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Fewer households own their home in Casa Loma than in Ontario’s towns or across Canadian towns: 44%

Shared with the rest of the Toronto metro area: rent as a share of income and monthly rent for a two-bedroom

Shelter took 30% or more of income for 38% of households, above Ontario’s towns (22%) and Canadian towns (18%) alike. Rent took 23% of household income, above Ontario’s towns (22%) and Canadian towns (20%) alike.

Health in Casa Loma beats 87% of Canadian towns

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

The survey counts nearly one in ten adults as smokers, below Ontario’s towns (10%) and Canadian towns (12%) alike. Across the region, half of adults say their health is very good or excellent, much as in Ontario (51%). Closer to home, a hospital is just 2.4 km from the average resident of Casa Loma, nearer than the usual 3.7 km.

Households in Casa Loma earn more than those in 91% of Canadian towns

The average trip to work took 28 min, close to Ontario’s towns (29 min) and above Canadian towns (26 min).

In Casa Loma, families choose among 4 boards: English and French, public and Catholic

4 of the 94 teach in French, against 10% of schools in Ontario. The largest is Northern Secondary School, with 2,075 students. The 79 with results split, 42 in the upper two fifths in Ontario and 16 in the lower. Also worth knowing: the 3 km around Casa Loma counts 71 elementary schools, 21 secondary schools and 2 alternative or adult schools, 36,480 students between them.

A quiet place for hazards: low wildfire, little earthquake risk, and 2.7% of tested homes over the radon guideline in Casa Loma’s area

Seismic risk in Casa Loma sits near the middle: $0.043 of expected damage per $1,000 of buildings a year, the typical town $0.030. Flood mapping: none on the national inventory of the town. Nobody publishes earthquake risk for Casa Loma alone, so this card uses the figure for the city of Toronto.

For safety, Casa Loma gets a B+

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

Casa Loma has milder winters than Ontario’s towns or Canadian towns: January lows of −6.7°C

Frosty days number 101 in a normal 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. July afternoons in Casa Loma average 27.0°C. Snow peaks in January: 32 cm in a normal year.

Casa Loma skews older, with 27% of residents 65 or over, more than in both Ontario’s towns and Canadian towns

Children under 15 make up 10%, below Ontario’s towns (15%) and Canadian towns (16%) alike. 18% speak both English and French, higher than both Ontario’s towns (6.7%) and Canadian towns (7.5%).

Expect November days around 8°C in Casa Loma, nights around 2°C

Into December, the normals move to 3°C and −3°C. A normal November brings 71 mm of rain and snow. Snow is normal by November, about 9 cm over the month. Hour-by-hour figures come from ECCC’s Toronto forecast, on the Weather page.

Toronto Public Library - Wychwood is Casa Loma’s public library

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

Casa Loma is 22 km from Rouge National Urban Park

The closest provincial park is Bronte Creek Provincial Park, 40 km from the edge of town. 4.4 km out lies the largest, E.T. Seton Park, at 130 ha. Named trails close by number 4, the Central Ravines, Belt Line & Gardens Discovery Walk and Uptown Toronto Discovery Walk among them. 3 beaches are mapped within 5 km, the nearest HTO Beach.

Casa Loma’s 1 historic place is a top designation