Dorset ParkToronto
It is a neighbourhood of 24,770 residents in Toronto. Toronto is split into 158 neighbourhoods, and this is one.
Is Dorset Park a good place to live?
Some subjects shine; others lag. Overall, Dorset Park earns a C, which places it #708 of 858 in Ontario. Nationally, it does better than 27% of Canadian towns. Prices are high against local incomes (D−). Its strongest subject is walkability (A+). Health is another plus (A). It also trails on jobs & income (D).
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 Dorset Park stand out
The 3 things Dorset Park does most differently from other towns.
How Dorset Park grades
Each subject compares Dorset Park 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 →
Aquarium Wholesale and 6 more in and around Dorset Park
Sights in Dorset Park and close by, ordered by how widely each is known.
Art galleryThe Aga Khan Museum4.5 km outside town, to the southwestMuseumMuseumScarborough Museum1 km outside town, to the eastAttractionAttractionBell Estate3.8 km outside town, to the southZooZooBeverly Hills Doggie Hotel2 km outside town, to the westMuseumMuseumCanadian Multicultural Inventors Museum4.2 km outside town, to the northeastPhotos: each place’s Wikidata image, from Wikimedia Commons under the licence below (our copy, resized).
Photo credits (1)
- The Aga Khan Museum: JohnOyston, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
The data
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Dorset Park.
Rent takes more of local pay in Dorset Park than in Ontario’s towns or Canadian towns: 31% of household income
Measured across the Toronto metro area: rent as a share of income and monthly rent for a two-bedroom
Owners put the median home at $700,000, close to Ontario’s towns ($695,000) and above Canadian towns ($406,000). Home ownership covers 60% of households.
What homes were worth · The median owner’s estimate at the 2021 census
| Census 2021 | Dorset Park | Ontario | Canada |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rent as a share of income | 31% | 22% | 20% |
| Households spending 30%+ on shelter | 31% | 22% | 18% |
| Households owning their home | 60% | 76% | 74% |
| Median home value, 2021 | $700,000 | $695,000 | $406,000 |
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.
Trips to work from Dorset Park take longer than from Ontario’s towns or Canadian towns: 37 min on average
How working residents got to work · census 2021
| Census 2021 | Dorset Park | Ontario | Canada |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average trip | 37 min | 29 min | 26 min |
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.
For health, Dorset Park is ahead of 86% of Canadian towns
For 2022/2024, the region’s figure is 84.7 years at birth, 87.2 for women and 82.0 for men. In the health survey, half of adults in the region rate their health very good or excellent, close to Ontario’s 51%. Smoking takes in 9.2% of adults, age-standardised, lower than both Ontario’s towns (10%) and Canadian towns (12%). Measured from where Dorset Park’s residents live, a hospital is 2.9 km away, near the 3.7 km most towns see. Nobody publishes health survey and life expectancy for Dorset Park alone, so this card uses the figure for the City of Toronto Health Unit.
Very good or excellent health · adults, age-standardised
| Health | Dorset Park | 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
A flood study covers Dorset Park: 1 on the national inventory, the newest from Toronto Regional Conservation Authority
In Health Canada’s survey, just 2.7% of homes tested in the area exceeded 200 Bq/m³ (6.6% typical). Seismic risk in Dorset Park sits near the middle: $0.043 of expected damage per $1,000 of buildings a year, the typical town $0.030.
Radon tests above the guideline · share of tested homes, 200 Bq/m³
| Hazards | Dorset Park | 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
Dorset Park’s grade for safety: a C+
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). Dorset Park doesn’t get its own Crime Severity Index, Violent Crime Severity Index, violent crime and property crime per 1,000 figures; the ones here come from the Toronto service area.
Year by year · Crime Severity Index for each year
| 2023–2025 | Dorset Park | 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
Four parallel systems run Dorset Park’s schools through 4 boards: English and French, public and Catholic
The largest is Agincourt Collegiate Institute, with 1,460 students. On the tests, 15 of 77 schools land above the middle in Ontario, 39 under it. 35,510 students attend the 73 elementary schools and 19 secondary schools in or within 3 km of Dorset Park.
| School | Level | Students | System |
|---|---|---|---|
| St Maria Goretti Catholic School CatholicLargest elementary schoolElementary · Grades JK–8 | Elementary · Grades JK–8 | 765 | English Catholic |
| Agincourt Collegiate Institute Second fifth in OntarioLargest secondary schoolSecondary · Grades 9–12 | Secondary · Grades 9–12 | 1,460 | English public |
| Académie Alexandre-Dumas FrenchTeaches in FrenchElementary · Grades JK–6 | Elementary · Grades JK–6 | 185 | French public |
| Iroquois Junior Public School Top fifth in OntarioResults in the top fifth in OntarioElementary · Grades JK–6 | Elementary · Grades JK–6 | 285 | English public |
Schools by system · Schools within 3 km
| Schools within 3 km | Dorset Park | Ontario | Canada |
|---|---|---|---|
| School boards | 4 | 4 | 3 |
Provincial school lists and results, 2024-25
Summer runs warm in Dorset Park: July highs of 27.3°C, above Ontario’s towns and Canadian towns
The frost-free season runs from 3 May to 13 October, 161 days. January is the snowiest month, with 40 cm on average. Expect January lows of around −10.1°C in Dorset Park.
