MonoOntario
Population 10,036: a town in Ontario. It is part of the Toronto metro area.
Is Mono a good place to live?
A strong record with one exception. Mono ranks #331 of 858 in Ontario, with a B overall. Set against the rest, it does better than 63% of Canadian towns. Its strongest subject is safety (A). Homes are dear (C−). Elsewhere it is close to typical: B− for schools, B for health, B for jobs & income and C+ for walkability.
Rents here are the metro area's average, shared by every town and neighbourhood in it. 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 Mono grades
Each subject compares Mono 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 Mono stand out
The 3 things Mono does most differently from other towns.
The data
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Mono.
Violent crime weighs less on Mono than on Ontario’s towns or Canadian towns: a violent severity index of 55
Violent crime is recorded at 4.1 per 1,000 residents a year. Property crime ran at 11.9 incidents per 1,000 residents a year, below Ontario’s towns (30.5) and Canadian towns (31.2) alike.
Year by year · Crime Severity Index for each year
| 2023–2025 | Mono | Ontario | Canada |
|---|---|---|---|
| Property crime per 1,000 | 11.9 | 30.5 | 31.2 |
| Violent crime | 4.1 | 10.5 | 12 |
| Violent Crime Severity Index | 55 | 76 | 86 |
Statistics Canada, Uniform Crime Reporting Survey, 2023–2025 average
Most households in Mono own their home: 95%, more than in Ontario’s towns or across Canadian towns
A year’s rent came to 18% of the median household income, below Ontario’s towns (22%) and Canadian towns (20%) alike. Mono shares its rent as a share of income and monthly rent for a two-bedroom numbers with the rest of the Toronto metro area.
What homes were worth · The median owner’s estimate at the 2021 census
| Census 2021 | Mono | Ontario | Canada |
|---|---|---|---|
| Households owning their home | 95% | 76% | 74% |
| Rent as a share of income | 18% | 22% | 20% |
| Households spending 30%+ on shelter | 18% | 22% | 18% |
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.
Mono is on Canada’s flood inventory: 4 listed, led by Toronto Regional Conservation Authority
Earthquakes matter little: NRCan’s model puts building losses at $0.012 a year per $1,000 of value, against $0.030 for the typical town. Radon is higher than usual: 11% of tested homes in the survey area topped the guideline, against 6.6% for the typical town.
Radon tests above the guideline · share of tested homes, 200 Bq/m³
| Hazards | Mono | Ontario | Canada |
|---|---|---|---|
| Radon tests above the guideline | 11% | 4% | 6.6% |
| Earthquake loss per $1,000 of buildings a year | $0.012 | $0.043 | $0.030 |
NRCan seismic risk model and burned areas, Health Canada radon survey, the Flood Hazard Map Inventory
Very good or excellent health for 51% of adults in Mono’s health region
Area-wide: health survey and life expectancy, counted over the Wellington-Dufferin-Guelph Health Unit
Lives in the region last 82.4 years on average (2022/2024): 84.5 for women, 80.2 for men. At 13%, the share of adults who smoke tops the 11% for Ontario. What sets Mono apart within its region is a longer trip to hospital, 7.1 km for the average resident (3.7 km typical).
Very good or excellent health · adults, age-standardised
| Health | Mono | Ontario | Canada |
|---|---|---|---|
| Smokers | 13% | 10% | 12% |
| Life expectancy at birth | 82.4 | 82.8 | 81.5 |
Statistics Canada, Canadian Community Health Survey 2023/2024 and life expectancy 2022/2024; Open Database of Healthcare Facilities
Trips to work from Mono take longer than from Ontario’s towns or Canadian towns: 36 min on average
The car carried 93% of commuters at the census.
How working residents got to work · census 2021
| Census 2021 | Mono | Ontario | Canada |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average trip | 36 min | 29 min | 26 min |
| Car or van | 93% | 88% | 89% |
Statistics Canada, Census 2021 (labour and commuting) · Census day was in May 2021, mid-pandemic, so commuting and work figures carry the lockdowns’ mark.
January lows in Mono: −11.3°C, against −9.1°C in Ontario’s towns and −13.5°C in Canadian towns
A normal June brings 83 mm of precipitation, more than any other month. Gardeners get 141 frost-free days, from 16 May to 5 October. The year’s precipitation totals 793 mm, below both Ontario’s towns (902 mm) and Canadian towns (883 mm). December is the snowiest month, with 42 cm on average.
Average high by season · ECCC normals, 1991–2020
| Normals, 1991–2020 | Mono | Ontario | Canada |
|---|---|---|---|
| Snowfall a year | 174 cm | 146 cm | 141 cm |
| January night low | −11.3°C | −9.1°C | −13.5°C |
| Precipitation a year | 793 mm | 902 mm | 883 mm |
| July afternoon high | 26.0°C | 26.7°C | 25.5°C |
Environment and Climate Change Canada, Canadian Climate Normals 1991–2020 (Egbert)
Expect November days around 6°C in Mono, nights around −1°C
November usually brings some 22 cm of snow. The month after, December, normally sees freezing afternoons and −7°C nights. A normal November brings 72 mm of rain and snow. July brings the warmest days, 26°C; January the coldest nights, −11°C.
