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Bayview Village

Bayview VillageToronto

TownGrade
B+
#707 of 2,556

It is one of the 158 neighbourhoods that make up Toronto. This neighbourhood in Toronto has a population of 22,617.

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Photo: SimonP · CC BY-SA 3.0
Bayview Village

Bayview Village, Toronto · Photo: SimonP · CC BY-SA 3.0

Population
22,617
people, Census 2021
Median age
39.5
years · Ontario’s towns: 46.8
Postsecondary
77%
of residents 15 and over hold a postsecondary certificate, diploma or degree · Canadian towns: 56%
Walk, cycle, transit
27%
walk, cycle or take transit to work · Canadian towns: 8%

Is Bayview Village a good place to live?

The everyday basics are strong; the price of a home is the catch. Pupils here do better than most (A). Bayview Village grades B+ overall, better than 69% of Canadian towns, and ranks #229 of 858 in Ontario. What counts against it is cost of living (D−). It also trails on jobs & income (C−).

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.

How Bayview Village grades

Each subject compares Bayview Village 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

How TownRatings grades Canadian towns →

What makes Bayview Village stand out

The 3 things Bayview Village does most differently from other towns.

Picked automatically from the data

The data

Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Bayview Village.

HousingCost of living D−

Rent takes more of local pay in Bayview Village than in Ontario’s towns or Canadian towns: 29% of household income

$600,000median home value, 2021D−Cost of living Grade

Households that own their home make up 60%. Shelter took 30% or more of income for 45% of households, above both Ontario’s towns (22%) and Canadian towns (18%). Bayview Village doesn’t get its own rent as a share of income and monthly rent for a two-bedroom figures; the ones here come from the Toronto metro area.

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

Bayview Village$600,000
Ontario$695,000
Canadian towns$406,000
Census 2021Bayview VillageOntarioCanada
Households spending 30%+ on shelter45%22%18%
Rent as a share of income29%22%20%
Households owning their home60%76%74%
Median home value, 2021$600,000$695,000$406,000
$2,045
monthly rent for a two-bedroom

Statistics Canada, Census 2021; CMHC Rental Market Survey via Statistics Canada · Values come from owners at the 2021 census and incomes from 2020, so they predate the later rise in rates.

SchoolsSchools A

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

76schools within 3 kmASchools Grade

Of the 69 with results, 38 sit in the upper two fifths in Ontario. Earl Haig Secondary School is the biggest, at 2,175 students. Taken together, Bayview Village and its 3 km edge hold 61 elementary schools, 14 secondary schools and 1 alternative or adult school for 28,670 students. Schooling in French is on offer at 5 of 76; in Ontario, one in ten schools teach in it.

SchoolLevelStudentsSystem
Avondale Public School Middle fifth in OntarioLargest elementary schoolElementary · Grades JK–8Elementary · Grades JK–8930English public
Earl Haig Secondary School Top fifth in OntarioLargest secondary schoolSecondary · Grades 9–12Secondary · Grades 9–122,175English public
École élémentaire Paul-Demers FrenchTeaches in FrenchElementary · Grades JK–6Elementary · Grades JK–6170French public
A Y Jackson Secondary School Top fifth in OntarioResults in the top fifth in OntarioSecondary · Grades 9–12Secondary · Grades 9–121,400English public

See all 76 schools →

Schools by system · Schools within 3 km

English public57
English Catholic14
French public3
French Catholic2
Schools within 3 kmBayview VillageOntarioCanada
School boards643
Nearest secondary school2.1 km1.2 km1.2 km
28,670
students at the schools within 3 km, 2024-25
2.1 km
to the nearest secondary school

Provincial school lists and results, 2024-25

HealthHealth A

For health, Bayview Village is ahead of 89% of Canadian towns

50%very good or excellent healthAHealth Grade

Across the region, life runs to 84.7 years on average: women 87.2, men 82.0, in 2022/2024. The survey puts the region’s share in very good or excellent health at 50%; Ontario as a whole is at 51%. 9.2% of adults smoke, daily or now and then, lower than both Ontario’s towns (10%) and Canadian towns (12%). What sets Bayview Village apart within its region is a short trip to hospital, 1.4 km for the average resident (3.7 km typical).

