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This neighbourhood in Toronto has a population of 12,596. It is one of 158 neighbourhoods of Toronto.

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Population

12,596

people, Census 2021

Median age

years · Ontario’s towns: 46.8

Postsecondary

58%

of residents 15 and over hold a postsecondary certificate, diploma or degree · Canadian towns: 56%

Walk, cycle, transit

18%

walk, cycle or take transit to work · Canadian towns: 8%

TownGrade

#267 of 2,556

Is Alderwood a good place to live?

On schools it is strong (A). Alderwood’s overall grade, A, puts it better than 86% of Canadian towns. That places it #69 of 858 in Ontario. Getting around on foot or by bus is easy (A+). What counts against it is cost of living (D).

Rents here are the metro area's average, shared by every town and neighbourhood in it. Safety uses the city's Crime Severity Index, scaled by this neighbourhood's own violent and property 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.

StrongestA⁺Walkability ASchools AHealthWeakestDCost of living

What makes Alderwood stand out

The 3 things Alderwood does most differently from other towns.

Picked automatically from the data

Home value ÷ household income

Housing

9 times household income

The middle of Canadian towns: 4.7 times

Median owner’s estimate $1,000,000, Census 2021; income for 2020.

Walkability

Better than 99%

of Canadian towns on walkability

Its walkability grade: A+.

Cost of living

Behind 94%

of Canadian towns on cost of living

Its cost of living grade: D.

How Alderwood grades

Each subject compares Alderwood 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

WalkabilityAmong the easiest places to get around without a carA⁺Open →Cost of livingAmong the weakest of the towns comparedDOpen →SchoolsBased on how pupils do in exams and testsAOpen →HealthAmong the healthiest places comparedAOpen →Hazard riskAhead of most towns comparedA⁻Open →SafetyGraded on crime per residentA⁻Open →Jobs & incomeClose to the middle of the towns comparedBOpen →

How TownRatings grades Canadian towns →

The data

Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Alderwood.

HousingCost of living D

Alderwood’s grade for cost of living: a D

A year’s rent came to just over a fifth of the median household income, near Ontario’s towns (22%) and higher than Canadian towns (20%). 77% of households own their home. For rent as a share of income and monthly rent for a two-bedroom, the only official count covers all of the Toronto metro area, Alderwood included.

$1,000,000median home value, 2021DCost of living Grade

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

Alderwood$1,000,000

Ontario$695,000

Canadian towns$406,000

Census 2021	Alderwood	Ontario	Canada
Rent as a share of income	22%	22%	20%
Households spending 30%+ on shelter	22%	22%	18%

$2,045

monthly rent for a two-bedroom

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

Cost of living9 times household income · The median owner’s estimate, $1,000,000, against the median household income Renting$2,045 a month · A two-bedroom apartment, CMHC’s survey Owners and renters77% own their home

Statistics Canada, Census 2021; CMHC Rental Market Survey via Statistics Canada · Home values are owners’ own estimates at the May 2021 census, and incomes are for 2020.

SchoolsSchools A

In Alderwood, families choose among 6 boards: English and French, public and Catholic

The largest is Bishop Allen Academy Catholic Secondary School, with 1,460 students. Of the 33 with results, 21 sit in the upper two fifths in Ontario. In French: 2 of the 37 schools, where in Ontario the share is 10%. Within 3 km of Alderwood are 28 elementary schools, 8 secondary schools and 1 alternative or adult school, teaching 16,950 students.

37schools within 3 kmASchools Grade

School	Level	Students	System
Norseman Junior Middle School Second fifth in OntarioLargest elementary schoolElementary · Grades JK–8	Elementary · Grades JK–8	860	English public
Bishop Allen Academy Catholic Secondary School CatholicLargest secondary schoolSecondary · Grades 9–12	Secondary · Grades 9–12	1,460	English Catholic
École élémentaire Micheline-Saint-Cyr FrenchTeaches in FrenchElementary · Grades JK–6	Elementary · Grades JK–6	235	French public

See all 37 schools →

Schools by system · Schools within 3 km

English public22

English Catholic13

French public1

French Catholic1

Schools within 3 km	Alderwood	Ontario	Canada
School boards	6	4	3
Nearest secondary school	2.1 km	1.2 km	1.2 km

16,950

students at the schools within 3 km, 2024-25

2.1 km

to the nearest secondary school

Full pageAlderwood’s schools pageOpen the full Schools page

The boards6 school boards · Toronto DSB Every school37 schools within 3 km · 28 elementary schools, 8 secondary schools and 1 alternative or adult school Results21 of 33 in the top two fifths · of the schools with results, placed against every school in Ontario Language2 of 37 teach in French · 10% of schools in Ontario Questions“What schools are there in Alderwood?”

