Beechborough-GreenbrookToronto

Renting in Beechborough-Greenbrook eats 39% of household income, more than in both Ontario’s towns and Canadian towns

A third of households own their home, below both Ontario’s towns (76%) and Canadian towns (74%). Shelter took 30% or more of income for 28% of households, above both Ontario’s towns (22%) and Canadian towns (18%).

Commuters in Beechborough-Greenbrook travel further than in Ontario’s towns or Canadian towns, 40 min on average

For health, Beechborough-Greenbrook is ahead of 91% of Canadian towns

On self-rated health the region tracks the province: 50% very good or excellent, 51% for Ontario. Life expectancy at birth in the region is 84.7 years, above both Ontario’s towns (82.8) and Canadian towns (81.5). At 9.2%, the share of adults who smoke sits under the 11% for Ontario. What sets Beechborough-Greenbrook apart within its region is a short trip to hospital, 0.6 km for the average resident (3.7 km typical).

A flood study covers Beechborough-Greenbrook: 2 on the national inventory, the newest from Toronto Regional Conservation Authority

Source area for earthquake risk: the city of Toronto

Fewer homes than usual carry radon here, 2.7% over the guideline where the typical town has 6.6%. Earthquake risk in Beechborough-Greenbrook 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.

Results around Beechborough-Greenbrook lean low: 43 of 66 schools in the lower two fifths in Ontario

Its schools answer to 3 boards. 2 of the 69 teach in French, against 10% of schools in Ontario. Taken together, Beechborough-Greenbrook and its 3 km edge hold 59 elementary schools and 10 secondary schools for 26,320 students.

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

The most precipitation falls in June: 82 mm in a normal year. There are 101 days of frost in a typical year, below Ontario’s towns (139) and Canadian towns (159) alike. Between the last spring frost, 11 April, and the first in autumn, 6 November, lie 208 days. July afternoons in Beechborough-Greenbrook average 27.0°C.

Beechborough-Greenbrook earns a C+ for safety

Area-wide: Crime Severity Index, Violent Crime Severity Index, violent crime and property crime per 1,000, counted over the Toronto service area

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 both Ontario’s towns (30.5) and Canadian towns (31.2).

More of Beechborough-Greenbrook belongs to a visible minority than Ontario’s towns or Canadian towns: 61%

17% of residents are 65 or over, lower than both Ontario’s towns (19%) and Canadian towns (19%). First Nations, Métis and Inuit people make up 1% of residents, below both Ontario’s towns (1.6%) and Canadian towns (2.8%).

Expect November days around 8°C in Beechborough-Greenbrook, nights around 2°C

Then December: 3°C by day, −3°C at night. Precipitation in November averages 71 mm. A typical November adds 9 cm of snow. For today and the week ahead, the Weather page carries ECCC’s Toronto forecast.

Beechborough-Greenbrook has no public library of its own; the nearest is Toronto Public Library - Evelyn Gregory, 1 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, Beechborough-Greenbrook among them.

Beechborough-Greenbrook is 26 km from Rouge National Urban Park

Within 10 km, 0.5% of the land is protected, below Ontario’s towns (2.3%) and Canadian towns (2.3%) alike. E.T. Seton Park (130 ha) is the biggest, 9.4 km from town. Count 9 protected areas within 10 km of town. For a provincial park, Bronte Creek Provincial Park lies 38 km off.

Before 1961: 42% of the homes in Beechborough-Greenbrook