ShelburneOntario

TownGrade

C⁺

#1,604 of 2,556

It grew by 11% between the 2016 and 2021 censuses. It is a town of 10,767 residents in Ontario.

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Population

10,767

people, 2025 estimate

Median age

36.8

years · Ontario’s towns: 46.8

Postsecondary

47%

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 Shelburne a good place to live?

Shelburne’s grades pull in different directions. At C+ overall, Shelburne is better than just over two fifths of Canadian towns and ranks #597 of 858 in Ontario. The weak point is schools (C−). Prices are high against local incomes (C−). Police record less crime here than in most towns (A). Getting around on foot or by bus is easy (B+). Its remaining grades are unremarkable: B− for health and B− for hazard risk.

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. Health is graded on the health region's survey figures and life expectancy, with the distance to hospital giving the town its own spread.

StrongestASafetyWeakestC⁻Schools C⁻Cost of living

How Shelburne grades

Each subject compares Shelburne 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

SafetyIn the top fifth of the towns comparedAOpen →SchoolsBased on how pupils do in exams and testsC⁻Open →Cost of livingHomes are harder to afford than in most townsC⁻Open →WalkabilityAhead of most towns comparedB⁺Open →Jobs & incomeGraded on incomes, poverty and employmentC⁺Open →Hazard riskClose to the middle of the towns comparedB⁻Open →HealthBased on how healthy residents are for their agesB⁻Open →

How TownRatings grades Canadian towns →

What makes Shelburne stand out

The 3 things Shelburne does most differently from other towns.

Picked automatically from the data

Immigrants

Who lives here

20% are immigrants

The midpoint across Canadian towns is 6%

Statistics Canada, Census 2021

Safety

Better than 91%

of Canadian towns on safety

Its safety grade: A.

Home value ÷ household income

Housing

6.8 times household income

Against 4.7 for the median of Canadian towns

Median owner’s estimate $670,000, Census 2021; income for 2020.

The data

Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Shelburne.

SafetySafety A

Shelburne’s Violent Crime Severity Index, 53, runs below Ontario’s towns and Canadian towns

35Crime Severity Index

Thefts, break-ins and damage came to 15.5 per 1,000 residents a year, below both Ontario’s towns (30.5) and Canadian towns (31.2). Violence reaches 9.2 per 1,000 residents a year.

Year by year · Crime Severity Index for each year

202342

202433

202530

2023–2025	Shelburne	Ontario	Canada
Property crime per 1,000	15.5	30.5	31.2
Violent Crime Severity Index	53	76	86
Violent crime	9.2	10.5	12

non-violent Crime Severity Index

48%

of incidents cleared, 2023–25

Full pageShelburne’s safety reportOpen the full Safety report

Safety35 Crime Severity Index · The index weighs each crime Shelburne’s police recorded by how serious it is.Questions“Is Shelburne safe?”

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

SchoolsSchools C⁻

Most schools around Shelburne score below the middle in Ontario: 3 of 4

4schools within 3 kmC⁻Schools Grade

Counting a 3 km margin, Shelburne has 3 elementary schools and 1 secondary school, for 2,260 students.

School	Level	Students	System
Centennial Hylands Elementary School Fourth fifth in OntarioLargest elementary schoolElementary · Grades JK–8	Elementary · Grades JK–8	540	English public
Centre Dufferin District High School Bottom fifth in OntarioLargest secondary schoolSecondary · Grades 9–12	Secondary · Grades 9–12	810	English public

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2,260

students at the schools within 3 km, 2024-25

0.5 km

to the nearest secondary school

Full pageShelburne’s schools pageOpen the full Schools page

Results0 of 4 in the top two fifths · of the schools with results, placed against every school in Ontario Every school4 schools within 3 km · 3 elementary schools and 1 secondary school Language0 of 4 teach in French · 10% of schools in Ontario Questions“What schools are there in Shelburne?”

Provincial school lists and results, 2024-25

HousingCost of living C⁻

Measured against local pay, Shelburne costs more to live in than 79% of Canadian towns

$670,000median home value, 2021C⁻Cost of living Grade

Four in five households own their home, close to Ontario’s towns (76%) and above Canadian towns (74%). Shelter took 30% or more of income for nearly a quarter of households, above both Ontario’s towns (22%) and Canadian towns (18%).

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

Shelburne$670,000

Ontario$695,000

Canadian towns$406,000

Census 2021	Shelburne	Ontario	Canada
Households spending 30%+ on shelter	24%	22%	18%
Rent as a share of income	18%	22%	20%
Households owning their home	80%	76%	74%

$1,100

monthly rent for a two-bedroom

$1,940

median monthly shelter cost for owners, 2021

Full pageShelburne’s cost of living pageOpen the full Cost of living page

Cost of living6.8 times household income · The median owner’s estimate, $670,000, against the median household income Renting$1,100 a month · The median rent at the 2021 census Owners and renters80% 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.

Who lives here

A town of families: 22% of people in Shelburne are under 15, more than in Ontario’s towns or Canadian towns

36.8median age

Those 65 and older account for 15% of residents. Visible minorities make up 30% of the population, higher than both Ontario’s towns (26%) and Canadian towns (15%).

