RathwoodMississauga
Of Mississauga’s 33 neighbourhoods, this is one. A neighbourhood of 27,388 in Mississauga.
Is Rathwood a good place to live?
Walking, cycling and public transport work well here (A+). Health is a strength too (A−). The trade-off is cost of living (D−). It also trails on jobs & income (C+). All told, that adds up to a B overall, better than 61% of Canadian towns. That places it #351 of 858 in Ontario.
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.
How Rathwood grades
Each subject compares Rathwood 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 →
What makes Rathwood stand out
The 3 things Rathwood does most differently from other towns.
The data
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Rathwood.
Rent takes more of local pay in Rathwood than in Ontario’s towns or Canadian towns: 24% of household income
Owners make up 73% of households, close to both Ontario’s towns (76%) and Canadian towns (74%). Shelter took 30% or more of income for just over a fifth of households, near Ontario’s towns (22%) and higher than Canadian towns (18%).
What homes were worth · The median owner’s estimate at the 2021 census
| Census 2021 | Rathwood | Ontario | Canada |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rent as a share of income | 24% | 22% | 20% |
| Households spending 30%+ on shelter | 21% | 22% | 18% |
| Households owning their home | 73% | 76% | 74% |
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. · Rent as a share of income and monthly rent for a two-bedroom: the Toronto metro area
Hazard risk in Rathwood is lower than in 86% of Canadian towns
For earthquakes Rathwood is middling, $0.040 a year per $1,000 against $0.030 for the typical town. 2 flood studies cover the town, the latest by Toronto Regional Conservation Authority. Nobody publishes earthquake risk for Rathwood alone, so this card uses the figure for the city of Mississauga.
Radon tests above the guideline · share of tested homes, 200 Bq/m³
| Hazards | Rathwood | 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 Rathwood: 85.3 years, 3.8 more than the typical Canadian town’s region
Source area for health survey and life expectancy: the Peel Regional Health Unit
The region has fewer smokers than Ontario, nearly one in ten adults to 11%. On self-rated health the region tracks the province: 49% very good or excellent, 51% for Ontario. Chronic conditions run at 19% of adults, age-standardised, above Ontario’s towns (17%) and Canadian towns (17%) alike. What sets Rathwood apart within its region is distance, and at 4.2 km to a hospital it is ordinary (3.7 km typical).
Very good or excellent health · adults, age-standardised
| Health | Rathwood | 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
Rathwood’s schools come under 5 different boards
In French: one of the 70 schools, where in Ontario the share is 10%. The largest is Michael Power/St Joseph High School, with 2,035 students. On the tests, 28 of 67 schools land above the middle in Ontario, 21 under it. Within 3 km of Rathwood are 59 elementary schools and 11 secondary schools, teaching 33,560 students.
| 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 |
| Michael Power/St Joseph High School CatholicLargest secondary schoolSecondary · Grades 9–12 | Secondary · Grades 9–12 | 2,035 | English Catholic |
| ÉÉC René-Lamoureux FrenchTeaches in FrenchElementary · Grades JK–6 | Elementary · Grades JK–6 | 145 | French Catholic |
| Mill Valley Junior School Top fifth in OntarioResults in the top fifth in OntarioElementary · Grades JK–5 | Elementary · Grades JK–5 | 185 | English public |
Schools by system · Schools within 3 km
| Schools within 3 km | Rathwood | Ontario | Canada |
|---|---|---|---|
| School boards | 5 | 4 | 3 |
Provincial school lists and results, 2024-25
Households in Rathwood earn more than those in 88% of Canadian towns
The car took 83% of commuters, lower than both Ontario’s towns (88%) and Canadian towns (89%). Getting to work takes 29 min on average.
How working residents got to work · census 2021
| Census 2021 | Rathwood | Ontario | Canada |
|---|---|---|---|
| Car or van | 83% | 88% | 89% |
| Average trip | 29 min | 29 min | 26 min |
Statistics Canada, Census 2021 (labour and commuting) · Census day was in May 2021, mid-pandemic, so commuting and work figures carry the lockdowns’ mark.
Rathwood has warmer summers than Ontario’s towns or Canadian towns: July afternoons reach 27.4°C
A normal winter brings 115 cm of snow, below Ontario’s towns (146 cm) and Canadian towns (141 cm) alike. Expect January lows of around −8.9°C in Rathwood. January is the snowiest month, with 32 cm on average. June is the wettest month, with 81 mm of rain and snow on average.
Average high by season · ECCC normals, 1991–2020
| Normals, 1991–2020 | Rathwood | 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, Rathwood gets a B
For every 1,000 residents of its police area, 8.5 violent incidents are reported each year. Property crime in its police area ran at 22.6 per 1,000 residents a year, below both Ontario’s towns (30.5) and Canadian towns (31.2).
