Otonabee-South MonaghanOntario

It is part of the Peterborough metro area. With 8,084 residents, it is a town in Ontario.

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Photo: P199 · CC BY-SA 3.0

Population

8,084

people, 2025 estimate

Median age

49.2

years · Ontario’s towns: 46.8

Postsecondary

57%

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%

TownGrade

C⁺

#1,680 of 2,556

Is Otonabee-South Monaghan a good place to live?

A town of contrasts. Prices are high against local incomes (C−). Health lags (C). Recorded crime is low (A+). The overall grade lands at C+, #619 of 858 in Ontario. Set against the rest, it does better than 38% of Canadian towns. Elsewhere it is close to typical: B− for jobs & income and B− for hazard risk.

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.

StrongestA⁺SafetyWeakestC⁻Cost of living C⁻Walkability

What makes Otonabee-South Monaghan stand out

The 3 things Otonabee-South Monaghan does most differently from other towns.

Picked automatically from the data

Safety

Better than 98%

of Canadian towns on safety

Its safety grade: A+.

Walk, cycle or transit to work

Getting around

3% walk, cycle or take transit

Midway across Canadian towns: 8%

Statistics Canada, Census 2021

Residents 65 and over

Who lives here

24% are 65 or over

The median of Canadian towns: 19%

Statistics Canada, Census 2021

How Otonabee-South Monaghan grades

Each subject compares Otonabee-South Monaghan 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

SafetyGraded on crime per residentA⁺Open →Cost of livingHomes are among the least affordable for local incomesC⁻Open →WalkabilityBehind most towns comparedC⁻Open →HealthGraded on how healthy residents areCOpen →SchoolsSchools trail most of those comparedC⁺Open →Hazard riskGraded on two hazards, earthquakes and radon, with nearby wildfire counted only against itB⁻Open →Jobs & incomeClose to the middle of the towns comparedB⁻Open →

How TownRatings grades Canadian towns →

Nearby attractions

Lang Pioneer Village Museum and 11 more in and around Otonabee-South Monaghan

The best-known places to visit in and around Otonabee-South Monaghan come first; the full list is on the Attractions page.

All attractions →

MuseumLang Pioneer Village Museumin town

MuseumPeterborough Museum & Archives1.2 km outside town, to the northwest · 32K visitors a year

CathedralCathedral of Saint Peter-in-Chains3.3 km outside town, to the northwest

MuseumCanadian Canoe Museum1.6 km outside town, to the northwest MuseumMuseumHope Sawmill Museumin town MuseumMuseumArt Gallery of Peterborough2.9 km outside town, to the northwest

Places: © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL) · Wikidata · ODCAF · federal and Québec heritage registers · CPCAD

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

Photo credits (4)

Lang Pioneer Village Museum: Anne Delong, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
Peterborough Museum & Archives: The original uploader was Tayotte at English Wikipedia ., CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
Cathedral of Saint Peter-in-Chains: Ron Crough, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
Canadian Canoe Museum: P199, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons

The data

Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Otonabee-South Monaghan.

SafetySafety A⁺

Violent crime weighs less on Otonabee-South Monaghan than on Ontario’s towns or Canadian towns: a violent severity index of 27

Property crime ran at 10.1 incidents per 1,000 residents a year, below Ontario’s towns (30.5) and Canadian towns (31.2) alike. Violence reaches 3.5 per 1,000 residents a year.

26Crime Severity Index

Year by year · Crime Severity Index for each year

202325

202427

202526

2023–2025	Otonabee-South Monaghan	Ontario	Canada
Property crime per 1,000	10.1	30.5	31.2
Violent Crime Severity Index	27	76	86
Violent crime	3.5	10.5	12

non-violent Crime Severity Index

42%

of incidents cleared, 2023–25

Full pageOtonabee-South Monaghan’s safety reportOpen the full Safety report

Safety26 Crime Severity Index · The index weighs each crime Otonabee-South Monaghan’s police recorded by how serious it is.Questions“Is Otonabee-South Monaghan safe?”

