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Blake-JonesToronto

A neighbourhood in Toronto, home to 7,494 people. It is one of the 158 neighbourhoods that make up Toronto.

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Photo: Dillan Payne · CC BY-SA 4.0

Population

7,494

people, Census 2021

Median age

years · Ontario’s towns: 46.8

Postsecondary

62%

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

Walk, cycle, transit

50%

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

TownGrade

#1,113 of 2,556

Is Blake-Jones a good place to live?

Real strengths, and real weak spots. Where it does best is walkability (A+). Housing is expensive (D−). Overall, that makes a B, better than 56% of Canadian towns. It ranks #409 of 858 in Ontario.

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 AHealth A⁻Hazard riskWeakestD⁻Cost of living C⁻Jobs & income

What makes Blake-Jones stand out

The 3 things Blake-Jones does most differently from other towns.

Picked automatically from the data

Walk, cycle or transit to work

Getting around

50% walk, cycle or take transit

Compare 8% for the median of Canadian towns

Statistics Canada, Census 2021

Home value ÷ household income

Housing

13.3 times household income

Against 4.7 for the median of Canadian towns

Median owner’s estimate $1,200,000, Census 2021; income for 2020.

Walkability

Better than 99%

of Canadian towns on walkability

Its walkability grade: A+.

How Blake-Jones grades

Each subject compares Blake-Jones 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 →HealthAmong the best of the towns comparedAOpen →Jobs & incomeBased on what households earn, poverty and workC⁻Open →Hazard riskLess exposed to natural hazards than mostA⁻Open →SchoolsBetter than most of the towns comparedB⁺Open →SafetyBased on crimes reported per residentBOpen →

How TownRatings grades Canadian towns →

Nearby attractions

CN Tower and 77 more in and around Blake-Jones

Museums, historic sites, parks, gardens and days out in and near Blake-Jones, the best known first.

All attractions →

Big drawAttractionCN Tower4.9 km outside town, to the southwest · 1.5M visitors a year

Big drawMuseumRoyal Ontario Museum4.3 km outside town, to the west · 281.4M visitors a year (2025)

Big drawArt galleryArt Gallery of Ontario4.6 km outside town, to the southwest · 873K visitors a year (2016)

MuseumBata Shoe Museum4.8 km outside town, to the west

Art galleryThe Aga Khan Museum5 km outside town, to the north

CathedralSt. Michael's Cathedral3.4 km outside town, to the southwest

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)

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
Bata Shoe Museum: Gisling, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
The Aga Khan Museum: JohnOyston, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
St. Michael's Cathedral: Oleg Yunakov, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons

The data

Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Blake-Jones.

HousingCost of living D⁻

Fewer households own their home in Blake-Jones than in Ontario’s towns or across Canadian towns: 54%

23% of households spent 30% or more of their income on shelter, above both Ontario’s towns (22%) and Canadian towns (18%). A year’s rent came to 27% of the median household income, higher than both Ontario’s towns (22%) and Canadian towns (20%).

$1,200,000median home value, 2021D⁻Cost of living Grade

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

Blake-Jones$1,200,000

Ontario$695,000

Canadian towns$406,000

Census 2021	Blake-Jones	Ontario	Canada
Households owning their home	54%	76%	74%
Rent as a share of income	27%	22%	20%
Households spending 30%+ on shelter	23%	22%	18%

$2,045

monthly rent for a two-bedroom

Full pageBlake-Jones’ cost of living pageOpen the full Cost of living page

Owners and renters54% own their home Cost of living13.3 times household income · The median owner’s estimate, $1,200,000, against the median household income Renting$2,045 a month · A two-bedroom apartment, CMHC’s survey

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

HealthHealth A

Blake-Jones scores better for health than 89% of Canadian towns

The survey counts nearly one in ten adults as smokers, lower than both Ontario’s towns (10%) and Canadian towns (12%). About as many adults call their health very good or excellent here as across Ontario, 50% against 51%. Statistics Canada puts the region’s life expectancy at 84.7, women 87.2 and men 82.0 (2022/2024). Closer to home, a hospital is just 1.6 km from the average resident of Blake-Jones, nearer than the usual 3.7 km. Blake-Jones doesn’t get its own health survey and life expectancy figures; the ones here come from the City of Toronto Health Unit.

50%very good or excellent healthAHealth Grade

Very good or excellent health · adults, age-standardised

Blake-Jones50%

Ontario’s towns51%

Canadian towns52%

Health	Blake-Jones	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

0.4 km

from homes to a pharmacy, on average

Full pageBlake-Jones’ 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 0.4 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

Work & commuteJobs & income C⁻

Trips to work from Blake-Jones take longer than from Ontario’s towns or Canadian towns: 32 min on average

50%walk, cycle or take transit

How working residents got to work · census 2021

Car or van47%

Public transit32%

Walk9%

Bicycle9%

Census 2021	Blake-Jones	Ontario	Canada
Average trip	32 min	29 min	26 min

$90,400

median household income, 2020

48%

worked from home, May 2021

89%

of commuters work inside the municipality

Full pageBlake-Jones’ work & commute pageOpen the full Work & commute page

Unemployment13% unemployed · Of the labour force · Canadian towns: 9.9%Getting to work50% walk, cycle or take transit

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

Natural hazardsHazard risk A⁻

Hazards in Blake-Jones are mild: low wildfire and earthquake risk, and 2.7% of area homes above the radon guideline

For earthquakes Blake-Jones is middling, $0.043 a year per $1,000 against $0.030 for the typical town. No flood study for Blake-Jones is on the national inventory.

