OakvilleOntario

Four parallel systems run Oakville’s schools through 6 boards: English and French, public and Catholic

56,580 students attend the 89 elementary schools, 17 secondary schools and 1 alternative or adult school in or within 3 km of Oakville. On results, 71 of its 101 tested schools sit in the top two fifths in Ontario. Also worth knowing: of the 107, 10 teach in French (10% of schools in Ontario). White Oaks Secondary School is the biggest, at 2,180 students.

For health, Oakville is ahead of 94% of Canadian towns

Measured across the Halton Regional Health Unit: health survey and life expectancy

On average 15% of adults live with arthritis, diabetes or high blood pressure, below Ontario’s towns (17%) and Canadian towns (17%) alike. Adults here are more upbeat about their health than the province: 54% very good or excellent, against 51% in Ontario. Lives in the region last 84.9 years on average (2022/2024): 86.5 for women, 83.2 for men. Closer to home, a hospital sits 3.4 km from the average resident of Oakville, about the norm of 3.7 km.

Violent crime weighs less where Oakville is policed than in Ontario’s towns or Canadian towns: a violent severity index of 28

The index for the force that serves it came to 31, lower than both Ontario’s towns (56) and Canadian towns (67). Violence across its police area runs at 3.6 per 1,000 residents a year. On top of that, for every 1,000 residents of its police area, 18.3 property crimes are reported each year.

For cost of living, Oakville gets a D

Area-wide: rent as a share of income and monthly rent for a two-bedroom, counted over the Toronto metro area

A year’s rent came to 19% of the median household income, below Ontario’s towns (22%) and Canadian towns (20%) alike. 78% of households are owner-occupiers.

Oakville is on Canada’s flood inventory: 9 listed, led by Conservation Halton

NRCan expects $0.045 of shaking damage a year per $1,000 of buildings in Oakville, near the typical $0.030. In Health Canada’s survey, just 4.1% of homes tested in the area exceeded 200 Bq/m³ (6.6% typical).

Oakville has milder winters than Ontario’s towns or Canadian towns: January lows of −6.3°C

For the wettest month, look to June: 81 mm on average. The thermometer drops below freezing on 98 days a year, lower than both Ontario’s towns (139) and Canadian towns (159). A normal January brings 32 cm of snow, the most of any month.

In Oakville, November normally means 8°C afternoons and 3°C nights

Normal highs peak at 26°C in July; nights bottom out at −6°C in January. About 9 cm of snow falls in a normal November. Expect about 72 mm of rain and snow over November. Hour-by-hour figures come from ECCC’s Oakville forecast, on the Weather page.

Each seat on Oakville’s council stands for 16,210 residents, more than in 94% of Ontario municipalities

Rob Burton was elected mayor of Oakville in October 2022, on a council of 15 seats.

More visits per person served than nine in ten Ontario’s town libraries: Oakville Public Library counts 6

From 8 branches, Oakville Public Library serves 240,000 people.

Visible minorities make up more of Oakville than of Ontario’s towns or Canadian towns: 43%

Children under 15 make up 18%, above Ontario’s towns (15%) and Canadian towns (16%) alike. 16% of residents have reached 65.

Households in Oakville earn more than those in 98% of Canadian towns

A trip to work takes 29 min on average. 85% of commuters drove, near Ontario’s towns (88%) and lower than Canadian towns (89%).

Oakville borders Bronte Creek Provincial Park

Within 10 km of the town, 0.9% of the land is protected, against 2.3% around a typical Canadian town. 52 km separate the town from Rouge National Urban Park, its nearest national park. CPCAD lists 8 protected areas within 10 km.