FairviewMississauga

TownGrade

#1,125 of 2,556

It is a neighbourhood of 7,597 residents in Mississauga. Of Mississauga’s 33 neighbourhoods, this is one.

Population

7,597

people, Census 2021

Median age

45.9

years · Ontario’s towns: 46.8

Postsecondary

59%

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

Walk, cycle, transit

14%

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

Is Fairview a good place to live?

Fairview’s grades pull in different directions. With a B overall, Fairview is better than 56% of Canadian towns and ranks #419 of 858 in Ontario. Walkability is its strong suit (A+). What holds it back is cost of living (D−).

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⁻HealthWeakestD⁻Cost of living

How Fairview grades

Each subject compares 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 grading works

WalkabilityGraded on how easily people get around without a carA⁺Open →Cost of livingHomes are among the least affordable for local incomesD⁻Open →Hazard riskNear the top of the towns comparedAOpen →HealthGraded on how healthy residents areA⁻Open →Jobs & incomeIncomes and work trail most townsCOpen →SchoolsBetter than most of the towns comparedB⁺Open →SafetyNear typical for the towns comparedBOpen →

How TownRatings grades Canadian towns →

What makes Fairview stand out

The 3 things Fairview does most differently from other towns.

Picked automatically from the data

Home value ÷ household income

Housing

9.1 times household income

The middle of Canadian towns: 4.7 times

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

Walkability

Better than 98%

of Canadian towns on walkability

Its walkability grade: A+.

Cost of living

Behind 96%

of Canadian towns on cost of living

Its cost of living grade: D−.

The data

Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Fairview.

HousingCost of living D⁻

Renting in Fairview eats 24% of household income, more than in Ontario’s towns or Canadian towns

$950,000median home value, 2021D⁻Cost of living Grade

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

Owners make up 80% of households, about level with Ontario’s towns (76%) and above Canadian towns (74%).

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

Fairview$950,000

Ontario$695,000

Canadian towns$406,000

Census 2021	Fairview	Ontario	Canada
Households spending 30%+ on shelter	24%	22%	18%
Rent as a share of income	24%	22%	20%
Households owning their home	80%	76%	74%

$2,045

monthly rent for a two-bedroom

Full pageFairview’s cost of living pageOpen the full Cost of living page

Renting$2,045 a month · A two-bedroom apartment, CMHC’s survey Cost of living9.1 times household income · The median owner’s estimate, $950,000, against the median household income Owners and renters80% own their home

Statistics Canada, Census 2021; CMHC Rental Market Survey via Statistics Canada · Home values are owners’ own estimates at the May 2021 census, and incomes are for 2020.

Natural hazardsHazard risk A

Hazard risk in Fairview is lower than in 86% of Canadian towns

Lowwildfire bandAHazard risk Grade

The national inventory holds 3 flood maps for it, the newest from Credit Valley Conservation Authority. NRCan expects $0.040 of shaking damage a year per $1,000 of buildings in Fairview, near the typical $0.030.

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

Fairview0%

Ontario’s towns4%

Canadian towns6.6%

Hazards	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

Low

wildfire band

flood studies on the national inventory

Full pageFairview’s flood & hazards pageOpen the full Flood & hazards page

WildfireLow wildfire band · No land burned within 25 km since 1986 Flood3 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 · Earthquake risk: one figure for all of the city of Mississauga

HealthHealth A⁻

Fairview’s region outlives the typical Canadian town by 3.8 years: life expectancy 85.3

49%very good or excellent healthA⁻Health Grade

The health survey and life expectancy numbers here cover the Peel Regional Health Unit

Smokers make up 8.2% of the region’s adults, lower than both Ontario’s towns (10%) and Canadian towns (12%). Self-rated health is ordinary for Ontario: 49% of the region’s adults say very good or excellent, the province 51%. The town’s own part is the trip to care, and Fairview is well placed: 2.5 km to a hospital on average, against 3.7 km typical.

Very good or excellent health · adults, age-standardised

Fairview49%

Ontario’s towns51%

Canadian towns52%

Health	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%

85.3

years of life expectancy, 2022/2024

8.2%

of adults smoke, age-standardised

0.4 km

from homes to a pharmacy, on average

Full pageFairview’s health pageOpen the full Health page

Health survey49% very good or excellent health · adults, age-standardised Getting care2.5 km to a hospital · A pharmacy 0.4 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

Work & commuteJobs & income C

Commuters in Fairview travel further than in Ontario’s towns or Canadian towns, 31 min on average

14%walk, cycle or take transit

82% of commuters drove to work at the census.

