | $406,000 |
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. · Rent as a share of income and monthly rent for a two-bedroom: one figure for all of the Toronto metro area
Trips to work from DT Fairview take longer than from Ontario’s towns or Canadian towns: 31 min on average
How working residents got to work · census 2021
| Census 2021 | DT Fairview | Ontario | Canada |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average trip | 31 min | 29 min | 26 min |
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.
Hazard risk in DT Fairview is lower than in 86% of Canadian towns
NRCan expects $0.040 of shaking damage a year per $1,000 of buildings in DT Fairview, near the typical $0.030. Flood mapping exists: 2 studies, most recently by Credit Valley Conservation Authority. For earthquake risk, the only official count covers all of the city of Mississauga, DT Fairview included.
Radon tests above the guideline · share of tested homes, 200 Bq/m³
| Hazards | DT Fairview | 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 |
NRCan seismic risk model and burned areas, Health Canada radon survey, the Flood Hazard Map Inventory
Lives run long around DT Fairview: 85.3 years, 3.8 more than the typical Canadian town’s region
The survey finds nearly half of adults in very good or excellent health, below both Ontario’s towns (51%) and Canadian towns (52%). The region has fewer smokers than Ontario, nearly one in ten adults to 11%. For DT Fairview itself the measure is access, and it scores well: 2.5 km to the nearest hospital, where 3.7 km is typical. DT Fairview doesn’t get its own health survey and life expectancy figures; the ones here come from the Peel Regional Health Unit.
Very good or excellent health · adults, age-standardised
| Health | DT Fairview | 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% |
Statistics Canada, Canadian Community Health Survey 2023/2024 and life expectancy 2022/2024; Open Database of Healthcare Facilities
3 school boards share DT Fairview
Of the 57, one teaches in French (10% of schools in Ontario). The largest is Philip Pocock Catholic Secondary School, with 1,230 students. Results are mixed: 22 of 55 schools above the middle in Ontario, 19 below it. The 3 km around DT Fairview counts 50 elementary schools and 7 secondary schools, 26,565 students between them.
| School | Level | Students | System |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tomken Road Senior Public School Fourth fifth in OntarioLargest elementary schoolElementary · Grades 6–8 | Elementary · Grades 6–8 | 905 | English public |
| Philip Pocock Catholic Secondary School CatholicLargest secondary schoolSecondary · Grades 9–12 | Secondary · Grades 9–12 | 1,230 | English Catholic |
| ÉÉC René-Lamoureux FrenchTeaches in FrenchElementary · Grades JK–6 | Elementary · Grades JK–6 | 145 | French Catholic |
| St Matthew Separate School CatholicResults in the top fifth in OntarioElementary · Grades JK–8 | Elementary · Grades JK–8 | 255 | English Catholic |
Schools by system · Schools within 3 km
| Schools within 3 km | DT Fairview | Ontario | Canada |
|---|---|---|---|
| School boards | 3 | 4 | 3 |
Provincial school lists and results, 2024-25
Summer runs warm in DT Fairview: July highs of 27.4°C, above Ontario’s towns and Canadian towns
Winter lows average −8.9°C in January, about level with Ontario’s towns (−9.1°C) and above Canadian towns (−13.5°C). The frost-free season runs from 27 April to 20 October, 174 days. Most of the snow comes in January, about 32 cm. For the wettest month, look to June: 81 mm on average.
Average high by season · ECCC normals, 1991–2020
| Normals, 1991–2020 | DT Fairview | 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 |
Environment and Climate Change Canada, Canadian Climate Normals 1991–2020 (Toronto Pearson (Airport))
For safety, DT Fairview gets a B
Shared with the rest of the Peel Region (Mississauga/Brampton) service area: Crime Severity Index, Violent Crime Severity Index, violent crime and property crime per 1,000
Violent incidents in its police area came to 8.5 per 1,000 residents a year, lower than both Ontario’s towns (10.5) and Canadian towns (12). For every 1,000 residents of its police area, 22.6 property crimes are reported each year.
