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DanforthToronto

TownGrade

B⁻

#1,284 of 2,556

This neighbourhood in Toronto has a population of 9,364. Of Toronto’s 158 neighbourhoods, this is one.

6 places within 19 kmMap →

Photo: OldYorkGuy · CC BY-SA 3.0

Population

9,364

people, Census 2021

Median age

41.6

years · Ontario’s towns: 46.8

Postsecondary

64%

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

Walk, cycle, transit

44%

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

Is Danforth a good place to live?

Health is where it shines (A). Its lowest grade is for cost of living (D−). Overall, that makes a B−, good for #488 of 858 in Ontario. That leaves it better than 52% 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.

StrongestA⁺Walkability AHealth A⁻SchoolsWeakestD⁻Cost of living

How Danforth grades

Each subject compares Danforth 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

WalkabilityAmong the easiest places to get around without a carA⁺Open →Cost of livingIn the bottom fifth of the towns comparedD⁻Open →HealthGraded on how healthy residents areAOpen →SchoolsSchools do better than mostA⁻Open →Hazard riskAbove the middle of the towns comparedA⁻Open →SafetyGraded on crime per residentCOpen →Jobs & incomeIncomes and work trail most townsCOpen →

How TownRatings grades Canadian towns →

What makes Danforth stand out

The 3 things Danforth does most differently from other towns.

Picked automatically from the data

Walk, cycle or transit to work

Getting around

44% walk, cycle or take transit

Next to 8%, the median among Canadian towns

Statistics Canada, Census 2021

Home value ÷ household income

Housing

11.9 times household income

The middle of Canadian towns: 4.7 times

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+.

The data

Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Danforth.

HousingCost of living D⁻

Home ownership in Danforth, 63%, runs below Ontario’s towns and Canadian towns

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

Rent took 24% of household income, above Ontario’s towns (22%) and Canadian towns (20%) alike.

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

Danforth$1,200,000

Ontario$695,000

Canadian towns$406,000

Census 2021	Danforth	Ontario	Canada
Households owning their home	63%	76%	74%
Rent as a share of income	24%	22%	20%
Households spending 30%+ on shelter	22%	22%	18%

$2,045

monthly rent for a two-bedroom

Full pageDanforth’s cost of living pageOpen the full Cost of living page

Owners and renters63% own their home Cost of living11.9 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 · Values come from owners at the 2021 census and incomes from 2020, so they predate the later rise in rates. · Rent as a share of income and monthly rent for a two-bedroom: one figure for all of the Toronto metro area

HealthHealth A

For health, Danforth is ahead of 90% of Canadian towns

50%very good or excellent healthAHealth Grade

Lives in the region last 84.7 years on average (2022/2024): 87.2 for women, 82.0 for men. Smokers make up nearly a tenth of the region’s adults, below Ontario’s towns (10%) and Canadian towns (12%) alike. Across the region, 50% of adults say their health is very good or excellent, much as in Ontario (51%). What sets Danforth apart within its region is a short trip to hospital, 1.0 km for the average resident (3.7 km typical). Figures for health survey and life expectancy are published for the City of Toronto Health Unit as a whole, not for Danforth alone.

Very good or excellent health · adults, age-standardised

Danforth50%

Ontario’s towns51%

Canadian towns52%

Health	Danforth	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

1.0 km

from homes to a hospital, on average

9.2%

of adults smoke, age-standardised

0.2 km

from homes to a pharmacy, on average

Full pageDanforth’s health pageOpen the full Health page

Health survey50% very good or excellent health · adults, age-standardised Getting care1.0 km to a hospital · A pharmacy 0.2 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

SchoolsSchools A⁻

Four parallel systems run Danforth’s schools through 4 boards: English and French, public and Catholic

102schools within 3 kmA⁻Schools Grade

The 3 km around Danforth counts 81 elementary schools, 19 secondary schools and 2 alternative or adult schools, 46,270 students between them. Marc Garneau Collegiate Institute is the biggest, at 1,755 students. Also worth knowing: the 83 with results split, 34 in the upper two fifths in Ontario and 29 in the lower. 5 of the 102 teach in French, against 10% of schools in Ontario.