How working residents got to work · census 2021

Car or van82%

Public transit11%

Walk3%

Census 2021	Fairview	Ontario	Canada
Average trip	31 min	29 min	26 min
Car or van	82%	88%	89%

$104,100

median household income, 2020

26%

worked from home, May 2021

55%

of commuters work inside the municipality

Full pageFairview’s work & commute pageOpen the full Work & commute page

Unemployment14% unemployed · Of the labour force · Canadian towns: 9.9%Getting to work14% walk, cycle or take transit

Statistics Canada, Census 2021 (labour and commuting) · Census day was in May 2021, mid-pandemic, so commuting and work figures carry the lockdowns’ mark.

SchoolsSchools B⁺

Schools in Fairview: 3 boards, side by side

48schools within 3 kmB⁺Schools Grade

Of its 46 tested schools, 14 sit in the top two fifths in Ontario and 18 in the bottom two. In French: one of the 48 schools, where in Ontario the share is 10%. Within 3 km of Fairview are 44 elementary schools and 4 secondary schools, teaching 20,445 students.

School	Level	Students	System
Elm Drive (Elementary) Fourth fifth in OntarioLargest elementary schoolElementary · Grades JK–8	Elementary · Grades JK–8	760	English public
The Woodlands Secondary School Top fifth in OntarioLargest secondary schoolSecondary · Grades 9–12	Secondary · Grades 9–12	1,160	English public
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

See all 48 schools →

Schools by system · Schools within 3 km

English public26

English Catholic21

French Catholic1

Schools within 3 km	Fairview	Ontario	Canada
School boards	3	4	3

20,445

students at the schools within 3 km, 2024-25

0.4 km

to the nearest secondary school

Full pageFairview’s schools pageOpen the full Schools page

The boards3 school boards · Peel DSB Every school48 schools within 3 km · 44 elementary schools and 4 secondary schools Results14 of 46 in the top two fifths · of the schools with results, placed against every school in Ontario Language1 of 48 teach in French · 10% of schools in Ontario Questions“What schools are there in Fairview?”

Provincial school lists and results, 2024-25

Climate

Fairview has warmer summers than Ontario’s towns or Canadian towns: July afternoons reach 27.4°C

27.4°CJuly afternoons

A normal January brings 32 cm of snow, the most of any month. Snowfall adds up to 115 cm a year, below Ontario’s towns (146 cm) and Canadian towns (141 cm) alike. Fairview sees January nights of −8.9°C on average. Frost usually lifts by 27 April and returns around 20 October: 174 days without it.

Average high by season · ECCC normals, 1991–2020

Winter0.1°C

Spring12.1°C

Summer26.1°C

Autumn14.9°C

Normals, 1991–2020	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

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 pageFairview’s 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 station11 km to the station · Toronto Pearson (Airport)

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

SafetySafety B

Fairview earns a B for safety

56Crime Severity Index

For every 1,000 residents of its police area, 8.5 violent incidents are reported each year. Where it is policed, thefts, break-ins and damage came to 22.6 per 1,000 a year, below Ontario’s towns (30.5) and Canadian towns (31.2) alike.

Year by year · Crime Severity Index for each year

202352

202457

202559

2023–2025	Fairview	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 pageFairview’s safety reportOpen the full Safety report

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

Statistics Canada, Uniform Crime Reporting Survey, 2023–2025 average · Crime Severity Index, Violent Crime Severity Index, violent crime and property crime per 1,000 published for the Peel Region (Mississauga/Brampton) service area, not by town

Who lives here

Visible minorities make up more of Fairview than of Ontario’s towns or Canadian towns: 71%

45.9median age

Children under 15 make up 11%, below Ontario’s towns (15%) and Canadian towns (16%) alike. Over-65s are 22% of the population.

FairviewOntarioCanada

OntarioCanada

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

22%

Schooling · Highest qualification, residents 15 and over

No certificate, diploma or degree16%

Postsecondary qualification59%

Women and men · all residents

Women make up 50.7% of Fairview

Here the census found 3,850 women and 3,750 men; across Canada the share of women is 50.9%.

