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Bay-CloverhillToronto

Home to 17,591 people, this neighbourhood lies in Toronto. Toronto is split into 158 neighbourhoods, and this is one.

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Photo: Geo Swan from Toronto, Canada · CC0
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Bay-Cloverhill, Toronto · Photo: Geo Swan from Toronto, Canada · CC0

Population
17,591
people, Census 2021
Median age
29.6
years · Ontario’s towns: 46.8
Postsecondary
78%
of residents 15 and over hold a postsecondary certificate, diploma or degree · Canadian towns: 56%
Walk, cycle, transit
67%
walk, cycle or take transit to work · Canadian towns: 8%
TownGrade
B−
Better than 51% of Canadian towns

Is Bay-Cloverhill a good place to live?

The picture is mixed. Bay-Cloverhill grades B− overall, better than 51% of Canadian towns. Health is where it shines (A). Walking, cycling and public transport work well here (A+). Its weakest subject is cost of living (D−). It also trails on jobs & income (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. A university neighbourhood: graded, but left out of rankings (so many residents are students that income and jobs read as students' figures).

StrongestA+WalkabilityAHealthA−Hazard riskWeakestD−Cost of livingD−Jobs & income

What makes Bay-Cloverhill stand out

The 3 things Bay-Cloverhill does most differently from other towns.

Picked automatically from the data
67%8%Bay-Cloverhi…MedianWalk, cycle or transit to work
Getting around
67% walk, cycle or take transit
Against 8% in the median of Canadian towns
Statistics Canada, Census 2021
124.7Bay-Cloverhi…MedianHome value ÷ household income
Housing
12 times household income
Against 4.7 for the median of Canadian towns
Median owner’s estimate $700,000, Census 2021; income for 2020.
Among the top 1%WorseBetterWalkability
Walkability
Better than 99%
of Canadian towns on walkability
Its walkability grade: A+.

How Bay-Cloverhill grades

Each subject compares Bay-Cloverhill 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
WalkabilityBased on walking, cycling and transit to everyday placesA+Open →Cost of livingHomes are among the least affordable for local incomesD−Open →Jobs & incomeIn the bottom fifth of the towns comparedD−Open →HealthBased on how healthy residents are for their agesAOpen →Hazard riskLess exposed to natural hazards than mostA−Open →SchoolsAhead of most towns comparedB+Open →SafetyBased on crimes reported per residentBOpen →

How TownRatings grades Canadian towns →

Nearby attractions

Queen's Park and 129 more in and around Bay-Cloverhill

Sights in Bay-Cloverhill and close by, ordered by how widely each is known.

All attractions →
GardenQueen's Parkin townMuseumGardiner Museumin townBig drawAttractionCN Tower2 km outside town, to the south · 1.5M visitors a yearBig drawMuseumRoyal Ontario Museum100 m outside town, to the west · 281.4M visitors a year (2025)Big drawArt galleryArt Gallery of Ontario700 m outside town, to the south · 873K visitors a year (2016)Historic houseCasa Loma1.7 km outside town, to the northwest
Places: © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL) · Wikidata · ODCAF · federal and Québec heritage registers · CPCAD

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

Photo credits (6)

The data

Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Bay-Cloverhill.

HousingCost of living D−

Home ownership in Bay-Cloverhill, 30%, runs below Ontario’s towns and Canadian towns

A year’s rent came to 42% of the median household income, above both Ontario’s towns (22%) and Canadian towns (20%).

$700,000median home value, 2021D−Cost of living Grade

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

Bay-Cloverhill$700,000
Ontario$695,000
Canadian towns$406,000
Census 2021Bay-CloverhillOntarioCanada
Rent as a share of income42%22%20%
Households owning their home30%76%74%
Households spending 30%+ on shelter58%22%18%
$2,045
monthly rent for a two-bedroom
Full pageBay-Cloverhill’s cost of living pageOpen the full Cost of living page
Owners and renters30% own their homeCost of living12 times household income · The median owner’s estimate, $700,000, against the median household incomeRenting$2,045 a month · A two-bedroom apartment, CMHC’s survey

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. · Rent as a share of income and monthly rent for a two-bedroom: the Toronto metro area

Work & commuteJobs & income D−

Household incomes in Bay-Cloverhill are lower than in 91% of Canadian towns

Workers spend 27 min getting to work, on average.

