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TownGrade

C⁻

#2,274 of 2,556

In Windsor, this neighbourhood has 11,567 residents. Windsor is split into 16 neighbourhoods, and this is one.

6 places within 19 kmMap →

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Population

11,567

people, Census 2021

Median age

45.1

years · Ontario’s towns: 46.8

Postsecondary

45%

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 Fontainebleau a good place to live?

Fontainebleau grades low on several counts. The weak point is cost of living (D). With a C− overall, Fontainebleau sits #789 of 858 in Ontario. Set against the rest, it does better than 17% of Canadian towns. Its best grade is for health (B). Its other grades sit near the middle: C+ for schools and B for walkability.

Rents here are the metro area's average, shared by every town and neighbourhood in it. Safety less sure: this is the whole city's figure, because the city doesn't publish open neighbourhood crime rates. Health is graded on the health region's survey figures and life expectancy, with the distance to hospital giving the town its own spread.

WeakestDCost of living

How Fontainebleau grades

Each subject compares Fontainebleau 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

Cost of livingBased on what homes cost against what households earnDOpen →Jobs & incomeIncomes and work trail most townsCOpen →SafetyBelow the middle of the towns comparedC⁺Open →HealthBased on how healthy residents are for their agesBOpen →Hazard riskMore exposed to natural hazards than mostC⁺Open →WalkabilityNear typical for the towns comparedBOpen →SchoolsGraded on exam and test resultsC⁺Open →

How TownRatings grades Canadian towns →

What makes Fontainebleau stand out

The 3 things Fontainebleau does most differently from other towns.

Picked automatically from the data

Walk, cycle or transit to work

Getting around

3% walk, cycle or take transit

Midway across Canadian towns: 8%

Statistics Canada, Census 2021

Unemployment rate, Census 2021

Work

21% unemployment

The median of Canadian towns: 10%

43% of residents 15 and over were in work, May 2021.

Cost of living

Behind 89%

of Canadian towns on cost of living

Its cost of living grade: D.

The data

Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Fontainebleau.

HousingCost of living D

Rent takes more of local pay in Fontainebleau than in Ontario’s towns or Canadian towns: 25% of household income

$348,000median home value, 2021DCost of living Grade

The owner-occupied share of households is 70%. Shelter took 30% or more of income for 14% of households, lower than both Ontario’s towns (22%) and Canadian towns (18%).

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

Fontainebleau$348,000

Ontario$695,000

Canadian towns$406,000

Census 2021	Fontainebleau	Ontario	Canada
Households spending 30%+ on shelter	14%	22%	18%
Rent as a share of income	25%	22%	20%
Median home value, 2021	$348,000	$695,000	$406,000
Households owning their home	70%	76%	74%

$1,451

monthly rent for a two-bedroom

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

Renting$1,451 a month · A two-bedroom apartment, CMHC’s survey Cost of living4.9 times household income · The median owner’s estimate, $348,000, against the median household income Owners and renters70% own their home

Statistics Canada, Census 2021; CMHC Rental Market Survey via Statistics Canada · The 2021 census asked owners what their home was worth; those values, and 2020 incomes, are what this compares. · Rent as a share of income and monthly rent for a two-bedroom published for the Windsor metro area, not by town

Work & commuteJobs & income C

Trips to work from Fontainebleau are shorter than from Ontario’s towns or Canadian towns: 18 min on average

3%walk, cycle or take transit

How working residents got to work · census 2021

Car or van93%

Public transit2%

Walk1%

Census 2021	Fontainebleau	Ontario	Canada
Average trip	18 min	29 min	26 min

$70,400

median household income, 2020

10%

worked from home, May 2021

72%

of commuters work inside the municipality

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

Unemployment21% unemployed · Of the labour force · Canadian towns: 9.9%Getting to work3% walk, cycle or take transit

Statistics Canada, Census 2021 (labour and commuting) · The 2021 census was taken in May 2021, during COVID-19 restrictions: more people than usual worked from home or were off work.

Climate

Fontainebleau has warmer summers than Ontario’s towns or Canadian towns: July afternoons reach 28.3°C

28.3°CJuly afternoons

A normal January night drops to −7.1°C, higher than both Ontario’s towns (−9.1°C) and Canadian towns (−13.5°C). Snow peaks in January: 43 cm in a normal year. Also worth knowing: between the last spring frost, 17 April, and the first in autumn, 1 November, lie 197 days. Rain and snow peak in July, at 99 mm.

