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Fewer households own their home in Black Creek than in Ontario’s towns or across Canadian towns: 33%

Rent took 37% of household income, above both Ontario’s towns (22%) and Canadian towns (20%). Shelter took 30% or more of income for 28% of households, above both Ontario’s towns (22%) and Canadian towns (18%). Behind rent as a share of income and monthly rent for a two-bedroom sits data gathered across the Toronto metro area, with Black Creek one part of it.

Trips to work from Black Creek take longer than from Ontario’s towns or Canadian towns: 36 min on average

Most schools around Black Creek score below the middle in Ontario: 32 of 38

Taken together, Black Creek and its 3 km edge hold 34 elementary schools, 6 secondary schools and 1 alternative or adult school for 16,575 students. No French-language school is among them; in Ontario, one in ten schools are.

Health in Black Creek beats 90% of Canadian towns

The survey finds 50% of adults in very good or excellent health, near Ontario’s towns (51%) and lower than Canadian towns (52%). The region has fewer smokers than Ontario, 9.2% of adults to 11%. Across the region, life runs to 84.7 years on average: women 87.2, men 82.0, in 2022/2024. What sets Black Creek apart within its region is a short trip to hospital, 1.3 km for the average resident (3.7 km typical). For health survey and life expectancy, the only official count covers all of the City of Toronto Health Unit, Black Creek included.

Black Creek is on Canada’s flood inventory: 1 listed, led by Toronto Regional Conservation Authority

The earthquake risk numbers here cover the city of Toronto

Fewer homes than usual carry radon here, 2.7% over the guideline where the typical town has 6.6%. Shaking is about as much of a worry in Black Creek as in most places, at $0.043 a year per $1,000 of building value ($0.030 typical).

Black Creek has warmer summers than Ontario’s towns or Canadian towns: July afternoons reach 27.4°C

Between the last spring frost, 27 April, and the first in autumn, 20 October, lie 174 days. The thermometer drops below freezing on 131 days a year, lower than both Ontario’s towns (139) and Canadian towns (159). Most of the snow comes in January, about 32 cm. Midwinter nights in Black Creek bottom out at −8.9°C on average.

Visible minorities make up more of Black Creek than of Ontario’s towns or Canadian towns: 84%

Retirement age and beyond: 15% of residents are 65 or older. First Nations, Métis and Inuit people make up 0.2% of residents, below both Ontario’s towns (1.6%) and Canadian towns (2.8%). Also worth knowing: the share of residents under 15 is 19%.

A normal November in Black Creek runs from freezing to 8°C

A typical November adds 9 cm of snow. By December, a normal day reaches 2°C and a night falls to −5°C. A normal November brings 72 mm of rain and snow. Across the year, normals run from −9°C nights in January to 27°C afternoons in July.

Black Creek has no public library of its own; the nearest is Toronto Public Library - York Woods, 1 km away

The library figures on this page are Toronto’s: Toronto public library serves all 3,110,984 people of the city, Black Creek among them.

Black Creek’s grade for safety: a B−

The violent index for its police area came to 93, above both Ontario’s towns (76) and Canadian towns (86). Property crime in its police area ran at 34.4 per 1,000 residents a year, above both Ontario’s towns (30.5) and Canadian towns (31.2).

Rouge National Urban Park lies 26 km beyond Black Creek’s edge

Brampton Natural Heritage System (1,126 ha) is the biggest, 9.6 km from town. 9 protected areas lie within 10 km. 38 km from town is Forks of the Credit Provincial Park, the nearest provincial park.