CliffcrestToronto
With 16,184 residents, it is a neighbourhood in Toronto. It is one of 158 neighbourhoods of Toronto.
Is Cliffcrest a good place to live?
Buying in is costly (D−). The local economy is weaker than most (C−). Its best grade is for walkability (A+). Health is a strength (A). Overall, that makes a C, good for #670 of 858 in Ontario. Set against the rest, it does better than 32% 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 Cliffcrest stand out
The 3 things Cliffcrest does most differently from other towns.
How Cliffcrest grades
Each subject compares Cliffcrest 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 →
Bell Estate and 9 more in and around Cliffcrest
Museums, historic sites, parks, gardens and days out in and near Cliffcrest, the best known first.
The data
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Cliffcrest.
Home ownership in Cliffcrest, 63%, runs below Ontario’s towns and Canadian towns
A year’s rent came to 26% of the median household income, higher than both Ontario’s towns (22%) and Canadian towns (20%). 25% 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 | Cliffcrest | Ontario | Canada |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rent as a share of income | 26% | 22% | 20% |
| Households owning their home | 63% | 76% | 74% |
| Households spending 30%+ on shelter | 25% | 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. · Area behind the rent as a share of income and monthly rent for a two-bedroom figures: the Toronto metro area
Cliffcrest scores better for health than 87% of Canadian towns
Arthritis, diabetes and high blood pressure affect 16% of the region’s adults on average, close to both Ontario’s towns (17%) and Canadian towns (17%). Lives in the region last 84.7 years on average (2022/2024): 87.2 for women, 82.0 for men. On self-rated health the region tracks the province: 50% very good or excellent, 51% for Ontario. Smoking is rarer than in the province: nearly one in ten adults, against 11% for Ontario.
Very good or excellent health · adults, age-standardised
| Health | Cliffcrest | 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 · Health survey and life expectancy: one figure for all of the City of Toronto Health Unit
Commuters in Cliffcrest travel further than in Ontario’s towns or Canadian towns, 36 min on average
How working residents got to work · census 2021
| Census 2021 | Cliffcrest | Ontario | Canada |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average trip | 36 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.
Cliffcrest is on Canada’s flood inventory: 1 listed, led by Toronto Regional Conservation Authority
Earthquake risk for the city of Toronto
Radon is lower than usual: 2.7% of tested homes in the survey area topped the guideline, against 6.6% for the typical town. NRCan expects $0.043 of shaking damage a year per $1,000 of buildings in Cliffcrest, near the typical $0.030.
Radon tests above the guideline · share of tested homes, 200 Bq/m³
| Hazards | Cliffcrest | 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
Cliffcrest has milder winters than Ontario’s towns or Canadian towns: January lows of −6.7°C
Snow peaks in January: 40 cm in a normal year. Frost comes on 101 days a year, below Ontario’s towns (139) and Canadian towns (159) alike. The frost-free season runs from 11 April to 6 November, 208 days. Expect July highs of around 27.0°C in Cliffcrest.
Average high by season · ECCC normals, 1991–2020
| Normals, 1991–2020 | Cliffcrest | 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))
Four parallel systems run Cliffcrest’s schools through 4 boards: English and French, public and Catholic
The largest is Sir Wilfrid Laurier Collegiate Institute, with 1,325 students. 32 of 53 schools with results score below the middle in Ontario. In French: 3 of the 63 schools, where in Ontario the share is 10%. Within 3 km of Cliffcrest are 49 elementary schools and 14 secondary schools, teaching 26,765 students.
