Oro-MedonteOntario

TownGrade

#918 of 2,556

It grew by 9% between the 2016 and 2021 censuses. A town of 24,681 in Ontario.

2 places within 19 kmMap →

Photo: P199 · CC BY-SA 3.0

Population

24,681

people, 2025 estimate

Median age

47.6

years · Ontario’s towns: 46.8

Postsecondary

60%

of residents 15 and over hold a postsecondary certificate, diploma or degree · Canadian towns: 56%

Walk, cycle, transit

walk, cycle or take transit to work · Canadian towns: 8%

Is Oro-Medonte a good place to live?

Oro-Medonte’s grades pull in different directions. Recorded crime is low (A+). With a B overall, Oro-Medonte is better than 63% of Canadian towns and ranks #329 of 858 in Ontario. Buying in is costly (C−). It is hard to get around without a car (C−). Its other grades sit near the middle: B− for schools and B− for jobs & income.

This town's rent is the 2021 census rent scaled to 2025 by its province's ratio of surveyed to census rents: no rental survey covers it, so its Cost Grade is less sure. Safety is the police detachment's figure, shared with the towns and countryside around 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.

StrongestA⁺Safety A⁺Hazard riskWeakestC⁻Walkability C⁻Cost of living

How Oro-Medonte grades

Each subject compares Oro-Medonte 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 grading works

SafetyVery little crime by comparisonA⁺Open →Hazard riskIn the top fifth of the towns comparedA⁺Open →WalkabilityGraded on how easily people get around without a carC⁻Open →Cost of livingHomes are harder to afford than in most townsC⁻Open →HealthAbove the middle of the towns comparedB⁺Open →SchoolsBased on how pupils do in exams and testsB⁻Open →Jobs & incomeNear typical for the towns comparedB⁻Open →

How TownRatings grades Canadian towns →

What makes Oro-Medonte stand out

The 3 things Oro-Medonte does most differently from other towns.

Picked automatically from the data

Walk, cycle or transit to work

Getting around

3% walk, cycle or take transit

The midpoint across Canadian towns is 8%

Statistics Canada, Census 2021

Safety

Better than 98%

of Canadian towns on safety

Its safety grade: A+.

Hazard risk

Better than 98%

of Canadian towns on hazard risk

Its hazard risk grade: A+.

The data

Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Oro-Medonte.

SafetySafety A⁺

For the force that serves Oro-Medonte, the Crime Severity Index is 27, below Ontario’s towns and Canadian towns

27Crime Severity Index

Area-wide: Crime Severity Index, Violent Crime Severity Index, violent crime and property crime per 1,000, counted over the Orillia (Oro-Medonte) detachment area

Violent incidents in its police area came to 5.4 per 1,000 residents a year, below Ontario’s towns (10.5) and Canadian towns (12) alike. For violence alone, its police area’s index was 31, below Ontario’s towns (76) and Canadian towns (86) alike.

Year by year · Crime Severity Index for each year

202331

202425

202525

2023–2025	Oro-Medonte	Ontario	Canada
Property crime per 1,000	10.6	30.5	31.2
Crime Severity Index	27	56	67
Violent Crime Severity Index	31	76	86
Violent crime	5.4	10.5	12

non-violent Crime Severity Index

38%

of incidents cleared, 2023–25

Full pageOro-Medonte’s safety reportOpen the full Safety report

Safety27 Crime Severity Index · The index weighs each crime Oro-Medonte’s police recorded by how serious it is.Questions“Is Oro-Medonte safe?”

Statistics Canada, Uniform Crime Reporting Survey, 2023–2025 average

Natural hazardsHazard risk A⁺

Oro-Medonte’s grade for hazard risk: an A+

Lowwildfire bandA⁺Hazard risk Grade

Radon is lower than usual: 0.9% of tested homes in the survey area topped the guideline, against 6.6% for the typical town. Shaking is less of a worry than in most places, at $0.015 a year per $1,000 of building value ($0.030 typical). One flood study covers the town, by City of Orillia.