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

HousingCost of living C⁻

Measured against local pay, Otonabee-South Monaghan costs more to live in than four in five Canadian towns

90% of households are owner-occupiers. The median home value was $600,000, lower than Ontario’s towns ($695,000) yet higher than Canadian towns ($406,000). Behind rent as a share of income and monthly rent for a two-bedroom sits data gathered across the Peterborough metro area, with Otonabee-South Monaghan one part of it.

$600,000median home value, 2021C⁻Cost of living Grade

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

Otonabee-South Monaghan$600,000

Ontario$695,000

Canadian towns$406,000

Census 2021	Otonabee-South Monaghan	Ontario	Canada
Households owning their home	90%	76%	74%
Households spending 30%+ on shelter	15%	22%	18%
Median home value, 2021	$600,000	$695,000	$406,000
Rent as a share of income	19%	22%	20%

$1,513

monthly rent for a two-bedroom

$1,150

median monthly shelter cost for owners, 2021

Full pageOtonabee-South Monaghan’s cost of living pageOpen the full Cost of living page

Cost of living6.2 times household income · The median owner’s estimate, $600,000, against the median household income Renting$1,513 a month · A two-bedroom apartment, CMHC’s survey Owners and renters90% own their home

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 C

Around Otonabee-South Monaghan, 47% of adults call their health very good or excellent

Smoking takes in 14% of adults, age-standardised, above both Ontario’s towns (10%) and Canadian towns (12%). Women in the region live to 82.8 and men to 78.1, 80.5 years taken together (2022/2024). Measured from where Otonabee-South Monaghan’s residents live, the nearest hospital is 13 km away, beyond the typical 3.7 km. Otonabee-South Monaghan shares its health survey and life expectancy numbers with the rest of the Peterborough County—City Health Unit.

47%very good or excellent healthCHealth Grade

Very good or excellent health · adults, age-standardised

Otonabee-South Monaghan47%

Ontario’s towns51%

Canadian towns52%

Health	Otonabee-South Monaghan	Ontario	Canada
Smokers	14%	10%	12%
Very good or excellent health	47%	51%	52%
Chronic conditions (average share)	19%	17%	17%
Life expectancy at birth	80.5	82.8	81.5

80.5

years of life expectancy, 2022/2024

13 km

from homes to a hospital, on average

14%

of adults smoke, age-standardised

5.9 km

from homes to a pharmacy, on average

Full pageOtonabee-South Monaghan’s health pageOpen the full Health page

Health survey47% very good or excellent health · adults, age-standardised Getting care13 km to a hospital · A pharmacy 5.9 km away on average The wider areaLife expectancy: women 82.8, men 78.1 Conditions and habits19% with chronic conditions · adults, age-standardised

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

SchoolsSchools C⁺

Schools in Otonabee-South Monaghan: 3 boards, side by side

The closest elementary school is 5 km away, higher than both Ontario’s towns (0.5 km) and Canadian towns (0.5 km). Over three years, results rose at 12 of its 17 tested schools. Thomas A Stewart Secondary School is the biggest, at 1,260 students. The 17 with results split, 2 in the upper two fifths in Ontario and 9 in the lower.

20schools within 3 kmC⁺Schools Grade

School	Level	Students	System
Kaawaate East City Public School Fourth fifth in OntarioLargest elementary schoolElementary · Grades JK–8	Elementary · Grades JK–8	780	English public
Thomas A Stewart Secondary School Fourth fifth in OntarioLargest secondary schoolSecondary · Grades 9–12	Secondary · Grades 9–12	1,260	English public
ÉÉC Monseigneur-Jamot FrenchTeaches in FrenchElementary · Grades JK–8	Elementary · Grades JK–8	245	French Catholic
Queen Elizabeth Public School Top fifth in OntarioResults in the top fifth in OntarioElementary · Grades JK–8	Elementary · Grades JK–8	225	English public

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Schools by system · Schools within 3 km

