RoseboroughMississauga
54,539 people live in this neighbourhood in Mississauga. Of Mississauga’s 33 neighbourhoods, this is one.
Is Roseborough a good place to live?
Roseborough does the important things well, at a cost. Its strongest subject is walkability (A). At B+ overall, Roseborough ranks #238 of 858 in Ontario. Set against the rest, it does better than 69% of Canadian towns. Add schools to its strengths (A−). Prices are high against local incomes (C−). The local economy is weaker than most (C+).
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 Roseborough grades
Each subject compares Roseborough 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 Roseborough stand out
The 3 things Roseborough does most differently from other towns.
The data
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Roseborough.
Roseborough faces fewer hazards than 86% of Canadian towns
The national inventory holds 6 flood maps for it, the newest from Credit Valley Conservation Authority. Shaking is about as much of a worry in Roseborough as in most places, at $0.040 a year per $1,000 of building value ($0.030 typical). Roseborough doesn’t get its own earthquake risk figures; the ones here come from the city of Mississauga.
Radon tests above the guideline · share of tested homes, 200 Bq/m³
| Hazards | Roseborough | 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
Measured against local pay, Roseborough costs more to live in than four in five Canadian towns
Shelter took 30% or more of income for 22% of households, near Ontario’s towns (22%) and higher than Canadian towns (18%). 82% of households own their home.
What homes were worth · The median owner’s estimate at the 2021 census
| Census 2021 | Roseborough | Ontario | Canada |
|---|---|---|---|
| Households owning their home | 82% | 76% | 74% |
| Rent as a share of income | 19% | 22% | 20% |
| Households spending 30%+ on shelter | 22% | 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. · Data for rent as a share of income and monthly rent for a two-bedroom covers the Toronto metro area
Four parallel systems run Roseborough’s schools through 4 boards: English and French, public and Catholic
Of its 77 tested schools, 39 sit in the top two fifths in Ontario and 18 in the bottom two. St Francis Xavier Secondary School is the biggest, at 1,890 students. 7 of the 81 teach in French, against 10% of schools in Ontario. Taken together, Roseborough and its 3 km edge hold 68 elementary schools and 13 secondary schools for 40,865 students.
| School | Level | Students | System |
|---|---|---|---|
| Thomas Street Middle School Middle fifth in OntarioLargest elementary schoolElementary · Grades 6–8 | Elementary · Grades 6–8 | 920 | English public |
| St Francis Xavier Secondary School CatholicLargest secondary schoolSecondary · Grades 9–12 | Secondary · Grades 9–12 | 1,890 | English Catholic |
| École élémentaire Le Flambeau FrenchTeaches in FrenchElementary · Grades JK–6 | Elementary · Grades JK–6 | 305 | French public |
| Credit Valley Public School Top fifth in OntarioResults in the top fifth in OntarioElementary · Grades JK–6 | Elementary · Grades JK–6 | 655 | English public |
Schools by system · Schools within 3 km
| Schools within 3 km | Roseborough | Ontario | Canada |
|---|---|---|---|
| School boards | 4 | 4 | 3 |
Provincial school lists and results, 2024-25
Lives run long around Roseborough: 85.3 years, 3.8 more than the typical Canadian town’s region
At 8.2%, the share of adults who smoke sits under the 11% for Ontario, and in the health survey, 49% of adults in the region rate their health very good or excellent, close to Ontario’s 51%. The three chronic conditions the survey tracks average nearly a fifth of adults, above Ontario’s towns (17%) and Canadian towns (17%) alike. The town’s own part is the trip to care: residents of Roseborough live 4.0 km from a hospital on average, close to the typical town’s 3.7 km.
Very good or excellent health · adults, age-standardised
| Health | Roseborough | 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 · Health survey and life expectancy: the Peel Regional Health Unit
Roseborough has higher household incomes than 98% of Canadian towns
The average trip to work takes 30 min. The car took 86% of commuters, near both Ontario’s towns (88%) and Canadian towns (89%).
How working residents got to work · census 2021
| Census 2021 | Roseborough | Ontario | Canada |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average trip | 30 min | 29 min | 26 min |
| Car or van | 86% | 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.
Summer runs warm in Roseborough: July highs of 27.4°C, above Ontario’s towns and Canadian towns
In January the thermometer sinks to −8.9°C overnight, about level with Ontario’s towns (−9.1°C) and above Canadian towns (−13.5°C). A normal January brings 32 cm of snow, the most of any month. The most precipitation falls in June: 81 mm in a normal year. The frost-free season runs from 27 April to 20 October, 174 days.