Radon tests above the guideline · share of tested homes, 200 Bq/m³

Oro-Medonte0.9%

Ontario’s towns4%

Canadian towns6.6%

Hazards	Oro-Medonte	Ontario	Canada
Radon tests above the guideline	0.9%	4%	6.6%
Earthquake loss per $1,000 of buildings a year	$0.015	$0.043	$0.030

$0.015

expected earthquake loss a year per $1,000 of buildings

Low

wildfire band

24 km

to the nearest land burned since 1986

flood study on the national inventory

Full pageOro-Medonte’s flood & hazards pageOpen the full Flood & hazards page

WildfireLow wildfire band · No land burned within 25 km since 1986 FloodOne flood study on record Earthquakes$0.015 a year per $1,000 · Canadian towns: $0.030 Radon0.9% of tests above the guideline Be readyAlerts, FireSmart and radon tests

NRCan seismic risk model and burned areas, Health Canada radon survey, the Flood Hazard Map Inventory

HousingCost of living C⁻

Oro-Medonte is a town of owners: 94% of households own their home, above Ontario’s towns and Canadian towns

$800,000median home value, 2021C⁻Cost of living Grade

14% of households spent 30% or more of their income on shelter, lower than both Ontario’s towns (22%) and Canadian towns (18%). The median home value was $800,000, above Ontario’s towns ($695,000) and Canadian towns ($406,000) alike.

What homes were worth · The median owner’s estimate at the 2021 census

Oro-Medonte$800,000

Ontario$695,000

Canadian towns$406,000

Census 2021	Oro-Medonte	Ontario	Canada
Households owning their home	94%	76%	74%
Households spending 30%+ on shelter	14%	22%	18%
Median home value, 2021	$800,000	$695,000	$406,000
Rent as a share of income	18%	22%	20%

$1,250

monthly rent for a two-bedroom

$1,400

median monthly shelter cost for owners, 2021

Full pageOro-Medonte’s cost of living pageOpen the full Cost of living page

Owners and renters94% own their home Cost of living6.9 times household income · The median owner’s estimate, $800,000, against the median household income Renting$1,250 a month · The median rent at the 2021 census

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.

HealthHealth B⁺

Around Oro-Medonte, 54% of adults call their health very good or excellent

54%very good or excellent healthB⁺Health Grade

A child born in the region can expect 81.5 years, lower than Ontario’s towns (82.8) and near Canadian towns (81.5). Measured from where Oro-Medonte’s residents live, the nearest hospital is 12 km away, beyond the typical 3.7 km. A pharmacy is nearer: 7.8 km on average, with 0.1 within 3 km of the typical home. Oro-Medonte doesn’t get its own health survey and life expectancy figures; the ones here come from the Simcoe Muskoka District Health Unit.

Very good or excellent health · adults, age-standardised

Oro-Medonte54%

Ontario’s towns51%

Canadian towns52%

Health	Oro-Medonte	Ontario	Canada
Very good or excellent health	54%	51%	52%
Life expectancy at birth	81.5	82.8	81.5
Smokers	12%	10%	12%

81.5

years of life expectancy, 2022/2024

12 km

from homes to a hospital, on average

12%

of adults smoke, age-standardised

7.8 km

from homes to a pharmacy, on average

Full pageOro-Medonte’s health pageOpen the full Health page

Health survey54% very good or excellent health · adults, age-standardised Getting care12 km to a hospital · A pharmacy 7.8 km away on average The wider areaLife expectancy: women 83.5, men 79.5 Conditions and habits17% with chronic conditions · adults, age-standardised

Statistics Canada, Canadian Community Health Survey 2023/2024 and life expectancy 2022/2024; Open Database of Healthcare Facilities

Climate

Oro-Medonte has cooler summers than Ontario’s towns or Canadian towns: July highs of 24.5°C

24.5°CJuly afternoons

Expect January lows of around −12.6°C in Oro-Medonte. Snowfall adds up to 174 cm a year, above both Ontario’s towns (146 cm) and Canadian towns (141 cm). December is the snowiest month, with 42 cm on average. Also worth knowing: rain and snow peak in June, at 83 mm.