Very good or excellent health · adults, age-standardised

Bayview Village50%
Ontario’s towns51%
Canadian towns52%
HealthBayview VillageOntarioCanada
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
1.4 km
from homes to a hospital, on average
9.2%
of adults smoke, age-standardised
0.3 km
from homes to a pharmacy, on average

Statistics Canada, Canadian Community Health Survey 2023/2024 and life expectancy 2022/2024; Open Database of Healthcare Facilities · Not measured by town: health survey and life expectancy (the City of Toronto Health Unit)

Work & commuteJobs & income C−

Trips to work from Bayview Village take longer than from Ontario’s towns or Canadian towns: 35 min on average

27%walk, cycle or take transit

How working residents got to work · census 2021

Car or van69%
Public transit23%
Walk4%
Census 2021Bayview VillageOntarioCanada
Average trip35 min29 min26 min
$85,900
median household income, 2020
48%
worked from home, May 2021
73%
of commuters work inside the municipality

Statistics Canada, Census 2021 (labour and commuting) · Counted in May 2021, under pandemic rules: fewer commutes and more people between jobs than in a normal year.

Natural hazardsHazard risk A−

Flood mapping exists for Bayview Village: 1 on record, latest by Toronto Regional Conservation Authority

Lowwildfire bandA−Hazard risk Grade

Seismic risk in Bayview Village sits near the middle: $0.043 of expected damage per $1,000 of buildings a year, the typical town $0.030. Fewer homes than usual carry radon here, 2.7% over the guideline where the typical town has 6.6%. Behind earthquake risk sits data gathered across the city of Toronto, with Bayview Village one part of it.

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

Bayview Village2.7%
Ontario’s towns4%
Canadian towns6.6%
HazardsBayview VillageOntarioCanada
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
20 km
to the nearest land burned since 1986
1
flood study on the national inventory

NRCan seismic risk model and burned areas, Health Canada radon survey, the Flood Hazard Map Inventory

SafetySafety B+

Bayview Village earns a B+ for safety

66Crime Severity Index

For violence alone, its police area’s index was 93, higher than both Ontario’s towns (76) and Canadian towns (86). Where it is policed, thefts, break-ins and damage came to 34.4 per 1,000 a year, above Ontario’s towns (30.5) and Canadian towns (31.2) alike.

Year by year · Crime Severity Index for each year

202369
202469
202560
2023–2025Bayview VillageOntarioCanada
Violent Crime Severity Index937686
Property crime per 1,00034.430.531.2
5.3
violent incidents per 1,000 in the neighbourhood itself, a year
56
non-violent Crime Severity Index
31%
of incidents cleared, 2023–25

Statistics Canada, Uniform Crime Reporting Survey, 2023–2025 average · Crime Severity Index, Violent Crime Severity Index, violent crime and property crime per 1,000: the Toronto service area

Climate

Summer runs warm in Bayview Village: July highs of 27.3°C, above Ontario’s towns and Canadian towns

27.3°CJuly afternoons

For the wettest month, look to June: 87 mm on average. January is the snowiest month, with 40 cm on average. Midwinter nights in Bayview Village bottom out at −10.1°C on average. The frost-free season runs from 3 May to 13 October, 161 days.

Average high by season · ECCC normals, 1991–2020

Winter−0.4°C
Spring11.9°C
Summer26.1°C
Autumn14.5°C
Normals, 1991–2020Bayview VillageOntarioCanada
July afternoon high27.3°C26.7°C25.5°C
January night low−10.1°C−9.1°C−13.5°C
Days with frost a year145139159
145
days with frost a year
161
frost-free days, 3 May to 13 Oct
113
days with precipitation a year

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

Who lives here

More of Bayview Village belongs to a visible minority than Ontario’s towns or Canadian towns: 72%

39.5median age

11% are under 15, below Ontario’s towns (15%) and Canadian towns (16%) alike. People 65 and over make up 19% of the town, in line with Ontario’s towns (19%) and Canadian towns (19%).