Average high by season · ECCC normals, 1991–2020
| Normals, 1991–2020 | Roseborough | 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, Roseborough gets a B
Its police area recorded 8.5 violent incidents per 1,000 residents a year, below both Ontario’s towns (10.5) and Canadian towns (12). Property crime in the area its police cover: 22.6 per 1,000 people a year. Nobody publishes Crime Severity Index, Violent Crime Severity Index, violent crime and property crime per 1,000 for Roseborough alone, so this card uses the figure for the Peel Region (Mississauga/Brampton) service area.
Year by year · Crime Severity Index for each year
| 2023–2025 | Roseborough | 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
Visible minorities make up more of Roseborough than of Ontario’s towns or Canadian towns: 80%
14% of residents are 65 or over, below Ontario’s towns (19%) and Canadian towns (19%) alike. One measure of family life: 14% of residents are under 15.
Ages · Share of residents in each age group, Census 2021
Schooling · Highest qualification, residents 15 and over
Women and men · all residents
51.0% of Roseborough’s residents are women
Of the 2021 count, 27,820 were women and 26,720 men (women across Canada: 50.9%).
| Roseborough | Ontario | Canada | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 14% | 15% | 16% |
| 15 to 64 | 72% | 65% | 64% |
| 65+ | 14% | 19% | 19% |
| No certificate, diploma or degree | 13% | 15% | 16% |
| Postsecondary qualification | 63% | 56% | 56% |
Statistics Canada, Census 2021; Ontario and Canada: medians of towns of 2,500+
In Roseborough, November normally means 8°C afternoons and freezing nights
Expect around 9 cm of snow in November. A normal December brings highs of 2°C, lows of −5°C. In November, the normal is 72 mm of rain and snow. At the extremes, July afternoons reach 27°C and January nights −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
Each seat on Mississauga’s council stands for 63,720 residents, more than in 99% of Ontario municipalities
Federally, Roseborough sits in Mississauga—Malton, its riding (a federal electoral district, which elects one MP), held by Iqwinder Gaheer of the Liberal Party of Canada.
| Turnout | Roseborough | 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 public library counts 4.8
Roseborough is served by Mississauga public 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
Within 46 km of Roseborough: Rouge National Urban Park
Brampton Natural Heritage System (1,126 ha) is the biggest, 3.5 km from town. 17 km from town is Bronte Creek Provincial Park, the nearest provincial park. 4 areas within 10 km are protected for nature. Out to 10 km from the town’s edge, 0.7% of the land is protected; 2.3% is typical for a Canadian town.
Protected land · of the land within 10 km
| Outdoors | Roseborough | Ontario | Canada |
|---|---|---|---|
| Protected land within 10 km | 0.7% | 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 Roseborough
Art Gallery of Mississauga and 12 more in and around Roseborough
Sights in Roseborough and close by, ordered by how widely each is known.
Famous people from around Roseborough
No notable person born in Roseborough is on our list; these were born in the towns around it.
Photo credits
Aaron Solowoniuk: Bowman, CC BY-SA 2.0 · Francis Marion Beynon: Unknown author, Public domain · Lillian Beynon Thomas: Unknown author, Public domain · John Coyne: Notman & Fraser, Public domain
About Roseborough
Neighbourhood in Mississauga
Census areas put together by TownRatings make up Roseborough, one part of Mississauga; the city’s map or OpenStreetMap gives it its name.
Statistics Canada: population estimates 2025 (17-10-0155), Census of Population 2021, 2021 census boundaries.
- Population
- 54,539 (people, 2021 estimate)
- Province or territory
- Ontario
- City
- Mississauga
- Census subdivision
- 3521005
Roseborough’s neighbours
The nearest places of 1,000 or more. Statistics Canada
| Town | People | km | Overall | Cost | Safety | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Roseborough | 54,539 | — | B+ | C− | B | A− |
| Barbertown | 9,209 | 1 | A− | C | B | A− |
| Britannia | 4,641 | 2.1 | B+ | C− | B | A− |
| Streetsville | 13,535 | 2.5 | B+ | D | B | A− |
| Creditview | 10,972 | 3 | B | D | B | A− |
| Hurontario | 43,877 | 3.4 | B+ | D | B | A− |
| Uptown | 12,244 | 3.6 | B− | D− | B | A− |
People: Statistics Canada, Census 2021. Distances: centre to centre.
Questions about Roseborough
Is Roseborough a young town or an old one?
Its median age is 40, where Canadian towns sit at 45.2.
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).