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Renting in Malton eats 28% of household income, more than in Ontario’s towns or Canadian towns

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

Just over three in five households own their home, below both Ontario’s towns (76%) and Canadian towns (74%). Shelter took 30% or more of income for 30% of households, higher than both Ontario’s towns (22%) and Canadian towns (18%).

Few places are as safe from hazards as Malton: it beats 86% of Canadian towns

Flood mapping exists: 4 studies, most recently by Toronto Regional Conservation Authority. NRCan expects $0.040 of shaking damage a year per $1,000 of buildings in Malton, near the typical $0.030. Malton doesn’t get its own earthquake risk figures; the ones here come from the city of Mississauga.

Fewer commuters in Malton drive than in Ontario’s towns or across Canadian towns: 74%

The average trip to work took 31 min, higher than both Ontario’s towns (29 min) and Canadian towns (26 min).

Life expectancy around Malton is 85.3 years, 3.8 more than for the typical Canadian town

By their own account, nearly half of adults here are 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 Malton itself the measure is access: 3.6 km to the nearest hospital, much like the typical 3.7 km.

6 school boards overlap in Malton, covering Ontario’s four systems

The largest is Michael Power/St Joseph High School, with 2,035 students. Results are mixed: 37 of 109 schools above the middle in Ontario, 40 below it. 3 of the 112 teach in French, against 10% of schools in Ontario. Taken together, Malton and its 3 km edge hold 94 elementary schools, 17 secondary schools and 1 alternative or adult school for 53,240 students.

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

Precipitation totals 807 mm a year, lower than both Ontario’s towns (902 mm) and Canadian towns (883 mm). Rain and snow peak in June, at 81 mm. Gardeners get 174 frost-free days, from 27 April to 20 October. On a January night, the temperature in Malton falls to about −8.9°C.

Malton’s grade for safety: a B

The Crime Severity Index, Violent Crime Severity Index, violent crime and property crime per 1,000 numbers here cover the Peel Region (Mississauga/Brampton) service area

Violence across its police area runs at 8.5 per 1,000 residents a year. Where it is policed, thefts, break-ins and damage came to 22.6 per 1,000 a year, below both Ontario’s towns (30.5) and Canadian towns (31.2).

More of Malton belongs to a visible minority than Ontario’s towns or Canadian towns: 87%

0.2% of residents have an Indigenous identity, lower than both Ontario’s towns (1.6%) and Canadian towns (2.8%). People 65 and over make up 15% of the town.

What November brings in Malton: freezing at night, 8°C by day

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

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

Malton is served by Mississauga Library, the library of all of Mississauga, so the figures here are the city’s, for 796,000 people.

Malton is 36 km from Rouge National Urban Park

The largest named area nearby is Brampton Natural Heritage System, 1,126 ha, 0.7 km away. The nearest provincial park, Bronte Creek Provincial Park, is 23 km away. CPCAD lists 12 protected areas within 10 km.