Edenbridge-Humber ValleyToronto

Fewer households own their home in Edenbridge-Humber Valley than in Ontario’s towns or across Canadian towns: 57%

Shelter took 30% or more of income for 28% of households, above both Ontario’s towns (22%) and Canadian towns (18%). Rent took nearly a quarter of household income, above Ontario’s towns (22%) and Canadian towns (20%) alike. For rent as a share of income and monthly rent for a two-bedroom, the only official count covers all of the Toronto metro area, Edenbridge-Humber Valley included.

Health in Edenbridge-Humber Valley beats 85% of Canadian towns

The health survey and life expectancy numbers here cover the City of Toronto Health Unit

The survey puts the region’s share in very good or excellent health at 50%; Ontario as a whole is at 51%. Smoking takes in nearly one in ten adults, age-standardised, lower than both Ontario’s towns (10%) and Canadian towns (12%). For 2022/2024, the region’s figure is 84.7 years at birth, 87.2 for women and 82.0 for men. The town’s own part is the trip to care: residents of Edenbridge-Humber Valley live 3.6 km from a hospital on average, close to the typical town’s 3.7 km.

A flood study covers Edenbridge-Humber Valley: 2 on the national inventory, the newest from Toronto Regional Conservation Authority

For earthquakes Edenbridge-Humber Valley is middling, $0.043 a year per $1,000 against $0.030 for the typical town. Radon is lower than usual: 2.7% of tested homes in the survey area topped the guideline, against 6.6% for the typical town.

For safety, Edenbridge-Humber Valley gets a B+

Measured across the Toronto service area: Crime Severity Index, Violent Crime Severity Index, violent crime and property crime per 1,000

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, above Ontario’s towns (30.5) and Canadian towns (31.2) alike.

Edenbridge-Humber Valley’s schools belong to 4 boards that cover the same streets

The largest is Bishop Allen Academy Catholic Secondary School, with 1,460 students. On the tests, 34 of 74 schools land above the middle in Ontario, 32 under it. 38,400 students attend the 62 elementary schools and 19 secondary schools in or within 3 km of Edenbridge-Humber Valley. Schooling in French is on offer at 3 of 81; in Ontario, 10% of schools teach in it.

Summer runs warm in Edenbridge-Humber Valley: July highs of 27.4°C, above Ontario’s towns and Canadian towns

Gardeners get 174 frost-free days, from 27 April to 20 October. There are 131 days of frost in a typical year, lower than both Ontario’s towns (139) and Canadian towns (159). Expect January lows of around −8.9°C in Edenbridge-Humber Valley. January is the snowiest month, with 32 cm on average.

Driving to work is less common in Edenbridge-Humber Valley than in Ontario’s towns or Canadian towns: 76% of commuters

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

Edenbridge-Humber Valley skews older, with 24% of residents 65 or over, more than in Ontario’s towns and across Canadian towns

14% are under 15, below Ontario’s towns (15%) and Canadian towns (16%) alike. First Nations, Métis and Inuit people make up 0.5% of residents, lower than both Ontario’s towns (1.6%) and Canadian towns (2.8%).

What November brings in Edenbridge-Humber Valley: freezing at night, 8°C by day

Rain and snow over a typical November come to 72 mm. December follows at 2°C by day and −5°C by night. Snowfall in a normal November: 9 cm. At the extremes, July afternoons reach 27°C and January nights −9°C.

One councillor per 125,840 residents: Toronto is more thinly represented than 99% of Ontario municipalities

City council runs Edenbridge-Humber Valley; in October 2022, Toronto chose John Tory as mayor.

Edenbridge-Humber Valley has no public library of its own; the nearest is Toronto Public Library - Richview, 1.9 km away

The library figures on this page are Toronto’s: Toronto public library serves all 3,110,984 people of the city, Edenbridge-Humber Valley among them.

Rouge National Urban Park lies 30 km beyond Edenbridge-Humber Valley’s edge

Protected areas cover 0.2% of the land within 10 km, below both Ontario’s towns (2.3%) and Canadian towns (2.3%). Count 6 protected areas within 10 km of town. 32 km from town is Bronte Creek Provincial Park, the nearest provincial park. Biggest among them: Humber Marshes, 31 ha, 2.0 km off.