Bayview VillageOntarioCanada

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

Schooling · Highest qualification, residents 15 and over

No certificate, diploma or degree5%
Postsecondary qualification77%

Women and men · all residents

53.1% of Bayview Village’s residents are women

Here the census found 10,605 men and 12,000 women; the figure for women across Canada is 50.9%.

Who lives in Bayview Village
Bayview VillageOntarioCanada
Under 1511%15%16%
15 to 6471%65%64%
65+19%19%19%
No certificate, diploma or degree5.3%15%16%
Postsecondary qualification77%56%56%

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

Weather

Bayview Village in November: highs near 7°C, lows near −1°C

7°Ca normal November afternoon

July brings the warmest days, 27°C; January the coldest nights, −10°C. Snowfall in a normal November: 12 cm. A normal December brings highs of 2°C, lows of −6°C. Expect about 77 mm of rain and snow over November.

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

November7°C
December2°C
January−2°C
February−1°C
SeasonHighLowRain and snow
Winter0°C−9°C177 mm
Spring12°C1°C211 mm
Summer26°C14°C244 mm
Autumn15°C5°C230 mm
−1°C
a normal November night
77 mm
of rain and snow in a normal November

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

Library & civic lifeCivic life grade B−

Bayview Village has no public library of its own; the nearest is Toronto Public Library - North York Central Library, 2.8 km away

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

Provincial library statistics, OpenStreetMap, the CRA and Statistics Canada

Outdoors

Rouge National Urban Park lies 15 km beyond Bayview Village’s edge

1.7%of the land within 10 km protected

Uxbridge Urban Provincial Park is the closest provincial park, at 35 km. 5.6 km out lies the largest, E.T. Seton Park, at 130 ha. Protected areas take in 16% of the neighbourhood itself. The tally of protected areas open to the public within 10 km is 11, above both Ontario’s towns (4) and Canadian towns (4).

Protected land · of the land within 10 km

Bayview Village1.7%
Ontario’s towns2.3%
Canadian towns2.3%
OutdoorsBayview VillageOntarioCanada
Public protected areas within 10 km1144
Protected land within 10 km1.7%2.3%2.3%
15 km
to Rouge National Urban Park
35 km
to Uxbridge Urban Provincial Park
11
public protected areas within 10 km

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

Keep exploring

Everything we know about Bayview Village

15pages on Bayview Village
Nearby attractions

Toronto Botanical Garden and 14 more in and around Bayview Village

Museums, historic sites, parks, gardens and days out in and near Bayview Village, the best known first.

All attractions →
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).

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About Bayview Village

Neighbourhood in Toronto

TownRatings splits Toronto into neighbourhoods drawn from census dissemination areas; Bayview Village is one of them, named from the city’s map or OpenStreetMap.

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

Population
22,617 (people, 2021 estimate)
Province or territory
Ontario
City
Toronto
Census subdivision
3520005

Bayview Village’s neighbours

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

East WillowdaleSt.Andrew-WindfieldsAvondaleDon Valley VillageBayview Woods-SteelesYonge-DorisEast WillowdaleSt.Andrew-WindfieldsAvondaleDon Valley VillageBayview Woods-SteelesYonge-DorisBayview Village
How the neighbours grade
TownPeoplekmOverallCostSafetyHealth
Bayview Village22,617—B+D−B+A
East Willowdale15,5141.6BD−B−A
St.Andrew-Windfields17,0051.7B+DC+A
Avondale13,8032.3A−D−AA
Don Valley Village26,9722.5BD−BA
Bayview Woods-Steeles12,4992.5A−D−A−A
Yonge-Doris20,2982.5B+D−A−A

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

Questions about Bayview Village

How old are the people of Bayview Village?

At 39.5, its median age compares with 45.2 across Canadian towns. Children make up 11% of the population and seniors 19%.

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).