Who lives in Fairview
	Fairview	Ontario	Canada
Under 15	11%	15%	16%
15 to 64	66%	65%	64%
65+	22%	19%	19%
No certificate, diploma or degree	16%	15%	16%
Postsecondary qualification	59%	56%	56%

Full pageFairview’s Who lives here pageOpen the full Who lives here page

Ages45.9 median age · 22% are 65 or over Households2,505 households English and French6% speak both · 0.1% speak French but not English

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

Weather

Fairview in November: highs near 8°C, lows near freezing

8°Ca normal November afternoon

Hour-by-hour figures come from ECCC’s Mississauga forecast, on the Weather page. Into December, the normals move to 2°C and −5°C. Rain and snow over a typical November come to 72 mm. About 9 cm of snow falls in a normal November.

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

Full pageFairview’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 (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

Fairview is part of Mississauga, which elected Bonnie Crombie as mayor in October 2022.

Turnout	Fairview	Ontario	Canada
Municipal election, 2022	22%	31%	31%

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

Member of ParliamentFares Al Soud council seats12

Wikidata, MAMH, MMAH, Statistics Canada

Library & civic lifeCivic life grade C⁺

More visits per person served than 77% of Ontario’s town libraries: Mississauga public library counts 4.8

The library figures on this page are Mississauga’s: Mississauga public library serves all 796,000 people of the city, Fairview among them.

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

Places to belong1.1 charities per 1,000 residents

Provincial library statistics, OpenStreetMap, the CRA and Statistics Canada

Outdoors

Rouge National Urban Park is 44 km from Fairview

0.1%of the land within 10 km protected

For a provincial park, Bronte Creek Provincial Park lies 20 km off. Biggest among them: Brampton Natural Heritage System, 1,126 ha, 10.0 km off. 0.1% of the land and water within 10 km is protected (the typical Canadian town: 2.3%). On top of that, the 10 km around town hold 3 protected areas.

Protected land · of the land within 10 km

Fairview0.1%

Ontario’s towns2.3%

Canadian towns2.3%

Outdoors	Fairview	Ontario	Canada
Protected land within 10 km	0.1%	2.3%	2.3%
Public protected areas within 10 km	1	4	4

44 km

to Rouge National Urban Park

20 km

to Bronte Creek Provincial Park

public protected area within 10 km

Full pageFairview’s outdoors pageOpen the full Outdoors page

Protected landof the land within 10 km Protected areas3 protected areas within 10 km · Brampton Natural Heritage System National & provincial parks44 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 Fairview

15pages on Fairview

The big questions

SafetyBCrime Severity Index 56 Housing & costD⁻Homes 9.1 × income Property pricesSchoolsB⁺48 schools within 3 km HealthA⁻Life expectancy 85.3 in its region Work & commuteC50% of adults in work Natural hazardsAWildfire band: low

Out and about

Outdoors0.1% of the land within 10 km protected AttractionsClimateJuly afternoons around 27°C WeatherECCC’s forecast, beside the normals

The story

Who lives hereMedian age 45.9 HistoryTown hallFamous people

Nearby attractions

Art Gallery of Mississauga and 14 more in and around Fairview

From museums to parks and historic sites: Fairview’s places to visit and those just beyond its edge, most famous first.

All attractions →

MuseumMuseumArt Gallery of Mississauga500 m outside town, to the northwest Art galleryArt galleryBlackwood Gallery3.2 km outside town, to the south MuseumMuseumLithuanian Museum-Archives of Canada2 km outside town, to the southeast MuseumMuseumLeslie Log House3.8 km outside town, to the southwest MuseumMuseumBenares Historic House4.9 km outside town, to the south MuseumMuseumCreative Campus Galleries1 km outside town, to the northwest

About Fairview

Neighbourhood in Mississauga

The edges of 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: 7,597 (people, 2021 estimate)
Province or territory: Ontario
City: Mississauga
Census subdivision: 3521005

Fairview’s neighbours

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

DT CoreCooksville NHD (West)DT FairviewDT CooksvilleCreditviewErindaleFairview

How the neighbours grade

Town	People	km	Overall	Cost	Safety	Health
Fairview	7,597	—	B	D⁻	B	A⁻
DT Core	33,003	1	B⁻	D⁻	B	A⁻
Cooksville NHD (West)	14,821	1.4	B	D⁻	B	A⁻
DT Fairview	18,209	1.5	B⁻	D⁻	B	A⁻
DT Cooksville	8,864	1.6	B⁻	D⁻	B	A⁻
Creditview	10,972	1.8	B	D	B	A⁻
Erindale	22,755	2.3	B	D⁻	B	A⁻

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

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).