Average high by season · ECCC normals, 1991–2020

Winter−2.2°C

Spring9.2°C

Summer23.4°C

Autumn13.0°C

Normals, 1991–2020	Oro-Medonte	Ontario	Canada
July afternoon high	24.5°C	26.7°C	25.5°C
Snowfall a year	174 cm	146 cm	141 cm
January night low	−12.6°C	−9.1°C	−13.5°C
Precipitation a year	793 mm	902 mm	883 mm

174 cm

of snow a year

142

days with frost a year

115

days with precipitation a year

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The yearJuly highs 24.5°C, January lows −12.6°C Rain and snow793 mm a year · Canadian towns: 883 mm Snow174 cm of snow a year Weather station28 km to the station · Lagoon City

Environment and Climate Change Canada, Canadian Climate Normals 1991–2020 (Lagoon City)

Weather

Expect November days around 6°C in Oro-Medonte, nights around −1°C

6°Ca normal November afternoon

Normal highs peak at 25°C in July; nights bottom out at −13°C in January. By December, a normal day reaches freezing and a night falls to −7°C. A typical November adds 22 cm of snow. November normally sees 72 mm of precipitation.

Normal highs, the months ahead · ECCC normals, 1991–2020

November6°C

December0°C

January−4°C

February−3°C

Season	High	Low	Rain and snow
Winter	−2°C	−11°C	157 mm
Spring	9°C	0°C	183 mm
Summer	23°C	15°C	244 mm
Autumn	13°C	5°C	210 mm

−1°C

a normal November night

72 mm

of rain and snow in a normal November

Full pageOro-Medonte’s weather pageOpen the full Weather page

Next 24 hoursTemperature and chance of rain, hour by hour The week aheadECCC’s days ahead, beside the normals The yearWarmest July, coldest January

ECCC normals, 1991–2020 (Lagoon City); the forecast is on the Weather page

Town hall

Each seat on Oro-Medonte’s council stands for 3,530 residents, more than in 78% of Ontario municipalities

In the Legislative Assembly of Ontario, Oro-Medonte is shared by 2 ridings (Barrie—Springwater—Oro-Medonte and Simcoe North).

Turnout	Oro-Medonte	Ontario	Canada
Municipal election, 2022	36%	31%	31%

Full pageOro-Medonte’s town hall & politics pageOpen the full Town hall & politics page

Who runs itTownship Member of ParliamentDoug Shipley

Wikidata, MAMH, MMAH, Statistics Canada

Library & civic lifeCivic life grade D

No public library stands in Oro-Medonte: the closest, Orillia Public Library, is 14 km away

After it comes Springwater Public Library - Midhurst Branch (Springwater), 17 km away.

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Places to belong0.6 charities per 1,000 residents

Provincial library statistics, OpenStreetMap, the CRA and Statistics Canada

SchoolsSchools B⁻

18 of Oro-Medonte’s 27 tested schools score in the lower two fifths in Ontario

28schools within 3 kmB⁻Schools Grade

Orillia Secondary School is the biggest, at 1,275 students. Its schools answer to 3 boards. Measured from the centre, the closest high school lies 13 km off, higher than both Ontario’s towns (1.2 km) and Canadian towns (1.2 km). The 3 km around Oro-Medonte counts 24 elementary schools and 4 secondary schools, 12,760 students between them.

School	Level	Students	System
Notre Dame Catholic School CatholicLargest elementary schoolElementary · Grades JK–8	Elementary · Grades JK–8	620	English Catholic
Orillia Secondary School Fourth fifth in OntarioLargest secondary schoolSecondary · Grades 9–12	Secondary · Grades 9–12	1,275	English public
ÉÉC Samuel-de-Champlain FrenchTeaches in FrenchElementary · Grades JK–6	Elementary · Grades JK–6	140	French Catholic
Codrington Public School Top fifth in OntarioResults in the top fifth in OntarioElementary · Grades JK–8	Elementary · Grades JK–8	280	English public

See all 28 schools →

Schools by system · Schools within 3 km

English public21

English Catholic5

French Catholic2

Schools within 3 km	Oro-Medonte	Ontario	Canada
Nearest secondary school	13 km	1.2 km	1.2 km
Nearest elementary school	5.3 km	0.5 km	0.5 km
School boards	3	4	3

12,760

students at the schools within 3 km, 2024-25

13 km

to the nearest secondary school

5.3 km

to the nearest elementary school

Full pageOro-Medonte’s schools pageOpen the full Schools page

Results6 of 27 in the top two fifths · of the schools with results, placed against every school in Ontario Every school28 schools within 3 km · 24 elementary schools and 4 secondary schools Language2 of 28 teach in French · 10% of schools in Ontario The boards3 school boards · Simcoe County DSB Questions“What schools are there in Oro-Medonte?”

