West Humber-ClairvilleToronto

Renting in West Humber-Clairville eats 26% of household income, more than in Ontario’s towns or Canadian towns

Shared with the rest of the Toronto metro area: rent as a share of income and monthly rent for a two-bedroom

Home ownership covers nearly two thirds of households. Shelter took 30% or more of income for a quarter of households, above both Ontario’s towns (22%) and Canadian towns (18%).

West Humber-Clairville gets a D for safety

The Crime Severity Index, Violent Crime Severity Index, violent crime and property crime per 1,000 numbers here cover the Toronto service area

Across the area its police cover, the Crime Severity Index averaged 66 over 2023–25, above Ontario’s towns (56) and close to Canadian towns (67). The violent index for its police area came to 93, above Ontario’s towns (76) and Canadian towns (86) alike.

West Humber-Clairville gets an A for health

Measured across the City of Toronto Health Unit: health survey and life expectancy

The survey puts the region’s share in very good or excellent health at 50%; Ontario as a whole is at 51%. Life expectancy at birth in the region is 84.7 years, above Ontario’s towns (82.8) and Canadian towns (81.5) alike. Smoking is rarer than in the province: nearly one in ten adults, against 11% for Ontario. Measured from where West Humber-Clairville’s residents live, the nearest hospital is 1.3 km away, under the typical 3.7 km.

Trips to work from West Humber-Clairville take longer than from Ontario’s towns or Canadian towns: 33 min on average

Flood mapping exists for West Humber-Clairville: 1 on record, latest by Toronto Regional Conservation Authority

Seismic risk in West Humber-Clairville sits near the middle: $0.043 of expected damage per $1,000 of buildings a year, the typical town $0.030. In Health Canada’s survey, just 2.7% of homes tested in the area exceeded 200 Bq/m³ (6.6% typical). For earthquake risk, the only official count covers all of the city of Toronto, West Humber-Clairville included.

Summer runs warm in West Humber-Clairville: July highs of 27.4°C, above Ontario’s towns and Canadian towns

The frost-free season runs from 27 April to 20 October, 174 days. Frost comes on 131 days a year, lower than both Ontario’s towns (139) and Canadian towns (159). On a January night, the temperature in West Humber-Clairville falls to about −8.9°C. Most of the snow comes in January, about 32 cm.

English or French, public or Catholic: West Humber-Clairville’s schools come under 8 boards

Within 3 km of West Humber-Clairville are 71 elementary schools and 16 secondary schools, teaching 39,405 students. Results lean low: 46 of 83 in the lower two fifths in Ontario. The largest is Michael Power/St Joseph High School, with 2,035 students. In French: 2 of the 87 schools, where in Ontario the share is 10%.

Visible minorities make up more of West Humber-Clairville than of Ontario’s towns or Canadian towns: 84%

13% of residents are children under 15. First Nations, Métis and Inuit people make up 0.2% of residents, below both Ontario’s towns (1.6%) and Canadian towns (2.8%). Retirement age and beyond: 17% of residents are 65 or older.

In West Humber-Clairville, November normally means 8°C afternoons and freezing nights

Expect around 9 cm of snow in November. In November, the normal is 72 mm of rain and snow. A normal December brings highs of 2°C, lows of −5°C. The year peaks in July (27°C) and bottoms out in January (−9°C).

West Humber-Clairville has two public libraries, Toronto Public Library - Humberwood and Toronto Public Library - Northern Elms

The library figures on this page are Toronto’s: Toronto Public Library serves all 3,110,984 people of the city, West Humber-Clairville among them.

West Humber-Clairville is 32 km from Rouge National Urban Park

30 km from town is Forks of the Credit Provincial Park, the nearest provincial park. Brampton Natural Heritage System (1,126 ha) is the biggest, 2.2 km from town. Within 10 km are 11 protected areas.