English public12

English Catholic7

French Catholic1

Schools within 3 km	Otonabee-South Monaghan	Ontario	Canada
Nearest secondary school	9.3 km	1.2 km	1.2 km
Nearest elementary school	5 km	0.5 km	0.5 km
School boards	3	4	3

9,190

students at the schools within 3 km, 2024-25

9.3 km

to the nearest secondary school

5 km

to the nearest elementary school

Full pageOtonabee-South Monaghan’s schools pageOpen the full Schools page

The boards3 school boards · Kawartha Pine Ridge DSB Every school20 schools within 3 km · 15 elementary schools and 5 secondary schools Results2 of 17 in the top two fifths · of the schools with results, placed against every school in Ontario Language1 of 20 teach in French · 10% of schools in Ontario Questions“What schools are there in Otonabee-South Monaghan?”

Provincial school lists and results, 2024-25

Climate

January nights in Otonabee-South Monaghan drop to −12.8°C (Ontario towns −9.1°C, Canadian towns −13.5°C)

Snow peaks in January: 45 cm in a normal year. There are 169 days of frost in a typical year, higher than both Ontario’s towns (139) and Canadian towns (159). Between the last spring frost, 16 May, and the first in autumn, 24 September, lie 130 days. The most precipitation falls in June: 88 mm in a normal year.

26.6°CJuly afternoons

Average high by season · ECCC normals, 1991–2020

Winter−1.3°C

Spring11.7°C

Summer25.4°C

Autumn14.0°C

Normals, 1991–2020	Otonabee-South Monaghan	Ontario	Canada
Days with frost a year	169	139	159
January night low	−12.8°C	−9.1°C	−13.5°C
July afternoon high	26.6°C	26.7°C	25.5°C
Snowfall a year	158 cm	146 cm	141 cm

158 cm

of snow a year

169

days with frost a year

130

frost-free days, 16 May to 24 Sep

114

days with precipitation a year

Full pageOtonabee-South Monaghan’s climate pageOpen the full Climate page

The yearJuly highs 26.6°C, January lows −12.8°C Rain and snow840 mm a year · Canadian towns: 883 mm Snow158 cm of snow a year Weather station9.5 km to the station · Peterborough

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

Who lives here

Fewer of Otonabee-South Monaghan’s people belong to a visible minority than in Ontario’s towns or Canadian towns: 2.8%

2.4% of residents have an Indigenous identity, between Ontario’s towns (1.6%) and Canadian towns (2.8%). Immigrants make up 6.5% of residents, lower than Ontario’s towns (7.6%) and near Canadian towns (6.4%).

49.2median age

Otonabee-South MonaghanOntarioCanada

OntarioCanada

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

24%

Schooling · Highest qualification, residents 15 and over

No certificate, diploma or degree13%

Postsecondary qualification57%

Women and men · all residents

49.1% of Otonabee-South Monaghan’s residents are women

3,480 women and 3,610 men at the 2021 census; across Canada, women are 50.9%.

Who lives in Otonabee-South Monaghan
	Otonabee-South Monaghan	Ontario	Canada
Under 15	16%	15%	16%
15 to 64	60%	65%	64%
65+	24%	19%	19%
No certificate, diploma or degree	13%	15%	16%
Postsecondary qualification	57%	56%	56%

Full pageOtonabee-South Monaghan’s Who lives here pageOpen the full Who lives here page

Immigrants7% are immigrants · 3% belong to a visible minority Ages49.2 median age · 24% are 65 or over Households2,730 households · 2.6 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+

Weather

In Otonabee-South Monaghan, November normally means 7°C afternoons and −3°C nights

A typical November adds 17 cm of snow. A normal November brings 76 mm of rain and snow. By December, a normal day reaches freezing and a night falls to −8°C. Normal highs peak at 27°C in July; nights bottom out at −13°C in January.