Provincial school lists and results, 2024-25

HealthHealth A

Alderwood scores better for health than 89% of Canadian towns

Area-wide: health survey and life expectancy, counted over the City of Toronto Health Unit

About as many adults call their health very good or excellent here as across Ontario, 50% against 51%. Life expectancy at birth in the region is 84.7 years, above both Ontario’s towns (82.8) and Canadian towns (81.5). Smoking is rarer than in the province: nearly one in ten adults, against 11% for Ontario. For Alderwood itself the measure is access, and it scores well: 1.6 km to the nearest hospital, where 3.7 km is typical.

50%very good or excellent healthAHealth Grade

Very good or excellent health · adults, age-standardised

Alderwood50%

Ontario’s towns51%

Canadian towns52%

Health	Alderwood	Ontario	Canada
Life expectancy at birth	84.7	82.8	81.5
Smokers	9.2%	10%	12%
Chronic conditions (average share)	16%	17%	17%
Very good or excellent health	50%	51%	52%

84.7

years of life expectancy, 2022/2024

1.6 km

from homes to a hospital, on average

9.2%

of adults smoke, age-standardised

0.5 km

from homes to a pharmacy, on average

Full pageAlderwood’s health pageOpen the full Health page

Health survey50% very good or excellent health · adults, age-standardised Getting care1.6 km to a hospital · A pharmacy 0.5 km away on average The wider areaLife expectancy: women 87.2, men 82.0 Conditions and habits16% 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 A⁻

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

Shared with the rest of the city of Toronto: earthquake risk

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 Alderwood as in most places, at $0.043 a year per $1,000 of building value ($0.030 typical).

Lowwildfire bandA⁻Hazard risk Grade

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

Alderwood2.7%

Ontario’s towns4%

Canadian towns6.6%

Hazards	Alderwood	Ontario	Canada
Radon tests above the guideline	2.7%	4%	6.6%
Earthquake loss per $1,000 of buildings a year	$0.043	$0.043	$0.030

Low

wildfire band

flood study on the national inventory

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

FloodOne flood study on record WildfireLow wildfire band · No land burned within 25 km since 1986 Earthquakes$0.043 a year per $1,000 · Canadian towns: $0.030 Radon2.7% 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

SafetySafety A⁻

Alderwood’s grade for safety: an A−

The index for the force that serves it came to 66, above Ontario’s towns (56) and close to Canadian towns (67). The violent index for its police area came to 93, higher than both Ontario’s towns (76) and Canadian towns (86). Alderwood doesn’t get its own Crime Severity Index, Violent Crime Severity Index, violent crime and property crime per 1,000 figures; the ones here come from the Toronto service area.

66Crime Severity Index

Year by year · Crime Severity Index for each year

202369

202469

202560

2023–2025	Alderwood	Ontario	Canada
Violent Crime Severity Index	93	76	86
Property crime per 1,000	34.4	30.5	31.2

4.4

violent incidents per 1,000 in the neighbourhood itself, a year

non-violent Crime Severity Index

31%

of incidents cleared, 2023–25

Full pageAlderwood’s safety reportOpen the full Safety report

Safety66 Crime Severity Index · The index weighs each crime Alderwood’s police recorded by how serious it is.Questions“Is Alderwood safe?”

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

Climate

Summer runs warm in Alderwood: July highs of 27.4°C, above Ontario’s towns and Canadian towns

Snow peaks in January: 32 cm in a normal year. Frosty days number 131 in a normal year, below both Ontario’s towns (139) and Canadian towns (159). Winter lows in Alderwood average −8.9°C in January. The frost-free season runs from 27 April to 20 October, 174 days.

