MineolaMississauga
9,849 residents make their home in this neighbourhood in Mississauga. It is one of the 33 neighbourhoods that make up Mississauga.
Is Mineola a good place to live?
Mineola does the important things well, at a cost. Fewer journeys need a car (A). Taken together, its subjects give Mineola an A− overall, better than 80% of Canadian towns. Its place in the ranking is #108 of 858 in Ontario. People here tend to be in good health (A−). Buying in is costly (C). The rest of its grades are middling: B for safety and B for jobs & income.
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 Mineola stand out
The 3 things Mineola does most differently from other towns.
How Mineola grades
Each subject compares Mineola 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 →
Art Gallery of Mississauga and 13 more in and around Mineola
What there is to see in Mineola and within a short drive, starting with the places most people have heard of.
MuseumBradley Museum4.8 km outside town, to the southArt galleryArt galleryBlackwood Gallery4.5 km outside town, to the southwestMuseumMuseumLithuanian Museum-Archives of Canada800 m outside town, to the westMuseumMuseumBenares Historic House4 km outside town, to the southwestMuseumMuseumCreative Campus Galleries4.9 km outside town, to the westPhotos: each place’s Wikidata image, from Wikimedia Commons under the licence below (our copy, resized).
Photo credits (1)
- Bradley Museum: Christopher Lim K-121_Widowmaker ( Uploads ), Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
The data
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Mineola.
Mineola faces fewer hazards than 86% of Canadian towns
Area-wide: earthquake risk, counted over the city of Mississauga
The national inventory holds 8 flood maps for it, the newest from Credit Valley Conservation Authority. For earthquakes Mineola is middling, $0.040 a year per $1,000 against $0.030 for the typical town.
Radon tests above the guideline · share of tested homes, 200 Bq/m³
| Hazards | Mineola | 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
People in Mineola’s health region live to 85.3 on average, 3.8 years beyond the typical Canadian town
Measured across the Peel Regional Health Unit: health survey and life expectancy
Smokers make up 8.2% of the region’s adults, below Ontario’s towns (10%) and Canadian towns (12%) alike. On self-rated health the region tracks the province: 49% very good or excellent, 51% for Ontario. Measured from where Mineola’s residents live, the nearest hospital is 2.0 km away, under the typical 3.7 km.
Very good or excellent health · adults, age-standardised
| Health | Mineola | 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
4 boards run the schools in and around Mineola
Counting a 3 km margin, Mineola has 38 elementary schools, 6 secondary schools and 1 alternative or adult school, for 19,345 students. The largest is Port Credit Secondary School, with 1,370 students. Of its 40 tested schools, 17 sit in the top two fifths in Ontario and 13 in the bottom two. One of the 45 teaches in French, against 10% of schools in Ontario.
| 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 |
| Port Credit Secondary School Second fifth in OntarioLargest secondary schoolSecondary · Grades 9–12 | Secondary · Grades 9–12 | 1,370 | English public |
| École élémentaire Micheline-Saint-Cyr FrenchTeaches in FrenchElementary · Grades JK–6 | Elementary · Grades JK–6 | 235 | French public |
| St Edmund Separate School CatholicResults in the top fifth in OntarioElementary · Grades JK–8 | Elementary · Grades JK–8 | 400 | English Catholic |
Schools by system · Schools within 3 km
| Schools within 3 km | Mineola | Ontario | Canada |
|---|---|---|---|
| School boards | 4 | 4 | 3 |
Provincial school lists and results, 2024-25
Rent takes less of local pay in Mineola than in Ontario’s towns or Canadian towns: 16% of household income
Nearly nine in ten households own their home. Shelter took 30% or more of income for a quarter of households, above both Ontario’s towns (22%) and Canadian towns (18%). Mineola doesn’t get its own rent as a share of income and monthly rent for a two-bedroom figures; the ones here come from the Toronto metro area.
What homes were worth · The median owner’s estimate at the 2021 census
| Census 2021 | Mineola | Ontario | Canada |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rent as a share of income | 16% | 22% | 20% |
| Households owning their home | 89% | 76% | 74% |
| Households spending 30%+ on shelter | 25% | 22% | 18% |
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.
Mineola ranks among the highest-earning Canadian towns by household income
On average, the journey to work lasts 29 min. At the census, 87% of commuters went by car.
How working residents got to work · census 2021
| Census 2021 | Mineola | Ontario | Canada |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average trip | 29 min | 29 min | 26 min |
| Car or van | 87% | 88% | 89% |
Statistics Canada, Census 2021 (labour and commuting) · These are May 2021 figures, gathered while COVID-19 kept many people home or out of work.
Mineola has warmer summers than Ontario’s towns or Canadian towns: July afternoons reach 27.4°C
Snowfall adds up to 115 cm a year, below Ontario’s towns (146 cm) and Canadian towns (141 cm) alike. A normal January brings 32 cm of snow, the most of any month. For the wettest month, look to June: 81 mm on average. Between the last spring frost, 27 April, and the first in autumn, 20 October, lie 174 days.
