South CommonMississauga
The neighbourhood, home to 4,867 people, lies in Mississauga. It is one of the 33 neighbourhoods that make up Mississauga.
Is South Common a good place to live?
Some subjects shine; others lag. Its best grade is for walkability (A+). South Common grades B− overall and ranks #450 of 858 in Ontario. Nationally, it does better than 55% of Canadian towns. Pupils here do better than most (A−). Housing is expensive (D−). Jobs & income is weaker too (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.
How South Common grades
Each subject compares South Common 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 South Common stand out
The 3 things South Common does most differently from other towns.
The data
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in South Common.
Rent takes more of local pay in South Common than in Ontario’s towns or Canadian towns: 37% of household income
33% of households spent 30% or more of their income on shelter, higher than both Ontario’s towns (22%) and Canadian towns (18%). The median home value was $500,000, below Ontario’s towns ($695,000) but above Canadian towns ($406,000).
What homes were worth · The median owner’s estimate at the 2021 census
| Census 2021 | South Common | Ontario | Canada |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rent as a share of income | 37% | 22% | 20% |
| Households spending 30%+ on shelter | 33% | 22% | 18% |
| Median home value, 2021 | $500,000 | $695,000 | $406,000 |
Statistics Canada, Census 2021; CMHC Rental Market Survey via Statistics Canada · The 2021 census asked owners what their home was worth; those values, and 2020 incomes, are what this compares. · Area behind the rent as a share of income and monthly rent for a two-bedroom figures: the Toronto metro area
Driving to work is less common in South Common than in Ontario’s towns or Canadian towns: 77% of commuters
Getting to work takes 33 min on average.
How working residents got to work · census 2021
| Census 2021 | South Common | Ontario | Canada |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average trip | 33 min | 29 min | 26 min |
| Car or van | 77% | 88% | 89% |
Statistics Canada, Census 2021 (labour and commuting) · The 2021 census was taken in May 2021, during COVID-19 restrictions: more people than usual worked from home or were off work.
Few places are as safe from hazards as South Common: it beats 86% of Canadian towns
Seismic risk in South Common sits near the middle: $0.040 of expected damage per $1,000 of buildings a year, the typical town $0.030. Flood mapping exists: 3 studies, most recently by Credit Valley Conservation Authority.
Radon tests above the guideline · share of tested homes, 200 Bq/m³
| Hazards | South Common | 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 · Earthquake risk published for the city of Mississauga, not by town
3 school boards share South Common
John Fraser Secondary School is the biggest, at 1,715 students. Over three years, results slipped at 15 of its 27 tested schools. Results are mixed: 10 of 27 schools above the middle in Ontario, 10 below it. Of the 28, one teaches in French (10% of schools in Ontario).
| School | Level | Students | System |
|---|---|---|---|
| Credit Valley Public School Top fifth in OntarioLargest elementary schoolElementary · Grades JK–6 | Elementary · Grades JK–6 | 655 | English public |
| John Fraser Secondary School Top fifth in OntarioLargest secondary schoolSecondary · Grades 9–12 | Secondary · Grades 9–12 | 1,715 | English public |
| ÉÉC Saint-Jean-Baptiste FrenchTeaches in FrenchElementary · Grades JK–8 | Elementary · Grades JK–8 | 255 | French Catholic |
Schools by system · Schools within 3 km
| Schools within 3 km | South Common | Ontario | Canada |
|---|---|---|---|
| School boards | 3 | 4 | 3 |
Provincial school lists and results, 2024-25
South Common’s region outlives the typical Canadian town by 3.8 years: life expectancy 85.3
Smokers make up nearly a tenth of the region’s adults, below both Ontario’s towns (10%) and Canadian towns (12%). The survey puts the region’s share in very good or excellent health at 49%; Ontario as a whole is at 51%. For South Common itself the measure is access, and it scores well: 2.4 km to the nearest hospital, where 3.7 km is typical.