| School | Level | Students | System |
|---|---|---|---|
| St Maria Goretti Catholic School CatholicLargest elementary schoolElementary · Grades JK–8 | Elementary · Grades JK–8 | 765 | English Catholic |
| Sir Wilfrid Laurier Collegiate Institute Middle fifth in OntarioLargest secondary schoolSecondary · Grades 9–12 | Secondary · Grades 9–12 | 1,325 | English public |
| ÉSC Père-Philippe-Lamarche FrenchTeaches in FrenchSecondary · Grades 9–12 | Secondary · Grades 9–12 | 280 | French Catholic |
| Chine Drive Public School Top fifth in OntarioResults in the top fifth in OntarioElementary · Grades JK–8 | Elementary · Grades JK–8 | 130 | English public |
Schools by system · Schools within 3 km
| Schools within 3 km | Cliffcrest | Ontario | Canada |
|---|---|---|---|
| School boards | 4 | 4 | 3 |
Provincial school lists and results, 2024-25
More of Cliffcrest belongs to a visible minority than Ontario’s towns or Canadian towns: 49%
First Nations, Métis and Inuit people make up 1.3% of residents, lower than both Ontario’s towns (1.6%) and Canadian towns (2.8%). Children under 15 make up 16%, in line with Ontario’s towns (15%) and Canadian towns (16%).
Ages · Share of residents in each age group, Census 2021
Schooling · Highest qualification, residents 15 and over
Women and men · all residents
50.6% of Cliffcrest’s residents are women
7,975 men and 8,185 women lived here in 2021, against a share of women of 50.9% for Canada.
| Cliffcrest | Ontario | Canada | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 16% | 15% | 16% |
| 15 to 64 | 66% | 65% | 64% |
| 65+ | 18% | 19% | 19% |
| No certificate, diploma or degree | 15% | 15% | 16% |
| Postsecondary qualification | 58% | 56% | 56% |
Statistics Canada, Census 2021; Ontario and Canada: medians of towns of 2,500+
A normal November in Cliffcrest runs from 2°C to 8°C
Looking ahead to December, expect highs near 3°C and lows near −3°C. A typical November adds 12 cm of snow. In November, the normal is 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
Toronto Public Library - Cliffcrest is Cliffcrest’s public library
The library figures on this page are Toronto’s: Toronto Public Library serves all 3,110,984 people of the city, Cliffcrest among them.
Provincial library statistics, OpenStreetMap, the CRA and Statistics Canada
Cliffcrest is graded a B− 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
The violent index for its police area came to 93, above Ontario’s towns (76) and Canadian towns (86) alike. 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.
Year by year · Crime Severity Index for each year
| 2023–2025 | Cliffcrest | 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
A national park 8.3 km from Cliffcrest: Rouge National Urban Park
9 beaches are mapped within 5 km, the nearest Bluffer's Beach. A provincial park, Uxbridge Urban Provincial Park, lies 36 km away. Protected areas take in 2.4% of the neighbourhood itself.
Protected land · of the land within 10 km
| Outdoors | Cliffcrest | Ontario | Canada |
|---|---|---|---|
| Public protected areas within 10 km | 5 | 4 | 4 |
| Protected land within 10 km | 2.1% | 2.3% | 2.3% |
Canadian Protected and Conserved Areas Database (CPCAD), OpenStreetMap routes and beaches
Before 1961: 44% of the homes in Cliffcrest
| Heritage | Cliffcrest | Ontario | Canada |
|---|---|---|---|
| Homes built before 1961 | 44% | 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 Cliffcrest
Cliffcrest’s neighbours
The nearest places of 1,000 or more. Statistics Canada
| Town | People | km | Overall | Cost | Safety | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cliffcrest | 16,184 | — | C | D− | B− | A |
| Kennedy Park | 17,156 | 1.7 | C− | D− | C | A |
| Eglinton East | 22,820 | 2 | C | D− | B− | A |
| Scarborough Village | 16,774 | 2.7 | C | D− | B− | A |
| Ionview | 13,382 | 3 | C+ | D− | B+ | A |
| Bendale South | 10,885 | 3.1 | C+ | D− | B+ | A |
| Clairlea-Birchmount | 27,690 | 3.3 | C+ | D− | C+ | A |
People: Statistics Canada, Census 2021. Distances: centre to centre.
About Cliffcrest
Neighbourhood in Toronto
Where Cliffcrest begins and ends inside Toronto is TownRatings’s line, traced along census dissemination areas and named after the city’s map or OpenStreetMap.
Statistics Canada: population estimates 2025 (17-10-0155), Census of Population 2021, 2021 census boundaries.
- Population
- 16,184 (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).