OrangevilleOntario

Renting in Orangeville eats 24% of household income, more than in both Ontario’s towns and Canadian towns

Rent as a share of income and monthly rent for a two-bedroom for the Toronto metro area

Owners make up 76% of households, near both Ontario’s towns (76%) and Canadian towns (74%).

Violent crime weighs less on Orangeville than on Ontario’s towns or Canadian towns: a violent severity index of 51

Thefts, break-ins and damage add up to 22.7 per 1,000 residents a year. Police recorded 9.5 violent incidents per 1,000 residents a year, below Ontario’s towns (10.5) and Canadian towns (12) alike.

51% of adults around Orangeville rate their health very good or excellent

Smoking takes in 13% of adults, age-standardised, above Ontario’s towns (10%) and Canadian towns (12%) alike. The region’s 2022/2024 life expectancy is 82.4, with women at 84.5 and men at 80.2. Measured from where Orangeville’s residents live, a hospital is 3.0 km away, near the 3.7 km most towns see. Nobody publishes health survey and life expectancy for Orangeville alone, so this card uses the figure for the Wellington-Dufferin-Guelph Health Unit.

Flood mapping exists for Orangeville: 3 on record, latest by Credit Valley Conservation Authority

Shaking is less of a worry than in most places, at $0.012 a year per $1,000 of building value ($0.030 typical). Radon is higher than usual: just over a tenth of tested homes in the survey area topped the guideline, against 6.6% for the typical town.

Orangeville’s schools come under 3 different boards

The 3 km around Orangeville counts 12 elementary schools, 2 secondary schools and 1 alternative or adult school, 6,785 students between them. The 14 with results split, 5 in the upper two fifths in Ontario and 4 in the lower. Of the 15, one teaches in French (10% of schools in Ontario).

A town of families: 19% of people in Orangeville are under 15, more than in both Ontario’s towns and Canadian towns

Those 65 and older account for 15% of residents. Visible minorities make up 14% of the population, below both Ontario’s towns (26%) and Canadian towns (15%).

July highs in Orangeville: 25.4°C, against 26.7°C in Ontario’s towns and 25.5°C in Canadian towns

January nights fall to −10.7°C on average, lower than Ontario’s towns (−9.1°C) yet higher than Canadian towns (−13.5°C). Snow peaks in December: 42 cm in a normal year. Also worth knowing: rain and snow peak in June, at 83 mm.

Commuters in Orangeville travel further than in Ontario’s towns or Canadian towns, 33 min on average

91% of commuters drove to work at the census.

What November brings in Orangeville: −2°C at night, 6°C by day

November normally sees 72 mm of precipitation. Expect around 22 cm of snow in November. The year peaks in July (25°C) and bottoms out in February (−11°C). The forecast on the Weather page is ECCC’s for Orangeville.

Council seats in Orangeville are spread thin, 4,720 residents each, more than in 82% of Ontario municipalities

In the Legislative Assembly of Ontario, Orangeville belongs to Dufferin—Caledon; who holds it as MPP (Member of Provincial Parliament, at Queen’s Park in Toronto) isn’t on an open record, so no one is named.

Orangeville has two public libraries, Alder Street Branch and Orangeville Public Library - Mill Street

The 30,637 people Orangeville Public Library serves have 2 branches to choose from.

Orangeville is 4.5 km from Hockley Valley Provincial Park

Count 38 protected areas within 10 km of town. For a national park, Rouge National Urban Park is 66 km away. Out to 10 km from the town’s edge, 4.2% of the land is protected; 2.3% is typical for a Canadian town. OpenStreetMap shows one beach within 5 km, without a name.