Year by year · Crime Severity Index for each year
| 2023–2025 | DT Fairview | Ontario | Canada |
|---|---|---|---|
| Property crime per 1,000 | 22.6 | 30.5 | 31.2 |
| Violent crime | 8.5 | 10.5 | 12 |
Statistics Canada, Uniform Crime Reporting Survey, 2023–2025 average
More of DT Fairview belongs to a visible minority than Ontario’s towns or Canadian towns: 76%
First Nations, Métis and Inuit people make up 0.1% of residents, below both Ontario’s towns (1.6%) and Canadian towns (2.8%). The 65-and-over age group makes up 17% of residents.
Ages · Share of residents in each age group, Census 2021
Schooling · Highest qualification, residents 15 and over
Women and men · all residents
Women make up 52.3% of DT Fairview
Here the census found 9,520 women and 8,700 men; across Canada the share of women is 50.9%.
| DT Fairview | Ontario | Canada | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 16% | 15% | 16% |
| 15 to 64 | 68% | 65% | 64% |
| 65+ | 17% | 19% | 19% |
| No certificate, diploma or degree | 14% | 15% | 16% |
| Postsecondary qualification | 62% | 56% | 56% |
Statistics Canada, Census 2021; Ontario and Canada: medians of towns of 2,500+
Expect November days around 8°C in DT Fairview, nights around freezing
November normally sees 72 mm of precipitation. Next comes December, with normal highs of 2°C and lows of −5°C. Expect around 9 cm of snow in November. The year peaks in July (27°C) and bottoms out in January (−9°C).
Normal highs, the months ahead · ECCC normals, 1991–2020
| 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 |
ECCC normals, 1991–2020 (Toronto Pearson (Airport)); the forecast is on the Weather page
Mississauga Library logs 4.8 visits per person served, more than three in four Ontario’s town libraries
DT Fairview is served by Mississauga Library, the library of all of Mississauga, so the figures here are the city’s, for 796,000 people.
Provincial library statistics, OpenStreetMap, the CRA and Statistics Canada
DT Fairview is 43 km from Rouge National Urban Park
The closest provincial park is Bronte Creek Provincial Park, 21 km from the edge of town. The largest named area nearby is Brampton Natural Heritage System, 1,126 ha, 9.7 km away. The 10 km around town hold 3 protected areas. In addition, 0.2% of the land and water within 10 km is protected (the typical Canadian town: 2.3%).
Protected land · of the land within 10 km
| Outdoors | DT Fairview | Ontario | Canada |
|---|---|---|---|
| Protected land within 10 km | 0.2% | 2.3% | 2.3% |
| Public protected areas within 10 km | 1 | 4 | 4 |
Canadian Protected and Conserved Areas Database (CPCAD), OpenStreetMap routes and beaches
Everything we know about DT Fairview
DT Fairview’s neighbours
The nearest places of 1,000 or more. Statistics Canada
| Town | People | km | Overall | Cost | Safety | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DT Fairview | 18,209 | — | B− | D− | B | A− |
| DT Core | 33,003 | 1.1 | B− | D− | B | A− |
| DT Cooksville | 8,864 | 1.3 | B− | D− | B | A− |
| Mississauga Valleys | 11,799 | 1.5 | B− | D− | B | A− |
| Fairview | 7,597 | 1.5 | B | D− | B | A− |
| Uptown | 12,244 | 2.4 | B− | D− | B | A− |
| Cooksville NHD (West) | 14,821 | 2.4 | B | D− | B | A− |
People: Statistics Canada, Census 2021. Distances: centre to centre.
Questions about DT Fairview
How old are the people of DT Fairview?
The median resident is 38.9 years old, against 45.2 for the median of Canadian towns. 16% are under 15 and 17% are 65 or over.
About DT Fairview
Neighbourhood in Mississauga
The edges of DT Fairview 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
- 18,209 (people, 2021 estimate)
- Province or territory
- Ontario
- City
- Mississauga
- Census subdivision
- 3521005
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).