Lowwildfire bandA⁻Hazard risk Grade

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

Blake-Jones2.7%

Ontario’s towns4%

Canadian towns6.6%

Hazards	Blake-Jones	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

Full pageBlake-Jones’ flood & hazards pageOpen the full Flood & hazards page

Radon2.7% of tests above the guideline WildfireLow wildfire band · No land burned within 25 km since 1986 FloodNo flood study on record Earthquakes$0.043 a year per $1,000 · Canadian towns: $0.030 Be readyAlerts, FireSmart and radon tests

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

SchoolsSchools B⁺

Blake-Jones’s schools belong to 4 boards that cover the same streets

Results are mixed: 26 of 63 schools above the middle in Ontario, 23 below it. The largest is Riverdale Collegiate Institute, with 1,600 students. Only 14 of the 82 are Catholic, against 34% in Ontario. 34,365 students attend the 63 elementary schools, 17 secondary schools and 2 alternative or adult schools in or within 3 km of Blake-Jones.

82schools within 3 kmB⁺Schools Grade

School	Level	Students	System
Thorncliffe Park Public School Bottom fifth in OntarioLargest elementary schoolElementary · Grades 1–5	Elementary · Grades 1–5	1,305	English public
Riverdale Collegiate Institute Top fifth in OntarioLargest secondary schoolSecondary · Grades 9–12	Secondary · Grades 9–12	1,600	English public
ÉÉC du Bon-Berger FrenchTeaches in FrenchElementary · Grades JK–6	Elementary · Grades JK–6	100	French Catholic
Pape Avenue Junior Public School Top fifth in OntarioResults in the top fifth in OntarioElementary · Grades JK–6	Elementary · Grades JK–6	285	English public

See all 82 schools →

Schools by system · Schools within 3 km

English public64

English Catholic12

French public4

French Catholic2

Schools within 3 km	Blake-Jones	Ontario	Canada
School boards	4	4	3

34,365

students at the schools within 3 km, 2024-25

0.5 km

to the nearest secondary school

Full pageBlake-Jones’ schools pageOpen the full Schools page

The boards4 school boards · Toronto DSB Every school82 schools within 3 km · 63 elementary schools, 17 secondary schools and 2 alternative or adult schools Results26 of 63 in the top two fifths · of the schools with results, placed against every school in Ontario Language6 of 82 teach in French · 10% of schools in Ontario Questions“What schools are there in Blake-Jones?”

Provincial school lists and results, 2024-25

Climate

Winters are mild in Blake-Jones: January nights hold at −6.7°C, above Ontario’s towns and Canadian towns

July afternoons reach 27.0°C on average, about level with Ontario’s towns (26.7°C) and above Canadian towns (25.5°C). The frost-free season runs from 11 April to 6 November, 208 days. Most of the snow comes in January, about 40 cm. For the wettest month, look to June: 82 mm on average.

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, 1991–2020	Blake-Jones	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
Precipitation a year	823 mm	902 mm	883 mm

101

days with frost a year

208

frost-free days, 11 Apr to 6 Nov

104

days with precipitation a year

Full pageBlake-Jones’ climate pageOpen the full Climate page

The yearJuly highs 27.0°C, January lows −6.7°C Rain and snow823 mm a year · Canadian towns: 883 mm Snow146 cm of snow a year Weather station5.0 km to the station · Toronto (City)

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

SafetySafety B

Blake-Jones is graded a B for safety

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, above Ontario’s towns (30.5) and Canadian towns (31.2) alike. Behind Crime Severity Index, Violent Crime Severity Index, violent crime and property crime per 1,000 sits data gathered across the Toronto service area, with Blake-Jones one part of it.

66Crime Severity Index

Year by year · Crime Severity Index for each year

202369

202469

202560

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

9.4

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

non-violent Crime Severity Index

31%

of incidents cleared, 2023–25

Full pageBlake-Jones’ safety reportOpen the full Safety report

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

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

Who lives here

More of Blake-Jones belongs to a visible minority than Ontario’s towns or Canadian towns: 43%

Children under 15 make up 17%, higher than Ontario’s towns (15%) and near Canadian towns (16%). Over-65s are 14% of the population.

40median age

Blake-JonesOntarioCanada

OntarioCanada

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

17%

Schooling · Highest qualification, residents 15 and over

No certificate, diploma or degree16%

Postsecondary qualification62%

Women and men · all residents

51.4% of Blake-Jones’ residents are women

3,850 women and 3,645 men at the 2021 census; across Canada, women are 50.9%.