Average high by season · ECCC normals, 1991–2020

Winter1.3°C

Spring13.8°C

Summer27.1°C

Autumn16.0°C

Normals, 1991–2020	Fontainebleau	Ontario	Canada
July afternoon high	28.3°C	26.7°C	25.5°C
Days with frost a year	115	139	159
January night low	−7.1°C	−9.1°C	−13.5°C
Precipitation a year	954 mm	902 mm	883 mm

115

days with frost a year

197

frost-free days, 17 Apr to 1 Nov

110

days with precipitation a year

Full pageFontainebleau’s climate pageOpen the full Climate page

The yearJuly highs 28.3°C, January lows −7.1°C Rain and snow954 mm a year · Canadian towns: 883 mm Snow140 cm of snow a year Weather station2.3 km to the station · Windsor

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

SafetySafety C⁺

Fontainebleau is graded a C+ for safety

79Crime Severity Index

Measured across the Windsor service area: Crime Severity Index, Violent Crime Severity Index, violent crime and property crime per 1,000

The index for the force that serves it came to 79, above Ontario’s towns (56) and Canadian towns (67) alike. For every 1,000 residents of its police area, 39.6 property crimes are reported each year.

Year by year · Crime Severity Index for each year

202384

202480

202572

2023–2025	Fontainebleau	Ontario	Canada
Property crime per 1,000	39.6	30.5	31.2
Crime Severity Index	79	56	67
Violent Crime Severity Index	95	76	86

non-violent Crime Severity Index

41%

of incidents cleared, 2023–25

Full pageFontainebleau’s safety reportOpen the full Safety report

Safety79 Crime Severity Index · The index weighs each crime Fontainebleau’s police recorded by how serious it is.Questions“Is Fontainebleau safe?”

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

HealthHealth B

Very good or excellent health for 52% of adults in Fontainebleau’s health region

52%very good or excellent healthBHealth Grade

Shared with the rest of the Windsor-Essex County Health Unit: health survey and life expectancy

For Fontainebleau itself the measure is access: 2.8 km to the nearest hospital, much like the typical 3.7 km. Life expectancy in the region is 81.3 years (83.5 for women, 79.2 for men, 2022/2024). Arthritis, diabetes and high blood pressure affect 18% of the region’s adults on average, above Ontario’s towns (17%) and Canadian towns (17%) alike.

Very good or excellent health · adults, age-standardised

Fontainebleau52%

Ontario’s towns51%

Canadian towns52%

Health	Fontainebleau	Ontario	Canada
Chronic conditions (average share)	18%	17%	17%
Life expectancy at birth	81.3	82.8	81.5
Smokers	12%	10%	12%
Very good or excellent health	52%	51%	52%

81.3

years of life expectancy, 2022/2024

12%

of adults smoke, age-standardised

0.9 km

from homes to a pharmacy, on average

Full pageFontainebleau’s health pageOpen the full Health page

Health survey52% very good or excellent health · adults, age-standardised Getting care2.8 km to a hospital · A pharmacy 0.9 km away on average The wider areaLife expectancy: women 83.5, men 79.2 Conditions and habits18% with chronic conditions · adults, age-standardised

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

Natural hazardsHazard risk C⁺

A flood study covers Fontainebleau: 1 on the national inventory, the newest from City of Windsor

Lowwildfire bandC⁺Hazard risk Grade

Radon is higher than usual: 14% of tested homes in the survey area topped the guideline, against 6.6% for the typical town. Shaking is about as much of a worry in Fontainebleau as in most places, at $0.019 a year per $1,000 of building value ($0.030 typical). Little of the land around Fontainebleau has burned: 0.2% within 25 km since 1986, or 0.007% a year. Fontainebleau doesn’t get its own earthquake risk figures; the ones here come from the city of Windsor.

