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Population

11,276

people, Census 2021

Median age

38.5

years · Ontario’s towns: 46.8

Postsecondary

63%

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

Walk, cycle, transit

49%

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

TownGrade

C⁺

#1,568 of 2,556

Is Dufferin Grove a good place to live?

Some subjects shine; others lag. The weak point is cost of living (D−). Overall, Dufferin Grove earns a C+, which places it #587 of 858 in Ontario. Nationally, it does better than 43% of Canadian towns. Getting around on foot or by bus is easy (A+). People here tend to be in good health (A).

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 C⁻Jobs & income

What makes Dufferin Grove stand out

The 3 things Dufferin Grove does most differently from other towns.

Picked automatically from the data

Home value ÷ household income

Housing

13.8 times household income

The middle of Canadian towns: 4.7 times

Median owner’s estimate $1,100,000, Census 2021; income for 2020.

Walk, cycle or transit to work

Getting around

49% walk, cycle or take transit

Against 8% in the median of Canadian towns

Statistics Canada, Census 2021

Walkability

Better than 99%

of Canadian towns on walkability

Its walkability grade: A+.

How Dufferin Grove grades

Each subject compares Dufferin Grove 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

WalkabilityNear the top of the towns comparedA⁺Open →Cost of livingBased on what homes cost against what households earnD⁻Open →HealthAmong the healthiest places comparedAOpen →Jobs & incomeIn the bottom fifth of the towns comparedC⁻Open →SchoolsBased on how pupils do in exams and testsA⁻Open →Hazard riskLess exposed to natural hazards than mostA⁻Open →SafetyBelow the middle of the towns comparedC⁻Open →

How TownRatings grades Canadian towns →

Nearby attractions

Museum of Contemporary Art Toronto Canada and 119 more in and around Dufferin Grove

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

All attractions →

MuseumMuseumMuseum of Contemporary Art Toronto Canadain town

Big drawAttractionCN Tower3.5 km outside town, to the east · 1.5M visitors a year

Big drawMuseumRoyal Ontario Museum3 km outside town, to the northeast · 281.4M visitors a year (2025)

Big drawArt galleryArt Gallery of Ontario2.8 km outside town, to the east · 873K visitors a year (2016)

Historic houseCasa Loma2.5 km outside town, to the northeast

MuseumBata Shoe Museum2.5 km outside town, to the northeast

Places: © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL) · Wikidata · ODCAF · federal and Québec heritage registers · CPCAD

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

Photo credits (5)

CN Tower: Chris Woodrich, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
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
Casa Loma: Evelyncyuzu, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
Bata Shoe Museum: Gisling, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons

The data

Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Dufferin Grove.

HousingCost of living D⁻

Fewer households own their home in Dufferin Grove than in Ontario’s towns or across Canadian towns: 41%

A year’s rent came to 31% of the median household income, above both Ontario’s towns (22%) and Canadian towns (20%). 37% of households spent 30% or more of their income on shelter, above Ontario’s towns (22%) and Canadian towns (18%) alike. Nobody publishes rent as a share of income and monthly rent for a two-bedroom for Dufferin Grove alone, so this card uses the figure for the Toronto metro area.

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

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

Dufferin Grove$1,100,000

Ontario$695,000

Canadian towns$406,000

Census 2021	Dufferin Grove	Ontario	Canada
Households spending 30%+ on shelter	37%	22%	18%
Households owning their home	41%	76%	74%
Rent as a share of income	31%	22%	20%

$2,045

monthly rent for a two-bedroom

Full pageDufferin Grove’s cost of living pageOpen the full Cost of living page

Owners and renters41% own their home Cost of living13.8 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

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

Dufferin Grove scores better for health than 89% of Canadian towns

Adults who call their own health very good or excellent: 50%, near Ontario’s towns (51%) and lower than Canadian towns (52%). Women in the region live to 87.2 and men to 82.0, 84.7 years taken together (2022/2024). Smoking is rarer than in the province: nearly one in ten adults, against 11% for Ontario. Closer to home, a hospital is just 1.5 km from the average resident of Dufferin Grove, nearer than the usual 3.7 km.

50%very good or excellent healthAHealth Grade

Very good or excellent health · adults, age-standardised

Dufferin Grove50%

Ontario’s towns51%

Canadian towns52%

Health	Dufferin Grove	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

1.5 km

from homes to a hospital, on average

9.2%

of adults smoke, age-standardised

0.3 km

from homes to a pharmacy, on average

Full pageDufferin Grove’s health pageOpen the full Health page

Health survey50% very good or excellent health · adults, age-standardised Getting care1.5 km to a hospital · A pharmacy 0.3 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 · Area behind the health survey and life expectancy figures: the City of Toronto Health Unit

Work & commuteJobs & income C⁻

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

49%walk, cycle or take transit

How working residents got to work · census 2021

Car or van47%

Public transit28%

Walk13%

Bicycle9%

Census 2021	Dufferin Grove	Ontario	Canada
Average trip	34 min	29 min	26 min

$79,900

median household income, 2020

48%

worked from home, May 2021

86%

of commuters work inside the municipality

Full pageDufferin Grove’s work & commute pageOpen the full Work & commute page

Unemployment14% unemployed · Of the labour force · Canadian towns: 9.9%Getting to work49% 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.

