Broadview NorthToronto
It is one of 158 neighbourhoods of Toronto. 11,080 people live in this neighbourhood in Toronto.
Is Broadview North a good place to live?
A well-rated place to live, with prices to match. Its strongest is walkability (A+). Housing is expensive (D−). Work and incomes lag (D). The overall grade lands at B+, #303 of 858 in Ontario. That leaves it better than nearly two thirds 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 Broadview North stand out
The 3 things Broadview North does most differently from other towns.
How Broadview North grades
Each subject compares Broadview North 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 →
Todmorden Mills and 98 more in and around Broadview North
Sights in Broadview North and close by, ordered by how widely each is known.
Big drawAttractionCN Tower4.6 km outside town, to the south · 1.5M visitors a year
Big drawMuseumRoyal Ontario Museum2.8 km outside town, to the southwest · 281.4M visitors a year (2025)
Big drawArt galleryArt Gallery of Ontario3.7 km outside town, to the southwest · 873K visitors a year (2016)
Historic houseCasa Loma3.6 km outside town, to the southwest
Art galleryThe Aga Khan Museum3.3 km outside town, to the northPhotos: 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
- The Aga Khan Museum: JohnOyston, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
The data
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Broadview North.
Fewer households own their home in Broadview North than in Ontario’s towns or across Canadian towns: 31%
The rent as a share of income and monthly rent for a two-bedroom numbers here cover the Toronto metro area
A year’s rent came to 35% of the median household income, above Ontario’s towns (22%) and Canadian towns (20%) alike. 36% of 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 | Broadview North | Ontario | Canada |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rent as a share of income | 35% | 22% | 20% |
| Households owning their home | 31% | 76% | 74% |
| Households spending 30%+ on shelter | 36% | 22% | 18% |
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.
Trips to work from Broadview North take longer than from Ontario’s towns or Canadian towns: 33 min on average
How working residents got to work · census 2021
| Census 2021 | Broadview North | Ontario | Canada |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average trip | 33 min | 29 min | 26 min |
Statistics Canada, Census 2021 (labour and commuting) · Census day was in May 2021, mid-pandemic, so commuting and work figures carry the lockdowns’ mark.
Broadview North scores better for health than 88% of Canadian towns
Area-wide: health survey and life expectancy, counted over the City of Toronto Health Unit
The survey finds 50% of adults in very good or excellent health, near Ontario’s towns (51%) and lower than Canadian towns (52%). The region has fewer smokers than Ontario, 9.2% of adults to 11%. A baby born in the region can expect 84.7 years, 87.2 for a girl and 82.0 for a boy (2022/2024). For Broadview North itself the measure is access, and it scores well: 2.1 km to the nearest hospital, where 3.7 km is typical.
Very good or excellent health · adults, age-standardised
| Health | Broadview North | 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
4 school boards overlap in Broadview North, covering Ontario’s four systems
Catholic schools are fewer here, 19 of 99, where in Ontario they are 34%. Northern Secondary School is the biggest, at 2,075 students. On the tests, 37 of 80 schools land above the middle in Ontario, 27 under it. Taken together, Broadview North and its 3 km edge hold 73 elementary schools, 24 secondary schools and 2 alternative or adult schools for 45,545 students.
| 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 |
| Northern Secondary School Second fifth in OntarioLargest secondary schoolSecondary · Grades 9–12 | Secondary · Grades 9–12 | 2,075 | English public |
| École élémentaire Michelle-O'Bonsawin FrenchTeaches in FrenchElementary · Grades 7–8 | Elementary · Grades 7–8 | 180 | French public |
| Collège français secondaire FrenchResults in the top fifth in OntarioSecondary · Grades 9–12 | Secondary · Grades 9–12 | 155 | French public |
Schools by system · Schools within 3 km
| Schools within 3 km | Broadview North | Ontario | Canada |
|---|---|---|---|
| School boards | 4 | 4 | 3 |
Provincial school lists and results, 2024-25
A flood study covers Broadview North: 1 on the national inventory, the newest from Toronto Regional Conservation Authority
Radon is lower than usual: 2.7% of tested homes in the survey area topped the guideline, against 6.6% for the typical town. For earthquakes Broadview North 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 | Broadview North | 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: the city of Toronto
Broadview North earns an A− for safety
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). Figures for Crime Severity Index, Violent Crime Severity Index, violent crime and property crime per 1,000 are published for the Toronto service area as a whole, not for Broadview North alone.