Normal highs, the months ahead · ECCC normals, 1991–2020
| Season | High | Low | Rain and snow |
|---|---|---|---|
| Winter | −2°C | −10°C | 157 mm |
| Spring | 11°C | 0°C | 183 mm |
| Summer | 25°C | 13°C | 244 mm |
| Autumn | 14°C | 4°C | 210 mm |
ECCC normals, 1991–2020 (Egbert); the forecast is on the Weather page
Mono turned out at just 25% for its 2022 council election, below 85% of Ontario municipalities
John Creelman was elected mayor of Mono in October 2022, on a council of 5 seats.
| Turnout | Mono | Ontario | Canada |
|---|---|---|---|
| Municipal election, 2022 | 25% | 31% | 31% |
Wikidata, MAMH, MMAH, Statistics Canada
No public library stands in Mono: the closest, Orangeville Public Library - Mill Street, is 6.1 km away
After it comes Orangeville Public Library - Alder Street (Orangeville), 8.6 km away.
Provincial library statistics, OpenStreetMap, the CRA and Statistics Canada
Walk from Mono: 7 mapped routes
56 areas within 10 km are protected for nature. One unnamed beach is mapped within 5 km. Of the country within 10 km, 3.7% lies in protected areas; the median Canadian town has 2.3%.
Protected land · of the land within 10 km
| Outdoors | Mono | Ontario | Canada |
|---|---|---|---|
| Public protected areas within 10 km | 14 | 4 | 4 |
| Protected land within 10 km | 3.7% | 2.3% | 2.3% |
Canadian Protected and Conserved Areas Database (CPCAD), OpenStreetMap routes and beaches
Mono: median age 47.2, 3,130 households
People 65 and over make up a fifth of the town, higher than both Ontario’s towns (19%) and Canadian towns (19%). Visible minorities make up 18% of the population, below Ontario’s towns (26%) but 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
49.9% of Mono’s residents are women
4,700 women and 4,720 men at the 2021 census; across Canada, women are 50.9%.
| Mono | Ontario | Canada | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 16% | 15% | 16% |
| 15 to 64 | 64% | 65% | 64% |
| 65+ | 20% | 19% | 19% |
| No certificate, diploma or degree | 13% | 15% | 16% |
| Postsecondary qualification | 59% | 56% | 56% |
Statistics Canada, Census 2021; Ontario and Canada: medians of towns of 2,500+
3 school boards share Mono
The closest elementary school is 3.9 km away, above Ontario’s towns (0.5 km) and Canadian towns (0.5 km) alike. Over three years, results rose at 10 of its 17 tested schools. Also worth knowing: only 3 of the 18 are Catholic, against 34% in Ontario. On the tests, 5 of 17 schools land above the middle in Ontario, 6 under it.
| School | Level | Students | System |
|---|---|---|---|
| St Andrew School CatholicLargest elementary schoolElementary · Grades JK–8 | Elementary · Grades JK–8 | 600 | English Catholic |
| Orangeville District Secondary School Fourth fifth in OntarioLargest secondary schoolSecondary · Grades 9–12 | Secondary · Grades 9–12 | 1,095 | English public |
Schools by system · Schools within 3 km
| Schools within 3 km | Mono | Ontario | Canada |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nearest secondary school | 6.1 km | 1.2 km | 1.2 km |
| Nearest elementary school | 3.9 km | 0.5 km | 0.5 km |
| School boards | 3 | 4 | 3 |
Provincial school lists and results, 2024-25
Everything we know about Mono
Hockley Valley Resort and 5 more in and around Mono
Museums, historic sites, parks, gardens and days out in and near Mono, the best known first.
Famous people from around Mono
One notable person was born in Mono; with them, the best known born in the towns around it.
Photo credits
Edge: zuko1312, CC BY 2.0 · Aaron Downey: Dan4th Nicholas, CC BY 2.0 · Ryan Cooley: Flickr user Tiger Girl, CC BY 2.0 · Nick Ritchie: 5of7, CC BY-SA 2.0 · Brett Ritchie: TheAHL, CC BY 2.0
About Mono
Town in Ontario
Statistics Canada treats Mono as a single census subdivision in Ontario, and TownRatings keeps to that line.
Statistics Canada: population estimates 2025 (17-10-0155), Census of Population 2021, 2021 census boundaries.
- Population
- 10,036 (people, 2025 estimate)
- Province or territory
- Ontario
- Census division
- Dufferin
- Metro area
- Toronto
- Census subdivision
- 3522012
Mono’s neighbours
The nearest places of 1,000 or more. Statistics Canada
| Town | People | km | Overall | Cost | Safety | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mono | 10,036 | — | B | C− | A | B |
| Orangeville | 33,070 | 6.9 | B | D | A− | B+ |
| Amaranth | 4,808 | 12 | C+ | D | A+ | B |
| Shelburne | 10,767 | 17 | C+ | C− | A | B− |
| East Garafraxa | 2,976 | 18 | A− | C+ | A+ | B |
People: Statistics Canada, Census 2021. Distances: centre to centre.
Questions about Mono
Has Mono grown?
It added people: 8,609 in 2016, 9,421 in 2021, 9.4% more, where the middle of Canadian towns grew 4.1%. Statistics Canada’s 2025 estimate is 10,036.
What kind of homes are in Mono?
98% of homes are single-detached houses, against 64% for the median of Canadian towns, and 0% are in apartment buildings of five storeys or more. A household averages 3 people; 13% are one person living alone.
How old are the people of Mono?
The median resident is 47.2 years old, against 45.2 for the median of Canadian towns. 16% are under 15 and 20% 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).