SchoolsSchools A⁻

4 school boards overlap in Dufferin Grove, covering Ontario’s four systems

The 3 km around Dufferin Grove counts 76 elementary schools, 20 secondary schools and 3 alternative or adult schools, 34,620 students between them. Humberside Collegiate Institute is the biggest, at 1,460 students. The 80 with results split, 38 in the upper two fifths in Ontario and 19 in the lower. Schooling in French is on offer at 7 of 99; in Ontario, 10% of schools teach in it.

99schools within 3 kmA⁻Schools Grade

School	Level	Students	System
Runnymede Junior and Senior Public School Top fifth in OntarioLargest elementary schoolElementary · Grades JK–8	Elementary · Grades JK–8	975	English public
Humberside Collegiate Institute Top fifth in OntarioLargest secondary schoolSecondary · Grades 9–12	Secondary · Grades 9–12	1,460	English public
ÉSC Saint-Frère-André FrenchTeaches in FrenchSecondary · Grades 9–12	Secondary · Grades 9–12	350	French Catholic
Bloor Collegiate Institute Top fifth in OntarioResults in the top fifth in OntarioSecondary · Grades 9–12	Secondary · Grades 9–12	820	English public

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Schools by system · Schools within 3 km

English public68

English Catholic24

French public4

French Catholic3

Schools within 3 km	Dufferin Grove	Ontario	Canada
School boards	4	4	3

34,620

students at the schools within 3 km, 2024-25

0.3 km

to the nearest secondary school

Full pageDufferin Grove’s schools pageOpen the full Schools page

The boards4 school boards · Toronto DSB Every school99 schools within 3 km · 76 elementary schools, 20 secondary schools and 3 alternative or adult schools Results38 of 80 in the top two fifths · of the schools with results, placed against every school in Ontario Language7 of 99 teach in French · 10% of schools in Ontario Questions“What schools are there in Dufferin Grove?”

Provincial school lists and results, 2024-25

Natural hazardsHazard risk A⁻

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

Shaking is about as much of a worry in Dufferin Grove as in most places, at $0.043 a year per $1,000 of building value ($0.030 typical). The national flood inventory has no study of the town. Behind earthquake risk sits data gathered across the city of Toronto, with Dufferin Grove one part of it.

Lowwildfire bandA⁻Hazard risk Grade

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

Dufferin Grove2.7%

Ontario’s towns4%

Canadian towns6.6%

Hazards	Dufferin Grove	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

Full pageDufferin Grove’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⁻

Dufferin Grove is graded a C− for safety

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

66Crime Severity Index

Year by year · Crime Severity Index for each year

202369

202469

202560

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

14.5

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

non-violent Crime Severity Index

31%

of incidents cleared, 2023–25

Full pageDufferin Grove’s safety reportOpen the full Safety report

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

Statistics Canada, Uniform Crime Reporting Survey, 2023–2025 average · Data for Crime Severity Index, Violent Crime Severity Index, violent crime and property crime per 1,000 covers the Toronto service area

Climate

Winters are mild in Dufferin Grove: January nights hold at −6.7°C, above Ontario’s towns and Canadian towns

Snowfall adds up to 115 cm a year, below both Ontario’s towns (146 cm) and Canadian towns (141 cm). Gardeners get 208 frost-free days, from 11 April to 6 November. Also worth knowing: july afternoons in Dufferin Grove average 27.0°C. Snow peaks in January: 32 cm in a normal year.

27.0°CJuly afternoons

Average high by season · ECCC normals, 1991–2020

Winter1.0°C

Spring11.9°C

Summer25.8°C

Autumn14.9°C

Normals, 1991–2020	Dufferin Grove	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
Snowfall a year	115 cm	146 cm	141 cm

115 cm

of snow a year

101

days with frost a year

208

frost-free days, 11 Apr to 6 Nov

104

days with precipitation a year

Full pageDufferin Grove’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 Snow115 cm of snow a year Weather station3.3 km to the station · Toronto (City)

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

Who lives here

Fewer children live in Dufferin Grove than in Ontario’s towns or Canadian towns: 11% are under 15

Retirement age and beyond: 15% of residents are 65 or older. Visible minorities make up 32% of the population, above Ontario’s towns (26%) and Canadian towns (15%) alike.