Average high by season · ECCC normals, 1991–2020
| Normals, 1991–2020 | Mineola | 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))
Mineola’s grade for safety: a B
Violence across its police area runs at 8.5 per 1,000 residents a year. Its police area records 22.6 property incidents per 1,000 residents a year. The index for the force that serves it came to 56, about level with Ontario’s towns (56) and below Canadian towns (67). Mineola shares its Crime Severity Index, Violent Crime Severity Index, violent crime and property crime per 1,000 numbers with the rest of the Peel Region (Mississauga/Brampton) service area.
Year by year · Crime Severity Index for each year
| 2023–2025 | Mineola | 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
Children make up 18% of Mineola, above Ontario’s towns and Canadian towns
0.1% of residents have an Indigenous identity, below both Ontario’s towns (1.6%) and Canadian towns (2.8%). Visible minorities make up 27% of the population, about level with Ontario’s towns (26%) and above Canadian towns (15%).
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 50.3% of Mineola
The 2021 census counted 4,965 women and 4,905 men here, where women make up 50.9% of Canada.
| Mineola | Ontario | Canada | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 18% | 15% | 16% |
| 15 to 64 | 65% | 65% | 64% |
| 65+ | 18% | 19% | 19% |
| No certificate, diploma or degree | 12% | 15% | 16% |
| Postsecondary qualification | 67% | 56% | 56% |
Statistics Canada, Census 2021; Ontario and Canada: medians of towns of 2,500+
Mineola in November: highs near 8°C, lows near freezing
A typical November adds 9 cm of snow. Precipitation in November averages 72 mm. Then December: 2°C by day, −5°C at night. Across the year, normals run from −9°C nights in January to 27°C afternoons in July.
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
Each seat on Mississauga’s council stands for 63,720 residents, more than in 99% of Ontario municipalities
Mineola is part of Mississauga, which elected Bonnie Crombie as mayor in October 2022.
| Turnout | Mineola | Ontario | Canada |
|---|---|---|---|
| Municipal election, 2022 | 22% | 31% | 31% |
Wikidata, MAMH, MMAH, Statistics Canada
Mississauga public library logs 4.8 visits per person served, more than three in four Ontario’s town libraries
Mississauga public library serves the whole of Mississauga, so the library figures on this page are the city’s: 796,000 people, Mineola among them.
Provincial library statistics, OpenStreetMap, the CRA and Statistics Canada
Rouge National Urban Park lies 41 km beyond Mineola’s edge
The 10 km around town hold 2 protected areas. The protected share within 10 km is 0.1%, where a typical Canadian town has 2.3%. For a provincial park, Bronte Creek Provincial Park lies 20 km off. OpenStreetMap shows 6 unnamed beaches within 5 km.
Protected land · of the land within 10 km
| Outdoors | Mineola | Ontario | Canada |
|---|---|---|---|
| Protected land within 10 km | 0.1% | 2.3% | 2.3% |
| Public protected areas within 10 km | 0 | 4 | 4 |
Canadian Protected and Conserved Areas Database (CPCAD), OpenStreetMap routes and beaches
An older town: 39% of Mineola’s homes predate 1961
| Heritage | Mineola | Ontario | Canada |
|---|---|---|---|
| Homes built before 1961 | 39% | 22% | 18% |
Canadian Register of Historic Places, Directory of Federal Heritage Designations, Québec’s Répertoire du patrimoine culturel, Wikidata; Census 2021 homes by period
Everything we know about Mineola
Famous people from around Mineola
No notable person born in Mineola is on our list; these were born in the towns around it.
Photo credits
Jill Barber: Chris Barber, CC BY 2.0 · Robbie Graham-Kuntz: Mandilea16, CC BY 4.0
Mineola’s neighbours
The nearest places of 1,000 or more. Statistics Canada
| Town | People | km | Overall | Cost | Safety | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mineola | 9,849 | — | A− | C | B | A− |
| Port Credit | 7,606 | 1.1 | B | D− | B | A− |
| DT Hospital | 12,384 | 1.5 | B− | D− | B | A− |
| Cooksville NHD (East) | 9,313 | 1.9 | B | D− | B | A− |
| Port Credit NHD (West) | 2,902 | 2.2 | B | D− | B | A− |
| Lakeview | 21,789 | 2.7 | B | D− | B | A− |
| DT Cooksville | 8,864 | 2.9 | B− | D− | B | A− |
People: Statistics Canada, Census 2021. Distances: centre to centre.
About Mineola
Neighbourhood in Mississauga
Where Mineola begins and ends inside Mississauga is TownRatings’s line, traced along census dissemination areas and named after the city’s map or OpenStreetMap.
Statistics Canada: population estimates 2025 (17-10-0155), Census of Population 2021, 2021 census boundaries.
- Population
- 9,849 (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).