ShelburneOntarioCanada

OntarioCanada

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

22%

Schooling · Highest qualification, residents 15 and over

No certificate, diploma or degree18%

Postsecondary qualification47%

Women and men · all residents

Women make up 51.7% of Shelburne

Here the census found 4,650 women and 4,350 men; across Canada the share of women is 50.9%.

Who lives in Shelburne
	Shelburne	Ontario	Canada
Under 15	22%	15%	16%
15 to 64	64%	65%	64%
65+	15%	19%	19%
No certificate, diploma or degree	18%	15%	16%
Postsecondary qualification	47%	56%	56%

Full pageShelburne’s Who lives here pageOpen the full Who lives here page

Ages36.8 median age · 15% are 65 or over Households3,025 households · 2.9 people per household Immigrants20% are immigrants · 30% belong to a visible minority English and French4% speak both · 0.1% speak French but not English

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

Work & commuteJobs & income C⁺

Trips to work from Shelburne take longer than from Ontario’s towns or Canadian towns: 40 min on average

4%walk, cycle or take transit

The car carried 95% of commuters at the census.

How working residents got to work · census 2021

Car or van95%

Walk4%

Public transit1%

Census 2021	Shelburne	Ontario	Canada
Average trip	40 min	29 min	26 min
Car or van	95%	88%	89%

$99,000

median household income, 2020

14%

worked from home, May 2021

28%

of commuters work inside the municipality

Full pageShelburne’s work & commute pageOpen the full Work & commute page

Unemployment10% unemployed · Of the labour force · Canadian towns: 9.9%Getting to work4% walk, cycle or take transit Where people commute to415 commuters · The biggest flow out: to Brampton

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

Climate

January lows in Shelburne: −11.3°C, against −9.1°C in Ontario’s towns and −13.5°C in Canadian towns

26.0°CJuly afternoons

In July the thermometer climbs to 26.0°C by day, lower than Ontario’s towns (26.7°C) yet higher than Canadian towns (25.5°C). Between the last spring frost, 16 May, and the first in autumn, 5 October, lie 141 days. December is the snowiest month, with 42 cm on average. The most precipitation falls in June: 83 mm in a normal year.

Average high by season · ECCC normals, 1991–2020

Winter−1.5°C

Spring10.8°C

Summer24.8°C

Autumn13.7°C

Normals, 1991–2020	Shelburne	Ontario	Canada
Snowfall a year	174 cm	146 cm	141 cm
January night low	−11.3°C	−9.1°C	−13.5°C
Precipitation a year	793 mm	902 mm	883 mm
July afternoon high	26.0°C	26.7°C	25.5°C

174 cm

of snow a year

155

days with frost a year

141

frost-free days, 16 May to 5 Oct

115

days with precipitation a year

Full pageShelburne’s climate pageOpen the full Climate page

The yearJuly highs 26.0°C, January lows −11.3°C Rain and snow793 mm a year · Canadian towns: 883 mm Snow174 cm of snow a year Weather station37 km to the station · Egbert

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

Weather

In Shelburne, November normally means 6°C afternoons and −1°C nights

6°Ca normal November afternoon

A typical November adds 22 cm of snow. Then December: freezing by day, −7°C at night. Expect about 72 mm of rain and snow over November. For today and the week ahead, the Weather page carries ECCC’s Shelburne forecast.

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

November6°C

December0°C

January−3°C

February−2°C

Season	High	Low	Rain and snow
Winter	−2°C	−10°C	157 mm
Spring	11°C	0°C	183 mm
Summer	25°C	13°C	244 mm
Autumn	14°C	4°C	210 mm

−1°C

a normal November night

72 mm

of rain and snow in a normal November

Full pageShelburne’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 (Egbert); the forecast is on the Weather page

Town hall

Kyle Seeback (Conservative Party of Canada) represents Shelburne in Ottawa as MP for Dufferin—Caledon

Dufferin—Caledon is the riding Shelburne votes in for the Legislative Assembly of Ontario, and its MPP (Member of Provincial Parliament, at Queen’s Park in Toronto) isn’t named here because no open list records the members.

Turnout	Shelburne	Ontario	Canada
Municipal election, 2022	36%	31%	31%

Full pageShelburne’s town hall & politics pageOpen the full Town hall & politics page

Who runs itTown council seats7

Wikidata, MAMH, MMAH, Statistics Canada

Library & civic lifeCivic life grade B

At 6.6 visits per person served, Shelburne Public Library is busier than nine in ten Ontario’s town libraries

Shelburne Public Library has one location for the 8,989 people it serves.

Full pageShelburne’s library & civic life pageOpen the full Library & civic life page

The libraries1 Libraries Places to belong1.7 charities per 1,000 residents

Provincial library statistics, OpenStreetMap, the CRA and Statistics Canada

Natural hazardsHazard risk B⁻

Wildfire low, radon 11%: how Shelburne stands on hazards

Lowwildfire bandB⁻Hazard risk Grade

Shaking is about as much of a worry in Shelburne as in most places, at $0.019 a year per $1,000 of building value ($0.030 typical). No flood study for Shelburne is on the national inventory.

