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Danforth East YorkToronto

TownGrade

A⁻

#362 of 2,556

With 17,073 residents, it is a neighbourhood in Toronto. It is one of the 158 neighbourhoods that make up Toronto.

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Photo: Newmila · CC BY-SA 4.0

Population

17,073

people, Census 2021

Median age

42.1

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

40%

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

Is Danforth East York a good place to live?

The everyday basics are strong; the price of a home is the catch. People here tend to be in good health (A). It is easy to get around without a car (A+). Prices are high against local incomes (D−). Put together, the subjects come to an A− overall, better than just over four fifths of Canadian towns. That places it #95 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⁻SafetyWeakestD⁻Cost of living

How Danforth East York grades

Each subject compares Danforth East York 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 livingNear the bottom of the towns comparedD⁻Open →HealthBased on how healthy residents are for their agesAOpen →SafetyVery little crime by comparisonA⁻Open →SchoolsNear the top of the towns comparedA⁻Open →Hazard riskBased on earthquake losses and radon in homes; a high wildfire risk can pull it downA⁻Open →Jobs & incomeAbout average among the towns comparedB⁻Open →

How TownRatings grades Canadian towns →

What makes Danforth East York stand out

The 3 things Danforth East York does most differently from other towns.

Picked automatically from the data

Walk, cycle or transit to work

Getting around

40% walk, cycle or take transit

Compare 8% for the median of Canadian towns

Statistics Canada, Census 2021

Home value ÷ household income

Housing

10.5 times household income

Against 4.7 for the median of Canadian towns

Median owner’s estimate $1,100,000, 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 East York.

HousingCost of living D⁻

Measured against local pay, Danforth East York costs more to live in than 97% of Canadian towns

$1,100,000median home value, 2021D⁻Cost of living Grade

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

Nearly a quarter of households spent 30% or more of their income on shelter, above Ontario’s towns (22%) and Canadian towns (18%) alike. Home ownership covers 69% of households.

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

Danforth East York$1,100,000

Ontario$695,000

Canadian towns$406,000

Census 2021	Danforth East York	Ontario	Canada
Households spending 30%+ on shelter	23%	22%	18%
Rent as a share of income	23%	22%	20%
Households owning their home	69%	76%	74%

$2,045

monthly rent for a two-bedroom

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

Cost of living10.5 times household income · The median owner’s estimate, $1,100,000, against the median household income Renting$2,045 a month · A two-bedroom apartment, CMHC’s survey Owners and renters69% own their home

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.

HealthHealth A

Danforth East York scores better for health than nine in ten Canadian towns

50%very good or excellent healthAHealth Grade

Health survey and life expectancy for the City of Toronto Health Unit

In the health survey, 50% of adults in the region rate their health very good or excellent, close to Ontario’s 51%. Life expectancy at birth in the region is 84.7 years, above both Ontario’s towns (82.8) and Canadian towns (81.5). Smoking is rarer than in the province: nearly one in ten adults, against 11% for Ontario. What sets Danforth East York apart within its region is a short trip to hospital, 0.9 km for the average resident (3.7 km typical).

Very good or excellent health · adults, age-standardised

Danforth East York50%

Ontario’s towns51%

Canadian towns52%

Health	Danforth East York	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

0.9 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 pageDanforth East York’s health pageOpen the full Health page

Health survey50% very good or excellent health · adults, age-standardised Getting care0.9 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

SafetySafety A⁻

Danforth East York gets an A− for safety

66Crime Severity Index

The index for the force that serves it came to 66, above Ontario’s towns (56) and close to Canadian towns (67). The violent index for its police area came to 93, higher than both Ontario’s towns (76) and Canadian towns (86).

Year by year · Crime Severity Index for each year

202369

202469

202560

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

4.9

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

non-violent Crime Severity Index

31%

of incidents cleared, 2023–25

Full pageDanforth East York’s safety reportOpen the full Safety report

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

Statistics Canada, Uniform Crime Reporting Survey, 2023–2025 average · Crime Severity Index, Violent Crime Severity Index, violent crime and property crime per 1,000: one figure for all of the Toronto service area

SchoolsSchools A⁻

In Danforth East York, families choose among 4 boards: English and French, public and Catholic