67%walk, cycle or take transit

How working residents got to work · census 2021

Walk41%
Car or van25%
Public transit24%
Bicycle3%
Census 2021Bay-CloverhillOntarioCanada
Average trip27 min29 min26 min
$58,600
median household income, 2020
58%
worked from home, May 2021
90%
of commuters work inside the municipality
Full pageBay-Cloverhill’s work & commute pageOpen the full Work & commute page
Unemployment15% unemployed · Of the labour force · Canadian towns: 9.9%Getting to work67% walk, cycle or take transit

Statistics Canada, Census 2021 (labour and commuting) · These are May 2021 figures, gathered while COVID-19 kept many people home or out of work.

HealthHealth A

Lives run long around Bay-Cloverhill: 84.7 years, 3.2 more than the typical Canadian town’s region

Source area for health survey and life expectancy: the City of Toronto Health Unit

Age-standardised, 50% of the region’s adults put their health at very good or excellent, near Ontario’s towns (51%) and lower than Canadian towns (52%). The region has fewer smokers than Ontario, 9.2% of adults to 11%. Measured from where Bay-Cloverhill’s residents live, the nearest hospital is 0.3 km away, under the typical 3.7 km.

50%very good or excellent healthAHealth Grade

Very good or excellent health · adults, age-standardised

Bay-Cloverhill50%
Ontario’s towns51%
Canadian towns52%
HealthBay-CloverhillOntarioCanada
Life expectancy at birth84.782.881.5
Smokers9.2%10%12%
Chronic conditions (average share)16%17%17%
Very good or excellent health50%51%52%
84.7
years of life expectancy, 2022/2024
0.3 km
from homes to a hospital, on average
9.2%
of adults smoke, age-standardised
0.1 km
from homes to a pharmacy, on average
Full pageBay-Cloverhill’s health pageOpen the full Health page
Health survey50% very good or excellent health · adults, age-standardisedGetting care0.3 km to a hospital · A pharmacy 0.1 km away on averageThe wider areaLife expectancy: women 87.2, men 82.0Conditions 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−

Flood mapping exists for Bay-Cloverhill: 1 on record, latest by Toronto Regional Conservation Authority

Earthquake risk in Bay-Cloverhill is ordinary: NRCan’s model puts building losses at $0.043 a year per $1,000 of value, close to the typical town’s $0.030. In Health Canada’s survey, just 2.7% of homes tested in the area exceeded 200 Bq/m³ (6.6% typical).

Lowwildfire bandA−Hazard risk Grade

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

Bay-Cloverhill2.7%
Ontario’s towns4%
Canadian towns6.6%
HazardsBay-CloverhillOntarioCanada
Radon tests above the guideline2.7%4%6.6%
Earthquake loss per $1,000 of buildings a year$0.043$0.043$0.030
Low
wildfire band
1
flood study on the national inventory
Full pageBay-Cloverhill’s flood & hazards pageOpen the full Flood & hazards page
FloodOne flood study on recordWildfireLow wildfire band · No land burned within 25 km since 1986Earthquakes$0.043 a year per $1,000 · Canadian towns: $0.030Radon2.7% of tests above the guidelineBe readyAlerts, FireSmart and radon tests

NRCan seismic risk model and burned areas, Health Canada radon survey, the Flood Hazard Map Inventory · Earthquake risk published for the city of Toronto, not by town

SchoolsSchools B+

In Bay-Cloverhill, families choose among 4 boards: English and French, public and Catholic

The 3 km around Bay-Cloverhill counts 60 elementary schools, 20 secondary schools and 4 alternative or adult schools, 24,800 students between them. On the tests, 29 of 64 schools land above the middle in Ontario, 20 under it. 5 of the 84 teach in French, against 10% of schools in Ontario.

84schools within 3 kmB+Schools Grade
SchoolLevelStudentsSystem
Rose Avenue Junior Public School Bottom fifth in OntarioLargest elementary schoolElementary · Grades JK–6Elementary · Grades JK–6680English public
Central Technical School VocationalLargest secondary schoolSecondary · Grades 9–12Secondary · Grades 9–12985English public
Collège français élémentaire FrenchTeaches in FrenchElementary · Grades 7–8Elementary · Grades 7–875French public
Clinton Street Junior Public School Top fifth in OntarioResults in the top fifth in OntarioElementary · Grades JK–6Elementary · Grades JK–6315English public

See all 84 schools →

Schools by system · Schools within 3 km

English public60
English Catholic19
French public4
French Catholic1
Schools within 3 kmBay-CloverhillOntarioCanada
School boards443
24,800
students at the schools within 3 km, 2024-25
0.2 km
to the nearest secondary school
Full pageBay-Cloverhill’s schools pageOpen the full Schools page
The boards4 school boards · Toronto DSBEvery school84 schools within 3 km · 60 elementary schools, 20 secondary schools and 4 alternative or adult schoolsResults29 of 64 in the top two fifths · of the schools with results, placed against every school in OntarioLanguage5 of 84 teach in French · 10% of schools in OntarioQuestions“What schools are there in Bay-Cloverhill?”

