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Smith's Creek becomes a Ganaraska harbour

Port Hope in brief

Port Hope sits at the mouth of the Ganaraska River on Lake Ontario in Northumberland County, between Toronto and Kingston. Cayuga and Mississauga peoples lived here; a 1778 fur post called Smith's Creek preceded Loyalist settlers who arrived after 1793.

Trinity College School opened in 1865 and remains a private landmark. Downtown's heritage main street and harbour still face the lake that made the town.

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#61
City Score rank
46%
City Score
2
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City Score over time

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Rankings for Port Hope

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Composite · OpenStats

OpenStats City Score

OpenStats

Average standing across OpenStats-owned rankings built from public data (currently radon, building permit value, and residential mill rates). Each placement is scored from 0–1 within its edition, then averaged. External livability lists stay on hometown pages as separate published appearances.

Single edition · 2026

#61
Published · 2026 · of 125
Score 0.458

Only one published edition places Port Hope in this study so far. Open the edition for method notes and the full table.

Original source · Full edition

Health · OpenStats

OpenStats Highest Indoor Radon

OpenStats

Communities ranked by Health Canada survey mean indoor radon (Bq/m³). Rank 1 is the highest mean.

Single edition · 2026

#69
Published · 2026 · of 117
Score 101.1

Only one published edition places Port Hope in this study so far. Open the edition for method notes and the full table.

Original source · Full edition

Property tax · OpenStats

OpenStats Residential Mill Rates

OpenStats

Municipalities ranked by residential mill rate. Rank 1 is the highest published rate (higher tax burden).

Single edition · 2024

#14
Published · 2024 · of 43
Score 15.77

Only one published edition places Port Hope in this study so far. Open the edition for method notes and the full table.

Original source · Full edition

Worth knowing in Port Hope

Distinctive local notes and places, each linked to its source.

  • Port Hope is a municipality in Eastern Ontario, Canada, about 109 km (68 mi) east of Toronto and 159 km (99 mi) west of Kingston.

    Wikipedia

  • It is at the mouth of the Ganaraska River on the north shore of Lake Ontario, in the west end of Northumberland County.

    Wikipedia

  • The private Trinity College School opened here in 1865.

    Wikipedia

  • Port Hope's downtown is often cited among Canada's best-preserved 19th-century main streets, roughly halfway between Toronto and Kingston on Lake Ontario.

    Wikipedia

Places to see

The Big Apple

The famous giant roadside apple sits a short drive east in Colborne, a classic stop for Port Hope travelers.

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