106schools within 3 kmA⁻Schools Grade

On the tests, 39 of 88 schools land above the middle in Ontario, 29 under it. Marc Garneau Collegiate Institute is the biggest, at 1,755 students. Of the 106, 5 teach in French (10% of schools in Ontario). Within 3 km of Danforth East York are 85 elementary schools, 19 secondary schools and 2 alternative or adult schools, teaching 48,535 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
Marc Garneau Collegiate Institute Bottom fifth in OntarioLargest secondary schoolSecondary · Grades 9–12	Secondary · Grades 9–12	1,755	English public
École élémentaire La Mosaïque FrenchTeaches in FrenchElementary · Grades JK–6	Elementary · Grades JK–6	490	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 106 schools →

Schools by system · Schools within 3 km

English public82

English Catholic19

French public3

French Catholic2

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

48,535

students at the schools within 3 km, 2024-25

0.7 km

to the nearest secondary school

Full pageDanforth East York’s schools pageOpen the full Schools page

The boards4 school boards · Toronto DSB Every school106 schools within 3 km · 85 elementary schools, 19 secondary schools and 2 alternative or adult schools Results39 of 88 in the top two fifths · of the schools with results, placed against every school in Ontario Language5 of 106 teach in French · 10% of schools in Ontario Questions“What schools are there in Danforth East York?”

Provincial school lists and results, 2024-25

Natural hazardsHazard risk A⁻

A flood study covers Danforth East York: 1 on the national inventory, the newest from Toronto Regional Conservation Authority

Lowwildfire bandA⁻Hazard risk Grade

In Health Canada’s survey, just 2.7% of homes tested in the area exceeded 200 Bq/m³ (6.6% typical). Earthquake risk in Danforth East York is ordinary: NRCan’s model puts building losses at $0.043 a year per $1,000 of value, close to the typical town’s $0.030. No wildfire is mapped within 25 km of the town’s homes since 1986 (0% of the land, 0.001% a year).

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

Danforth East York2.7%

Ontario’s towns4%

Canadian towns6.6%

Hazards	Danforth East York	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

23 km

to the nearest land burned since 1986

flood study on the national inventory

Full pageDanforth East York’s flood & hazards pageOpen the full Flood & hazards page

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

NRCan seismic risk model and burned areas, Health Canada radon survey, the Flood Hazard Map Inventory · Area behind the earthquake risk figures: the city of Toronto

Climate

Ice rarely forms: Danforth East York sees fewer frosts than 89% of Canadian towns

27.0°CJuly afternoons

July afternoons reach 27.0°C on average, near Ontario’s towns (26.7°C) and higher than Canadian towns (25.5°C). Expect January lows of around −6.7°C in Danforth East York. Gardeners get 208 frost-free days, from 11 April to 6 November. June is the wettest month, with 82 mm of rain and snow on average.

Average high by season · ECCC normals, 1991–2020

Winter1.0°C

Spring11.9°C

Summer25.8°C

Autumn14.9°C

Normals, 1991–2020	Danforth East York	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 East York’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 of Danforth East York belongs to a visible minority than Ontario’s towns or Canadian towns: 32%

42.1median age

18% are under 15, higher than both Ontario’s towns (15%) and Canadian towns (16%). The 65-and-over age group makes up 17% of residents.

Danforth East YorkOntarioCanada

OntarioCanada

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

18%

Schooling · Highest qualification, residents 15 and over

No certificate, diploma or degree16%

Postsecondary qualification64%

Women and men · all residents

Women make up 52.2% of Danforth East York

8,175 men and 8,910 women lived here in 2021, against a share of women of 50.9% for Canada.

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

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

Ages42.1 median age · 17% are 65 or over Households6,930 households English and French14% speak both · 0% speak French but not English

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

Weather

A normal November in Danforth East York runs from 2°C to 8°C

8°Ca normal November afternoon

Expect around 12 cm of snow in November. November normally sees 71 mm of precipitation. The month after, December, normally sees 3°C afternoons and −3°C nights. ECCC’s forecast for Toronto is on the Weather page, hour by hour.

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 East York’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⁻

Toronto Public Library - S. Walter Stewart is Danforth East York’s public library

Toronto Public Library serves the whole of Toronto, so the library figures on this page are the city’s: 3,110,984 people, Danforth East York among them.

Full pageDanforth East York’s 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

Work & commuteJobs & income B⁻

Household incomes in Danforth East York are higher than in 90% of Canadian towns

40%walk, cycle or take transit

Commutes averaged 32 min, higher than both Ontario’s towns (29 min) and Canadian towns (26 min).