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
Marc Garneau Collegiate Institute Bottom fifth in OntarioLargest secondary schoolSecondary · Grades 9–12	Secondary · Grades 9–12	1,755	English public
École élémentaire Michelle-O'Bonsawin FrenchTeaches in FrenchElementary · Grades 7–8	Elementary · Grades 7–8	180	French public
Malvern Collegiate Institute Top fifth in OntarioResults in the top fifth in OntarioSecondary · Grades 9–12	Secondary · Grades 9–12	1,140	English public

See all 102 schools →

Schools by system · Schools within 3 km

English public78

English Catholic19

French public3

French Catholic2

Schools within 3 km	Danforth	Ontario	Canada
School boards	4	4	3

46,270

students at the schools within 3 km, 2024-25

0.5 km

to the nearest secondary school

Full pageDanforth’s schools pageOpen the full Schools page

The boards4 school boards · Toronto DSB Every school102 schools within 3 km · 81 elementary schools, 19 secondary schools and 2 alternative or adult schools Results34 of 83 in the top two fifths · of the schools with results, placed against every school in Ontario Language5 of 102 teach in French · 10% of schools in Ontario Questions“What schools are there in Danforth?”

Provincial school lists and results, 2024-25

Natural hazardsHazard risk A⁻

Danforth faces few natural hazards: little fire nearby, low seismic risk, radon over the guideline in 2.7% of tested homes

Lowwildfire bandA⁻Hazard risk Grade

Shared with the rest of the city of Toronto: earthquake risk

Shaking is about as much of a worry in Danforth as in most places, at $0.043 a year per $1,000 of building value ($0.030 typical). Flood mapping: none on the national inventory of the town.

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

Danforth2.7%

Ontario’s towns4%

Canadian towns6.6%

Hazards	Danforth	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

24 km

to the nearest land burned since 1986

Full pageDanforth’s 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

SafetySafety C

Danforth’s grade for safety: a C

66Crime Severity Index

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

Year by year · Crime Severity Index for each year

202369

202469

202560

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

15.5

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

non-violent Crime Severity Index

31%

of incidents cleared, 2023–25

Full pageDanforth’s safety reportOpen the full Safety report

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

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

Work & commuteJobs & income C

Commuters in Danforth travel further than in Ontario’s towns or Canadian towns, 34 min on average

44%walk, cycle or take transit

How working residents got to work · census 2021

Car or van45%

Public transit37%

Walk6%

Bicycle2%

Census 2021	Danforth	Ontario	Canada
Average trip	34 min	29 min	26 min

$100,900

median household income, 2020

54%

worked from home, May 2021

89%

of commuters work inside the municipality

Full pageDanforth’s work & commute pageOpen the full Work & commute page

Unemployment12% unemployed · Of the labour force · Canadian towns: 9.9%Getting to work44% walk, cycle or take transit

Statistics Canada, Census 2021 (labour and commuting) · Counted in May 2021, under pandemic rules: fewer commutes and more people between jobs than in a normal year.

Climate

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

27.0°CJuly afternoons

Snow peaks in January: 40 cm in a normal year. Frosty days number 101 in a normal year, below both Ontario’s towns (139) and Canadian towns (159). Between the last spring frost, 11 April, and the first in autumn, 6 November, lie 208 days. Expect July highs of around 27.0°C in Danforth.

Average high by season · ECCC normals, 1991–2020

Winter1.0°C

Spring11.9°C

Summer25.8°C

Autumn14.9°C

Normals, 1991–2020	Danforth	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 pageDanforth’s 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 station5.9 km to the station · Toronto (City)

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

Who lives here

More people in Danforth speak English and French than in Ontario’s towns or Canadian towns: 15%

41.6median age

Children under 15 make up 17%, about level with Canadian towns (16%) and above Ontario’s towns (15%). Over-65s are 18% of the population.

DanforthOntarioCanada

OntarioCanada

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

17%

Schooling · Highest qualification, residents 15 and over

No certificate, diploma or degree14%

Postsecondary qualification64%

Women and men · all residents

Women make up 50.9% of Danforth

Here the census found 4,590 men and 4,765 women; the figure for women across Canada is 50.9%.

Who lives in Danforth
	Danforth	Ontario	Canada
Under 15	17%	15%	16%
15 to 64	66%	65%	64%
65+	18%	19%	19%
No certificate, diploma or degree	14%	15%	16%
Postsecondary qualification	64%	56%	56%

Full pageDanforth’s Who lives here pageOpen the full Who lives here page

English and French15% speak both · 0% speak French but not English Ages41.6 median age · 18% are 65 or over Households3,915 households

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

Weather

Expect November days around 8°C in Danforth, nights around 2°C

8°Ca normal November afternoon

For today and the week ahead, the Weather page carries ECCC’s Toronto forecast. Then December: 3°C by day, −3°C at night. In November, the normal is 71 mm of rain and snow. About 12 cm of snow falls in a normal November.