Who lives in Blake-Jones
	Blake-Jones	Ontario	Canada
Under 15	17%	15%	16%
15 to 64	69%	65%	64%
65+	14%	19%	19%
No certificate, diploma or degree	16%	15%	16%
Postsecondary qualification	62%	56%	56%

Full pageBlake-Jones’ Who lives here pageOpen the full Who lives here page

Ages40 median age · 14% are 65 or over Households3,105 households English and French14% speak both · 0.1% speak French but not English

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

Weather

A normal November in Blake-Jones runs from 2°C to 8°C

A normal December brings highs of 3°C, lows of −3°C. Rain and snow over a typical November come to 71 mm. Snowfall in a normal November: 12 cm. Also worth knowing: the forecast on the Weather page is ECCC’s for Toronto.

8°Ca normal November afternoon

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

November8°C

December3°C

January0°C

February1°C

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

2°C

a normal November night

71 mm

of rain and snow in a normal November

Full pageBlake-Jones’ 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 (City)); the forecast is on the Weather page

Library & civic lifeCivic life grade B⁻

Blake-Jones’s public library is Toronto Public Library - Pape/Danforth

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

Full pageBlake-Jones’ 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

Blake-Jones is 19 km from Rouge National Urban Park

Bronte Creek Provincial Park is the closest provincial park, at 44 km. Biggest among them: E.T. Seton Park, 130 ha, 2.2 km off. Swimmers have 32 beaches within 5 km, Woodbine Beach the nearest. 4 mapped walking routes pass within 2 km, among them the Don Valley Hills and Dales Discovery Walk 2 and Don Valley Hills and Dales Discovery Walk 1.

2.3%of the land within 10 km protected

Protected land · of the land within 10 km

Blake-Jones2.3%

Ontario’s towns2.3%

Canadian towns2.3%

Outdoors	Blake-Jones	Ontario	Canada
Protected land within 10 km	2.3%	2.3%	2.3%
Public protected areas within 10 km	4	4	4

19 km

to Rouge National Urban Park

44 km

to Bronte Creek Provincial Park

beaches within 5 km

Full pageBlake-Jones’ outdoors pageOpen the full Outdoors page

Protected landof the land within 10 km Protected areas12 protected areas within 10 km · E.T. Seton Park National & provincial parks19 km to a national park · Rouge National Urban Park Footpaths & routes4 named routes · Don Valley Hills and Dales Discovery Walk 2

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

History

Blake-Jones keeps its older homes: 66% from before 1961

66%built before 1961

66%

of homes built before 1961 · Canadian towns 18%

Heritage	Blake-Jones	Ontario	Canada
Homes built before 1961	66%	22%	18%

Full pageBlake-Jones’ history pageOpen the full History page

Older homes66% built before 1961 · Canadian towns: 18%Questions“How many historic places does Blake-Jones 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 Blake-Jones

15pages on Blake-Jones

The big questions

SafetyBCrime Severity Index 66 Housing & costD⁻Homes 13.3 × income Property pricesSchoolsB⁺82 schools within 3 km HealthALife expectancy 84.7 in its region Work & commuteC⁻55% of adults in work Natural hazardsA⁻Wildfire band: low

Out and about

Outdoors2.3% of the land within 10 km protected AttractionsClimateJuly afternoons around 27°C WeatherECCC’s forecast, beside the normals

The story

Who lives hereMedian age 40 HistoryTown hallFamous people

Famous people from around Blake-Jones

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

How we find them →

Jim BrennanCanadian soccer player · born in Danforth East York · born 1977

Cherie PiperIce hockey player · born in Danforth East York · born 1981

Russell MartinCanadian baseball player · born in Danforth East York · born 1983

Nikkita HolderCanadian hurdler · born in Danforth East York · born 1987

Justin JacksonCanadian basketball player · born in Danforth East York · born 1997

Ralph IntranuovoCanadian ice hockey player · born in Danforth East York · born 1973

Photo credits

Jim Brennan: Robin Glover, CC BY 4.0 · Cherie Piper: Krista Windsor, CC BY-SA 2.0 · Russell Martin: Keith Allison on Flickr, CC BY-SA 2.0 · Nikkita Holder: Trailpilot, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Justin Jackson: Alexander Jonesi, CC BY-SA 2.0

Blake-Jones’ neighbours

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

North RiverdaleSouth RiverdaleGreenwood-CoxwellDanforthPlayter Estates-DanforthDanforth East YorkBlake-Jones

How the neighbours grade

Town	People	km	Overall	Cost	Safety	Health
Blake-Jones	7,494	—	B	D⁻	B	A
North Riverdale	11,491	0.9	A⁻	D	B	A
South Riverdale	28,264	1.2	B	D⁻	C	A
Greenwood-Coxwell	14,146	1.2	B	D⁻	B⁻	A
Danforth	9,364	1.4	B⁻	D⁻	C	A
Playter Estates-Danforth	7,712	1.4	B⁻	D⁻	C⁻	A
Danforth East York	17,073	1.6	A⁻	D⁻	A⁻	A

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

Questions about Blake-Jones

How old are the people of Blake-Jones?

At 40, its median age compares with 45.2 across Canadian towns. Children make up 17% of the population and seniors 14%.

About Blake-Jones

Neighbourhood in Toronto

Blake-Jones 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: 7,494 (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).