South CentralWindsor

Renting in South Central eats 33% of household income, more than in both Ontario’s towns and Canadian towns

Owners put the median home at $260,000, lower than both Ontario’s towns ($695,000) and Canadian towns ($406,000). 29% of households spent 30% or more of their income on shelter, above both Ontario’s towns (22%) and Canadian towns (18%).

Trips to work from South Central are shorter than from Ontario’s towns or Canadian towns: 20 min on average

By car: that was how 84% of commuters travelled at the census.

52% of adults around South Central rate their health very good or excellent

For South Central itself the measure is access, and it scores well: 0.6 km to the nearest hospital, where 3.7 km is typical. Smokers make up just over a tenth of the region’s adults, about level with Canadian towns (12%) and above Ontario’s towns (10%). A baby born in the region can expect 81.3 years, 83.5 for a girl and 79.2 for a boy (2022/2024). Figures for health survey and life expectancy are published for the Windsor-Essex County Health Unit as a whole, not for South Central alone.

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

17,935 students attend the 28 elementary schools, 7 secondary schools and 3 alternative or adult schools in or within 3 km of South Central. On the tests, 8 of 33 schools land above the middle in Ontario, 17 under it. Schooling in French is on offer at 6 of 38; in Ontario, one in ten schools teach in it.

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

January is the snowiest month, with 43 cm on average. Frosty days number 115 in a normal year, lower than both Ontario’s towns (139) and Canadian towns (159). Midwinter nights in South Central bottom out at −7.1°C on average. Frost usually lifts by 17 April and returns around 1 November: 197 days without it.

South Central’s grade for safety: a C+

Area-wide: Crime Severity Index, Violent Crime Severity Index, violent crime and property crime per 1,000, counted over the Windsor service area

Across the area its police cover, the Crime Severity Index averaged 79 over 2023–25, above both Ontario’s towns (56) and Canadian towns (67). Thefts, break-ins and damage add up to 39.6 per 1,000 residents a year where it is policed.

Hazards in South Central: wildfire low, radon over the guideline in 14% of tested homes

Fire seldom reaches South Central: since 1986, 0.2% of the land within 25 km has burned (0.008% a year). The national flood inventory has no study of the town.

South Central has fewer older residents than Ontario’s towns or Canadian towns: 15% are 65 or over

Visible minorities make up 37% of the population, above Ontario’s towns (26%) and Canadian towns (15%) alike. 3.3% of residents have an Indigenous identity, above Ontario’s towns (1.6%) and Canadian towns (2.8%) alike.

In South Central, November normally means 9°C afternoons and 1°C nights

A typical November adds 5 cm of snow. Looking ahead to December, expect highs near 3°C and lows near −4°C. Rain and snow over a typical November come to 73 mm. Normal highs peak at 28°C in July; nights bottom out at −7°C in January.

Fewer visits per person served than 80% of Ontario’s town libraries: Windsor public library counts 2.1

The library figures on this page are Windsor’s: Windsor public library serves all 234,219 people of the city, South Central among them.

Within 53 km of South Central: Point Pelee National Park

Of the land within 10 km, 0.2% has protected status, lower than both Ontario’s towns (2.3%) and Canadian towns (2.3%). 4.6 km from town is Ojibway Prairie Provincial Park, the nearest provincial park. One unnamed beach is mapped within 5 km.

Heritage in South Central

At the 2021 census, 62% of homes dated from before 1961, higher than both Ontario’s towns (22%) and Canadian towns (18%).