Provincial school lists and results, 2024-25

Climate

Bay-Cloverhill has milder winters than Ontario’s towns or Canadian towns: January lows of −6.7°C

January is the snowiest month, with 32 cm on average. Frosty days number 101 in a normal year, lower than both Ontario’s towns (139) and Canadian towns (159). Between the last spring frost, 11 April, and the first in autumn, 6 November, lie 208 days. Summer highs in Bay-Cloverhill reach 27.0°C in July.

27.0°CJuly afternoons

Average high by season · ECCC normals, 1991–2020

Winter1.0°C
Spring11.9°C
Summer25.8°C
Autumn14.9°C
Normals, 1991–2020Bay-CloverhillOntarioCanada
Days with frost a year101139159
January night low−6.7°C−9.1°C−13.5°C
July afternoon high27.0°C26.7°C25.5°C
Snowfall a year115 cm146 cm141 cm
115 cm
of snow a year
101
days with frost a year
208
frost-free days, 11 Apr to 6 Nov
104
days with precipitation a year
Full pageBay-Cloverhill’s climate pageOpen the full Climate page
The yearJuly highs 27.0°C, January lows −6.7°CRain and snow823 mm a year · Canadian towns: 883 mmSnow115 cm of snow a yearWeather station1.2 km to the station · Toronto (City)

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

SafetySafety B

Bay-Cloverhill gets a B for safety

For violence alone, its police area’s index was 93, above Ontario’s towns (76) and Canadian towns (86) alike. Where it is policed, thefts, break-ins and damage came to 34.4 per 1,000 a year, above both Ontario’s towns (30.5) and Canadian towns (31.2). Bay-Cloverhill shares its Crime Severity Index, Violent Crime Severity Index, violent crime and property crime per 1,000 numbers with the rest of the Toronto service area.

66Crime Severity Index

Year by year · Crime Severity Index for each year

202369
202469
202560
2023–2025Bay-CloverhillOntarioCanada
Violent Crime Severity Index937686
Property crime per 1,00034.430.531.2
6.8
violent incidents per 1,000 in the neighbourhood itself, a year
56
non-violent Crime Severity Index
31%
of incidents cleared, 2023–25
Full pageBay-Cloverhill’s safety reportOpen the full Safety report
Safety66 Crime Severity Index · The index weighs each crime Bay-Cloverhill’s police recorded by how serious it is.Questions“Is Bay-Cloverhill safe?”

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

Who lives here

Children make up only 4.5% of Bay-Cloverhill, fewer than in Ontario’s towns and across Canadian towns

65% of residents belong to a visible minority, above both Ontario’s towns (26%) and Canadian towns (15%). People 65 and over make up 12% of the town.

29.6median age
Bay-CloverhillOntarioCanada

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

Schooling · Highest qualification, residents 15 and over

No certificate, diploma or degree2%
Postsecondary qualification78%

Women and men · all residents

52.7% of Bay-Cloverhill’s residents are women

Of the 2021 count, 9,265 were women and 8,320 men (women across Canada: 50.9%).

Who lives in Bay-Cloverhill
Bay-CloverhillOntarioCanada
Under 154.5%15%16%
15 to 6483%65%64%
65+12%19%19%
No certificate, diploma or degree1.8%15%16%
Postsecondary qualification78%56%56%
Full pageBay-Cloverhill’s Who lives here pageOpen the full Who lives here page
Ages29.6 median age · 12% are 65 or overHouseholds10,585 householdsEnglish and French12% speak both · 0% speak French but not English

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

Weather

Bay-Cloverhill in November: highs near 8°C, lows near 2°C

About 9 cm of snow falls in a normal November. By December, a normal day reaches 3°C and a night falls to −3°C. In November, the normal is 71 mm of rain and snow. For today and the week ahead, the Weather page carries ECCC’s Toronto forecast.

8°Ca normal November afternoon

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

November8°C
December3°C
January0°C
February1°C
SeasonHighLowRain and snow
Winter1°C−5°C176 mm
Spring12°C4°C207 mm
Summer26°C17°C230 mm
Autumn15°C8°C209 mm
2°C
a normal November night
71 mm
of rain and snow in a normal November
Full pageBay-Cloverhill’s weather pageOpen the full Weather page
Next 24 hoursTemperature and chance of rain, hour by hourThe week aheadECCC’s days ahead, beside the normalsThe yearWarmest July, coldest January

ECCC normals, 1991–2020 (Toronto (City)); the forecast is on the Weather page

Library & civic lifeCivic life grade B−

The nearest public library to Bay-Cloverhill is Toronto Public Library - Toronto Reference Library, 0.7 km away

Toronto public library serves the whole of Toronto, so the library figures on this page are the city’s: 3,110,984 people, Bay-Cloverhill among them.