Provincial school lists and results, 2024-25

Who lives here

Fewer of Oro-Medonte’s people belong to a visible minority than in Ontario’s towns or Canadian towns: 3%

47.6median age

Those 65 and older account for 21% of residents. 9% of residents came to Canada as immigrants, above Ontario’s towns (7.6%) and Canadian towns (6.4%) alike.

Oro-MedonteOntarioCanada

OntarioCanada

Ages · Share of residents in each age group, Census 2021

21%

Schooling · Highest qualification, residents 15 and over

No certificate, diploma or degree13%

Postsecondary qualification60%

Women and men · all residents

49.3% of Oro-Medonte’s residents are women

11,350 women and 11,665 men at the 2021 census; across Canada, women are 50.9%.

Who lives in Oro-Medonte
	Oro-Medonte	Ontario	Canada
Under 15	15%	15%	16%
15 to 64	63%	65%	64%
65+	21%	19%	19%
No certificate, diploma or degree	13%	15%	16%
Postsecondary qualification	60%	56%	56%

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Immigrants9% are immigrants · 3% belong to a visible minority Ages47.6 median age · 21% are 65 or over Households8,640 households · 2.7 people per household English and French6% speak both · 0% speak French but not English

Statistics Canada, Census 2021; Ontario and Canada: medians of towns of 2,500+

Work & commuteJobs & income B⁻

Trips to work from Oro-Medonte take longer than from Ontario’s towns or Canadian towns: 32 min on average

3%walk, cycle or take transit

How working residents got to work · census 2021

Car or van96%

Walk2%

Bicycle0%

Public transit0%

Census 2021	Oro-Medonte	Ontario	Canada
Average trip	32 min	29 min	26 min

$114,000

median household income, 2020

25%

worked from home, May 2021

16%

of commuters work inside the municipality

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Unemployment11% unemployed · Of the labour force · Canadian towns: 9.9%Getting to work3% walk, cycle or take transit Where people commute to2,295 commuters · The biggest flow out: to Barrie

Statistics Canada, Census 2021 (labour and commuting) · Census day was in May 2021, mid-pandemic, so commuting and work figures carry the lockdowns’ mark.

Outdoors

Within 17 km of Oro-Medonte: Georgian Bay Islands National Park

0.6%of the land within 10 km protected

Named trails close by number 4, the Ganaraska Trail and Uhthoff Trail (hiking) among them. Out to 10 km from the town’s edge, 0.6% of the land is protected; 2.3% is typical for a Canadian town. For a swim, Johnson's Beach Park is the nearest of 18 beaches within 5 km.

Protected land · of the land within 10 km

Oro-Medonte0.6%

Ontario’s towns2.3%

Canadian towns2.3%

Outdoors	Oro-Medonte	Ontario	Canada
Protected land within 10 km	0.6%	2.3%	2.3%
Public protected areas within 10 km	6	4	4

17 km

to Georgian Bay Islands National Park

At the edge

to Bass Lake Provincial Park

beaches within 5 km

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Protected landof the land within 10 km Protected areas32 protected areas within 10 km · Bass Lake Provincial Park National & provincial parks17 km to a national park · Georgian Bay Islands National Park Footpaths & routes4 named routes · Ganaraska Trail

Canadian Protected and Conserved Areas Database (CPCAD), OpenStreetMap routes and beaches

History

Oro-Medonte: 1 historic place, with the highest designation

1historic place

At the 2021 census, 15% of homes dated from before 1961, below both Ontario’s towns (22%) and Canadian towns (18%).