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 pageDanforth’s 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⁻

No public library stands in Danforth: the closest, Toronto Public Library - Danforth/Coxwell, is 0.7 km away

Danforth is served by Toronto public library, the library of all of Toronto, so the figures here are the city’s, for 3,110,984 people.

Full pageDanforth’s library & civic life pageOpen the full Library & civic life page

A year at the library4.5 visits per person served Places to belong1.8 charities per 1,000 residents

Provincial library statistics, OpenStreetMap, the CRA and Statistics Canada

Outdoors

Danforth is 17 km from Rouge National Urban Park

2.3%of the land within 10 km protected

E.T. Seton Park (130 ha) is the biggest, 1.8 km from town. The closest provincial park is Uxbridge Urban Provincial Park, 44 km from the edge of town. For a swim, Kew Beach is the nearest of 24 beaches within 5 km.

Protected land · of the land within 10 km

Danforth2.3%

Ontario’s towns2.3%

Canadian towns2.3%

Outdoors	Danforth	Ontario	Canada
Protected land within 10 km	2.3%	2.3%	2.3%
Public protected areas within 10 km	4	4	4

17 km

to Rouge National Urban Park

44 km

to Uxbridge Urban Provincial Park

beaches within 5 km

Full pageDanforth’s outdoors pageOpen the full Outdoors page

Protected landof the land within 10 km Protected areas13 protected areas within 10 km · E.T. Seton Park National & provincial parks17 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

In Danforth, 76% of homes go back before 1961

76%built before 1961

76%

of homes built before 1961 · Canadian towns 18%

Heritage	Danforth	Ontario	Canada
Homes built before 1961	76%	22%	18%

Full pageDanforth’s history pageOpen the full History page

Older homes76% built before 1961 · Canadian towns: 18%Questions“How many historic places does Danforth 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 Danforth

15pages on Danforth

The big questions

SafetyCCrime Severity Index 66 Housing & costD⁻Homes 11.9 × income Property pricesSchoolsA⁻102 schools within 3 km HealthALife expectancy 84.7 in its region Work & commuteC57% 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 41.6 HistoryTown hallFamous people

Nearby attractions

Royal Ontario Museum and 68 more in and around Danforth

What there is to see in Danforth and within a short drive, starting with the places most people have heard of.

All attractions →

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

Big drawArt galleryArt Gallery of Ontario4.9 km outside town, to the southwest · 873K visitors a year (2016)

Art galleryThe Aga Khan Museum4.4 km outside town, to the north

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

CathedralSt. Michael's Cathedral3.8 km outside town, to the southwest

MuseumDesign Exchange4.6 km outside town, to the southwest · 225K visitors a year

Photos: each place’s Wikidata image, from Wikimedia Commons under the licence below (our copy, resized).

Photo credits (6)

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
The Aga Khan Museum: JohnOyston, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
Bata Shoe Museum: Gisling, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
St. Michael's Cathedral: Oleg Yunakov, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
Design Exchange: nodomain.cc, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons

Famous people from around Danforth

No notable person born in Danforth 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

About Danforth

Neighbourhood in Toronto

Danforth 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: 9,364 (people, 2021 estimate)
Province or territory: Ontario
City: Toronto
Census subdivision: 3520005

Danforth’s neighbours

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

Danforth East YorkOld East YorkBlake-JonesWoodbine CorridorGreenwood-CoxwellWoodbine-LumsdenDanforth

How the neighbours grade

Town	People	km	Overall	Cost	Safety	Health
Danforth	9,364	—	B⁻	D⁻	C	A
Danforth East York	17,073	0.4	A⁻	D⁻	A⁻	A
Old East York	9,175	1.2	B⁺	D⁻	B⁺	A
Blake-Jones	7,494	1.4	B	D⁻	B	A
Woodbine Corridor	12,283	1.4	B⁺	D⁻	B⁺	A
Greenwood-Coxwell	14,146	1.4	B	D⁻	B⁻	A
Woodbine-Lumsden	7,928	1.7	B⁺	D⁻	A⁻	A

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

Questions about Danforth

Do people in Danforth speak French?

15% of residents can hold a conversation in both English and French, against 8% for the median of Canadian towns; 0% speak French but not English.

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).