How working residents got to work · census 2021

Car or van54%

Public transit28%

Walk10%

Bicycle3%

Census 2021	Danforth East York	Ontario	Canada
Average trip	32 min	29 min	26 min

$105,300

median household income, 2020

49%

worked from home, May 2021

90%

of commuters work inside the municipality

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

Unemployment11% unemployed · Of the labour force · Canadian towns: 9.9%Getting to work40% 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.

Outdoors

Within 16 km of Danforth East York: Rouge National Urban Park

2.2%of the land within 10 km protected

0.9 km out lies the largest, E.T. Seton Park, at 130 ha. The nearest provincial park, Uxbridge Urban Provincial Park, is 43 km away. Within 5 km are 21 beaches; Kew Beach is the nearest. Named trails close by number 4, the Don Valley Hills and Dales Discovery Walk 2 and Don Valley Hills and Dales Discovery Walk 1 among them.

Protected land · of the land within 10 km

Danforth East York2.2%

Ontario’s towns2.3%

Canadian towns2.3%

Outdoors	Danforth East York	Ontario	Canada
Protected land within 10 km	2.2%	2.3%	2.3%
Public protected areas within 10 km	4	4	4

16 km

to Rouge National Urban Park

43 km

to Uxbridge Urban Provincial Park

beaches within 5 km

Full pageDanforth East York’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 parks16 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

Keep exploring

Everything we know about Danforth East York

15pages on Danforth East York

The big questions

SafetyA⁻Crime Severity Index 66 Housing & costD⁻Homes 10.5 × income Property pricesSchoolsA⁻106 schools within 3 km HealthALife expectancy 84.7 in its region Work & commuteB⁻60% of adults in work Natural hazardsA⁻Wildfire band: low

Out and about

Outdoors2.2% of the land within 10 km protected AttractionsClimateJuly afternoons around 27°C WeatherECCC’s forecast, beside the normals

The story

Who lives hereMedian age 42.1 HistoryTown hallFamous people

Nearby attractions

Royal Ontario Museum and 61 more in and around Danforth East York

From museums to parks and historic sites: Danforth East York’s places to visit and those just beyond its edge, most famous first.

All attractions →

Big drawMuseumRoyal Ontario Museum4.4 km outside town, to the southwest · 281.4M visitors a year (2025)

Art galleryThe Aga Khan Museum3.5 km outside town, to the north

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

CathedralSt. Michael's Cathedral4.1 km outside town, to the southwest

MuseumDesign Exchange4.9 km outside town, to the southwest · 225K visitors a year

GardenQueen's Park4.3 km outside town, to the southwest

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
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
Queen's Park: Jeff Hitchcock from Seattle, WA, USA, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons

Famous people from Danforth East York

24 notable people were born in Danforth East York.

See all 24 →

Jim BrennanCanadian soccer player · born 1977

Cherie PiperIce hockey player · born 1981

Russell MartinCanadian baseball player · born 1983

Nikkita HolderCanadian hurdler · born 1987

Justin JacksonCanadian basketball player · born 1997

Whipper Billy WatsonCanadian professional wrestler, amateur wrestler and trainer · 1917–1990

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 · Whipper Billy Watson: This work is in the public domain in the United States because it was published in the United States between 1931 and 1977, inclusive, without a copyright notice . For further explanation, see Commons, Public domain

About Danforth East York

Neighbourhood in Toronto

Danforth East York 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: 17,073 (people, 2021 estimate)
Province or territory: Ontario
City: Toronto
Census subdivision: 3520005

Danforth East York’s neighbours

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

DanforthOld East YorkBroadview NorthBlake-JonesWoodbine-LumsdenWoodbine CorridorDanforth East York

How the neighbours grade

Town	People	km	Overall	Cost	Safety	Health
Danforth East York	17,073	—	A⁻	D⁻	A⁻	A
Danforth	9,364	0.4	B⁻	D⁻	C	A
Old East York	9,175	0.8	B⁺	D⁻	B⁺	A
Broadview North	11,080	1.6	B⁺	D⁻	A⁻	A
Blake-Jones	7,494	1.6	B	D⁻	B	A
Woodbine-Lumsden	7,928	1.7	B⁺	D⁻	A⁻	A
Woodbine Corridor	12,283	1.7	B⁺	D⁻	B⁺	A

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

Questions about Danforth East York

Is Danforth East York a young town or an old one?

At 42.1, its median age compares with 45.2 across Canadian towns. Children make up 18% of the population and seniors 17%.

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).