Year by year · Crime Severity Index for each year
| 2023–2025 | Broadview North | 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
Broadview North has milder winters than Ontario’s towns or Canadian towns: January lows of −6.7°C
For the wettest month, look to June: 82 mm on average. There are 101 days of frost in a typical year, lower than both Ontario’s towns (139) and Canadian towns (159). Frost usually lifts by 11 April and returns around 6 November: 208 days without it. Summer highs in Broadview North reach 27.0°C in July.
Average high by season · ECCC normals, 1991–2020
| Normals, 1991–2020 | Broadview North | 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 |
Environment and Climate Change Canada, Canadian Climate Normals 1991–2020 (Toronto (City))
Renting is the norm in Broadview North: 69% of households rent
Under 15: 14% of residents. 33% of residents belong to a visible minority, above Ontario’s towns (26%) and Canadian towns (15%) alike. Those 65 and older account for 17% of residents.
Ages · Share of residents in each age group, Census 2021
Schooling · Highest qualification, residents 15 and over
Women and men · all residents
53.0% of Broadview North’s residents are women
5,870 women and 5,205 men at the 2021 census; across Canada, women are 50.9%.
| Broadview North | Ontario | Canada | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 14% | 15% | 16% |
| 15 to 64 | 69% | 65% | 64% |
| 65+ | 17% | 19% | 19% |
| No certificate, diploma or degree | 14% | 15% | 16% |
| Postsecondary qualification | 61% | 56% | 56% |
Statistics Canada, Census 2021; Ontario and Canada: medians of towns of 2,500+
Expect November days around 8°C in Broadview North, nights around 2°C
About 12 cm of snow falls in a normal November. Looking ahead to December, expect highs near 3°C and lows near −3°C. A normal November brings 71 mm of rain and snow. 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
Broadview North has no public library of its own; the nearest is Toronto Public Library - Todmorden Room, 0.4 km away
The library figures on this page are Toronto’s: Toronto public library serves all 3,110,984 people of the city, Broadview North among them.
Provincial library statistics, OpenStreetMap, the CRA and Statistics Canada
Broadview North is 18 km from Rouge National Urban Park
12 beaches are mapped within 5 km, the nearest Woodbine Beach. The largest is E.T. Seton Park: 130 ha, 0.1 km from the edge of town. A provincial park, Uxbridge Urban Provincial Park, lies 44 km away. Named trails close by number 4, the Don Valley Hills and Dales Discovery Walk 2 and Central Ravines, Belt Line & Gardens Discovery Walk among them.
Protected land · of the land within 10 km
| Outdoors | Broadview North | Ontario | Canada |
|---|---|---|---|
| Protected land within 10 km | 2.3% | 2.3% | 2.3% |
| Public protected areas within 10 km | 4 | 4 | 4 |
Canadian Protected and Conserved Areas Database (CPCAD), OpenStreetMap routes and beaches
39% of Broadview North’s homes were built before 1961
| Heritage | Broadview North | Ontario | Canada |
|---|---|---|---|
| Homes built before 1961 | 39% | 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 Broadview North
Famous people from around Broadview North
No notable person born in Broadview North is on our list; these were born in the towns around it.
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
Broadview North’s neighbours
The nearest places of 1,000 or more. Statistics Canada
| Town | People | km | Overall | Cost | Safety | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Broadview North | 11,080 | — | B+ | D− | A− | A |
| Playter Estates-Danforth | 7,712 | 1.1 | B− | D− | C− | A |
| Old East York | 9,175 | 1.4 | B+ | D− | B+ | A |
| Danforth East York | 17,073 | 1.6 | A− | D− | A− | A |
| Thorncliffe Park | 20,637 | 1.8 | B | D− | B+ | A |
| Danforth | 9,364 | 1.8 | B− | D− | C | A |
| North Riverdale | 11,491 | 1.8 | A− | D | B | A |
People: Statistics Canada, Census 2021. Distances: centre to centre.
About Broadview North
Neighbourhood in Toronto
No official boundary marks Broadview North off from the rest of Toronto: TownRatings draws it from the census’s dissemination areas and takes its name from the city’s map or OpenStreetMap.
Statistics Canada: population estimates 2025 (17-10-0155), Census of Population 2021, 2021 census boundaries.
- Population
- 11,080 (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).