38.5median age

Dufferin GroveOntarioCanada

OntarioCanada

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

15%

Schooling · Highest qualification, residents 15 and over

No certificate, diploma or degree18%

Postsecondary qualification63%

Women and men · all residents

Women make up 51.1% of Dufferin Grove

Women numbered 5,770 and men 5,520 in 2021, next to a 50.9% share of women for Canada.

Who lives in Dufferin Grove
	Dufferin Grove	Ontario	Canada
Under 15	11%	15%	16%
15 to 64	75%	65%	64%
65+	15%	19%	19%
No certificate, diploma or degree	18%	15%	16%
Postsecondary qualification	63%	56%	56%

Full pageDufferin Grove’s Who lives here pageOpen the full Who lives here page

Ages38.5 median age · 15% are 65 or over Households5,275 households English and French13% speak both · 0.1% speak French but not English

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

Weather

Expect November days around 8°C in Dufferin Grove, nights around 2°C

Snowfall in a normal November: 9 cm. The month after, December, normally sees 3°C afternoons and −3°C nights. A normal November brings 71 mm of rain and snow. ECCC’s forecast for Toronto is on the Weather page, hour by hour.

8°Ca normal November afternoon

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 pageDufferin Grove’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⁻

Dufferin Grove has one public library, Toronto Public Library - Bloor/Gladstone

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

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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

Outdoors

Rouge National Urban Park is 26 km from Dufferin Grove

Within 5 km are 15 beaches; Sunnyside Beach is the nearest. Biggest among them: E.T. Seton Park, 130 ha, 7.9 km off. For a provincial park, Bronte Creek Provincial Park lies 37 km off. Named trails close by number 4, the Garrison Creek Discovery Walk and Western Ravines & Beaches Discovery Walk 2 among them.

1.9%of the land within 10 km protected

Protected land · of the land within 10 km

Dufferin Grove1.9%

Ontario’s towns2.3%

Canadian towns2.3%

Outdoors	Dufferin Grove	Ontario	Canada
Protected land within 10 km	1.9%	2.3%	2.3%
Public protected areas within 10 km	4	4	4

26 km

to Rouge National Urban Park

37 km

to Bronte Creek Provincial Park

beaches within 5 km

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Protected landof the land within 10 km Protected areas11 protected areas within 10 km · E.T. Seton Park National & provincial parks26 km to a national park · Rouge National Urban Park Footpaths & routes4 named routes · Garrison Creek Discovery Walk

Canadian Protected and Conserved Areas Database (CPCAD), OpenStreetMap routes and beaches

History

In Dufferin Grove, 56% of homes go back before 1961

56%built before 1961

56%

of homes built before 1961 · Canadian towns 18%

Heritage	Dufferin Grove	Ontario	Canada
Homes built before 1961	56%	22%	18%

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Older homes56% built before 1961 · Canadian towns: 18%Questions“How many historic places does Dufferin Grove 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 Dufferin Grove

15pages on Dufferin Grove

The big questions

SafetyC⁻Crime Severity Index 66 Housing & costD⁻Homes 13.8 × income Property pricesSchoolsA⁻99 schools within 3 km HealthALife expectancy 84.7 in its region Work & commuteC⁻60% of adults in work Natural hazardsA⁻Wildfire band: low

Out and about

Outdoors1.9% of the land within 10 km protected AttractionsClimateJuly afternoons around 27°C WeatherECCC’s forecast, beside the normals

The story

Who lives hereMedian age 38.5 HistoryTown hallFamous people

Dufferin Grove’s neighbours

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

Junction-Wallace EmersonDovercourt VillageRoncesvallesLittle PortugalPalmerston-Little ItalyTrinity-BellwoodsDufferin Grove

How the neighbours grade

Town	People	km	Overall	Cost	Safety	Health
Dufferin Grove	11,276	—	C⁺	D⁻	C⁻	A
Junction-Wallace Emerson	23,484	1.1	B	D⁻	B⁻	A
Dovercourt Village	12,378	1.2	B	D⁻	C⁺	A
Roncesvalles	14,725	1.2	B	D⁻	B⁻	A
Little Portugal	15,669	1.3	B	D⁻	B	A
Palmerston-Little Italy	13,171	1.5	B⁺	D⁻	B	A
Trinity-Bellwoods	15,691	1.6	B⁻	D⁻	C	A

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

Questions about Dufferin Grove

How old are the people of Dufferin Grove?

The median resident is 38.5 years old, against 45.2 for the median of Canadian towns. 11% are under 15 and 15% are 65 or over.

About Dufferin Grove

Neighbourhood in Toronto

Census areas put together by TownRatings make up Dufferin Grove, one part of Toronto; the city’s map or OpenStreetMap gives it its name.

Statistics Canada: population estimates 2025 (17-10-0155), Census of Population 2021, 2021 census boundaries.

Population: 11,276 (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).