AnnexToronto
The neighbourhood has 30,705 residents and lies in Toronto. It is one of 158 neighbourhoods of Toronto.
Is Annex a good place to live?
Walking, cycling and public transport work well here (A+). People here tend to be in good health (A). Cost of living is its weak spot (D−). All told, that adds up to a B− overall and a rank of #448 of 858 in Ontario. Set against the rest, it does better than 55% of Canadian towns.
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.
What makes Annex stand out
The 3 things Annex does most differently from other towns.
How Annex grades
Each subject compares Annex 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 TownRatings grades Canadian towns →
Caviar 20 and 135 more in and around Annex
Museums, historic sites, parks, gardens and days out in and near Annex, the best known first.
Big drawAttractionCN Tower3 km outside town, to the southeast · 1.5M visitors a year
Big drawMuseumRoyal Ontario Museum100 m outside town, to the east · 281.4M visitors a year (2025)
Big drawArt galleryArt Gallery of Ontario1.7 km outside town, to the southeast · 873K visitors a year (2016)
Historic houseCasa Loma300 m outside town, to the northwest
MuseumBata Shoe Museum100 m outside town, to the southeastPhotos: each place’s Wikidata image, from Wikimedia Commons under the licence below (our copy, resized).
Photo credits (5)
- CN Tower: Chris Woodrich, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Royal Ontario Museum: Staka, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Art Gallery of Ontario: Owen Byrne from Ottawa, Canada, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Casa Loma: Evelyncyuzu, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Bata Shoe Museum: Gisling, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
The data
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Annex.
Fewer households own their home in Annex than in Ontario’s towns or across Canadian towns: 41%
Rent as a share of income and monthly rent for a two-bedroom for the Toronto metro area
A year’s rent came to 28% of the median household income, above both Ontario’s towns (22%) and Canadian towns (20%). Two in five households spent 30% or more of their income on shelter, above both Ontario’s towns (22%) and Canadian towns (18%).
What homes were worth · The median owner’s estimate at the 2021 census
| Census 2021 | Annex | Ontario | Canada |
|---|---|---|---|
| Households spending 30%+ on shelter | 40% | 22% | 18% |
| Households owning their home | 41% | 76% | 74% |
| Rent as a share of income | 28% | 22% | 20% |
Statistics Canada, Census 2021; CMHC Rental Market Survey via Statistics Canada · These are 2021 census values, as owners judged them, set against household income in 2020.
Few places match Annex for health: it beats 90% of Canadian towns
On average 16% of adults live with arthritis, diabetes or high blood pressure, near both Ontario’s towns (17%) and Canadian towns (17%). Self-rated health is ordinary for Ontario: 50% of the region’s adults say very good or excellent, the province 51%. Women in the region live to 87.2 and men to 82.0, 84.7 years taken together (2022/2024). The region has fewer smokers than Ontario, nearly one in ten adults to 11%. For health survey and life expectancy, the only official count covers all of the City of Toronto Health Unit, Annex included.
Very good or excellent health · adults, age-standardised
| Health | Annex | 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% |
Statistics Canada, Canadian Community Health Survey 2023/2024 and life expectancy 2022/2024; Open Database of Healthcare Facilities
English or French, public or Catholic: Annex’s schools come under 4 boards
Schooling in French is on offer at 10 of 123; in Ontario, one in ten schools teach in it. The 97 with results split, 48 in the upper two fifths in Ontario and 24 in the lower.
| School | Level | Students | System |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rawlinson Community School Fourth fifth in OntarioLargest elementary schoolElementary · Grades JK–8 | Elementary · Grades JK–8 | 705 | English public |
| Central Technical School VocationalLargest secondary schoolSecondary · Grades 9–12 | Secondary · Grades 9–12 | 985 | English public |
| ÉÉC du Sacré-Coeur-Toronto FrenchTeaches in FrenchElementary · Grades JK–6 | Elementary · Grades JK–6 | 135 | French Catholic |
| Bloor Collegiate Institute Top fifth in OntarioResults in the top fifth in OntarioSecondary · Grades 9–12 | Secondary · Grades 9–12 | 820 | English public |
Schools by system · Schools within 3 km
| Schools within 3 km | Annex | Ontario | Canada |
|---|---|---|---|
| School boards | 4 | 4 | 3 |
Provincial school lists and results, 2024-25
A flood study covers Annex: 1 on the national inventory, the newest from Toronto Regional Conservation Authority
Fewer homes than usual carry radon here, 2.7% over the guideline where the typical town has 6.6%. For earthquakes Annex is middling, $0.043 a year per $1,000 against $0.030 for the typical town.
Radon tests above the guideline · share of tested homes, 200 Bq/m³
| Hazards | Annex | 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 |
NRCan seismic risk model and burned areas, Health Canada radon survey, the Flood Hazard Map Inventory · Earthquake risk: one figure for all of the city of Toronto
Annex gets a C for safety
Shared with the rest of the Toronto service area: Crime Severity Index, Violent Crime Severity Index, violent crime and property crime per 1,000
The violent index for its police area came to 93, above both Ontario’s towns (76) and Canadian towns (86). Property crime in its police area ran at 34.4 per 1,000 residents a year, higher than both Ontario’s towns (30.5) and Canadian towns (31.2).
