Parkhillin North Middlesex, Ontario
A town of 6,864 in Ontario. Statistics Canada places it in the Middlesex census division.
Is Parkhill a good place to live?
A solid town with one catch. With an A− overall, Parkhill is better than just over three quarters of Canadian towns and ranks #157 of 858 in Ontario. Crime is low (A+). The local economy does well (B+). Pupils here do less well than most (D). Owners valued their homes at a median $500,000 in 2021, which is 5.6 years of the typical household’s pay. Elsewhere it is close to typical: B for health and B− for walkability.
Figures: home values and income: Statistics Canada, Census 2021.
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.
How Parkhill grades
Each subject compares Parkhill 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 Parkhill stand out
The 3 things Parkhill does most differently from other towns.
The data
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Parkhill.
The force covering Parkhill records less serious violence than Ontario’s towns or Canadian towns, at 29
Measured across the Middlesex detachment area: Crime Severity Index, Violent Crime Severity Index, violent crime and property crime per 1,000
Violence across its police area runs at 5.1 per 1,000 residents a year. Across the area its police cover, the Crime Severity Index averaged 26 over 2023–25, below Ontario’s towns (56) and Canadian towns (67) alike. Property crime in the area its police cover: 10.7 per 1,000 people a year.
Year by year · Crime Severity Index for each year
| 2023–2025 | Parkhill | Ontario | Canada |
|---|---|---|---|
| Property crime per 1,000 | 10.7 | 30.5 | 31.2 |
| Crime Severity Index | 26 | 56 | 67 |
| Violent Crime Severity Index | 29 | 76 | 86 |
| Violent crime | 5.1 | 10.5 | 12 |
Statistics Canada, Uniform Crime Reporting Survey, 2023–2025 average
For hazard risk, Parkhill gets an A+
Earthquakes matter little: NRCan’s model puts building losses at $0.014 a year per $1,000 of value, against $0.030 for the typical town. In Health Canada’s survey, just 1.8% of homes tested in the area exceeded 200 Bq/m³ (6.6% typical). Little of the land around Parkhill has burned: 0.1% within 25 km since 1986, or 0.002% a year.
Radon tests above the guideline · share of tested homes, 200 Bq/m³
| Hazards | Parkhill | Ontario | Canada |
|---|---|---|---|
| Radon tests above the guideline | 1.8% | 4% | 6.6% |
| Earthquake loss per $1,000 of buildings a year | $0.014 | $0.043 | $0.030 |
NRCan seismic risk model and burned areas, Health Canada radon survey, the Flood Hazard Map Inventory
Parkhill’s schools mostly sit under the middle in Ontario, 4 of the 5 with results
Elementary schools here average 152 students; in Ontario, 365. Its schools answer to 3 boards. The 3 km around Parkhill counts 5 elementary schools and 1 secondary school, 900 students between them.
| School | Level | Students | System |
|---|---|---|---|
| East Williams Memorial Public School Fourth fifth in OntarioLargest elementary schoolElementary · Grades JK–8 | Elementary · Grades JK–8 | 200 | English public |
| North Middlesex District High School Bottom fifth in OntarioLargest secondary schoolSecondary · Grades 9–12 | Secondary · Grades 9–12 | 140 | English public |
Schools by system · Schools within 3 km
| Schools within 3 km | Parkhill | Ontario | Canada |
|---|---|---|---|
| School boards | 3 | 4 | 3 |
Provincial school lists and results, 2024-25
Working-age people in Parkhill are more likely to have a job than in 91% of Canadian towns
By car: that was how 92% of commuters travelled at the census. The average trip to work took 29 min, near Ontario’s towns (29 min) and higher than Canadian towns (26 min).
How working residents got to work · census 2021
| Census 2021 | Parkhill | Ontario | Canada |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average trip | 29 min | 29 min | 26 min |
| Car or van | 92% | 88% | 89% |
Statistics Canada, Census 2021 (labour and commuting) · Counted in May 2021, under pandemic rules: fewer commutes and more people between jobs than in a normal year.
Parkhill has warmer summers than Ontario’s towns or Canadian towns: July afternoons reach 27.3°C
Between the last spring frost, 8 May, and the first in autumn, 11 October, lie 155 days. January nights fall to −8.5°C on average, above Ontario’s towns (−9.1°C) and Canadian towns (−13.5°C) alike. Snow peaks in January: 43 cm in a normal year. The most precipitation falls in November: 90 mm in a normal year.
Average high by season · ECCC normals, 1991–2020
| Normals, 1991–2020 | Parkhill | Ontario | Canada |
|---|---|---|---|
| July afternoon high | 27.3°C | 26.7°C | 25.5°C |
| January night low | −8.5°C | −9.1°C | −13.5°C |
| Days with frost a year | 137 | 139 | 159 |
| Precipitation a year | 966 mm | 902 mm | 883 mm |
Environment and Climate Change Canada, Canadian Climate Normals 1991–2020 (Strathroy-Mullifarry)
52% of adults around Parkhill rate their health very good or excellent
The town’s own part is the trip to care, and Parkhill’s is long: 18 km to a hospital on average, against 3.7 km typical. Lives in the region last 81.9 years on average (2022/2024): 84.2 for women, 79.6 for men. The survey counts 11% of adults as smokers, close to Ontario’s towns (10%) and below Canadian towns (12%). For health survey and life expectancy, the only official count covers all of the Middlesex-London Health Unit, Parkhill included.