27.4°CJuly afternoons

Average high by season · ECCC normals, 1991–2020

Winter0.1°C

Spring12.1°C

Summer26.1°C

Autumn14.9°C

Normals, 1991–2020	Alderwood	Ontario	Canada
July afternoon high	27.4°C	26.7°C	25.5°C
Days with frost a year	131	139	159
January night low	−8.9°C	−9.1°C	−13.5°C
Snowfall a year	115 cm	146 cm	141 cm

115 cm

of snow a year

131

days with frost a year

174

frost-free days, 27 Apr to 20 Oct

106

days with precipitation a year

Full pageAlderwood’s climate pageOpen the full Climate page

The yearJuly highs 27.4°C, January lows −8.9°C Rain and snow807 mm a year · Canadian towns: 883 mm Snow115 cm of snow a year Weather station11 km to the station · Toronto Pearson (Airport)

Environment and Climate Change Canada, Canadian Climate Normals 1991–2020 (Toronto Pearson (Airport))

Work & commuteJobs & income B

Fewer commuters in Alderwood drive than in Ontario’s towns or across Canadian towns: 78%

The average trip to work takes 28 min.

18%walk, cycle or take transit

How working residents got to work · census 2021

Car or van78%

Public transit12%

Walk5%

Bicycle0%

Census 2021	Alderwood	Ontario	Canada
Car or van	78%	88%	89%
Average trip	28 min	29 min	26 min

$111,300

median household income, 2020

31%

worked from home, May 2021

71%

of commuters work inside the municipality

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

Getting to work18% walk, cycle or take transit Unemployment12% unemployed · Of the labour force · Canadian towns: 9.9%

Statistics Canada, Census 2021 (labour and commuting) · Census day was in May 2021, mid-pandemic, so commuting and work figures carry the lockdowns’ mark.

Who lives here

Who lives in Alderwood: a median age of 43, 4,790 households

26% of residents belong to a visible minority, near Ontario’s towns (26%) and higher than Canadian towns (15%). The under-15s are 16% of the population here. Retirement age and beyond: 18% of residents are 65 or older.

43median age

AlderwoodOntarioCanada

OntarioCanada

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

16%

Schooling · Highest qualification, residents 15 and over

No certificate, diploma or degree16%

Postsecondary qualification58%

Women and men · all residents

Women make up 50.7% of Alderwood

Women numbered 6,385 and men 6,210 in 2021, next to a 50.9% share of women for Canada.

Who lives in Alderwood
	Alderwood	Ontario	Canada
Under 15	16%	15%	16%
15 to 64	66%	65%	64%
65+	18%	19%	19%
No certificate, diploma or degree	16%	15%	16%
Postsecondary qualification	58%	56%	56%

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

Ages43 median age · 18% are 65 or over Households4,790 households English and French7% speak both · 0% speak French but not English

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

Weather

In Alderwood, November normally means 8°C afternoons and freezing nights

November usually brings some 9 cm of snow. A normal December brings highs of 2°C, lows of −5°C. Rain and snow over a typical November come to 72 mm. The year peaks in July (27°C) and bottoms out in January (−9°C).

8°Ca normal November afternoon

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

November8°C

December2°C

January−1°C

February0°C

Season	High	Low	Rain and snow
Winter	0°C	−7°C	170 mm
Spring	12°C	2°C	205 mm
Summer	26°C	15°C	223 mm
Autumn	15°C	6°C	208 mm

0°C

a normal November night

72 mm

of rain and snow in a normal November

Full pageAlderwood’s weather pageOpen the full Weather page

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 (Toronto Pearson (Airport)); the forecast is on the Weather page

Library & civic lifeCivic life grade B⁻

Alderwood has one public library, Toronto Public Library - Alderwood

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

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

A year at the library4.5 visits per person served The libraries1 Libraries Places to belong1.8 charities per 1,000 residents

Provincial library statistics, OpenStreetMap, the CRA and Statistics Canada

Outdoors

Rouge National Urban Park is 35 km from Alderwood

Within 5 km lie 12 beaches, unnamed on the map. Count 5 protected areas within 10 km of town. In addition, 0.3% of the land and water within 10 km is protected (the typical Canadian town: 2.3%). The nearest provincial park, Bronte Creek Provincial Park, is 26 km away.