Average high by season · ECCC normals, 1991–2020
| Normals, 1991–2020 | Dorset Park | Ontario | Canada |
|---|---|---|---|
| July afternoon high | 27.3°C | 26.7°C | 25.5°C |
| January night low | −10.1°C | −9.1°C | −13.5°C |
| Days with frost a year | 145 | 139 | 159 |
Environment and Climate Change Canada, Canadian Climate Normals 1991–2020 (Toronto Buttonville (Airport))
Visible minorities make up more of Dorset Park than of Ontario’s towns or Canadian towns: 81%
First Nations, Métis and Inuit people make up 0.4% of residents, lower than both Ontario’s towns (1.6%) and Canadian towns (2.8%). Over-65s are 17% of the population. Children under 15 count for 15% of the people here.
Ages · Share of residents in each age group, Census 2021
Schooling · Highest qualification, residents 15 and over
Women and men · all residents
52.3% of Dorset Park’s residents are women
11,820 men and 12,940 women lived here in 2021, against a share of women of 50.9% for Canada.
| Dorset Park | Ontario | Canada | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 15% | 15% | 16% |
| 15 to 64 | 68% | 65% | 64% |
| 65+ | 17% | 19% | 19% |
| No certificate, diploma or degree | 19% | 15% | 16% |
| Postsecondary qualification | 53% | 56% | 56% |
Statistics Canada, Census 2021; Ontario and Canada: medians of towns of 2,500+
A normal November in Dorset Park runs from −1°C to 7°C
The forecast on the Weather page is ECCC’s for Markham. A normal December brings highs of 2°C, lows of −6°C. Expect around 12 cm of snow in November. November normally sees 77 mm of precipitation.
Normal highs, the months ahead · ECCC normals, 1991–2020
| Season | High | Low | Rain and snow |
|---|---|---|---|
| Winter | 0°C | −9°C | 177 mm |
| Spring | 12°C | 1°C | 211 mm |
| Summer | 26°C | 14°C | 244 mm |
| Autumn | 15°C | 5°C | 230 mm |
ECCC normals, 1991–2020 (Toronto Buttonville (Airport)); the forecast is on the Weather page
Dorset Park has one public library, Toronto Public Library - McGregor Park
Dorset Park 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.
Provincial library statistics, OpenStreetMap, the CRA and Statistics Canada
Dorset Park is 7.7 km from Rouge National Urban Park
Bluffer's Beach is the one beach within 5 km. 33 km from town is Uxbridge Urban Provincial Park, the nearest provincial park. 2.5% of the land and water within 10 km is protected (the typical Canadian town: 2.3%).
Protected land · of the land within 10 km
| Outdoors | Dorset Park | Ontario | Canada |
|---|---|---|---|
| Public protected areas within 10 km | 5 | 4 | 4 |
| Protected land within 10 km | 2.5% | 2.3% | 2.3% |
Canadian Protected and Conserved Areas Database (CPCAD), OpenStreetMap routes and beaches
Everything we know about Dorset Park
Famous people from around Dorset Park
No notable person born in Dorset Park is on our list; these were born in the towns around it.
Dorset Park’s neighbours
The nearest places of 1,000 or more. Statistics Canada
| Town | People | km | Overall | Cost | Safety | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dorset Park | 24,770 | — | C | D− | C+ | A |
| Bendale-Glen Andrew | 19,134 | 1.7 | C− | D− | C | A |
| Wexford/Maryvale | 28,591 | 2.2 | C− | D− | C− | A |
| Bendale South | 10,885 | 2.5 | C+ | D− | B+ | A |
| Ionview | 13,382 | 3 | C+ | D− | B+ | A |
| Tam O'Shanter-Sullivan | 27,526 | 3.1 | B | D− | A− | A |
| Agincourt South-Malvern West | 24,438 | 3.1 | C+ | D− | B− | A |
People: Statistics Canada, Census 2021. Distances: centre to centre.
Questions about Dorset Park
How old are the people of Dorset Park?
At 41.2, its median age compares with 45.2 across Canadian towns. Children make up 15% of the population and seniors 17%.
About Dorset Park
Neighbourhood in Toronto
Where Dorset Park 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
- 24,770 (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).