Very good or excellent health · adults, age-standardised
| Health | South Common | 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: one figure for all of the Peel Regional Health Unit
Summer runs warm in South Common: July highs of 27.4°C, above Ontario’s towns and Canadian towns
The thermometer drops below freezing on 131 days a year, below Ontario’s towns (139) and Canadian towns (159) alike. Midwinter nights in South Common bottom out at −8.9°C on average. Most of the snow comes in January, about 32 cm. Rain and snow peak in June, at 81 mm.
Average high by season · ECCC normals, 1991–2020
| Normals, 1991–2020 | South Common | 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))
South Common earns a B for safety
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.
Year by year · Crime Severity Index for each year
| 2023–2025 | South Common | 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 · Data for Crime Severity Index, Violent Crime Severity Index, violent crime and property crime per 1,000 covers the Peel Region (Mississauga/Brampton) service area
Visible minorities make up more of South Common than of Ontario’s towns or Canadian towns: 66%
Those 65 and older account for just over a fifth of residents. 0.6% of residents have an Indigenous identity, lower than both Ontario’s towns (1.6%) and Canadian towns (2.8%).
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 55.2% of South Common
Census 2021 put women at 2,685 and men at 2,175; women are 50.9% of Canada.
| South Common | Ontario | Canada | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 16% | 15% | 16% |
| 15 to 64 | 64% | 65% | 64% |
| 65+ | 21% | 19% | 19% |
| No certificate, diploma or degree | 16% | 15% | 16% |
| Postsecondary qualification | 53% | 56% | 56% |
Statistics Canada, Census 2021; Ontario and Canada: medians of towns of 2,500+
In South Common, November normally means 8°C afternoons and freezing nights
The forecast on the Weather page is ECCC’s for Mississauga. A normal December brings highs of 2°C, lows of −5°C. Snowfall in a normal November: 9 cm. Precipitation in November averages 72 mm.
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
South Common Pop Up Library logs 4.8 visits per person served, more than 77% of Ontario’s town libraries
South Common is served by South Common Pop Up 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 50 km of South Common: Rouge National Urban Park
Of the country within 10 km, 0.1% lies in protected areas; the median Canadian town has 2.3%. For a provincial park, Bronte Creek Provincial Park lies 14 km off. One protected area is close by.
Protected land · of the land within 10 km
| Outdoors | South Common | 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
Everything we know about South Common
Blackwood Gallery and 6 more in and around South Common
From museums to parks and historic sites: South Common’s places to visit and those just beyond its edge, most famous first.
About South Common
Neighbourhood in Mississauga
Statistics Canada counts Mississauga as one municipality, so TownRatings builds South Common and its other neighbourhoods from census dissemination areas, named from the city’s map or OpenStreetMap.
Statistics Canada: population estimates 2025 (17-10-0155), Census of Population 2021, 2021 census boundaries.
- Population
- 4,867 (people, 2021 estimate)
- Province or territory
- Ontario
- City
- Mississauga
- Census subdivision
- 3521005
South Common’s neighbours
The nearest places of 1,000 or more. Statistics Canada
| Town | People | km | Overall | Cost | Safety | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| South Common | 4,867 | — | B− | D− | B | A− |
| Erin Mills | 39,194 | 0.6 | B+ | D | B | A− |
| Sheridan | 15,775 | 2.3 | B+ | D | B | A− |
| Central Erin Mills | 36,393 | 3.3 | B+ | D | B | A− |
| Erindale | 22,755 | 3.7 | B | D− | B | A− |
| Churchill Meadows | 48,872 | 4.4 | B+ | D | B | A− |
| Creditview | 10,972 | 4.6 | B | D | B | A− |
People: Statistics Canada, Census 2021. Distances: centre to centre.
Questions about South Common
How old are the people of South Common?
The median resident is 39.8 years old, against 45.2 for the median of Canadian towns. 16% are under 15 and 21% are 65 or over.
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).