Very good or excellent health · adults, age-standardised
| Health | Parkhill | Ontario | Canada |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chronic conditions (average share) | 18% | 17% | 17% |
| Very good or excellent health | 52% | 51% | 52% |
| Life expectancy at birth | 81.9 | 82.8 | 81.5 |
| Smokers | 11% | 10% | 12% |
Statistics Canada, Canadian Community Health Survey 2023/2024 and life expectancy 2022/2024; Open Database of Healthcare Facilities
Rent takes less of local pay in Parkhill than in Ontario’s towns or Canadian towns: 12% of household income
Households that own their home make up 82%.
What homes were worth · The median owner’s estimate at the 2021 census
| Census 2021 | Parkhill | Ontario | Canada |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rent as a share of income | 12% | 22% | 20% |
| Households spending 30%+ on shelter | 12% | 22% | 18% |
| Households owning their home | 82% | 76% | 74% |
| Median home value, 2021 | $500,000 | $695,000 | $406,000 |
Statistics Canada, Census 2021; CMHC Rental Market Survey via Statistics Canada · Values come from owners at the 2021 census and incomes from 2020, so they predate the later rise in rates.
Parkhill in November: highs near 8°C, lows near freezing
Then December: 2°C by day, −5°C at night. About 13 cm of snow falls in a normal November. Precipitation in November averages 90 mm. Also worth knowing: across the year, normals run from −9°C nights in January to 27°C afternoons in July.
Normal highs, the months ahead · ECCC normals, 1991–2020
| Season | High | Low | Rain and snow |
|---|---|---|---|
| Winter | 0°C | −7°C | 222 mm |
| Spring | 13°C | 2°C | 238 mm |
| Summer | 26°C | 15°C | 245 mm |
| Autumn | 15°C | 6°C | 261 mm |
ECCC normals, 1991–2020 (Strathroy-Mullifarry); the forecast is on the Weather page
Parkhill’s council outspends 92% of Ontario’s lower-tier municipalities, per resident
Locally, Parkhill is governed as part of North Middlesex, a municipality.
| Turnout | Parkhill | Ontario | Canada |
|---|---|---|---|
| Municipal election, 2022 | 28% | 31% | 31% |
Wikidata, MAMH, MMAH, Statistics Canada
Parkhill has two public libraries, Middlesex County Library - Ailsa Craig and Middlesex County Library - Parkhill
Parkhill has no library board of its own in the provincial statistics, so no visit or loan figures appear here.
Provincial library statistics, OpenStreetMap, the CRA and Statistics Canada
3 mapped walking routes pass Parkhill
Protected areas cover 1.4% of the land within 10 km; for the typical Canadian town it is 2.3%. 2 beaches are mapped within 5 km, none with a name. 3.1 km from town is Pinery Provincial Park, the nearest provincial park. 11 areas within 10 km are protected for nature.
Protected land · of the land within 10 km
| Outdoors | Parkhill | Ontario | Canada |
|---|---|---|---|
| Public protected areas within 10 km | 1 | 4 | 4 |
| Protected land within 10 km | 1.4% | 2.3% | 2.3% |
Canadian Protected and Conserved Areas Database (CPCAD), OpenStreetMap routes and beaches
Visible minorities make up less of Parkhill than of Ontario’s towns or Canadian towns: 2.1%
18% are under 15, above both Ontario’s towns (15%) and Canadian towns (16%). The 65-and-over age group makes up 22% of residents.
Ages · Share of residents in each age group, Census 2021
Schooling · Highest qualification, residents 15 and over
Women and men · all residents
49.8% of Parkhill’s residents are women
3,165 men and 3,140 women lived here in 2021, against a share of women of 50.9% for Canada.
| Parkhill | Ontario | Canada | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 18% | 15% | 16% |
| 15 to 64 | 60% | 65% | 64% |
| 65+ | 22% | 19% | 19% |
| No certificate, diploma or degree | 19% | 15% | 16% |
| Postsecondary qualification | 53% | 56% | 56% |
Statistics Canada, Census 2021; Ontario and Canada: medians of towns of 2,500+
Parkhill keeps its older homes: 41% from before 1961
The registers list 1 historic place inside the town, and it carries the highest designation.
Historic places by designation · inside the town
Among them
| Heritage | Parkhill | Ontario | Canada |
|---|---|---|---|
| Homes built before 1961 | 41% | 22% | 18% |
Canadian Register of Historic Places, Directory of Federal Heritage Designations, Québec’s Répertoire du patrimoine culturel, Wikidata; Census 2021 homes by period
Everything we know about Parkhill
Lambton Heritage Museum and 2 more in and around Parkhill
The best-known places to visit in and around Parkhill come first; the full list is on the Attractions page.
Famous people from Parkhill
7 notable people were born in Parkhill.
Photo credits
Norman E. Mack: Unknown author, Public domain · George P. Smith: Unknown author, Public domain
About Parkhill
Town in Ontario
TownRatings follows Statistics Canada’s map: Parkhill is one municipality in Ontario, figures and all.
Statistics Canada: population estimates 2025 (17-10-0155), Census of Population 2021, 2021 census boundaries.
- Population
- 6,864 (people, 2025 estimate)
- Province or territory
- Ontario
- Census division
- Middlesex
- Census subdivision
- 3539041
Parkhill’s neighbours
The nearest places of 1,000 or more. Statistics Canada
Questions about Parkhill
Who are the people of Parkhill?
At the 2021 census, 7% were immigrants and 2% belonged to a visible minority (Canadian towns’ median: 15%). 2% identify as First Nations, Métis or Inuit.
What kind of homes are in Parkhill?
Single-detached houses make up 91% of the homes here, where Canadian towns sit at 64%; 0% are in high-rise apartments. 24% of households are one person, and the average is 2.6.
Has Parkhill grown?
No: the census counted 6,352 in 2016 and 6,307 in 2021, 0.7% fewer, against growth of 4.1% for the median of Canadian towns. The 2025 estimate is 6,864.
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).