Year by year · Crime Severity Index for each year
| 2023–2025 | Annex | Ontario | Canada |
|---|---|---|---|
| Violent Crime Severity Index | 93 | 76 | 86 |
| Property crime per 1,000 | 34.4 | 30.5 | 31.2 |
Statistics Canada, Uniform Crime Reporting Survey, 2023–2025 average
Annex has milder winters than Ontario’s towns or Canadian towns: January lows of −6.7°C
Frost usually lifts by 11 April and returns around 6 November: 208 days without it. The thermometer drops below freezing on 101 days a year, below Ontario’s towns (139) and Canadian towns (159) alike. July afternoons in Annex average 27.0°C. Snow peaks in January: 32 cm in a normal year.
Average high by season · ECCC normals, 1991–2020
| Normals, 1991–2020 | Annex | Ontario | Canada |
|---|---|---|---|
| Days with frost a year | 101 | 139 | 159 |
| January night low | −6.7°C | −9.1°C | −13.5°C |
| July afternoon high | 27.0°C | 26.7°C | 25.5°C |
| Snowfall a year | 115 cm | 146 cm | 141 cm |
Environment and Climate Change Canada, Canadian Climate Normals 1991–2020 (Toronto (City))
Children make up only 8% of Annex, fewer than in Ontario’s towns and Canadian towns
22% of residents are 65 or over. Both official languages: 19% of residents, above both Ontario’s towns (6.7%) and Canadian towns (7.5%).
Ages · Share of residents in each age group, Census 2021
Schooling · Highest qualification, residents 15 and over
Women and men · all residents
52.7% of Annex’s residents are women
Of the 2021 count, 16,170 were women and 14,510 men (women across Canada: 50.9%).
| Annex | Ontario | Canada | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 8% | 15% | 16% |
| 15 to 64 | 70% | 65% | 64% |
| 65+ | 22% | 19% | 19% |
| No certificate, diploma or degree | 5.6% | 15% | 16% |
| Postsecondary qualification | 79% | 56% | 56% |
Statistics Canada, Census 2021; Ontario and Canada: medians of towns of 2,500+
A normal November in Annex runs from 2°C to 8°C
Into December, the normals move to 3°C and −3°C. Rain and snow over a typical November come to 71 mm. About 9 cm of snow falls in a normal November. Hour-by-hour figures come from ECCC’s Toronto forecast, on the Weather page.
Normal highs, the months ahead · ECCC normals, 1991–2020
| Season | High | Low | Rain and snow |
|---|---|---|---|
| Winter | 1°C | −5°C | 176 mm |
| Spring | 12°C | 4°C | 207 mm |
| Summer | 26°C | 17°C | 230 mm |
| Autumn | 15°C | 8°C | 209 mm |
ECCC normals, 1991–2020 (Toronto (City)); the forecast is on the Weather page
3 public library branches serve Annex
Toronto Public Library serves the whole of Toronto, so the library figures on this page are the city’s: 3,110,984 people, Annex among them.
Provincial library statistics, OpenStreetMap, the CRA and Statistics Canada
Rouge National Urban Park lies 22 km beyond Annex’s edge
4.0 km out lies the largest, E.T. Seton Park, at 130 ha. Walkers have 9 mapped routes close by, starting with the Uptown Toronto Discovery Walk and Central Ravines, Belt Line & Gardens Discovery Walk. 13 beaches are mapped within 5 km, the nearest HTO Beach.
Protected land · of the land within 10 km
| Outdoors | Annex | Ontario | Canada |
|---|---|---|---|
| Public protected areas within 10 km | 5 | 4 | 4 |
| Protected land within 10 km | 2.1% | 2.3% | 2.3% |
Canadian Protected and Conserved Areas Database (CPCAD), OpenStreetMap routes and beaches
Household incomes in Annex are higher than in 71% of Canadian towns
The average trip to work takes 29 min.
How working residents got to work · census 2021
| Census 2021 | Annex | Ontario | Canada |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average trip | 29 min | 29 min | 26 min |
Statistics Canada, Census 2021 (labour and commuting) · These are May 2021 figures, gathered while COVID-19 kept many people home or out of work.
Heritage in Annex: 1 historic place of the highest rank
Historic places by designation · inside the town
Among them
- Heliconian Hall 1876
| Heritage | Annex | Ontario | Canada |
|---|---|---|---|
| Homes built before 1961 | 40% | 22% | 18% |
Canadian Register of Historic Places, Directory of Federal Heritage Designations, Québec’s Répertoire du patrimoine culturel, Wikidata; Census 2021 homes by period
Everything we know about Annex
Annex’s neighbours
The nearest places of 1,000 or more. Statistics Canada
| Town | People | km | Overall | Cost | Safety | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Annex | 30,705 | — | B− | D− | C | A |
| University | 7,595 | 1.1 | C | D− | D | A |
| Casa Loma | 11,369 | 1.4 | A | D− | B+ | A |
| Bay-Cloverhill | 17,591 | 1.4 | B− | D− | B | A |
| Church-Wellesley | 22,415 | 1.6 | C+ | D− | C | A |
| Palmerston-Little Italy | 13,171 | 1.9 | B+ | D− | B | A |
| Yonge-St.Clair | 13,177 | 2.1 | A | D− | A | A |
People: Statistics Canada, Census 2021. Distances: centre to centre.
Questions about Annex
Do people in Annex speak French?
Many do: 19% are bilingual in English and French (Canadian towns’ median: 8%), and 0% speak French only.
About Annex
Neighbourhood in Toronto
Statistics Canada counts Toronto as one municipality, so TownRatings builds Annex and its other neighbourhoods from census dissemination areas, named from the city’s map or OpenStreetMap.
Statistics Canada: population estimates 2025 (17-10-0155), Census of Population 2021, 2021 census boundaries.
- Population
- 30,705 (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).