Full pageBay-Cloverhill’s library & civic life pageOpen the full Library & civic life page
A year at the library4.5 visits per person servedPlaces to belong1.8 charities per 1,000 residents

Provincial library statistics, OpenStreetMap, the CRA and Statistics Canada

Outdoors

Bay-Cloverhill is 23 km from Rouge National Urban Park

The largest named area nearby is E.T. Seton Park, 130 ha, 4.5 km away. A provincial park, Bronte Creek Provincial Park, lies 41 km away. For a swim, HTO Beach is the nearest of 18 beaches within 5 km.

2.4%of the land within 10 km protected

Protected land · of the land within 10 km

Bay-Cloverhill2.4%
Ontario’s towns2.3%
Canadian towns2.3%
OutdoorsBay-CloverhillOntarioCanada
Public protected areas within 10 km544
Protected land within 10 km2.4%2.3%2.3%
23 km
to Rouge National Urban Park
41 km
to Bronte Creek Provincial Park
18
beaches within 5 km
Full pageBay-Cloverhill’s outdoors pageOpen the full Outdoors page
Protected landof the land within 10 kmProtected areas12 protected areas within 10 km · E.T. Seton ParkNational & provincial parks23 km to a national park · Rouge National Urban ParkFootpaths & routes9 named routes · PATH

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

History

Bay-Cloverhill: 2 historic places, one with the highest designation

The oldest dated place, Women's College Hospital, goes back to 1883. The list takes in a provincial or municipal listing. Older housing, built before 1961, accounts for 3.3% of homes, lower than both Ontario’s towns (22%) and Canadian towns (18%).

2historic places

Historic places by designation · inside the town

Highest designations1
Other federal designations0
Provincial and local listings1
1883
oldest construction date on the record
3.3%
of homes built before 1961 · Canadian towns 18%
HeritageBay-CloverhillOntarioCanada
Homes built before 19613.3%22%18%
Full pageBay-Cloverhill’s history pageOpen the full History page
On the registers2 historic places inside the townHighest designations1 top designation · Annesley HallOlder homes3.3% built before 1961 · Canadian towns: 18%Questions“How many historic places does Bay-Cloverhill 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 Bay-Cloverhill

15pages on Bay-Cloverhill
The big questions
SafetyBCrime Severity Index 66Housing & costD−Homes 12 × incomeProperty pricesSchoolsB+84 schools within 3 kmHealthALife expectancy 84.7 in its regionWork & commuteD−56% of adults in workNatural hazardsA−Wildfire band: low
Out and about
Outdoors2.4% of the land within 10 km protectedAttractionsClimateJuly afternoons around 27°CWeatherECCC’s forecast, beside the normals
The story
Who lives hereMedian age 29.6History2 places on the heritage registersTown hallFamous people

Famous people from around Bay-Cloverhill

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

How we find them →
Ezra RileyCanadian politician · born in Annex · 1866–1937
J
John LewisAuthor, senator, and newspaper editor f… · born in Yonge-Bay Corridor · 1858–1935
L
Larry GainsCanadian boxer · born in Cabbagetown-South St.James Town · 1900–1983
Photo credits

Ezra Riley: Unknown author, Public domain

Bay-Cloverhill’s neighbours

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

Church-WellesleyYonge-Bay CorridorNorth St.James TownDowntown Yonge EastCabbagetown-South St.James TownAnnexChurch-WellesleyYonge-Bay CorridorNorth St.James TownDowntown Yonge EastCabbagetown-South St.James TownAnnexBay-Cloverhill
How the neighbours grade
TownPeoplekmOverallCostSafetyHealth
Bay-Cloverhill17,591—B−D−BA
Church-Wellesley22,4150.4C+D−CA
Yonge-Bay Corridor12,8881CD−DA
North St.James Town18,7331.2B−D−C+A
Downtown Yonge East18,2511.4CD−DA
Cabbagetown-South St.James Town11,2051.4B−D−CA
Annex30,7051.4B−D−CA

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

Questions about Bay-Cloverhill

How old are the people of Bay-Cloverhill?

Half its people are older than 29.6 (the middle of Canadian towns: 45.2); children under 15 make up 5%, people 65 and over 12%.

About Bay-Cloverhill

Neighbourhood in Toronto

Bay-Cloverhill 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
17,591 (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).