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

Fontainebleau14%

Ontario’s towns4%

Canadian towns6.6%

Hazards	Fontainebleau	Ontario	Canada
Radon tests above the guideline	14%	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

8.4 km

to the nearest land burned since 1986

flood study on the national inventory

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

FloodOne flood study on record WildfireLow wildfire band · 0.2% of the land within 25 km burned since 1986 Earthquakes$0.019 a year per $1,000 · Canadian towns: $0.030 Radon14% 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

SchoolsSchools C⁺

English or French, public or Catholic: Fontainebleau’s schools come under 4 boards

35schools within 3 kmC⁺Schools Grade

The 3 km around Fontainebleau counts 27 elementary schools, 7 secondary schools and 1 alternative or adult school, 16,840 students between them. The 33 with results split, 9 in the upper two fifths in Ontario and 14 in the lower.

School	Level	Students	System
Forest Glade Public School Middle fifth in OntarioLargest elementary schoolElementary · Grades JK–8	Elementary · Grades JK–8	645	English public
Riverside Secondary School Middle fifth in OntarioLargest secondary schoolSecondary · Grades 9–12	Secondary · Grades 9–12	1,020	English public
École élémentaire catholique Sainte-Thérèse FrenchTeaches in FrenchElementary · Grades JK–8	Elementary · Grades JK–8	435	French Catholic
St Rose Catholic School CatholicResults in the top fifth in OntarioElementary · Grades JK–8	Elementary · Grades JK–8	345	English Catholic

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Schools by system · Schools within 3 km

English public19

English Catholic12

French Catholic3

French public1

Schools within 3 km	Fontainebleau	Ontario	Canada
School boards	4	4	3

16,840

students at the schools within 3 km, 2024-25

1.2 km

to the nearest secondary school

Full pageFontainebleau’s schools pageOpen the full Schools page

The boards4 school boards · Greater Essex County DSB Every school35 schools within 3 km · 27 elementary schools, 7 secondary schools and 1 alternative or adult school Results9 of 33 in the top two fifths · of the schools with results, placed against every school in Ontario Language4 of 35 teach in French · 10% of schools in Ontario Questions“What schools are there in Fontainebleau?”

Provincial school lists and results, 2024-25

Who lives here

An older town: 22% of people in Fontainebleau are 65 or over, more than in both Ontario’s towns and Canadian towns

45.1median age

23% of residents belong to a visible minority, lower than Ontario’s towns (26%) yet higher than Canadian towns (15%). First Nations, Métis and Inuit people make up 2.5% of residents, above Ontario’s towns (1.6%) but below Canadian towns (2.8%).

FontainebleauOntarioCanada

OntarioCanada

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

22%

Schooling · Highest qualification, residents 15 and over

No certificate, diploma or degree20%

Postsecondary qualification45%

Women and men · all residents

Women make up 52.2% of Fontainebleau

By the 2021 count the town had 6,035 women and 5,535 men, while Canada has 50.9% women.

Who lives in Fontainebleau
	Fontainebleau	Ontario	Canada
Under 15	15%	15%	16%
15 to 64	63%	65%	64%
65+	22%	19%	19%
No certificate, diploma or degree	20%	15%	16%
Postsecondary qualification	45%	56%	56%

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

Ages45.1 median age · 22% are 65 or over Households5,095 households English and French9% speak both · 0.2% speak French but not English

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

Weather

A normal November in Fontainebleau runs from 1°C to 9°C

9°Ca normal November afternoon

Normal highs peak at 28°C in July; nights bottom out at −7°C in January. Then December: 3°C by day, −4°C at night. About 5 cm of snow falls in a normal November. Expect about 73 mm of rain and snow over November.

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

November9°C

December3°C

January0°C

February1°C

Season	High	Low	Rain and snow
Winter	1°C	−6°C	200 mm
Spring	14°C	4°C	261 mm
Summer	27°C	17°C	258 mm
Autumn	16°C	7°C	235 mm

1°C

a normal November night

73 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 (Windsor); the forecast is on the Weather page

Town hall

Each seat on Windsor’s council stands for 24,510 residents, more than in 97% of Ontario municipalities

Parts of Fontainebleau vote in 2 different ridings for the Legislative Assembly of Ontario: Windsor—Tecumseh and Windsor West.

Turnout	Fontainebleau	Ontario	Canada
Municipal election, 2022	32%	31%	31%

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

Member of ParliamentKathy Borrelli council seats11

Wikidata, MAMH, MMAH, Statistics Canada

Library & civic lifeCivic life grade C

Fewer visits per person served than four in five Ontario’s town libraries: Fontainbleau Library counts 2.1

Fontainebleau is served by Fontainbleau Library, the library of all of Windsor, so the figures here are the city’s, for 234,219 people.