7°Ca normal November afternoon

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

November7°C

December0°C

January−3°C

February−2°C

Season	High	Low	Rain and snow
Winter	−1°C	−11°C	173 mm
Spring	12°C	−1°C	206 mm
Summer	25°C	12°C	235 mm
Autumn	14°C	2°C	227 mm

−3°C

a normal November night

76 mm

of rain and snow in a normal November

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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 (Peterborough); the forecast is on the Weather page

Town hall

At 11%, Otonabee-South Monaghan’s 2022 turnout trailed 96% of Ontario municipalities

Joe Taylor was elected mayor of Otonabee-South Monaghan in October 2022, on a council of 5 seats.

Turnout	Otonabee-South Monaghan	Ontario	Canada
Municipal election, 2022	11%	31%	31%

Full pageOtonabee-South Monaghan’s town hall & politics pageOpen the full Town hall & politics page

Member of ParliamentEmma Harrison Provincial legislatureNorthumberland—Peterborough South

Wikidata, MAMH, MMAH, Statistics Canada

Library & civic lifeCivic life grade C

At 1.7 visits per person served, Otonabee-South Monaghan Public Library is quieter than 89% of Ontario’s town libraries

Otonabee-South Monaghan Public Library serves 7,087 people from 3 branches.

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Places to belong0 charities per 1,000 residents

Provincial library statistics, OpenStreetMap, the CRA and Statistics Canada

Natural hazardsHazard risk B⁻

Flood mapping exists for Otonabee-South Monaghan: 4 on record, latest by Ontonabee Region Conservation Authority

The radon tests numbers here cover the Peterborough County-City Health Unit

About as many homes carry radon around Otonabee-South Monaghan as elsewhere, 8.9% over the guideline where the typical town has 6.6%. Earthquake risk locally is ordinary: NRCan’s model puts building losses at $0.029 a year per $1,000 of value, close to the typical town’s $0.030.

Lowwildfire bandB⁻Hazard risk Grade

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

Otonabee-South Monaghan8.9%

Ontario’s towns4%

Canadian towns6.6%

Hazards	Otonabee-South Monaghan	Ontario	Canada
Radon tests above the guideline	8.9%	4%	6.6%
Earthquake loss per $1,000 of buildings a year	$0.029	$0.043	$0.030

Low

wildfire band

flood studies on the national inventory

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Flood4 flood studies on record WildfireLow wildfire band · No land burned within 25 km since 1986 Earthquakes$0.029 a year per $1,000 · Canadian towns: $0.030 Radon8.9% 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

Work & commuteJobs & income B⁻

Otonabee-South Monaghan’s household incomes are higher than in 82% of Canadian towns

The average trip to work took 29 min, about level with Ontario’s towns (29 min) and above Canadian towns (26 min).

3%walk, cycle or take transit

How working residents got to work · census 2021

Car or van95%

Walk3%

Census 2021	Otonabee-South Monaghan	Ontario	Canada
Average trip	29 min	29 min	26 min

$97,000

median household income, 2020

22%

worked from home, May 2021

15%

of commuters work inside the municipality

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Unemployment9.2% unemployed · Of the labour force · Canadian towns: 9.9%Getting to work3% walk, cycle or take transit Where people commute to1,055 commuters · The biggest flow out: to Peterborough

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

A provincial park at Otonabee-South Monaghan’s edge: Serpent Mounds Provincial Park

The closest of Canada’s national parks is Rouge National Urban Park, at 67 km. Out to 10 km from the town’s edge, 0.7% of the land is protected; 2.3% is typical for a Canadian town. The largest is Northumberland County Forest: 440 ha, 6.5 km from the edge of town. 14 areas within 10 km are protected for nature.