Historic places by designation · inside the town

Highest designations1

Other federal designations0

Provincial and local listings0

Among them

Oro African Methodist Episcopal Church 1849

1849

oldest construction date on the record

15%

of homes built before 1961 · Canadian towns 18%

Heritage	Oro-Medonte	Ontario	Canada
Homes built before 1961	15%	22%	18%

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On the registersOne historic place inside the town Highest designations1 top designation · Oro African Methodist Episcopal Church Older homes15% built before 1961 · Canadian towns: 18%Questions“How many historic places does Oro-Medonte have?”

Canadian Register of Historic Places, Directory of Federal Heritage Designations, Québec’s Répertoire du patrimoine culturel, Wikidata; Census 2021 homes by period

Keep exploring

Everything we know about Oro-Medonte

15pages on Oro-Medonte

The big questions

SafetyA⁺Crime Severity Index 27 Housing & costC⁻Homes 6.9 × income Property pricesSchoolsB⁻28 schools within 3 km HealthB⁺Life expectancy 81.5 in its region Work & commuteB⁻56% of adults in work Natural hazardsA⁺Wildfire band: low

Out and about

Outdoors0.6% of the land within 10 km protected AttractionsClimateJuly afternoons around 25°C WeatherECCC’s forecast, beside the normals

The story

Who lives hereMedian age 47.6 HistoryOne place on the heritage registers Town hallFamous people

Nearby attractions

Horseshoe Valley Resort and 15 more in and around Oro-Medonte

Museums, historic sites, parks, gardens and days out in and near Oro-Medonte, the best known first.

All attractions →

Ski hillHorseshoe Valley Resortin town

Ski hillMount St. Louis Moonstonein town

Art galleryMacLaren Art Centre2.7 km outside town, to the south Art galleryArt galleryOrr Farm Rd, Coldwaterin town ZooZooScales Nature Parkin town Ski hillSki hillThe Heights Ski & Country Clubin town

Photos: each place’s Wikidata image, from Wikimedia Commons under the licence below (our copy, resized).

Photo credits (3)

Horseshoe Valley Resort: Misskatewiki, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
Mount St. Louis Moonstone: P199, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
MacLaren Art Centre: Colin Old, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons

Famous people from Oro-Medonte

6 notable people were born in Oro-Medonte.

See all 6 →

Isabella HolmgrenCanadian cyclist · born 2005

Mary Esther MacGregorCanadian writer · 1872–1961

Ava HolmgrenCanadian cyclist · born 2005

Thomas Edwin RossCanadian politician · 1873–1951

Duncan Fletcher McCuaigCanadian politician · 1889–1950

Thomas William O'BrienCanadian businessman · 1859–1916

Photo credits

Isabella Holmgren: Cs-wolves, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Mary Esther MacGregor: Unknown author, Public domain

About Oro-Medonte

Town in Ontario

TownRatings follows Statistics Canada’s map: Oro-Medonte is one municipality in Ontario, figures and all.

Statistics Canada: population estimates 2025 (17-10-0155), Census of Population 2021, 2021 census boundaries.

Population: 24,681 (people, 2025 estimate)
Province or territory: Ontario
Census division: Simcoe
Census subdivision: 3543023

Oro-Medonte’s neighbours

The nearest places of 1,000 or more. Statistics Canada

OrilliaSevernOro-Medonte

How the neighbours grade

Town	People	km	Overall	Cost	Safety	Health
Oro-Medonte	24,681	—	B	C⁻	A⁺	B⁺
Orillia	37,735	14	C⁻	D⁻	C⁻	A⁻
Severn	15,716	17	B⁻	C	A⁻	B

People: Statistics Canada, Census 2021. Distances: centre to centre.

Questions about Oro-Medonte

Has Oro-Medonte grown?

It grew from 21,036 people in 2016 to 23,017 in 2021, up 9.4%; the median of Canadian towns grew 4.1%. StatCan’s 2025 estimate is 24,681.

Who are the people of Oro-Medonte?

At the 2021 census, 9% were immigrants and 3% belonged to a visible minority (Canadian towns’ median: 15%). 4% identify as First Nations, Métis or Inuit.

What kind of homes are in Oro-Medonte?

Single-detached houses make up 97% of the homes here, where Canadian towns sit at 64%; 0% are in high-rise apartments. 17% of households are one person, and the average is 2.7.

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).