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

The libraries1 Libraries Places to belong1.5 charities per 1,000 residents

Provincial library statistics, OpenStreetMap, the CRA and Statistics Canada

Outdoors

Point Pelee National Park is 49 km from Fontainebleau

0.2%of the land within 10 km protected

For a provincial park, Ojibway Prairie Provincial Park lies 7.8 km off. The protected share within 10 km is 0.2%, where a typical Canadian town has 2.3%. Protected areas open to the public, within 10 km of the town: 1, below Ontario’s towns (4) and Canadian towns (4) alike.

Protected land · of the land within 10 km

Fontainebleau0.2%

Ontario’s towns2.3%

Canadian towns2.3%

Outdoors	Fontainebleau	Ontario	Canada
Protected land within 10 km	0.2%	2.3%	2.3%
Public protected areas within 10 km	1	4	4

49 km

to Point Pelee National Park

7.8 km

to Ojibway Prairie Provincial Park

beach within 5 km

public protected area within 10 km

Full pageFontainebleau’s outdoors pageOpen the full Outdoors page

Protected landof the land within 10 km Protected areas1 protected area within 10 km · Ojibway Prairie Provincial Park National & provincial parks49 km to a national park · Point Pelee National Park

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

History

Before 1961: 36% of the homes in Fontainebleau

36%built before 1961

36%

of homes built before 1961 · Canadian towns 18%

Heritage	Fontainebleau	Ontario	Canada
Homes built before 1961	36%	22%	18%

Full pageFontainebleau’s history pageOpen the full History page

Older homes36% built before 1961 · Canadian towns: 18%Questions“How many historic places does Fontainebleau 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 Fontainebleau

15pages on Fontainebleau

The big questions

SafetyC⁺Crime Severity Index 79 Housing & costDHomes 4.9 × income Property pricesSchoolsC⁺35 schools within 3 km HealthBLife expectancy 81.3 in its region Work & commuteC43% of adults in work Natural hazardsC⁺Wildfire band: low

Out and about

Outdoors0.2% of the land within 10 km protected AttractionsClimateJuly afternoons around 28°C WeatherECCC’s forecast, beside the normals

The story

Who lives hereMedian age 45.1 HistoryTown hallFamous people

Nearby attractions

Serbian Heritage Museum and 8 more in and around Fontainebleau

What there is to see in Fontainebleau and within a short drive, starting with the places most people have heard of.

All attractions →

MuseumSerbian Heritage Museum900 m outside town, to the northeast

MuseumWindsor's Community Museum4.9 km outside town, to the west MuseumMuseumCanadian Aviation Museum2.6 km outside town, to the south MuseumMuseumCanada South Science City2.9 km outside town, to the west Art galleryArt galleryArtcite Inc.4.7 km outside town, to the west Historic siteHistoric siteHawker Hurricane P30803 km outside town, to the west

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

Photo credits (2)

Serbian Heritage Museum: Orionsresearch, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
Windsor's Community Museum: Windsor's Communiy Museum at English Wikipedia, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons

About Fontainebleau

Neighbourhood in Windsor

The edges of Fontainebleau follow census dissemination areas, which TownRatings groups into Windsor’s neighbourhoods; the name comes from the city’s map or OpenStreetMap.

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

Population: 11,567 (people, 2021 estimate)
Province or territory: Ontario
City: Windsor
Census subdivision: 3537039

Fontainebleau’s neighbours

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

East WindsorForest GladeSouth WalkervilleRiversideRemington ParkDevonshireFontainebleau

How the neighbours grade

Town	People	km	Overall	Cost	Safety	Health
Fontainebleau	11,567	—	C⁻	D	C⁺	B
East Windsor	20,876	2.4	D	D	C⁺	B
Forest Glade	21,328	3.2	C	D	C⁺	B
South Walkerville	6,129	3.2	C⁺	C⁻	C⁺	B⁺
Riverside	21,828	3.2	C⁻	D	C⁺	B
Remington Park	5,783	3.5	C⁻	D	C⁺	B⁺
Devonshire	9,852	3.8	C⁺	C	C⁺	B

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

Questions about Fontainebleau

How old are the people of Fontainebleau?

The typical resident is 45.1 (Canadian towns: 45.2), with seniors at 22% of the population and under-15s at 15%.

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).