0.7%of the land within 10 km protected

Protected land · of the land within 10 km

Otonabee-South Monaghan0.7%

Ontario’s towns2.3%

Canadian towns2.3%

Outdoors	Otonabee-South Monaghan	Ontario	Canada
Protected land within 10 km	0.7%	2.3%	2.3%
Public protected areas within 10 km	3	4	4

67 km

to Rouge National Urban Park

At the edge

to Serpent Mounds Provincial Park

beaches within 5 km

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Protected landof the land within 10 km Protected areas14 protected areas within 10 km · Northumberland County Forest National & provincial parks67 km to a national park · Rouge National Urban Park

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

History

Otonabee-South Monaghan: 1 historic place, with the highest designation

Older housing, built before 1961, accounts for 29% of homes, above both Ontario’s towns (22%) and Canadian towns (18%).

1historic place

Historic places by designation · inside the town

Highest designations1

Other federal designations0

Provincial and local listings0

Among them

Serpent Mounds

29%

of homes built before 1961 · Canadian towns 18%

National Historic Site

Heritage	Otonabee-South Monaghan	Ontario	Canada
Homes built before 1961	29%	22%	18%

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On the registersOne historic place inside the town Highest designations1 top designation · Serpent Mounds Older homes29% built before 1961 · Canadian towns: 18%Questions“How many historic places does Otonabee-South Monaghan 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 Otonabee-South Monaghan

15pages on Otonabee-South Monaghan

The big questions

SafetyA⁺Crime Severity Index 26 Housing & costC⁻Homes 6.2 × income Property pricesSchoolsC⁺20 schools within 3 km HealthCLife expectancy 80.5 in its region Work & commuteB⁻54% of adults in work Natural hazardsB⁻Wildfire band: low

Out and about

Outdoors0.7% of the land within 10 km protected AttractionsClimateJuly afternoons around 27°C WeatherECCC’s forecast, beside the normals

The story

Who lives hereMedian age 49.2 HistoryOne place on the heritage registers Town hallFamous people

Famous people from Otonabee-South Monaghan

4 notable people were born in Otonabee-South Monaghan.

See all 4 →

William J. WhiteAmerican businessman and politician, Ohio · 1850–1923

John Douglas ArmourCanadian Supreme Court justice · 1830–1903

Hay MillarCanadian ice hockey player · 1883–1944

William A. AndersonCanadian politician · 1837–1908

Photo credits

William J. White: unknown; image from ”The House of Representatives of the Fifty Third Congress” (detail), The Graphic Chicago, 1893, Collection of U.S. House of Representatives, Public domain · John Douglas Armour: Unknown author, Public domain · Hay Millar: Handford, Public domain

Otonabee-South Monaghan’s neighbours

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

PeterboroughMillbrookOtonabee-South Monaghan

How the neighbours grade

Town	People	km	Overall	Cost	Safety	Health
Otonabee-South Monaghan	8,084	—	C⁺	C⁻	A⁺	C
Peterborough	97,834	11	C⁻	D⁻	C⁺	C⁺
Millbrook	11,507	16	B⁻	C	A	C

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

Questions about Otonabee-South Monaghan

Who are the people of Otonabee-South Monaghan?

At the 2021 census, 7% were immigrants and 3% belonged to a visible minority (Canadian towns’ median: 15%). 2% identify as First Nations, Métis or Inuit.

What kind of homes are in Otonabee-South Monaghan?

Single-detached houses make up 89% of the homes here, where Canadian towns sit at 64%; 0% are in high-rise apartments. 20% of households are one person, and the average is 2.6.

How old are the people of Otonabee-South Monaghan?

The typical resident is 49.2 (Canadian towns: 45.2), with seniors at 24% of the population and under-15s at 16%.

Has Otonabee-South Monaghan grown?

It grew from 6,670 people in 2016 to 7,087 in 2021, up 6.3%; the median of Canadian towns grew 4.1%. StatCan’s 2025 estimate is 8,084.

About Otonabee-South Monaghan

Town in Ontario

For Otonabee-South Monaghan, TownRatings uses Statistics Canada’s census-subdivision boundary in Ontario, and every figure on its pages covers that whole area.

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

Population: 8,084 (people, 2025 estimate)
Province or territory: Ontario
Census division: Peterborough
Metro area: Peterborough
Census subdivision: 3515005

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).