0.3%of the land within 10 km protected

Protected land · of the land within 10 km

Alderwood0.3%

Ontario’s towns2.3%

Canadian towns2.3%

Outdoors	Alderwood	Ontario	Canada
Protected land within 10 km	0.3%	2.3%	2.3%
Public protected areas within 10 km	1	4	4

35 km

to Rouge National Urban Park

26 km

to Bronte Creek Provincial Park

beaches within 5 km

public protected area within 10 km

Full pageAlderwood’s outdoors pageOpen the full Outdoors page

Protected landof the land within 10 km Protected areas5 protected areas within 10 km · Humber Marshes National & provincial parks35 km to a national park · Rouge National Urban Park Footpaths & routes1 named route · Etobicoke Creek Trail

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

History

In Alderwood, 55% of homes go back before 1961

55%built before 1961

55%

of homes built before 1961 · Canadian towns 18%

Heritage	Alderwood	Ontario	Canada
Homes built before 1961	55%	22%	18%

Full pageAlderwood’s history pageOpen the full History page

Older homes55% built before 1961 · Canadian towns: 18%Questions“How many historic places does Alderwood have?”

Canadian Register of Historic Places, Directory of Federal Heritage Designations, Québec’s Répertoire du patrimoine culturel, Wikidata; Census 2021 homes by period

Nearby attractions

Humber Bay Park and 5 more in and around Alderwood

A first look at Alderwood’s museums, historic sites and days out, and a few just outside town.

All attractions →

GardenHumber Bay Park4.3 km outside town, to the northeast

MuseumMuseumMontgomery's Inn4 km outside town, to the north Art galleryArt galleryL Space Gallery1.1 km outside town, to the east Art galleryArt galleryKumf Gallery1.7 km outside town, to the northeast Art galleryArt galleryPazan Gallery & Frame4.2 km outside town, to the south Ski hillSki hillThe small snow downhill tubing3.9 km outside town, to the west

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

Photo credits (1)

Humber Bay Park: Dillan Payne, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons

Keep exploring

Everything we know about Alderwood

15pages on Alderwood

The big questions

SafetyA⁻Crime Severity Index 66 Housing & costDHomes 9 × income Property pricesSchoolsA37 schools within 3 km HealthALife expectancy 84.7 in its region Work & commuteB58% of adults in work Natural hazardsA⁻Wildfire band: low

Out and about

Outdoors0.3% of the land within 10 km protected AttractionsClimateJuly afternoons around 27°C WeatherECCC’s forecast, beside the normals

The story

Who lives hereMedian age 43 HistoryTown hallFamous people

Famous people from around Alderwood

No notable person born in Alderwood is on our list; these were born in the towns around it.

How we find them →

Barbara HowardCanadian painter, wood engraver, draugh… · born in Long Branch · 1926–2002

Albert Durrant WatsonCanadian poet · born in Dixie · 1859–1926

David Ernest HornellSecond World War pilot, recipient of th… · born in Mimico-Queensway · 1910–1944

Ed HarrisonCanadian ice hockey player · born in Mimico-Queensway · 1927–2012

George GauldCanadian flying ace · born in Mimico-Queensway · 1896–1964

Jim StanfieldCanadian ice hockey player · born in Dixie · 1947–2009

Photo credits

Barbara Howard: Wardsislander for the Estate of Barbara Howard., CC BY-SA 3.0 · Albert Durrant Watson: Photographer unattributed, Public domain · David Ernest Hornell: Lyonde Studio, Public domain · Ed Harrison: Unknown author, Public domain

Alderwood’s neighbours

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

Long BranchNew TorontoDixieLakeviewEtobicoke City CentreMimico-QueenswayAlderwood

How the neighbours grade

Town	People	km	Overall	Cost	Safety	Health
Alderwood	12,596	—	A	D	A⁻	A
Long Branch	11,400	1.6	B⁺	D⁻	B⁺	A
New Toronto	11,502	2.8	B⁻	D⁻	C⁺	A
Dixie	3,749	2.9	B⁻	D⁻	B	A⁻
Lakeview	21,789	3.1	B	D⁻	B	A⁻
Etobicoke City Centre	23,856	3.5	B⁻	D⁻	C⁻	A
Mimico-Queensway	18,207	3.9	C⁺	D⁻	D	A

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

Questions about Alderwood

Is Alderwood a young town or an old one?

The median resident is 43 years old, against 45.2 for the median of Canadian towns. 16% are under 15 and 18% are 65 or over.

About Alderwood

Neighbourhood in Toronto

Alderwood is a neighbourhood of Toronto, built by TownRatings from Statistics Canada’s smallest census areas and named from the city’s map or OpenStreetMap.

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

Population: 12,596 (people, 2021 estimate)
Province or territory: Ontario
City: Toronto
Census subdivision: 3520005

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).