Year by year · Crime Severity Index for each year
| 2023–2025 | Rathwood | 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 · Crime Severity Index, Violent Crime Severity Index, violent crime and property crime per 1,000: one figure for all of the Peel Region (Mississauga/Brampton) service area
More of Rathwood belongs to a visible minority than Ontario’s towns or Canadian towns: 39%
0.1% of residents have an Indigenous identity, below both Ontario’s towns (1.6%) and Canadian towns (2.8%). Retirement age and beyond: nearly a quarter of residents are 65 or older. The under-15s are 13% of the population here.
Ages · Share of residents in each age group, Census 2021
Schooling · Highest qualification, residents 15 and over
Women and men · all residents
52.0% of Rathwood’s residents are women
13,160 men and 14,240 women lived here in 2021, against a share of women of 50.9% for Canada.
| Rathwood | Ontario | Canada | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 13% | 15% | 16% |
| 15 to 64 | 63% | 65% | 64% |
| 65+ | 24% | 19% | 19% |
| No certificate, diploma or degree | 16% | 15% | 16% |
| Postsecondary qualification | 57% | 56% | 56% |
Statistics Canada, Census 2021; Ontario and Canada: medians of towns of 2,500+
What November brings in Rathwood: freezing at night, 8°C by day
Snow is normal by November, about 9 cm over the month. Rain and snow over a typical November come to 72 mm. By December, a normal day reaches 2°C and a night falls to −5°C. Over the year, July is warmest at 27°C by day and January coldest at −9°C by night.
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 has one council seat for every 63,720 residents, more than 99% of municipalities in Ontario
City council runs Rathwood; in October 2022, Mississauga chose Bonnie Crombie as mayor.
| Turnout | Rathwood | Ontario | Canada |
|---|---|---|---|
| Municipal election, 2022 | 22% | 31% | 31% |
Wikidata, MAMH, MMAH, Statistics Canada
More visits per person served than three in four Ontario’s town libraries: Mississauga Library counts 4.8
The library figures on this page are Mississauga’s: Mississauga Library serves all 796,000 people of the city, Rathwood among them.
Provincial library statistics, OpenStreetMap, the CRA and Statistics Canada
Within 38 km of Rathwood: Rouge National Urban Park
The protected share of the 10 km around the town is 0.4%, below Ontario’s towns (2.3%) and Canadian towns (2.3%) alike. Biggest among them: Brampton Natural Heritage System, 1,126 ha, 8.4 km off. A provincial park, Bronte Creek Provincial Park, lies 23 km away. 7 areas within 10 km are protected for nature.
Protected land · of the land within 10 km
| Outdoors | Rathwood | Ontario | Canada |
|---|---|---|---|
| Protected land within 10 km | 0.4% | 2.3% | 2.3% |
| Public protected areas within 10 km | 2 | 4 | 4 |
Canadian Protected and Conserved Areas Database (CPCAD), OpenStreetMap routes and beaches
Everything we know about Rathwood
Centennial Park Conservatory and 9 more in and around Rathwood
Sights in Rathwood and close by, ordered by how widely each is known.
GardenCentennial Park Conservatory600 m outside town, to the northeastMuseumMuseumArt Gallery of Mississauga1.4 km outside town, to the southwestAttractionAttractionParamount Fine Foods Centre2.6 km outside town, to the westMuseumMuseumLithuanian Museum-Archives of Canada4.2 km outside town, to the southMuseumMuseumCreative Campus Galleries1.4 km outside town, to the southwestHistoric siteHistoric siteFANUC S-700 Robot Arms800 m outside town, to the westPhotos: each place’s Wikidata image, from Wikimedia Commons under the licence below (our copy, resized).
Photo credits (1)
- Centennial Park Conservatory: Torontofiredancer, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
Famous people from around Rathwood
No notable person born in Rathwood is on our list; these were born in the towns around it.
Photo credits
Albert Durrant Watson: Photographer unattributed, Public domain · John Coyne: Notman & Fraser, Public domain
About Rathwood
Neighbourhood in Mississauga
Rathwood is a neighbourhood of Mississauga, built by TownRatings from Statistics Canada’s smallest census areas and named from the city’s map or OpenStreetMap.
Statistics Canada: population estimates 2025 (17-10-0155), Census of Population 2021, 2021 census boundaries.
- Population
- 27,388 (people, 2021 estimate)
- Province or territory
- Ontario
- City
- Mississauga
- Census subdivision
- 3521005
Rathwood’s neighbours
The nearest places of 1,000 or more. Statistics Canada
| Town | People | km | Overall | Cost | Safety | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rathwood | 27,388 | — | B | D− | B | A− |
| Applewood | 33,229 | 1.8 | B− | D− | B | A− |
| Mississauga Valleys | 11,799 | 2.6 | B− | D− | B | A− |
| Dixie | 3,749 | 3.2 | B− | D− | B | A− |
| Uptown | 12,244 | 3.4 | B− | D− | B | A− |
| DT Fairview | 18,209 | 3.5 | B− | D− | B | A− |
| Hurontario | 43,877 | 3.7 | 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).