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

Shelburne11%

Ontario’s towns4%

Canadian towns6.6%

Hazards	Shelburne	Ontario	Canada
Radon tests above the guideline	11%	4%	6.6%
Earthquake loss per $1,000 of buildings a year	$0.019	$0.043	$0.030

$0.019

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

Low

wildfire band

Full pageShelburne’s flood & hazards pageOpen the full Flood & hazards page

Radon11% of tests above the guideline WildfireLow wildfire band · No land burned within 25 km since 1986 FloodNo flood study on record Earthquakes$0.019 a year per $1,000 · Canadian towns: $0.030 Be readyAlerts, FireSmart and radon tests

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

HealthHealth B⁻

Around Shelburne, 51% of adults call their health very good or excellent

51%very good or excellent healthB⁻Health Grade

Area-wide: health survey and life expectancy, counted over the Wellington-Dufferin-Guelph Health Unit

Smokers make up 13% of the region’s adults, above Ontario’s towns (10%) and Canadian towns (12%) alike. People in the region live to 82.4 on average: 84.5 for women and 80.2 for men in 2022/2024. The town’s own part is the trip to care, and Shelburne’s is long: 21 km to a hospital on average, against 3.7 km typical.

Very good or excellent health · adults, age-standardised

Shelburne51%

Ontario’s towns51%

Canadian towns52%

Health	Shelburne	Ontario	Canada
Smokers	13%	10%	12%
Life expectancy at birth	82.4	82.8	81.5

82.4

years of life expectancy, 2022/2024

21 km

from homes to a hospital, on average

13%

of adults smoke, age-standardised

0.8 km

from homes to a pharmacy, on average

Full pageShelburne’s health pageOpen the full Health page

Health survey51% very good or excellent health · adults, age-standardised Getting care21 km to a hospital · A pharmacy 0.8 km away on average The wider areaLife expectancy: women 84.5, men 80.2 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

Outdoors

Boyne Valley Provincial Park is 2.8 km from Shelburne

2.6%of the land within 10 km protected

Rouge National Urban Park is the closest national park, 76 km from town. 2.6% of the land and water within 10 km is protected (the typical Canadian town: 2.3%). Within 10 km are 6 protected areas.

Protected land · of the land within 10 km

Shelburne2.6%

Ontario’s towns2.3%

Canadian towns2.3%

Outdoors	Shelburne	Ontario	Canada
Protected land within 10 km	2.6%	2.3%	2.3%
Public protected areas within 10 km	4	4	4

76 km

to Rouge National Urban Park

2.8 km

to Boyne Valley Provincial Park

Full pageShelburne’s outdoors pageOpen the full Outdoors page

Protected landof the land within 10 km Protected areas6 protected areas within 10 km · Mono Cliffs Provincial Park National & provincial parks76 km to a national park · Rouge National Urban Park

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

Keep exploring

Everything we know about Shelburne

15pages on Shelburne

The big questions

SafetyACrime Severity Index 35 Housing & costC⁻Homes 6.8 × income Property pricesSchoolsC⁻4 schools within 3 km HealthB⁻Life expectancy 82.4 in its region Work & commuteC⁺63% of adults in work Natural hazardsB⁻Wildfire band: low

Out and about

Outdoors2.6% of the land within 10 km protected AttractionsClimateJuly afternoons around 26°C WeatherECCC’s forecast, beside the normals

The story

Who lives hereMedian age 36.8 HistoryTown hallFamous people

Famous people from Shelburne

3 notable people were born in Shelburne.

See all 3 →

Aaron DowneyCanadian ice hockey player and coach · born 1974

Nick BootlandCanadian ice hockey player · born 1978

Ruby WatersCanadian singer-songwriter · born 1997

Photo credits

Aaron Downey: Dan4th Nicholas, CC BY 2.0 · Nick Bootland: TheAHL, CC BY 2.0

About Shelburne

Town in Ontario

For Shelburne, 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: 10,767 (people, 2025 estimate)
Province or territory: Ontario
Census division: Dufferin
Census subdivision: 3522021

Shelburne’s neighbours

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

MelancthonAmaranthMulmurMonoShelburne

How the neighbours grade

Town	People	km	Overall	Cost	Safety	Health
Shelburne	10,767	—	C⁺	C⁻	A	B⁻
Melancthon	3,581	10	D	D	B⁻	B⁻
Amaranth	4,808	10	C⁺	D	A⁺	B
Mulmur	3,813	16	B⁻	C⁻	A⁺	B⁻
Mono	10,036	17	B	C⁻	A	B

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

Questions about Shelburne

Is Shelburne growing?

Yes: the census counted 8,126 in 2016 and 8,994 in 2021, a rise of 10.7%, against 4.1% for the median of Canadian towns. The 2025 estimate is 10,767.

What kind of homes are in Shelburne?

73% of homes are single-detached houses, against 64% for the median of Canadian towns, and 0% are in apartment buildings of five storeys or more. A household averages 2.9 people; 20% are one person living alone.

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).